Raw Video: Obama Visits Religious Museums

[TheEsotericDesi]

I hope Turks aren't preaching him the wrong history about their own nation... Just like they preach it to their own kids 24/7 in schools... :-P

[yesillik83]

@TheEsotericDesi You and your culture will loose.

[TheEsotericDesi]

OMG... It's a Christian Church converted to Mosque... and they call it a "Religious Museum"? :-\

[ultimatenacho44]

everyone who say they love obama, are really scared of obama.

[baywatchrules12]

Long live Byzantine!!!!!!!!!!

[MrGezegen50]

@baywatchrules12 did you ever see dead things can live?

[bigsexsy]

hüseyin obama müslim elhamdülillah inşallah!

[usamebinladen911]

@bigsexsy sen malmısın ne müslümanı beyninizi siktiklerim ya

[adimyesilturk]

look your eyes so wonderful, lifeful...its coming comes from the Islam, therefore he looks so beautifully....all religions are important. no matter whether he is half muslim or not, it does not play a role. those is important peace.

[adimyesilturk]

look eyes 2:33 obama we love obama

[hessianmercenary]

OK ignroant evmourelatos,

If Hagia Sophia is still standing today, the world owes it to the Turks, whom your narrow & racist mind calls "barbarians". I am fed up with seeing those racist and childish, immature comments in every video on Istanbul. I suppose you are so jealous of our owning Ayasofya - but do not worry - you can get a tourist visa and visit it any time you like :-)

[hessianmercenary]

When the Turks conquered Istanbul in 1453, Hagis Sophia (Ayasofya) was already more than 900 years old and was not in good shape. But the Turks deeply respected it and restored it many times. The last comprehensive restoration was achieved by the Turkish master Architect Sinan. This is how Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) survived to our date.

[TrelosGreek]

Yes you are corect about the restoration but u must add that most the restorations actualy stuffed the building even more. Also to add is the fact that all the beautiful mosaic tiles were either hacked with chisels, marble blocks with stunning depictions were ripped out even to the point of destabilizing the building. After a while they just simply re plastered over all the masterpeices of artwork on the walls. Yes I know what kind of restoration the Turks did when they were not plundering.

[hessianmercenary]

After the conquest of Istanbul, Ayasofya became a Turkish religious center, so they were justified in plastering over the mosaics - you cannot interfere with that. Besides, the building was not destabilized unlike you claim - the building became more sound and survived to our date and many earthquakes - thanks to the Turkish restorations.

Stop being racist and jealous.

[sharinganclan213]

why is our president visitng a country that opposes democracy?

[hessianmercenary]

sharinganclan213, you ignroant, Turkey does not oppose democracy. It is one of the only two secular democracises in Europe (the other one is France

But US severly disordered and aggravated a country's internal affairs on the grounds of "bringing democracy". So you sould better ask "why did our former president try to bring democracy to Iraq and caused the death of millions of people"?

[abarzilai664]

It's very beautiful work of art, Obama picked a nice place to see.

[xlioilx]

Ah the place religion should be in a museum to be looked at like some freakish oddity from our barbaric past

[DCT0000]

So true.

[J8g1]

lol, very nicely put.

[ubuibiok]

SAINT SOPHIA  is a museum .