The Hagia Sophia is a house of worship that has served several religions well over the centuries. Began as the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the East, which was home to the Patriarch of Constantinople when it was built in 537. For nearly six decades in the 12th century, and was the Romanian Catholic Church. Became a mosque in 1453, and remained as such until 1931, and then shut down. Even re-opened as a museum in 1935. Earlier was the largest cathedral in the world, while served as inspiration for other mosques, including the Blue Mosque, and this was a great example of Byzantine architecture.
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