Robin, I've been a fan since episode 1! I'm so glad to see you putting up youtube content. I actually got to see the Hagia Sophia back in the year 2000. Thanks so much for the fresh look at it!
The “Grand Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Constantinople” was designed by the Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles. It was formally called the Church of God's Holy Wisdom, (Greek: Ναὸς τῆς Ἁγίας τοῦ Θεοῦ Σοφίας). It is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have “changed the history of architecture”. Truly majestic.
According to the Turkish airlines free city tour, the tour guide pronounced the museum/ mosque as Aia Sophia, with the H and G muted. I think the tour guide is more accurate since its their job If female tourist wears a short skirt to visit the Blue Mosque, they loan tourist a pull up long skirt to enter the mosque. I visited Hagia Sophia for the 4th time on October 6th 2021 , i wore long pants, so im not sure if during summer, when tourist are in shorts, im not sure if they will require tourist to borrow the long pull up skirts or not. When it was a museum, it was not an issue.
Normally, a church cannot be converted into a mosque and vice versa. A Christian place of worship is built from east to west. A mosque is built in the direction of Mecca. For this reason, the Hagia Sophia cannot be a mosque. Its construction does not fit into the canon of Islam. Many imams take offence at the rededication by the Turkish state.
It should be continued as a museum rather being being restore as a house of worship. Without any solid evidence, Muslims insisted that Sultan Mehmed II purchased it from the Patriarch Of Constantinople prior to convert it as a mosque. It is the holiest shrine in Eastern Orthodox Christianity just like St Peter's in Rome to the Roman Catholics or the Masjid Al Haram in Mecca to the Muslims and the church will never sell it regardless. It may sell unimportant churches but never Hagia Sophia. Muslims often complains about many churches in Spain that are formerly mosques before being converted. The Spanish never denied that they seized mosques and either converted them or construct new churches after demolished them during the Reconquista. Muslims on the other deny that Sultan Mehmd II seized Hagia Sophia as a war trophy and insist that he purchased it.
I mean what you or i want is irrelevant. Even if the Ottomans lied about purchasing it or not where does it matter? That´s nobody´s business but the turks
Modern Greeks embrace their Byzantine Christian heritage and hold it dear mate. Keeping our faith alive for centuries. Christianity has never vanished. And shall never vanish.
they closed the second floor for "restoration", so unable to see the mosaics or the viking etching. The restoration probably means "covering up everything behind the cloth"
It's a Turkish property. Türkiye can do, what its population wants. How many mosques are existing in athens? In Istanbul there are lots of churches, despite only some hundred christians are practicing their religion.
@PeteV80 Indeed mate. Almost every single Byzantine Greek Orthodox Church in Constantinople has been sacrileged and converted into a mosque. Many of them are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Byzantine origin, bearing almost two millenniums of history.. “Chora Church” into Kariye mosque, “The Monastery of the Pantokrator” into Zeyrek mosque, “Theotokos Kyriotissa” into Kalenderhane Mosque, “The Myrelaion Monastery” into Bodrum mosque, and “The Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus” into The Little Hagia Sophia mosque. Not to mention the majestic Greek Orthodox Cathedral of “Hagia Sophia”, the epitome of Byzantine Architecture.
@PeteV80 Indeed mate. No matter how many times Hagia Sophia is going to be sacrileged and converted into a mosque, for the whole Christian world and especially in the hearts of the Greeks, it will always be the “Grand Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Constantinople”.
@TheHistoryofByzantiumPodcast they tried but couldn't,it's rather complicated....anyway, I'm a really big fan of the podcast, and I just wanted to congratulate you on focusing on such a forgotten part of history
Robin, I've been a fan since episode 1! I'm so glad to see you putting up youtube content. I actually got to see the Hagia Sophia back in the year 2000. Thanks so much for the fresh look at it!
Thanks Robin! I really enjoy your podcast and now greatly appreciate your videos too.
Thanks for these videos!
Love your content so much! Keep up the great work
Your content us so well done. Please continue
Very good documentary about Roman architecture.
The “Grand Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Constantinople” was designed by the Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles. It was formally called the Church of God's Holy Wisdom, (Greek: Ναὸς τῆς Ἁγίας τοῦ Θεοῦ Σοφίας).
It is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have “changed the history of architecture”.
Truly majestic.
According to the Turkish airlines free city tour, the tour guide pronounced the museum/ mosque as Aia Sophia, with the H and G muted. I think the tour guide is more accurate since its their job
If female tourist wears a short skirt to visit the Blue Mosque, they loan tourist a pull up long skirt to enter the mosque.
I visited Hagia Sophia for the 4th time on October 6th 2021 , i wore long pants, so im not sure if during summer, when tourist are in shorts, im not sure if they will require tourist to borrow the long pull up skirts or not. When it was a museum, it was not an issue.
Awesome!
Any updated traveling tips, since I believe when you visited it was still just a museum?
Keep your shoes with you at all times. It's a mosque now so you have to take them off but they may get stolen if you leave them in the shoe racks
Normally, a church cannot be converted into a mosque and vice versa. A Christian place of worship is built from east to west. A mosque is built in the direction of Mecca. For this reason, the Hagia Sophia cannot be a mosque. Its construction does not fit into the canon of Islam. Many imams take offence at the rededication by the Turkish state.
Then make it in a church again, or at least a museum
It should be continued as a museum rather being being restore as a house of worship. Without any solid evidence, Muslims insisted that Sultan Mehmed II purchased it from the Patriarch Of Constantinople prior to convert it as a mosque. It is the holiest shrine in Eastern Orthodox Christianity just like St Peter's in Rome to the Roman Catholics or the Masjid Al Haram in Mecca to the Muslims and the church will never sell it regardless. It may sell unimportant churches but never Hagia Sophia. Muslims often complains about many churches in Spain that are formerly mosques before being converted. The Spanish never denied that they seized mosques and either converted them or construct new churches after demolished them during the Reconquista. Muslims on the other deny that Sultan Mehmd II seized Hagia Sophia as a war trophy and insist that he purchased it.
I mean what you or i want is irrelevant. Even if the Ottomans lied about purchasing it or not where does it matter? That´s nobody´s business but the turks
cringe secularist
Aja Sofija je odraz jednog vremena, shvatanja i stremljenja ka veličanstvenom.
And say: Truth hath come and falsehood hath vanished away. Falsehood is ever bound to vanish☪️Elhamdilullah🇹🇷.
Exactly islam will vanish away one day.
@@marcmathew4073 wish know it Marc!
@@marcmathew4073 like Christianity vanished there is no one in this generation feel like a real Christian
Modern Greeks embrace their Byzantine Christian heritage and hold it dear mate. Keeping our faith alive for centuries. Christianity has never vanished. And shall never vanish.
The volume of the music is overwhelming
Beautiful
Halfdan carved these runes.
İre'nke ne'ninak Üdvözlet kedves szomsze'd asszony,la'tlok ott a sarokban!!!Cso'kolom csa'sza'rne'/Hasret kaldım imparatoriçe Piroska(İre'nke),Selâmlar...Erdelden,İsten nyugtassa!!!
they closed the second floor for "restoration", so unable to see the mosaics or the viking etching. The restoration probably means "covering up everything behind the cloth"
Make Istanbul Constantinople again!
We will be waiting in Istanbul for every sinner who wants to end his earthly life and reach hell quickly.
Istanbul is and will be forever Turkish and part of Türkiye.
This is a documentary, no need to daydream about impossible things.
@Keskitalo1 Don’t panic them mate. They are having nightmares.. 😆
Sadly Turks defiled the cathedral by implementing worship of some foreign deity they worship on its premises.
So sad it has been desecrated
It's a Turkish property. Türkiye can do, what its population wants.
How many mosques are existing in athens?
In Istanbul there are lots of churches, despite only some hundred christians are practicing their religion.
@PeteV80 Indeed mate. Almost every single Byzantine Greek Orthodox Church in Constantinople has been sacrileged and converted into a mosque. Many of them are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Byzantine origin, bearing almost two millenniums of history..
“Chora Church” into Kariye mosque,
“The Monastery of the Pantokrator” into Zeyrek mosque,
“Theotokos Kyriotissa” into Kalenderhane Mosque,
“The Myrelaion Monastery” into Bodrum mosque,
and “The Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus” into The Little Hagia Sophia mosque.
Not to mention the majestic Greek Orthodox Cathedral of “Hagia Sophia”, the epitome of Byzantine Architecture.
@PeteV80 Indeed mate. No matter how many times Hagia Sophia is going to be sacrileged and converted into a mosque, for the whole Christian world and especially in the hearts of the Greeks, it will always be the “Grand Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Constantinople”.
Grand Mosque Ayasofya
The reason the mosaics are still there is because they couldn't have been removed
How do you mean?
The turks tried to remove them but were unable
@@Constantine-g7o I'm confused. If they wanted to remove them they would have
@TheHistoryofByzantiumPodcast they tried but couldn't,it's rather complicated....anyway, I'm a really big fan of the podcast, and I just wanted to congratulate you on focusing on such a forgotten part of history
The Turks protected them. Turks can do everything they want. To remove them is very easy. Even greeks could do that.