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= Hagia Sophia =

=//Hagia Sophia was an christian church, but nowadays, it is a museum. It was made by Justinian's order and it is located in Istanbul. It is beautiful and many architectural techniques were used in Hagia Sophia. Many arches and domes were built and it is the representative of Byzantine architecture. Hagia Sophia had influence upon the Renaissance's architecture and Islam's architecture. Hagia Sophia is important to both Christians and Muslims. From 1453 to 1931, the building had been the Islamic mosque. Until 1520, it was the biggest church for 1,000 years. Inssidore(the physicist) and Anthemius(the famous mathematician) were involved in building. It has artistic and religious value and could be historical data which tells about art at that time. In the church, we cold see pictures of the virgin Mary, pictures of Jesus and arabesques of Islam. If you want to feel Islam and Catholicism at one time, I would recommend the church, Hagia Sophia.//= = Blue Mosqu = = = =//Blue Mosque is the mosque which represents Turkey. In Turkey, it is called Sultanahmet Camii and we can also call it 'Sultan Ahmed Mosque'. 6 steeples of Blue Mosque represent power of sultans and preyers which is enacted five times per day. 99 kinds of blue tiles were used, so, in the inside, we can enjoy blue color and that is why the mosque is called 'Blue Mosque'.//= = Derinkuyu, the Underground City = =//Derinkuyu is an underground city which can accommodate fifty thousand people. It is an eight-story underground city and was made in B.C. 8 to 7 by phrygian. Christians who ran away from religious persecution lived here. You can know how their life was, if you come the underground city. This is good historical records. If you visit Turkey you must see it. It is interesting to make the underground city in that time. It saved people from religious persecution, so, it has a matter.//=

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