10 Most iconic landmarks in Europe to explore in 2020
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 30-12-2019
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Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
Commissioned in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian, Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, was the greatest church in Eastern Christendom for almost a thousand years. It was converted to a mosque in the 15th century when four minarets were added and it is now a museum. Its style was influenced by Georgian and Seljuk design, but inside its wall paintings and mosaic floors adhere to the Constantinople aesthetic of the time of construction, 1238 and 1263.