Hagia Sophia (Thessaloniki)

Greece / Thessaloniki / Thessaloniki / Πλατεία Αγίας Σοφίας
 cathedral, orthodox christianity, byzantine, interesting place, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Greek Orthodox Church, 8th century constructions
Hagia Sophia (its full name in Greek means the Holy Church of God's Wisdom) was built at the end of the 8th cent, to replace an early christian basilica of immense dimensions, destroyed by earthquake around 620.
It preserves some of its old decoration with mosaics. Most important among them is the mosaic of the dome, showing the Ascension.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia,_Thessaloniki
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Coordinates:   40°37'58"N   22°56'49"E
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