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Hagia Sophia

Saint Sophia Cathedral is a Greek Orthodox church on Moscow Road in the Bayswater area of London. It was consecrated as the Church of the Holy Wisdom on 5 February 1882 by Antonios, Metropolitan of Corfu, as a focus for the prosperous Greek community that had settled in London, particularly around Paddington, Bayswater and Notting Hill. Today, in addition to regular services, it hosts a Greek polyphonic choir, Byzantine music, and an associated school in which pupils discover the history and language of Greece and take Greek dancing lessons.

New West End Synagogue

The New West End Synagogue in London was constructed from 1877 to 1879 and was designed by the Scottish arhitect, George Audsley. In 2007 this synagogue was declared a national monument. The synagogue is still in use and services are still held here weekly