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Hagia Eirene (Constantinople)

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[[File:HagiaEirene c1900.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hagia Eirene, circa 1900]]
The '''Church of Hagia Eirene''', Greek: Ἁγία Εἰρήνη, "''Holy Peace" '' or ''Divine Peace'', commonly rendered incorrectly in English as '''St. Irene''', is a former Orthodox Christian church located in the outer courtyard of the Topkapi Palace in the ancient area of Constantinople in Istanbul, Turkey. Since the [[Fall of Constantinople|fall of Constantinople]] in 1453 to the Ottoman Turks, the church has been used variously as an armory, warehouse, museum, and concert hall.
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