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Religious · İznik, Bursa

İznik's Hagia Sophia

İznik's Hagia Sophia, once the site of church councils, used today as a mosque.

  • History
  • Faith tourism

Built as a church in the Byzantine period and known to have hosted the Second Council of Nicaea in 787, the building was converted into a mosque under Orhan Gazi. It has been repaired at different times and is still used as a mosque today; Byzantine-period wall paintings and mosaic remains can be seen inside.

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