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List 2 interesting facts about the Hagia Sophia.

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**THE CHURCH WAS TWICE DESTROYED BY RIOTS!** anddd **ONE OF THE SEVEN ANCIENT WONDERS WAS USED IN THE CHURCH'S CONSTRUCTION.**
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1) The Hagia Sophia was once a church in the Byzantine Empire, but after Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire sieged Constantinople, it was turned into a mosque to reflect Islamic culture and religion.

2) The city in which it is located in was called 3 names throughout world history, Byzantium, Constantinople, and finally, modern day Istanbul.

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