The sound of Hagia Sofia CONSTANTINOPLE (Istanbul)

Hagia Sophia is one of the greatest surviving examples of Byzantine architecture. Of great artistic value was its decorated interior with mosaics and marble pillars and coverings. The temple itself was so richly and artistically decorated that Justinian proclaimed, "Solomon, I have surpassed thee!" (Νενίκηκά σε Σολομών). Justinian himself had overseen the completion of the greatest cathedral ever built up to that time, and it was to remain the largest cathedral for 1,000 years up until the completion of the cathedral in Seville in Spain.

Justinian's basilica was at once the culminating architectural achievement of late antiquity and the first masterpiece of Byzantine architecture. Its influence, both architecturally and liturgically, was widespread and enduring in the Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Muslim worlds alike. Under Justinian's orders, eight Corinthian columns were disassembled from Baalbek, Lebanon and shipped to Constantinople for the construction of Hagia Sophia.

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[11ottoman11]

But we have the Hagia Sofia NOW !!

[nikoinwinnipeg]

@11ottoman11 Right now you have just a building Agia Sofia is Wisdom! something you can not take away from us Turk not in this life and not in the next, we don't fear death as you do it is only the beginning.

[kaliban48]

Turkey needs to give it back to Orthodox Christianity. I hope that one day there will again be Divine Liturgy in this church.

[1990PatMorrison]

OK all of this childish arguing between Greeks and Turks is getting really annoying. Your moaning about events that happened hundreds of years ago. Both the Ottoman and Byzantine empires are gone and Hagia Sophia is neither a church nor a mosque, it's a museum for all to see, so would you all stop complaining -_-

[mixtapechi]

It'll be a mosque again I'm sorry. But maybe one day it can unite the "ehl-i kitap" (people of the holy books) insaallah under Jesus (pbuh) es and Mahdi (pbuh) s flag.

[gruja22vajar]

PREKINITE SA IDIOTSKIM KOMENTARIMA I SLUŠAJTE MUZIKU,IDIOTI JEDNI.

[bonjoviforever100]

I am not turk and not even muslim, but I think that Aya Sophia should belong to the turks as well as Istambul .. I don't know why , but christians would "destroy" them

[sinoples]

@kaliban48 Thanks to evoke such a Question. That blessed day will redime mnodern Europe from all mistakes and deviations of History.

[tarek2022]

Constantinopole ... We will Have a day For you to be our Capital for a new roman Empire

[GrPride1]

@aysimsek82 how sad it is to see people talk like that. homosexual? who do you think you are? yes i love constantinopole and me as well as all other greeks will always have this connection with this sacred for us land. you might not like what i say but its nothing bad for you! you might be my "enemy" ( as people think today ) but i respect the strength and patriotism of turkish people.

[papovitch1]

@aysimsek82 proud to rape an kill in the name of shaitan = allah?