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The Arsenal of Holy Peace
Hagia Irene - the Church of Holy Peace - was one of the few churches not converted to a mosque after the fall of Constantinople in 1453.  It was used as an arsenal instead.

The Arsenal of Holy Peace

Hagia Irene - the Church of Holy Peace - was one of the few churches not converted to a mosque after the fall of Constantinople in 1453. It was used as an arsenal instead.




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Filename:Topkapi-20060331-0888.jpg
Album name:27telp / Topkapi Palace, 3/31/2006
Location and Date:Istanbul, Turkey, 3/31/2006
Equipment:Canon Powershot SD500
Settings:ISO 50, 1/125 sec @ f/7.1
Notes:Photo by J. L. Floyd
Filesize:1855 KiB
Date added:Oct 05, 2019
Dimensions:2048 x 1536 pixels
Displayed:222 times
Color Space:Uncalibrated
Customer Render:0
DateTime Original:2006:03:30 23:19:48
Digital Zoom Ratio:1
EXIF Offset:544
EXIF Version:version 2.31
Exposure Bias:0 EV
Exposure Mode:0
Exposure Time:1/125 sec
FNumber:f/7.1
File Source:Digital Still Camera
Flash:No Flash
Focal length:7.7 mm
ISO:50
Image Description:Inside the First Courtyard of the Topkapi Palace stands the Church of St. Irene, originally built in the 4th century, burned down in 532 and rebuilt in 548, now open as a museum and, because of its extraordinary acoustics, as a concert hall.
Make:Canon
Max Aperture:f/2.8
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Model:Canon PowerShot SD500
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X Resolution:240 dots per ResolutionUnit
Y Resolution:240 dots per ResolutionUnit
IPTC Title:Hagia Irene
IPTC Copyright:Copyright J. L. Floyd 2019
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