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Nature 443, 390-391 (28 September 2006) | doi:10.1038/443390a; Published online 27 September 2006
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Hagia Sophia: Shaken, not stirred
Virginia Hughes1
- Virginia Hughes is a science writer in New York City.
Abstract
Hagia Sophia has stood four-square in Istanbul for more than 1,500 years. Virginia Hughes finds out how this venerable building has resisted the area's numerous earthquakes.
Istanbul is a city in motion. In just the past four decades, its population has exploded from 2 million to 10 million people, with migrants flowing in from the countryside for work.
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