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The Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora

The Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora


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Wed, 02 Apr 2014 01:31:00
Map of Constantinople (1422) by Florentine cartographer Cristoforo Buondelmonti. The oldest survivin

Map of Constantinople (1422) by Florentine cartographer Cristoforo Buondelmonti. The oldest surviving map of the city, and the only one that predates the Turkish conquest of the city in 1453


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