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Hagia Eirene, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque in the blue dusk — The three main landmarks of Sultanhamet - the Church of the Holy Peace, built in its present form in 740; the Church of the Holy Wisdom, built in 537, transformed into a Mosque in 1453 and into a Museum in 1934; the Blue Mosque, built in 1617. Image credit: Lanfranch

map of Istanbul — Location map of Istanbul, Turkey.

map of Istanbul — Aerial view of Istanbul.

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