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Title: The encyclopdia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Chisholm, Hugh, 1866-1924
Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: Cambridge, Eng., New York, At the University press
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
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INTERIOR OF THE HOLY WISDOM (S. SOPHIA), CONSTANTINOPLE.Sixth century, the dome was rebuilt in the tenth century. The metal balustrades, pulpits, and the large discs are Turkish.

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