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Interior of Hagia Sophia ("Ayasofia") church in Trabzon ("Trebizond") city, Black Sea, Turkey
There is not just one Hagia Sophia in Turkey worth to be visited, the one in Istanbul, there is also one in Trabzon, a great example of late Byzantine architecture and iconography. Nowadays a museum, Hagia Sophia ("Ayasofia") is one of the most important sights of Trabzon ("Trebizond", "Τραπεζούντα"= "Trapezounta", in Greek). The Hagia Sophia church was built in Trebizond during the years of the Empire of Trebizond, during the reign of Manuel I between 1238 and 1263.
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Location: Trabzon city, Black Sea region, Turkey
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