Caligraphy Roundels Naming Hasan, grandson of Mohammed on left and Caliph Alion on right, with tourists viewing from the Gallery, Interior, Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, 537 AD, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

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