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A 1,500-year-old monument that has been cathedral, mosque, museum, and mosque again

The Omphalion, a marble section of the floor in Hagia Sophia, is the place where Byzantine emperors were crowned. . . photo: omphalion coronation spot for Byzantine Emperors en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omph
The Omphalion, a marble section of the floor in Hagia Sophia, is the place where Byzantine emperors were crowned. . . photo: omphalion coronation spot for Byzantine… © fusion-of-horizons, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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