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Hagia Sophia and Istanbul needs to be called Constantinople

Posted on 4/21/19 at 10:36 pm
Posted by DavidTheGnome
Monroe
Member since Apr 2015
29542 posts
Posted on 4/21/19 at 10:36 pm
The minarets need to be removed, the building is perfect and doesn’t need those spikes added on the corners. I can’t imagine what it would be like to walk into such a space in the 500s and see something so incredible.

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The Hagia Sophia construction consists of mostly masonry. The structure is composed of brick and mortar joints that are 1.5 times the width of the bricks. The mortar joints are composed of a combination of sand and minute ceramic pieces displaced very evenly throughout the mortar joints. This combination of sand and ceramic pieces could be considered to be the equivalent of modern concrete at the time.[3]











And also Constantinople sounds so much better.
This post was edited on 4/21/19 at 10:51 pm
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
39374 posts
Posted on 4/21/19 at 10:39 pm to
Getting the achievement to climb that thing in 10 seconds in Assassin's creed was really frustrating.
Posted by TnMountaineer
Minglewood
Member since Aug 2018
3490 posts
Posted on 4/21/19 at 10:40 pm to
I’ll add this to my list of things I could not give a frick about. I’ll also add it to the list of places in countries I’ll never go to because the people are batshit insane. It’s up there with Egypt.
Posted by xenythx
Member since Dec 2007
32459 posts
Posted on 4/21/19 at 10:44 pm to
This is nobody’s business but the Turks.
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
73729 posts
Posted on 4/21/19 at 10:50 pm to
quote:

Instanbul needs to be called Constantinople


To the victor go the spoils.

Istanbul it stands.
This post was edited on 4/21/19 at 10:52 pm
Posted by cubsfan5150
Member since Nov 2007
15851 posts
Posted on 4/21/19 at 10:59 pm to
You fricking suck
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
27512 posts
Posted on 4/21/19 at 11:36 pm to
Why Constantinople and not Byzantion?
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
7700 posts
Posted on 4/21/19 at 11:36 pm to
quote:

Istanbul needs to be called Constantinople

Only if you pronounce it like the Greeks: Constantinopoli
Posted by dbeck
Member since Nov 2014
29454 posts
Posted on 4/22/19 at 12:46 am to
quote:

The minarets need to be removed, the building is perfect and doesn’t need those spikes added on the corners.

Odd melt.
Posted by beerJeep
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2016
35329 posts
Posted on 4/22/19 at 12:46 am to
quote:

Constantinople sounds so much better.


Can’t argue with that. I’m team Constantinople
Posted by biglego
Ask your mom where I been
Member since Nov 2007
76845 posts
Posted on 4/22/19 at 1:11 am to
I’ve always wanted to visit Hagia Sophia but my pussy wife is too afraid to travel there
Posted by TheRoarRestoredInBR
Member since Dec 2004
30336 posts
Posted on 4/22/19 at 2:55 am to
Posted by Vastmind
B Ara
Member since Sep 2013
4992 posts
Posted on 4/22/19 at 5:43 am to
I’m going to Istanbul in August. I’ll let the mayor know what we want.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
66304 posts
Posted on 4/22/19 at 6:43 am to
The Hagia Sophia is a museum now, it’s neither mosque nor church.

And it’s not in great shape.
Posted by Big_Slim
Mogadishu
Member since Apr 2016
3978 posts
Posted on 4/22/19 at 7:15 am to
Gawd damn that’s gorgeous
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
51531 posts
Posted on 4/22/19 at 7:31 am to
quote:

The minarets need to be removed


Why? It was a mosque for nearly 500 years.
Posted by Cdawg
TigerFred's Living Room
Member since Sep 2003
59676 posts
Posted on 4/22/19 at 8:49 am to
Posted by MrLSU
Yellowstone, Val d'isere
Member since Jan 2004
26192 posts
Posted on 4/22/19 at 8:53 am to
It’s impressive alright but it needs a McDonalds on the ground level corner end retail space that’s available.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
81963 posts
Posted on 4/22/19 at 9:22 am to
That's nobody's business but the Turks.
Posted by Open Dore Policy
The Commodore State
Member since Oct 2012
4472 posts
Posted on 4/22/19 at 9:36 am to
Why they changed it I can't say.
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