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Originally Posted by Amnorix
Well, it's certainly not stupid in my book, as I had no idea what the answer was.
Some research indicates that the Church has been repeatedly enlarged and expanded, most importantly in the 1200s. As I find no evidence that the building was ever razed, as compared to the first and second Hagia Sophia, I'd imagine that there is at least some portion of the building that utilizes the original structure.
Apparently, the only existing depiction of the original Abbey is a part of the Bayeux Tapestry.
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To me, history being told through the centuries is one thing, actually being able to go look at a structure built hundreds of years that is still standing is another.
For example we drove through parts of NE this fall, some based on your suggestions, and observed rock walls along the roads that had to have been a couple hundred years old. For some reason that just amazed me.