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Istanbul’s Historic Religious Monuments

A historian discusses the significance of Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque.

01/22/2015 | Rating NR

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Istanbul’s Historic Religious Monuments

Clip: 1/22/2015 | 3m 53s

A historian discusses the significance of Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque.

Two of Istanbul’s top tourist destinations are also two of the city’s most important religious monuments: Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque. Watch scenes of both as author and Ottoman scholar Scott Rank discusses their historic spiritual and political significance for Istanbul, formerly known as Constantinople.

01/22/2015 | Rating NR

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