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The Basilica of Hagia Sophia is actually the third church to be built at the site. A second church on the site was was inaugurated in A.D. 415 but burned to the ground in 532. Several marble blocks from the second church survive including this one showing lambs.

The Basilica of Hagia Sophia is actually the third church to be built at the site. A second church on the site was was inaugurated in A.D. 415 but burned to the ground in 532. Several marble blocks from the second church survive including this one showing lambs.

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