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Hagia Sophia
Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: May 3, 2015
Caption: Hagia Sophia
Additional Description: Note: When Hagia Sophia was a church the altar was centered below the window facing Jerusalem, but when it became a mosque the altar was moved 8 degrees to the right so that it faced Mecca.
Submitted: June 27, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p312752
File Size: 3.452 Megabytes

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