Hagia Sophia: the First Christian Cathedral and Islam Pt.2

by Mary Kate Erby through Professor Rev. Dr. James Kenneth Powell II, opensourcebuddhism.org
This is an excellent presentation of Constantine the Greats excellent monument to a newly empowered Christian world, now the official religion of the Roman empire. The grandeur and architectural structure of the cathedral are amply illustrated through Erbys detailed examinations of buttresses and all of it. The history during the Ottoman Empire is also fascinating as the cathedral recovers from years of neglect and intentional damage. The move is on now to turn it from Kemals museum to a church again. Not only the Blue and Suleyman Mosques owe much of their inspiration to this Hagia Sophia cathedral. Hagia Sophia represents both the triumph of the Church through persecution, but also the downturn as it becomes an instrument of empire. What would Jesus say?

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[tihoser]

I visited there in May this year. This girl commentating ruins everything about tnis. She sounds like a third grader! Holy mackerel are you ever dumb!

[donmanos]

very nice effort. but dear ,next time read a bit louder and repeat the text several times at home before the final....

you were readind it like a kindergarden child stopping so often and making mistakes!

[summergiles]

thank you. Great for Art History class.