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times of the Crusades however, in 1453 Constantinople fell to Muslim invaders and the Hagia Sophia became a mosque.
Unlike the Christian faithful, those that followed Islam had a strong belief that things should remain and although the Hagia Sophia was converted many of the interior furnishings were kept displaying the gilded frescos of Christendom, many
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