Istanbul
General view of Hagia Eirene church, 4th century, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey. Hagia Eirene, or St. Irene Church, was the first church to be built in Istanbul. Commissioned by Emperor Constantine I it hosted the First Council of Constantinople, 381, but the current church results mainly from the rebuilding after an 8th century earthquake. Standing in the first courtyard of the Topkapi Palace, it is the only Byzantine church in Istanbul to retain its original atrium. The historical areas of the city were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13423955
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45087895
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5616px x 3726px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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