TURKEY, ISTANBUL: The Hagia Sophia is one of Istanbul's historical highlights in Sultanahmet, the historical part of the city. T

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TURKEY, ISTANBUL: The Hagia Sophia is one of Istanbul's historical highlights in Sultanahmet, the historical part of the city. The Hagia Sophia is a former church, then mosque, now museum. As seen on Travel Channel's 36h Istanbul. Photo Claudia Wiens

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