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How were Christian images at Hagia Sophia treated during Islamic prayers after 2020?
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Hagia Sophia
A bird's-eye view of Hagia Sophia on the shore of the Bosporus, Istanbul.
Following the 2020 decision to convert the Hagia Sophia back into a mosque, curtains were installed to partially conceal the building’s Christian imagery during Islamic prayers.12