Turkish Tiles / tktil001 Preben S. Kristensen 08/05/2003 Tel: 0039055 8498146 - www.thetravelstory.com

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Four acres of the interior of the Hagia Sophia, built for the Emperor Justinian in 548, were originally covered in mosaics. Most of these were covered up when the building became a mosque and are only being uncovered again now.