Ursus Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 ANKARA, Turkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 From that article: Haghia Sophia, also called the Church of Holy Wisdom, was built in 537 B.C. and remained a symbol of Byzantine grandeur until Istanbul was conquered by Muslim armies. Wow, that IS an old Christian Church, to have pre-dated even the birth of Christ! I think they must have meant to write: "was built in 537 A.D. [or C.E.]." Interesting article, though. I hope we get to see more pictures of the revealed mosaics. -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmo Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 Even better would be "built in the current form in 537 AD" as Justinian built the church over the remains of a previous church. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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