{"id":25031,"date":"2016-01-14T13:25:35","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T18:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/?p=25031"},"modified":"2016-01-15T15:33:57","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T20:33:57","slug":"istanbuls-historic-religious-monuments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/2016\/01\/14\/istanbuls-historic-religious-monuments\/25031\/","title":{"rendered":"Istanbul\u2019s Historic Religious Monuments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recent ISIS-linked bombings in Istanbul took place near two of the city&#8217;s top tourist destinations, which are also two of the city&#8217;s most important religious monuments: Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque. Watch scenes of both as author and Ottoman scholar Scott Rank, who lives in Turkey, discusses their historic spiritual and political significance for Istanbul, formerly known as Constantinople, and for Christians and Muslims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent ISIS-linked bombings in Istanbul took place near two of the city&#8217;s top tourist destinations, which are also two of the city&#8217;s most important religious monuments: Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque. 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