Selimiye Mosque AKA St Sophia Mosque, Nicosia.

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Wood engraving circa 1896. Formerly Cathédrale Sainte Sophie (from the Greek Ayia Sophia meaning Holy Wisdom) constructed in the Byzantine period it became a mosque after the Ottoman siege of 1570. It was renamed in 1954 after the Ottoman sultan Selim II, who headed the empire during the conquest of Cyprus.

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Size: 3520px × 2612px
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
Photo credit: © Historical Images Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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