Turkey's government converted Hagia Sophia into a museum in 1934. What was Hagia Sophia just before being converted into a museum?

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Deshawn Mccann

15 May, 13:45

Turkey's government converted Hagia Sophia into a museum in 1934. What was Hagia Sophia just before being converted into a museum?

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Turkey's government converted Hagia Sophia into a museum in 1934. It was originally built as a Christian church under the reign of Justinian. After the Turks captured Constantinople the Hagia Sophia was converted into a mosque.