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Emperors were crowned in the Hagia Sophia.
Justinian, builder of the current structure of the Hagia Sophia, also erected hundreds of libraries, churches, and other public structures throughout the empire.
The Hagia Sophia contains more than 100 columns, many of which were imported from the Greek Temple of Artemis.
The first and second Hagia Sophia had wooden roofs, both of which burned during revolts.

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