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3 days ago · Coat of arms of Lithuania Lietuvos herbas Vytis Armiger Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Republic of Lithuania Adopted 1366 (first documented) 1991 (current official version) Shield Gules, an armoured knight armed cap-à-pie mounted on a horse salient holding in his dexter hand a sword Argent above his head. A shield Azure hangs on the sinister shoulder charged with a double cross (Cross of Lorraine ...
- First documented in 1366., Current version official since 1991.
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- Gules, an armoured knight armed cap-à-pie mounted on a horse salient holding in his dexter hand a sword Argent above his head. A shield Azure hangs on the sinister shoulder charged with a double cross (Cross of Lorraine) Or. The horse saddles, straps, and belts Azure. The hilt of the sword and the fastening of the sheath, the stirrups, the curb bits of the bridle, the horseshoes, as well as the decoration of the harness, all Or.
5 days ago · Lithuania, country of northeastern Europe, the southernmost and largest of the three Baltic states. Lithuania was a powerful empire that dominated much of eastern Europe in the 14th–16th centuries before becoming part of the Polish-Lithuanian confederation for the next two centuries.
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3 days ago · Hagia Sophia (lit. 'Holy Wisdom'; Turkish: Ayasofya; Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized: Hagía Sofía; Latin: Sancta Sapientia), officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (Turkish: Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi), is a mosque, a former church, and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.
- 82 m (269 ft)
5 days ago · Hagia Sophia, located in Istanbul, epitomizes the city's historical fabric, embodying Byzantine and Ottoman architectural prowess since 537 AD. Initially a Byzantine cathedral, it transitioned into an Ottoman mosque in 1453, later becoming a museum in 1935 under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, reflecting Turkey's modernization endeavors.
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