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Turkey's Top Court Rules That 1,000-Year-Old Church-Turned-Mosque-Turned-Museum Must Be Turned Back Into Mosque (Could This Happen To Hagia Sophia?) by Artsjournal1

"The Church of St Savior in Chora, which was converted into the Kariye Mosque in the early 16th century by an Ottoman vizier, was designated a museum by the Turkish government in 1945. Its 14th-century frescos and mosaics are regarded among the world's finest examples of Byzantine art. Turkey's Council of State … ruled last […]

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:06AM on December 4, 2019

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