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		<title>Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia – A magnificent host to history</title>
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In A.D. 532, Justinian the Great of the Eastern Roman Empire (Emperor Justinian I) took a decision to build a church that would make all the other religious monuments look pale before it.
Hence, after a period of nearly five years in 537 A.D., Justinian the Great, at the inaugural ceremony of the Hagia Sophia, [...]]]></description>
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The Byzantine Empire that flourished for almost 11 centuries during the 330-1453 AD and included almost entire Europe, the Middle East and several parts of North Africa succeeded over the Roman Empire. Earlier known as Byzantium, the imperial capital called Constantinople that is now known as Istanbul was a powerful city till it was attacked [...]]]></description>
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