fun fact: in one of the many rooms in the hagia sophia there is a graffiti believed to be done by a norse viking in somewhere around 900ad which basically says ''Halvdan was here''

@nhandinh7404

3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting

@user-zo9hg4fw3t

3 жыл бұрын

Hmmmmm Yes VERY INTRESTING

@Anindyatejo

3 жыл бұрын

But not until 21st century that they can translate that into "Halvdan was here" For centuries people thought that that inscription was some holy text of sort from Nordic people

@LYlmaz

3 жыл бұрын

I'm from Istanbul let me explain that fact. Vikings were certainly in Hagia Sofia. They gave gift (Viking Ship⛵) to roman emperor some parts of that ship are exhibited in hagia sofia museum nowadays :) Also you can see ship ⛵ graffities on the walls, we think Viking guys made these graffities cause they were bored :) In addition it's known Viking soldiers came up to Constantinapol time to time as mercenaries (rented soldiers). They have been in Constantinapol for too many times. They were well-known visitors :)

@eatpraylove5165

2 жыл бұрын

Hagia Sophia, istanbul new look after renovation kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZoiKw8yaqafKd9Y.html

It's a Church, it's a Mosque, it's a Museum, and It's a Mosque (again)

@derryaryasaputra2629

3 жыл бұрын

Everyone in it during Prayer get Infected by covid-19 lol. They should do this earlier or later

@alienguy-kazmikompany1286

3 жыл бұрын

@@derryaryasaputra2629 I went to aya sophia to pray my islamic prayer and I came out good. No covid.

@derryaryasaputra2629

3 жыл бұрын

@@alienguy-kazmikompany1286 how did you you're not infected?

@mohammadazad8350

3 жыл бұрын

and will be like that forever (in shaa Allah)

@alienguy-kazmikompany1286

3 жыл бұрын

@@derryaryasaputra2629 because we followed social distancing.

Narrator: *Hai-ya Sophia* Me: *thinking it was Hag-ia Sophia all this time 👁👄👁*

@Jihadar76

4 жыл бұрын

Nope,the real name is aya sophia

@yperokeanios

4 жыл бұрын

Αγία (Saint in greek) Σοφία (the wisdom of Christ, the second of the three faces of God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) at orthodox christianity.

@aristarchos5342

4 жыл бұрын

It can be pronouced both as A-gia (with a "g" pronounced as "y" in the word Year) and A-ya (it comes from the greek Αγία (=Saint) and Σοφία {Sophia} (=Wisdom).

@Shanaoh

4 жыл бұрын

yperokeanios R Vsauce?

@yperokeanios

4 жыл бұрын

@@Shanaoh Vsauce with Mikeius

Who's coming here after Turkey announced to change it into a mosque?

@GD-bm1bu

4 жыл бұрын

I'm🇹🇷💪

@marios1211

4 жыл бұрын

Yup turks just want everyone to hate them

@DistinctWisdom

4 жыл бұрын

@@marios1211 why? it's their own country they can do whatever they want.

@carlpilkington

4 жыл бұрын

Veil Exodus Although it is harmless in this instance(FOR THE THOUSANDTH TIME, *IT IS NOT THE SAME THING* ), the mentality of “their country, their choice” could end up in horrible consequences. Imagine that Egypt has decided to raze down the pyramids and built some highrises instead, what will we say “well, its their country afterall”.

@GD-bm1bu

4 жыл бұрын

@@DistinctWisdom 🙏👍

What is impressive about Hagia Sophia, and what I wished they had highlighted, is the fact that it's a stone building that is over 1,400 years old in a very active earthquake zone. The ingenuity of this building is such that it has survived millennia of really powerful earthquakes, despite being made of brick and stone, and having an immense brick dome. Quite an engineering marvel!

@ercanmeti

2 жыл бұрын

The first building was demolished. Turks rebuilt it. It is not possible to stay for 1500 years. Turks are still repairing

@ertugrulilkay3221

Жыл бұрын

@@ercanmeti Rebuilding was not done by Turks though it is correct that the building wouldn't survive without sophisticated maintenance by the Turks for centuries.

@ginzo666

10 ай бұрын

The Pantheon is several hundred years older and its dome has never collapsed, unlike Hagia Sophia.

It wasn't named Istanbul right after the Ottomans took it was named Konstantiniyye.

@quintenwhyte6660

7 жыл бұрын

GalacticHero: Like "Assassin's Creed: Revelation"

@smfaizhaider

7 жыл бұрын

In Urdu it is still called Qustuntuniya قسطنطنیہ

@shriramvenu

7 жыл бұрын

its all correct. Istanbul comes from the Greek "Stanboul" which many oridinary citizens of the empire used to refer to Constantinople. Stanboul simply meant "the city" and over time it became Istanbul. Konstantiniyye similarly was the turkish word for Constantinople (which itself is the English version of Constantinopolis as it was originally known in Latin - eventually it became Konstantinoupolis as Greek dominated the Byzantine Empire). Similarly the arabs called it Al-Qustantiniyya. They are all one and the same. The name of the city only officially changed after the fall of the ottoman empire.

@georgeplagianos6487

7 жыл бұрын

+shriramvenu hi yes that's what I heard the name was not changed to Istanbul until the 20th century around the time Ataturk became president in 1923? the time you turned Aya Sofia into a museum. Ataturk took over he realized his people had a 10% or less literacy rate. So he aggressively openned up many schools to practically eliminate the illiteracy rate which is a great accomplishment. I only wish America could do that.

@georgeplagianos6487

7 жыл бұрын

+George Plagianos one thing I have to say after speaking to someone's home and took his friends they have their own version history of the byzantines modern-day Greece and Turkey some are pretty preposterous I gotta try to remember some of them I think I read the most Preposterous ones on KZread

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@nightshade2826

4 жыл бұрын

You are a hidden gem in this commwnt section.

@georgetzi7160

4 жыл бұрын

@@nightshade2826 I'm here for the memes... brother

@NRooster

4 жыл бұрын

ahhahahahahaha yess underrated comment

@yourlife9641

4 жыл бұрын

Nah the republic turks make the ottoman empire fall down,the hagia sophia turns into church,today erdogan rise hagia sophia to become a mosque again after the adzan not heard for years,even hundreds this is a revolution toward the elimination of republic there,and the rise of Erdogan for turkey,May Allah bless all there who is Islam,which the Hagia Sophia is property from Sultan Muhammad Al-Fateh,who conquered Istanbul from the Byzantine , which stated in hadith if prophet Muhammad PBUH ,for 800 years,finally Sultan Muhammad Al-Fateh conquered it,the best soldier and the best leader is whom who will conquer the Constantinople(now Istanbul) = (this is hadith from prophet himself).Its in turkey’s power to do that,Islam will rise brother. Even im not from Turks itself,im from Malaysia and i really believe that Islam is the peaceful way of life, as it is guides for human to live with kind towards human,and their God ( Allah ).Nothing else,we are all really have a God name Allah,and He has 99 beautiful names which is Asmaul Husna.

@yourlife9641

4 жыл бұрын

nightshade what are you saying?

"When angry citizens rioted and nearly overthrew the Emperor Justinian." *laughs in Extra History*

@DSAK55

4 жыл бұрын

Justinian had several thousands of them killed

@avishivashisht3988

3 жыл бұрын

@@DSAK55 Sure. But the riots remain true nonetheless.

@KellieEverts-ss8uz

3 ай бұрын

Well what do you expect from football thug's....and an arena from Roam ...these Greeks would have done better to have a theater for plays acted out ofcourse....

As an Atheist, I love to go to churches or temples and just sit there, taking in the beautiful architecture and calm environment. Religion can make some beautiful things.

@ForTheEpicFail

10 жыл бұрын

An athiest who can admit that...this is a miracle

@Dontworryboutit247

10 жыл бұрын

and what's wrong with mosques?!?!?!?!!? are you tryna be religiously racist LOL

@DoJoPetro

10 жыл бұрын

Bless you, Sunny. ;) All that i expect from religion is that it keep the peace-and to itself.

@Trip_Ts

10 жыл бұрын

whenever im in there i always feel like there is something missing and get these weird feelings along with it. the choir do sound good sometime. i guess, what im consider as a weak agnostic.

@JustAnotherSunny

10 жыл бұрын

Ali Syed There are no mosques near me. There's three churches in my town and a few temples around.

I believe it should remain a museum, to honour both the cultures and religions that used it. Whether you prefer to see it as a church or a mosque, I think we can all agree that is a beautiful building with a rich and unique history.

@Toix

4 жыл бұрын

Jennifer Shay Erdogan: hold my raki.

@mahjabeenmalik5306

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder why nobody is talking about Cordoba masjid turned into church

@Toix

4 жыл бұрын

Mahjabeen Malik because it was built as a church in the fist place, the Christians just took back what was theirs.

@jjmichael5059

4 жыл бұрын

@@mahjabeenmalik5306 I am guessing you heard this from sheikh yasir Qadi.....cordoba mosque used to be a curch before the muslim rule.

@imsyed5

4 жыл бұрын

@@jjmichael5059 Ok I guess people in power can do anything The End

it's a bird it's a plane *_it's the seljuk turks_*

@luaynsiri9262

4 жыл бұрын

u absolute madlad

@theunfunny421

4 жыл бұрын

Lol Billwurzt

@cems6080

4 жыл бұрын

hah

@itsfrediguess7844

4 жыл бұрын

aah!

@georgetzi7160

4 жыл бұрын

Ahhh said Byzantium

As long as nobody is destroying it and we can still visit such a great place, I don’t really care about the purpose of the building. So much history in those stones.

@ineslapastora3308

3 жыл бұрын

Other do because if it is a mosque or a church it represents the glory of God

@arianaaapoel3967

3 жыл бұрын

Christians really care though... Turkey's political actions, just want to provoke. Even the date they have chosen to make the conversion of Ayia Sophia, from a museum to a mosque was premeditated, as on July 24, exactly 97 years ago (July 24, 1923) the Treaty of Lausanne, which defined the borders of Greece and Turkey, as we know them today, was signed.

@historicalarchives9111

3 жыл бұрын

@@arianaaapoel3967 Why would you care about a building so profoundly? Whether that church collapses or is renamed, God will still be God. God does not dwell in the heavens nor a church; If you want to find God, you’ll discover thy presence among the people.

@historicalarchives9111

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jose04537 I am afraid you are ill-informed, the Hagia Sophia and many other mosques remain open to non-muslims. The only place prohibited to non-muslims is the great mosque in Mecca.

@Jose04537

3 жыл бұрын

@@historicalarchives9111 I fact check that, you're right.

Having spent time in Istanbul last summer (which beat Barcelona to become my favourite city I've ever been to), I gotta say that Sultanahmet (the district in the city where one can find the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque) is an incredible spot in the universe. Regardless of who built it and why, these two buildings (like many others in this part of the world) are amazing pieces of architecture and history.

@burgendyblazer7679

10 жыл бұрын

I agree. I was there a few weeks ago....jaw dropping beauty.

@seyitsaltik5694

6 жыл бұрын

Well thanks chris, much appreciated

@nataliekonutgan5591

6 жыл бұрын

Chris Hiltz Did you see the cisterns?

@jugoslavija5413

6 жыл бұрын

I agree I was in Istanbul.Realy beatiful city it was a honor to visit it,its one of the oldest cities

@dimdagreekdimdagreek4097

6 жыл бұрын

Chris Hiltz gouh constantinople gouh gouh

Love the animation, but there are some notable mistakes. The city's name remained Constantinople(though the Turks pronounced it as Kostantiniyye, Istanbul was used aswell but it was not that popular) It wasnt until Ataturk officially renamed the city Istanbul that it became officially known as such. He did this to give the image of progressiveness and as such he made Ankara the capital of Turkey aswell.

@chasna4546

8 жыл бұрын

That city's name was kept 'Konstaniyye' out of respect for the Prophet because Muhammad s.a.w. named it that way in the hadith, but on several coins and documents was also called Islambol/Islambul (abundant in Islam/the city of Islam).

@LordDucarius

8 жыл бұрын

He didnt make Ankara the capital, Istanbul got occupied by greece after WW1 and ataturk reconquered it

@wollkann

8 жыл бұрын

Not by the greeks. By the British

@mertince2310

7 жыл бұрын

By greeks, with british support.

@UlvicanKahya

7 жыл бұрын

He says Istanbul not İzmir... Istanbul got occupied by UK, not greeks.

When Justinian rebuilt it, it didn’t have the minarets. These were added by the Ottomans almost 1000 years later.

@ntpgmr

4 жыл бұрын

I think they mentioned that.

@photios4779

4 жыл бұрын

@@ntpgmr Unfortunately due to the lazy use of clip art, the narrative describing the "edifice you see before you" being completed in Justinian's reign (1:36) is accompanied by an anachronistic depiction of the Byzantine church in its much later Ottoman form with the minarets.

@minzblatt

4 жыл бұрын

@@photios4779 Right on point. Just lazy animators I suppose.

@ibrahimyilmaz4861

4 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Kirkpatrick responsible is a poor choice of words

@yusuf3005

4 жыл бұрын

Minareler ve ezan çok yakıştı ama

Hagia sophia built before the birth of prophet Muhammad

@sidvicious7452

4 жыл бұрын

We know

@cardon5496

4 жыл бұрын

Then?

@benhur007

4 жыл бұрын

@@cardon5496 then why they want to convert it into mosque!?!..is there any shortage for mosque in a country with 99%Muslims..!

@AbdulHadiHafiz

4 жыл бұрын

@@benhur007 It was a symbol for the Muslims for conquering Istanbul/Konstantinople. Just to let you know Sultan Fatih Mehmet Khan Bought Ayasofya with an agreement with the Byzantines.

@user-ib5ej5cz1o

4 жыл бұрын

Relax💆🏻‍♂️

I dreamt of going to this building since I was a kid, and I finally got the chance last year. It's one of the most amazing buildings I've ever seen, and it really felt like the walls and every small decorations are telling you their story and what they've seen through the ages.

@KellieEverts-ss8uz

3 ай бұрын

It's not a "building"it is a place of worship... originally Cristian place of worship.

so i see why comments section are consider the cancer of the internet

@al-khwarizmi9213

8 жыл бұрын

welcome to KZread. I have popcorn with butter (ethnicity style) chocolate (racism style) green and red food coloring (religious styles) with a cheery on top (atheism styles) all these are KZread videos. the higher the cancer the more you get the higher the price. ;) damn I can be a business man.

@nabana8205

8 жыл бұрын

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@al-khwarizmi9213

8 жыл бұрын

***** really what flavor!

@al-khwarizmi9213

8 жыл бұрын

***** you mean the bleach and chuck Norris ones?

@al-khwarizmi9213

8 жыл бұрын

***** 666$ plus tax for a grave ;)

Constantinople was not renamed Istanbul in 1453. It was not officially changed till 1923 by Attaturk. Istanbul is most like the Turkish pronunciation of Constantinople. Some say it comes from the Greek phrase "i Stan Poli" or "To the city". The Greeks simply called Constantinople"The City". But another idea is that The Turks took names and shortened them. Example: Thessaloniki became, Salonik. Smyrna, in Greek "ὴ Σμύρνην, or i-Smyrni", became Izmir. Trabzounta became Trabzon, Rizounta just became Rize.

@savabout6487

10 ай бұрын

Fun fact: other nations at first refused to start calling Istanbol Istanbol. The Turks would have to refuse to deliver any mail addressed to Constantinople. So if the Brits wanted to send a letter to their embassy, they had to address it Istanbul.

It's a church........it's a mosque....... IT'S A..... 2020: "mosque. It's a mosque now guys." Edit: You might want to grab popcorn and crack open a cold one before diving into the response thread on this comment 😂😂

@jonnathan1869

4 жыл бұрын

imo it's kinda sad, really. the building has a historical importance in it and it should've stayed as a museum 😕

@Nolimitscomedy

4 жыл бұрын

@@jonnathan1869 Trust me it's very sad. I'm an Orthodox Christian and we are upset about it

@owannn

4 жыл бұрын

@@jonnathan1869 why are you guys sad about someone else property. Mehmet the Conqueror. Purchased it with his own personal wealth after he conquered Constantinople...

@owannn

4 жыл бұрын

@@Nolimitscomedy plus yesterday it was reconverted from a Museum to Mosque..not from Church to Mosque.. And everyone can still visit it like they visit other Big Mosques So there is no logical reason to be sad except that you hate Islam and Mosques In that case cry me a river

@Nolimitscomedy

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-op8fg3ny3j No I don't agree with that either. People who practice Islam should have every right to be pissed when a mosque becomes a church as well. *Cough cough Spain*

Me: *Wears Anti Radiation Suit* Ok lets dive deep in to the comments!

@ra_alf9467

4 жыл бұрын

Me : Together, my friend

@ObamaSexGaming2007

4 жыл бұрын

*HAHA THAT'S FUNNI*

@KavlosteMeViagra

4 жыл бұрын

Comments: no radiation here

@KavlosteMeViagra

4 жыл бұрын

You: (wears cold humor suit) Let's write a comment

@mahjabeenmalik5306

4 жыл бұрын

if you are so scared then do some planning and read

Why do people complain? It's neither a mosque nor a church, it's a homage to both. Best compromise ever.

@fatimaelyaghzy2882

8 жыл бұрын

+degman1989 That's very mature of you.

@zachhaas6605

8 жыл бұрын

+Colton Reeves haha you funny guy

@thomasscream4179

7 жыл бұрын

In that case there are plenty of magnificent churches in Spain that were once mosques built by the Moors. Trade 1 for many? Or live and let live? It's generous enough on the part of the turks that it is no longer a mosque.

@MrWassup45

7 жыл бұрын

ya its neither but guess what it still looks like a mosque and its honestly sad to see

@thomasscream4179

7 жыл бұрын

Cynical asfuck What makes it look like a mosque, to some, is simply eastern orthodox church or byzantine architecture, which influenced islamic architecture, along with roman, chinese and indian architecture. Fact is that the ottomans did none of the pillaging and destroying usually expected of invaders of other cultures, and at least externally, the Hagia Sophia retains most of its cathedral form. And so one of the christian faith might draw happiness, instead of sadness, in knowing this.

RIP Gli, the beautiful cat of Hagia Sophia

@thepowerpointhistorian4287

3 жыл бұрын

Who is Gli?

@nafsii04

3 жыл бұрын

@@thepowerpointhistorian4287 a cat :(

@daffalathifilham8028

3 жыл бұрын

Peduli banget sih sama kucing

@eatpraylove5165

2 жыл бұрын

Hagia Sophia, istanbul new look after renovation kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZoiKw8yaqafKd9Y.html

@jrmetmoi

4 ай бұрын

Aww 😭🤧💐💐💐💐

It's a church. It's a mosque ... 2020 - It's a mosque

@leretourdenitendo6465

4 жыл бұрын

Al Hamdoullilah 🇹🇷🇩🇿

@MercedesBenzCmatic

4 жыл бұрын

Takbir

@BreadMan-yd9uo

4 жыл бұрын

😔

@Toix

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I mean it’s fairly sad as an Orthodox myself, and we can’t really have this mentality of “it’s their country they can do what they want” like some other guy said in the comments, imagine if the Egyptians destroyed the Pyramids, there would be outrage, but then again I’m slightly on the fence here, since it is Turkish land, but then again we can’t have that type of mentality.

@manumudgal4988

4 жыл бұрын

It should have remained museum but looks like turkey is no more democratic

Just stay calm guys, living in the past doesn't make the future a better place. Let it stay as a museum and two sides would be happy and get the chance to be with the other cultures.

@Ninjaananas

7 жыл бұрын

It is sad that I see so few people like you.

@sueda1tr

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you. :)

@Ninjaananas

7 жыл бұрын

No Problem.

@njnmnm

7 жыл бұрын

best comment

@user-mr5eo9ov3q

7 жыл бұрын

Sueda Erzin built by romans let it remain so ....

Damn KZread algorithm with it's crooked sense of humour strikes again after the latest devolepments...

@j.a.weishaupt1748

3 жыл бұрын

*its

This comment section has become alive suddenly with lots of history scholars.

@mysightofficial

4 жыл бұрын

History ... of their purpose

@shahbajkhan9508

4 жыл бұрын

@@mysightofficial yup, everyone wants to prove they are right

@athalonARC

3 жыл бұрын

*fabricated history.

@sheetaldeshpande8061

2 жыл бұрын

I know right

@jrmetmoi

4 ай бұрын

@@shahbajkhan9508exactly

I love all the people trying to justify Turkey making Hagia Sophia a mosque in this era by equating it to the Spanish converting the mosque of Córdoba into a cathedral all the way back in the 1200s

@solomonwaldmarck9851

4 жыл бұрын

And the same people would get mad if Israel turned Al Aqsa into a synagogue like it used to be a long time ago

@bayanabushaar7562

4 жыл бұрын

Actually this justification is wrong. The true one is Mehmet al Fatih Purchased Hagia Sophia when it was a church and then turned it into a mosque. He could have taken it forcefully but no he purchased it so yeah. The ataturk converted it into a museum and now Turks want it back to be a mosque. That;s why its justified for it to be a mosque today :) Thank you and looking forward to your response.

@AhmedMahmoud-tv9vw

4 жыл бұрын

@@solomonwaldmarck9851 Maybe because the israelis - you know - didn't rightfully own the place. where as in the hagia sophia it was purchased and was registered as waqf.

@ankanmaiti9864

4 жыл бұрын

My question is, by this logic can we change Taj Mahal to a Shivling(Hindu god temple).

@AhmedMahmoud-tv9vw

4 жыл бұрын

@@ankanmaiti9864 If there is a contract or law that states that the Taj Mahal cannot be changed into a Hindu temple then you legally can't but if there isn't then you technically and legally can. that doesn't mean people would like it though. but we are not talking about people liking it or not.

I lived in Istanbul 2006 and there is about 15,000+ mosques in the city and suburbs. They really don't need to turn the Hagia Sophia into another mosque, keep it a Museum. It more a desire for Islamic dominance than a need for a mosque. Most Turks I knew wanted it to remain a Museum.

@photios4779

4 жыл бұрын

@קומפרסור יהודים I'd like to correct some misleading statements in your remark. The Hagia Sophia was constructed in the sixth century of our era at the behest of the Emperor Justinian, who was an Orthodox Trinitarian, and so were the vast majority of its builders and officiating priests. Arianism was no longer a significant force in sixth century Constantinople, though it was about two centuries prior. In this earlier age, an Arian bishop consecrated another church called the Magnus Ecclesia ("Great Church") on the spot where the Hagia Sophia would later be built, but this earlier church burned down and nothing of it survives today. Also, it's a common misconception that Arianism is a unitarian faith like Judaism and Islam. What it actually taught is that God the Father created Jesus as a subordinate divine being. Arians still regarded him as "a god," but not partaking in the same fullness of divinity as God the Father. By making Jesus a distinct type of divinity from the Father, Arianism is actually more polytheistic than Orthodox Christianity, and very unlike the Islamic faith of Constantinople's Turkish conquerors

@ateram

4 жыл бұрын

turn the grand mosque of cordoba into a museum then we'll talk

@minzblatt

4 жыл бұрын

@leverage I think you're missing the point he was making. Cordoba mosque is used as a cathedral as of now. Not a museum, not mosque.

@minzblatt

4 жыл бұрын

I think this is a prime example of Greek arrogance displayed here. The city is Turkish & muslim in identity despite your narrow encounterment with more liberal Turks. Only a small percentage of the population is still of christian faith. And no, this is not about space to worship, this is about the cultural & spiritual heritage of Fatih Sultan Mehmed, who conquered the city and even wrote his well documented statute on the Ayasofya, for it remaining a mosque for eternity as his will. Ayasofya could have been destroyed (like Christians did predominantly with (re)conquered muslim or jewish cities and their prayer houses) and there could've been build a big mosque instead from nothing. Mehmed didn't lack the resources. But Turks rather liked the architectonic and religious diversity of the city as he ordered only some adjustments to accomodate it for the prayer needs of the new citizens, whilst preserving all churches & houses of faith. In Greece of today you wont find any mosque of Ottoman era open for prayer (most destroyed, few repurposed for Greek folklore and such), unlike in Istanbul where the old town is full of churches and synagogues. This alone is reason enough to ignore Greek side on the fate of this Turkish building.

@GeoBBB123

4 жыл бұрын

@קומפרסור יהודים Rubbish

What Makes hagia sophia so remarkable for me is that, it doesnt show the human perfection, but the imperfection in a perfect way and it doesnt show you the collaborotive ways of work with an agreement but collaboration through the conflicts.

Fascinating. Gripping subject, beautiful animations, masterful script and powerfully gentle narration. Thank you for your hard work!

This is chosque....

@siddheshgoenka120

4 жыл бұрын

Vir das fan spotted

@minzblatt

4 жыл бұрын

*chosqueum

@bushrarahman7339

4 жыл бұрын

@@minzblatt This is best 😂

@ayshaamin3552

4 жыл бұрын

Lamo!

@raisunnisakhan5622

4 жыл бұрын

@@minzblatt Perfect :)

Constantinapol's original name on Ottoman Empire was Konstantiniyye.Until Turkey it wasn't İstanbul but people were calling it with many names...

@oi_77i

4 жыл бұрын

Bilimin Sırları that’s correct

@EmircanH

3 жыл бұрын

Istanbul also a greek name

@eratostenes9504

3 жыл бұрын

@@EmircanH yep, true

@istanbuldepremineonlemal

2 жыл бұрын

@@EmircanH Konstantiniyye Türkçe mi ?

@EmircanH

2 жыл бұрын

@@istanbuldepremineonlemal hayır

The most emotional and best thing I have seen in my whole life is a church next to a mosque IT just made my day so much

In fact Ottomans did not change the city's name to İstanbul after their conquest, they called it ''Konstantiniyye'' for centuries, later in the modern Turkey era, in 1930 it's name changed to Istanbul.

@quierohablar9076

2 жыл бұрын

1930'da daha neler neler değişti, koca bir millet kültürünü unuttu, vatandaşlarımız atalarını Çinli sanıyor.

@canwegetashoutouttoworking2002

2 жыл бұрын

@@quierohablar9076 Senin atan arap bedevileri olabilir. Benim atam at üstünde ok atan, çinlileri ağlatan Mete Han'dır.

@quierohablar9076

2 жыл бұрын

@@canwegetashoutouttoworking2002 Türk diye bir şey yok, hiç olmadı ama Yuan kökenli Xiongnu'ları ve Orta Asyalı'ları Türk olarak sayarsak Üniversitelerin DNA Testleri İntenette Mevcut, Türkiye Halkı DNA Grubunda Yeşil Sınıfta Gözükür, Yeşil Sınıfta Olan Diğer Milletler Grek, Levant Milletleri, Fars, Kafkas Ve Benzer Milletlerdir, Türkiye Halkı Genel Olarak %70 - 80 Civarı Anadolu'lu Ve Fars Grubundadır, Geri Kalanı Çoğunluk İle Grek Ve Kafkas, Nadiren İse Civar Milletler Çıkar Ama %1 Bile Türk'lük İçermez, TTK'nın Az Olsa Da Bazı Belgeleri İnternette Mevcut, Türkçe Hurafeler İle Değiştirilmiş Bir Dilden Türk'lük İse 1932'de Çıkmış Bir Yalandan İbarettir.

It's mosque now baby

A beautiful voice narrating a fascinating lesson!

note that video is accurate when saying Turks even after taking the city just covered the mosaics with plaster and preserved, while crusaders destroyed and stole many pieces. Many tourists think missing pieces are because of Ottomans, nope...

@savioblanc

10 жыл бұрын

Isn't that more of a "duh" moment though? The Crusaders would have taken pieces out becos they could use it to adorn their own churches. The Muslims would have no use to take the pieces and so whitewashed it away. They didnt seek to preserve the mosaics. They wanted them covered up. They were not aware that the limestone was good at preserving those mosaics!

@utkua

10 жыл бұрын

savioblanc So you assume, they did not know that mosaic is made of stones and cannot be destroyed with lime and they also did not know how to use a chisel to remove them with couple of hits, Trying whitewash real pillagers are we ?

@savioblanc

10 жыл бұрын

Oh stop wt the butthurt! Which is easier if you want something hidden? Break it with a chisel, therby exposing cracks and further damaging a structure or painting it over? One planned to loot and move on, the other conquered and plan to use it for their own purposes.

@savioblanc

7 жыл бұрын

Technically speaking, they were Crusaders who began the journey with the goal to take back Christian lands but who then got excommunicated for pillaging a Christian city (Zara) because of the debt they owed the Venetians. Once they were excommunicated and still having a debt to pay, they became mercenaries for the Republic of Venice, who used them for their own purposes. But saying they were not Crusaders is incorrect. They were but being used for other purposes

@savioblanc

7 жыл бұрын

Hence why I said technically :) They were Crusaders when they began their journey. By the time they reached Constantinople, they were just very well armed Venetian Mercenaries

for my foreigner friends: This great structure was turned back into a mousqe to excite turkish fundamentalists to get back their votes which they have been losing lately, and I think, it didn't work except for a short period.

@easy5989

3 жыл бұрын

Not true at all

@Kaan_is_myname97

2 жыл бұрын

@@easy5989 as a Turk yes it is true.

Patch 2020: It’s a Mosque.

@Alamin-ge6ck

3 жыл бұрын

কেন

Cant believe i visited this place when i was younger without understanding the beautiful history it holds.

Church? Mosque? One thing's for certain, they both see it as holy ground, on the very least.

@azazel166

4 жыл бұрын

@Marco S A church isn't a house though, or a building.

@lets_wrapitup

4 жыл бұрын

A Ghost Without a Past it’s a house of god

@padmeteratai3658

4 жыл бұрын

People nowadays are so naive and cowardly against bullies, in this case is islam

@azazel166

4 жыл бұрын

@@lets_wrapitup It's far more than that.

@azuresakamichi96

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah man I agree with u Now it's a holy ground

it should have stayed as museum

The Mezquita in Cordoba, Spain is an even better example of it's a church, church/mosque, mosque, church and the architecture starkly exemplifies this.

@rogerthompson1622

2 жыл бұрын

I agree that the Mezquita is also a wonderful building (particularly to be in at night !) but I think it unfair to compare it to Hagia Sofia - they are both magnificent in their own right and have completely different histories.

@bobfrog4836

2 жыл бұрын

@@rogerthompson1622 I mentioned the Mezquita because of the stark differences in architectural styles within a single building. You enter the Mezquita and you're in a medieval era north African style mosque, then you go into the center of the building and you're in a renaissance style very European cathedral. Whereas the Aya Sofia is a Greek Orthodox church that was converted to a mosque. The addition of the minarets being the main modification the Ottomans did when converting it to a mosque. But then they used that as a template for future Ottoman mosques. I've been to both buildings and was equally in awe of both.

@rogerthompson1622

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobfrog4836 I share the feeling of awe that you have from both these magnificent buildings - I have spent a lot of time on many occasions in the Hagia Sofia including before the interior scaffolding went up (which of course is necessary) when the true scale could be appreciated. I have a great appreciation for Turkish mosques and am always so grateful that we are allowed entrance into them. I have also been in the Mezquita on more than one occasion including a night visit when it took on a totally different perspective. Both are beautiful sacred spaces.

Was there a few days ago. Visited Hagia Sofia, the Blue Mosque then the Cistern. Amazing. The Tour Guide explained that the reason why the Cistern had nice columns is because they were rejects from the Hagia Sophia. Makes sense.

It truly says a lot! I love the fact that a stone over stone can tell so much about human cultures and civilisations. Worth Sharing indeed!

@rfkwouldvebeenaok1008

Жыл бұрын

it's a touchy subject for you no turk? having to dance around the obvious and play pretend while taking credit for something others made. A typical Turkish custom.

@mahjabeenmalik5306

7 ай бұрын

ahahahahah like Spanish did to Cordoba@@rfkwouldvebeenaok1008

Now its mosque

I'm a Muslim and I hope president Erdogan keeps it as a museum. We have no shortage of mosques in Istanbul and we need no more place to pray to our one God where others used pray and warship to their Gods. Caliph Omar when entered Jerusalem refused to pray in the nativity church where was invited, to avoid any future clash between religions.

@bassamxp

4 жыл бұрын

@Adnan Rahman I know it is a political pressure against Greek and Russia. Israel doesn't care. I know how the genius Turkish president think. What I hope is that Russia backdown from Libya and Syria and Greeks ease its position in Middtreanian

@bassamxp

4 жыл бұрын

@Adnan Rahman of course I'm not. Why you too judgemental to believe that I'm siding with anybody against Turkey?? What i wish is that things go well and WE DONT NEED HAGIA SOFIA TO BE A MOSQUE. I'll never pray in this place. I did explain why.

I really want to visit it now. While it’s sad that they can’t uncover some of the mosaics without destroying others, it’s cool that they were able to uncover some, and it sounds like such an interesting place if it has all this history and contrasting art and architecture.

So beautifully presented that I almost weeped for the monument.

I wish to keep it as a musuem so everyone can learn and enjoy from it. The beauty of cultures together

@talialee6364

3 жыл бұрын

Still you can go and enjoy.

Wow, such rich history for 1 building

@GreatCityAttractions

Жыл бұрын

An amazing history.

"If walls could talk" "Kelly *Wall*"

Assassins Creed Revelations anyone? ;)

@dudechill2

10 жыл бұрын

YES!

@Necroskull388

8 жыл бұрын

+PlayerAuditore It's too bad Revelations was set at a time when it was in such a state of disrepair, though.

@afd1040

8 жыл бұрын

+Dagda Mor yeah that was istanbul after 7(ish) earth queke

@lapishafezda1st770

6 жыл бұрын

Lol

@MM-tn9cf

6 жыл бұрын

Yes!

Having it as a museum makes the most sense

@vassoanzaoui8530

4 жыл бұрын

its the great church for all Orthodox Christians,why it make sense to be a museum or a Mosque?why not Turkey to honor the responsibility of having in its land such a sacred monument?

@ziyadali1169

4 жыл бұрын

@@vassoanzaoui8530 when the mosque in cardoba is also honoured and give to muslims to pray in spain,and not a christian cathdral then and only then would there be a fair arguement for this one to be returned to the othordox christians. Until then, a museum is a generous offer in comparison

@vassoanzaoui8530

4 жыл бұрын

@@ziyadali1169 'eye for a eye' then for you...so religious😏

@ziyadali1169

4 жыл бұрын

@@vassoanzaoui8530 im not religious but i do believe in fairness

@norbertruiz5110

2 жыл бұрын

@@ziyadali1169 it was originally Christian but Muslims wanted to take over

I have always been so intrigued with this Church/ Mosque. I love its architectural design!!🙏🙏💕💕💕

it was an amazing piece of architecture, i'm an atheist but that was just one of those places where even i can understand why some believe

@JustAnotherSunny

10 жыл бұрын

I agree

@alexandracrane9019

10 жыл бұрын

was? since when it`s no longer is?

@sotijas

10 жыл бұрын

Alexandra Crane well, i actually visited the damn place so yes it was pretty amazing when i was there the "was" also applies since they are turning all monuments ever into some soulless tourist traps these days go be a smartass somewhere else please

@Tamizushi

10 жыл бұрын

sotijas Why the aggressive response?

@sotijas

10 жыл бұрын

Kamizushi Akinari taking the high road makes the world boring you never know a person if they are always nice

The name of the city was only formally changed to Istanbul after the formation of the Turkish nation. During the time of the Ottomans, the city had many names, among which both Constantinople and Istanbul were included.

TED-Ed, I really like your videos, but you need to work on consistency. There are two very distinct graphical mistakes in this video: 1:36 - minarets (towers) weren't built by Justinian, they appeared after the Muslim conquest of Byzantium several centuries later. 2:53 - these soldiers are ancient Romans, not Latin crusaders. Noun "Latin" not only describes the official language of Ancient Rome and Catholic Church, but also Western European Catholic cultural alleigance during the Middle Ages period in history. So these soldiers should've been depicted as knights rather than legionaries. Hope you'll see that comment and make your content more consistent, those were major mistakes. Still loving your work

@photios4779

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for pointing this out. These are examples of the lazy use of clip art, which definitely doesn't enhance audience perception of the quality of a video.

looks like I am the first one here after Turkey's decision

@znarbaranisci213

4 жыл бұрын

As a turk that was stupidity

@elvenkind6072

4 жыл бұрын

It looks to me like Turks want trouble, don't they?

@mqatari4069

4 жыл бұрын

Zınar baran İşçi do you live in Izmir?

@ankanmaiti9864

4 жыл бұрын

@@znarbaranisci213 Well, stay safe from Jihadis. Love from India🇮🇳

@yetlin8386

4 жыл бұрын

Alv V and what are you going to do? Lol.

Ottomans called the city Konstantiniyye! The name Istanbul, although was common within people,was not officially recognised until 20th century

The pillars at 2:24 are actually Ionic (or Ionique as my art history teacher preferred French). Corinthian is more flowery and stuff XD, but it has the most influence on Europe architecture.

It is Konstantinoupoli and it is GREEK just like my grandpa who was born there!

It's a church.

When Justinian entered the church, he said "Νενίνηκα σε, Σολωμών", meaning "I have bested you, Solomonta"

A muslim majority country decided to make it a musea instead of a mosque but the keyboard crusadors are still complaining. You know they could also have destroyed it completely?

@envinyatar5712

6 жыл бұрын

Hagia Sophia or "Ayasofya" as we call it, has always had a symbolic significance. It used to do and still demonstrates the sovereignty and power over the city. Turning it into a museum is the vision of Kemal Atatürk and of the new Turkish state. Not a mosque, not a church but a museum. It was simply the way of declaring that Republic of Turkey was established on modernist, secularist, positivist principles.

@bulletbill1104

6 жыл бұрын

Pepe “I could have killed your daughter, you’re lucky I only made her work for me”

@mp6471

6 жыл бұрын

Pepe Like they did with the holy apostles church, in order to build Fatih cami

@hasnan7

5 жыл бұрын

@@bulletbill1104 oh yeah, what about Spanish inquisitors in reconquesta who destroyed Muslim mosques and palaces and convert them into churches. You ever seen Al hambra in Andalusia, Spain? They have built statues of Christians victory and biblical figures inside the palace. It happens everywhere but I only see the crying when Muslims are doing it. Stop obsessing over past events and just appreciate the beauty and history.

@helenalvizou2826

5 жыл бұрын

Hagia Sophia is orthodox while spain is not. Its abig diference even if you May not see it

Glad a wiseman make it a museum oopen for everyone to admire it. Never understand those two religions keep fighting over a flesh and power

Yesterday the Turkish Foreign minister showed proof to justify the change to a mosque... L.Abu Bakr Turkey, wrote : What attracted my attention most during my research in the case of Aya Sofia is the name of the endowment created by Sultan Muhammad II and recorded and corrected Aya Sofia on his name. For those who don't know.. Sultan Muhammad II, known as (Muhammad Al-Fateh), was insightful and intelligent to witness history and enemy before the beloved, he made a move that has never been repeated in history. So that after opening Constantinople, he offered pastors to buy Aya Sofia's building from his own money, not from the state's money or from the house of Muslim money, and a personal deal that has nothing to do with his job in the state. The deal was documented through a purchase and waiver contract, and payment was proven with payment bonds. Directly, may Allah be pleased with him, established a stand (association) and waived to the association his property and the name of the endowment was tipped. This is what shook Turkey a few weeks ago to manually review 27 thousand documents, coincidentally found an original title (Tabou) that clearly shows private property ownership. Thus, landlords applied for absolute free use of the property as their own, and their request was to return the building to a mosque As they used it since the day they bought it. But what caught my attention is the name of the endowment created by the Fateh, may Allah be pleased with him and the name (Abu Al-Fath Al-Sultan Muhammad) In the photo, the purchase contract and the cue that was found recently. Mosques in Spain have been turned into churches, bars and nightclubs ! (Against the peace treaty). The Babri Mosque in India turned into a temple of idols ! They want to transform Masjid Al Aqsa in Jerusalem with all its sanctuaries as the capital of the Zionists ! We have not heard a Western or Eastern voice condemning these crimes ! But reverting the Aya Sophia to a mosque exposed the hatred of the mentally eclipsed from the East and the West !! The Alhambra Palace Mosque in Granada was converted to the Santa Maria cathedral. Masjid Qasim Pasha has been changed to Saint Michael cathedral. The Jami Masjid of Qurtuba has been converted to a cathedral. Masjid Ibn Adees has been changed to the Salvador Cathedral. Masjidul Murabiteen has been converted to the Khan Khausiyyah church. Jami Masjid of Seville has been changed to the Church of Marry. No one is mourning the diversity and rich Islamic history of mosques-turned-churches in Spain that surveil and monitor Muslim tourists & stop them from praying inside. Please share the post to silence the mouths claiming to persecute the issue of Christians and their sacred claims that Turkey does not respect the feelings of Christians in the world.

@eseffaim

4 жыл бұрын

Where can I read more on this?

@andreigruia5125

4 жыл бұрын

Sictir

@sinanyagiz795

4 жыл бұрын

Well said

@quervo-6206

4 жыл бұрын

What about the thousand of cathedrals and churches destroyed by Muslim empires. Churches in Anatolia, the levant, Egypt, the Maghreb, and the Balkans. Millions of Christians were displaced and churches have been converted and destroyed.

@sinanyagiz795

4 жыл бұрын

What about all the mosques that where destroyed in the balkans no one complains about them

i went there on my trip to turkey and it’s gorgeous

You forgot that it's changed more. Especially in the time of the Suleyman the Magnificent. His architect Sinan (Mimar Sinan) made changes, big renovations. He gave the final shape it has now. His works made it possible to remain solid.

@TheNera2010

4 жыл бұрын

@David Charles Francis Topham de Vere Beauclerk I listened it from the achitecture experts who talked to the media in Turkey. There are books telling the history of Hagia Sophia and Mimar Sinan but in Turkish and I can't give you a certain name. Sorry , I can't give a scientific source but I have some internet pages. Some English some Turkish. www.turkishculture.org/architecture-403.htm

@TheNera2010

4 жыл бұрын

@David Charles Francis Topham de Vere Beauclerk Here is an official source for the History of Hagia Sophia ayasofyamuzesi.gov.tr/en/history

To clarify one mistake in the video, city was called Constantinople(Konstantiniyye by Ottoman) by everyone including Turks/Ottomans up until the end of the Ottoman Empire and even some time after Turkish Republic was found. It was after some years of the founding of the Republic of Turkey that the name changed to Istanbul as we know today.

When I went there in 2018, there were repairing work in progress. I heard it will be finished in 2021, so it should be in progress right now. At that time, many restorations of the wall we done, and the worker said the damage is caused by the salt vapour from the sea and the birds' poop. Hence, the plaster is very good in protecting the murals beneath the plaster. The structure of original Hagia Sofia would be destroyed by earthquake, if no outer supporting structures were added by Ottoman. Your drawing of Hagia Sofia is the structure with these supports (in grey). The original one is the red one, with the shape of a boxy shape. The Ottoman was so nice to preserve this structure, and they did not destroy it like the 4th crusaders. They even used different coloring to make sure people understand the original structure. I will thank them for that.

@abcdefg2591

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, if the time comes to reconvert it into a museum or church it will be done accurately. It's a mosque in name and with a few decorations only, not like they reformed the whole historical building which some people are suggesting that happened.

@ercanmeti

2 жыл бұрын

@@abcdefg2591 Give an account of the destroyed mosques in Europe. Then the mosques we bombed in the Middle East. Maybe the Turks will build churches again. Anyway, it is the Turks' money to keep them standing.

It was more like a cathedral than a church. It should remain as a museum for anyone to visit

@ibrahimyilmaz4861

4 жыл бұрын

No tourists can visit mosques as well. Look at sultan Ahmed mosque it has many visitors

@mahjabeenmalik5306

4 жыл бұрын

no because many mosques have been turned into bars,brothels,clubs stables temples by Greece,India and Israel

@alienguy-kazmikompany1286

3 жыл бұрын

Nah man. You had to pay 100 lira to enter the Aya Sophia when it was a museum, now it is free.

Gotta love that some bored viking dudes graffiti-ed their names on one of the Hagia Sofia balustrades.

@elvenkind6072

4 жыл бұрын

They were drunk all the time. Without a constant supply of wine, I don't think you could rely on the Varangians.

@amyangell2378

4 жыл бұрын

Lol yeah I wanna see that 😁

@Flyingtart

3 жыл бұрын

@Chipmunk Dude who carved’s name was Halfdan, it’s about as norse a name as it gets.

Interesting video, time flies...2014! Crazy stuff.

I’m currently watching The Rise of the Ottomans on Netflix and this popped up in my recommendation after years.

@alvirarahman1559

4 жыл бұрын

it's a really badly made series though. extremely inaccurate at times.

@timbaktumedia3281

4 жыл бұрын

Don't watch it , it's highly biased . Truth has been manipulated .

@hridrumaiya

4 жыл бұрын

On Netflix........ be prepared to get a ton of wrong information..

should stay a museum, stay netural in multicultural countries

@Nail-pk9hb

6 жыл бұрын

Jumanah Sa Still agree... even though you made the comment a year ago

@darrenpeternazarene5968

6 жыл бұрын

Jumanah Sa i agree

@robbieyianni7361

6 жыл бұрын

Jumanah Sa I think it should be a church, as it was built.

@zeus756

6 жыл бұрын

Jumanah Sa no man is the orthodox greatest church and its greatest than the catholic one and the church and the city is Greek and no man we will never forget or forgive the Turks for what they did to as . THEY ARE LIVING ON FOREIGN LAND That BELONGS TO GREEK PEOPLE. WE BUILT The City WE BUILT THE CHURCH WE LIVE There FOR THOUSANDS Of YEARS

@mohyeeehab8078

6 жыл бұрын

It will return as a mosque after we get rid of secular ideas ان شاء الله

Just read history. When Muslims took land they did not destroy the churches or places of worship. With hagia Sofia you must note that they did not destroy the art work but carefully worked over it. When non Muslims took land they completely destroyed mosques and religious sites to the degree you couldn't even tell Muslims lived there. Visit both lands and look at historic places of worship and then judge for yourself.

@mazenkhan4434

8 жыл бұрын

+esma yıldırım The vast majority of what you said was true, although a few islamic structures still survive.

@Linarel

8 жыл бұрын

+esma yıldırım True, that does not erase the fact that Hagia Sofia, one of biggest churches at the time were converted to mosque. It is good that it is museum now.

@m.h4755

8 жыл бұрын

+chauvinistic indian who would do there no on to do are u gonna do it not so shut fuck up

@MrDeenno

8 жыл бұрын

+chauvinistic indian do you have any proof. Being ignorant like this will not provide you anything.

@Thegamer-yp7qq

8 жыл бұрын

I go to Spain and I saw many ancient mosques. .. and there is many churches and other temples were destroyed in Islamic world

Its a church - nothing else

Now it is a mosque again. Adding another tale to the grandiose architecture.✨

Could've maybe gave Theodora a mention along side the Nika Riots.

Narration says corinthian columns but graphic shows ionian columns.

Great piece of history, thank you

I see that the comments section is absolutely lit up.

@cantspeakcantspeak79

3 жыл бұрын

God has totally blessed the comments

@ThemanthelegendKenny

3 жыл бұрын

@Joseph Stalin not Stalin being here 😭😭

This is a brilliant documentary interms of visual and graphics but alot of information presented in this video is not accurate. A few of those major mistakes are: The name "Istanbul" wasn't named by the sultan, the name remained Constantine as they used to call it "konstan-tiniyya" which was kept out of respect for the local Christian community and also the prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) mentioned, as while he was alive, that you will conquer "konstan-tiniyya", which is the same word as Constantine, (because in Arabic there is no "T", as one example is that, the country, "Argentina" in Arabic is "Al-Arjantin"(T is pronounced as ت or Ta), the name George in Arabic is said as "Jarjah" or the country "Rome" as "Room") So, the Ottomans didn't want to change the name because it's original name was mentioned in the book of Hadith, and btw "hadith" means sayings of the prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). Secondly the name was changed by Kamaal Ataturk in the name of nationalism, in the video it portrays as it was changed by the Ottomans, which is totally wrong as Islam is known for preserving the culture and norms of any type of society. Third point is that, the Hagia Sophia wasn't just turned into a mosque right away, the Sultan bought the mosque and signed a contract, and when he became the owner of Hagia Sophia, he converted the church into a mosque, so the conversion of the church was done with the permission of the local community, the priests, and then only the contract was signed, with the agreement from both parties. Besides that i loved the video and keep up with the amazing content. ❤️

That was a church... Everybody knows...

Wow. Just wow. Thank you for this video.

Church, mosque, museum then again mosque

Why fight over Gods? Let it remain as a museum.

@empirekabyle369

6 жыл бұрын

+Yellow Diamond no

@randomguy0102

6 жыл бұрын

Yellow Diamond But Holy Bible Changed by Humans...

@Dispatern

6 жыл бұрын

I agree that that's the best use of it.

@expecttheunexpected8070

6 жыл бұрын

...nonsense

@lockyhocky2

6 жыл бұрын

empire Kabyle yes

When people other then the people of Turkey( or Istanbul) decide wether it should be a chruch/mosque or a museum. It's not your bussiness, the locals of Istanbul should be the one who should choose or the government of Turkey. Not a Muslim from Indonesia or a Christian from Ireland.

@SterbenCyrodill

5 жыл бұрын

it's a matter of respect and common sense. With your comment, you seem to lack both.

@hitrapperandartistdababy

5 жыл бұрын

If the president of Turkey got it his way it would be converted to a mosque. Luckily he cant just do that. UNESCO decides these matters and so far they have refused him *LUCKILY*

@KadirAksu28

5 жыл бұрын

@@maxirede7790 Turks are doing whatever they want to with it, It's their property and they want to maintain it. When Mehmed conquered the church, it kept it's beauty and didn't destroy it at all, showed it respect and didn't even destroy the mosaics but kept them intact. Mimar Sinan built upon the now Mosque and it got even stronger, if he wouldn't it would have fallen down. The Ottomans showed it respect and kept it alive unlike the Crusaders did. Turkey knows the significance of the church aswell and it respect it. The Hagia Sophia is Turkish property and they can do whatever they want with it.

@207112351

4 жыл бұрын

Person 1864308244 I am a Muslim, and it is not for you to decide, its the property of Turkey and it is for them to decide, plus Turkey is a Muslim majority country, if they wish to make it a mosque they have all the right to do so, and no one has the right to interfere. Does anyone interfere what you do to your own home? No. This is Turkish property now, they decide not you. Plus Prophet Muhammad PBUH allowed us to pray in churches or temples as long as they have no images and idols in them, and if there is at the very least they should be covered, and that is what the Ottomans did, they very well followed the teachings of Prophet Muhammad PBUH and implemented them in a good way, or else it would be idol worshipping. Idols are forbidden in Islam. So what is it that you want, you have no say in this, what Turkey has done and is doing is the right thing.

@humeyrayldz1732

4 жыл бұрын

@@207112351 As a TURK , UNESCO has rights of this place and btw i am from İstanbul and as one I want this place to stay as a museum. Thats IT!

does anyone can tell me how many acre is Hagia sophia, if the acre is big enough to split the building for church and mosque.

There are so many false and/or historically altered statements in this clip that it makes we wonder how such a summary has been allowed to be published under Tedx

@natemup

4 жыл бұрын

Facts

@thebutcher573

4 жыл бұрын

Especially the part when she said that memed fatih let his troops pillage for 3 days . Completely false , many sources state that mehemd the fatih purchased the land and the church before re decorating it as a mosque

"Runic inscriptions carved by the Vikings of the Emperors elite guard-" Excuse me THE WHAT? That is the single most badass thing I have ever heard!

@4TheWinQuinn

5 жыл бұрын

Research the Varangian guards. Basically the Viking’s came down and were so epic that they got hired as elite guards for the Roman Emperor. Viking’s and Romans it’s my favourite period of history the Byzantines.

@hitrapperandartistdababy

5 жыл бұрын

4TheWinQuinn i know right? Even though the vikings where no match for the Byzantine Navy they still thought “Damn those guys are tough lets offer them elite posts for money”

When I think of the Hagia Sophia I think of the ghosts of Justinian and Suleiman walking in halls men different yet similar who brought greatness to there empires only for it to crumble under a week heir and successors

@avantelvsitania3359

4 жыл бұрын

Wow! That is a great way to see it.

@ijent3819

4 жыл бұрын

I like to imagine that they stroll along the corridors, talking to each other like old friends while looking at the art

@giansideros

4 жыл бұрын

@@ijent3819 not really Suleiman would be mad that they took all the plaster off and Justinian would be disappointed that almost none of the original mosaics (which were probably better if we reference them to the intact Byzantine Ravenna Cathedral) survived the iconoclasm. Neither would be happy if they were alive today, especially Justinian.

Thanks for conserving it so good we will take it back one day

@hak2187

2 жыл бұрын

Dream because your dream won't come true :)

thank you for your brief, yet I would like to make an addition to what you have said, the name of constantinopole has turned in to Istanbul on late 19 century.

I guess it's back to being a mosque again.

@bobbyben6134

4 жыл бұрын

Because it was a masjid instead of museum. So where's the big deal?? Turkey is majority Muslim

Hello from Italy 🇮🇹 It was built up as a Church ⛪ but unfortunately the Barbarian turco converted to a mosque 😢😢

@Deibi078

3 ай бұрын

I think the Crusaders were more barbaric by sacking it lol

1:03 I didn’t knew if there was such a word ,,Eklesia” in Turkish language, because I am from Georgia and it means church too.

@melihekiz9717

4 жыл бұрын

Not "ekklesia" it's "kilise" in turkish. But pronounce should be similar.

@photios4779

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not surprised. "Ekklesia" is the word for "church" in the original ancient Greek text of the New Testament. It naturally entered the vocabularies of many other languages who came into contact with Greek speaking Christians such as the Georgians and Turks. "Kilise" in Turkish looks like it is etymologically derived from "ekklesia" because both words are based upon the same k-l-s consonant structure, which is most likely not coincidental. The pronunciation and spelling has of course been modified to a more Turkish form, as is common when words are borrowed into different languages.

@danny55531

4 жыл бұрын

It made it's way to Spanish too "Iglesia" I guess it comes from Greek

Wow the animation is so cool and funny!!! Cudoz to the artists!!