Converted Places of Worship

For each place of worship shown, name the original religious affiliation and the contemporary religious affiliation.

Name the religion, not the denomination or sect.

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Original Religion	Contemporary Religion	Country	Details
Christianity	Islam	Turkey	Built as a Greek Orthodox church in 360 CE, the Hagia Sophia was converted into a mosque in 1453. For roughly a century after Turkish independence, it served as a museum, before being converted again into a mosque in 2020.
Islam	Christianity	Spain	The site of the current Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Cordoba may have been home to a church and even a Roman temple prior to its construction as a mosque in 785. In 1236, the building was converted to a Catholic cathedral.
Hinduism	Buddhism	Cambodia	Angkor Wat was originally built as a Hindu temple in 1150. However, by the end of the 12th century, it had been converted into a Buddhist temple.
Roman Polytheism	Christianity	Italy	The Basilica of St. Mary and the Martyrs, better known as the Pantheon, was built in roughly 126 CE, likely as a private Roman temple. In 609, it was converted into a Catholic church.
Buddhism	Hinduism	India	Roughly 30 rock-cut Buddhist chaitya caves were built at Lenyadri in the 1st century. At an unknown later date, some of them were converted for worship of the Hindu god Ganesha. However, many of the caves remained Buddhist in nature.
Judaism	Islam	Algeria	Consecrated in 1918 as the main synagogue for the city of Oran, the Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque was converted into a mosque in 1975.
Islam	Sikhism	India	The Bada Gurdwara was only recently converted into a Sikh place of worship. It was built around 1531 as a mosque.
Islam	Christianity	Bulgaria	The Seven Saints Church in Sofia was originally constructed as a mosque in 1547, although earlier churches and Roman temples had been present in the location. In 1902, it was converted into a church.
Christianity	Islam	Cyprus	The Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque was first consecrated as a Catholic church in 1328. In 1571, it became a mosque.

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