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Hagia Sophia
9 Feb 2017

Hagia Sophia

by Kevin | posted in: Adventure, Architecture, Museum, Photography, Religious Sites, Travel, UNESCO World Heritage | 0

Many years ago, in my historic furnishings and architecture class I was introduced to Hagia Sophia. This Byzantine architecture of a massive building that still survived and was used 1,500 years later intrigued me more than any of the Gothic … Continued

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Kiev Layover
7 Feb 2017

Kiev Layover

by Kevin | posted in: Adventure, Architecture, Photography, Religious Sites, Travel, UNESCO World Heritage | 0

I honestly didn’t know what to expect of my day layover in Kiev, Ukraine other than cold. I thought I would see some cool churches, the site of protests from a few years ago, and the LDS temple in the … Continued

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