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A mosque, also called a masjid, is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard
The Prophet's Mosque in Medina, the second holiest site in Islam.
Aerial view of the largest mosque in the world, The Sacred Mosque (Al-Masjid Al-Ḥarām) of Mecca in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia, with the Kaaba in the center
Islam's second holiest site Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (The Prophet's Mosque) in Medina
Islam's third holiest site, Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, including the Dome of the Rock at the center and the Qibli Mosque (Al-Aqsa Mosque) to the south
Hagia Sophia
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Hagia Sophia, officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. It was formerly a church and a museum. The last of three church buildi
Mosque
…churches into mosques. Several of the early mosques in the Ottoman Empire were originally churches or cathedrals from the Byzantine Empire, with the Hagia Sophia (one of those converted cathedrals) informing the architecture of mosques from after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. In some instances mosques…
Hagia Sophia in 2014
A Theodosian capital for a column, one of the few remains of the church of Theodosius II
A column and capital with a Greek cross
Porphyry column; column capital; impost block