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Selimiye Mosque (former Cathedral of Hagia Sophia)

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Selimiye Mosque (former Cathedral of Hagia Sophia)Photo · A.Savin · FAL · Wikimedia Commons
35.1742, 33.3634

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Gothic masterpiece from the 13th century converted into a mosque following the Ottoman conquest. The minarets grafted onto the Gothic façade create a unique architectural dialogue found nowhere else in the world, a living symbol of Cyprus' layered history.

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  • Nicosie, Cyprus
  • 35.1742, 33.3634

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