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Hagia Sophia(Turkey) going back to being a mosque
Posted on 7/10/20 at 1:12 pm
Posted on 7/10/20 at 1:12 pm
One of the most amazing buildings I have ever been in....
ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a decree Friday ordering Hagia Sophia to be opened for Muslim prayers, an action likely to provoke international furor around a World Heritage Site cherished by Christians and Muslims alike for its religious significance, stunning structure and as a symbol of conquest.
The presidential decree came minutes after a Turkish court announced that it had revoked Hagia Sophia’s status as a museum, which for the last 80 years had made it a monument of relative harmony and a symbol of the secularism that was part of the foundation of the modern Turkish state.
Built in the sixth century as a cathedral, Hagia Sophia stands as the greatest example of Byzantine Christian architecture in the world. But it has been a source of Christian-Muslim rivalry, having stood at the center of Christendom for nearly a millennium and then, after being conquered, of the Muslim Ottoman Empire, when it was last used as a mosque.
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ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a decree Friday ordering Hagia Sophia to be opened for Muslim prayers, an action likely to provoke international furor around a World Heritage Site cherished by Christians and Muslims alike for its religious significance, stunning structure and as a symbol of conquest.
The presidential decree came minutes after a Turkish court announced that it had revoked Hagia Sophia’s status as a museum, which for the last 80 years had made it a monument of relative harmony and a symbol of the secularism that was part of the foundation of the modern Turkish state.
Built in the sixth century as a cathedral, Hagia Sophia stands as the greatest example of Byzantine Christian architecture in the world. But it has been a source of Christian-Muslim rivalry, having stood at the center of Christendom for nearly a millennium and then, after being conquered, of the Muslim Ottoman Empire, when it was last used as a mosque.
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Posted on 7/10/20 at 1:14 pm to diat150
We should invade them and take it back. Then we should offer them all a choice: convert to Christianity or secularism or die.
Posted on 7/10/20 at 1:16 pm to Penrod
Turkey haggis? Is Sophia on a diet?
Posted on 7/10/20 at 1:16 pm to diat150
So, I guess we can stop pretending that Turkey is still a secular state.
Disappointing move.
Disappointing move.
Posted on 7/10/20 at 1:20 pm to diat150
Thanks for all the pics
Posted on 7/10/20 at 1:23 pm to wasteland
Posted on 7/10/20 at 1:25 pm to diat150
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Thanks for all the pics
quote:You too, bud
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Posted on 7/10/20 at 1:26 pm to diat150
I fricking hate Islam
Posted on 7/10/20 at 1:30 pm to Nigel Farage
Consider this a win. If it were American leftists, they'd just tear it down.
Posted on 7/10/20 at 1:33 pm to SCLibertarian
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Consider this a win. If it were American leftists, they'd just tear it down.
The absolute state of things today where the Hagia Sophia not being torn down is celebrated as a win. I cant believe how quickly everything has gone to hell this year, its really hard to fathom. I wish I could have visited Constantinople before it turned into another Islamist controlled hellhole.
This post was edited on 7/10/20 at 1:34 pm
Posted on 7/10/20 at 1:36 pm to GetCocky11
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So, I guess we can stop pretending that Turkey is still a secular state.
Erdogan decided the best way for him to remain in power was to make a hard turn towards the more fundamentalist and radical elements within Turkey.
Posted on 7/10/20 at 1:38 pm to wasteland
That's it, right behind these friendly protesters....
Posted on 7/10/20 at 1:50 pm to diat150
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One of the most amazing buildings I have ever been in....
Last fall I was able to see the Taj Mahal and Hagia Sophia. I was more impressed with Hagia Sophia, though the Taj is very cool. Part of it is that the history of Hagia Sophia and the surrounding area is overwhelming.
Posted on 7/10/20 at 1:52 pm to diat150
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Turkish court announced that it had revoked Hagia Sophia’s status as a museum, which for the last 80 years had made it a monument of relative harmony and a symbol of the secularism that was part of the foundation of the modern Turkish state.
Any reasoning behind this? Seems dumb if it’s been a museum for this long.
Posted on 7/10/20 at 1:52 pm to Tigris
yeah it is.
Did you see the Topkapi Palace? That place was awesome cant imagine what it was like to be the boss back then.
Did you see the Topkapi Palace? That place was awesome cant imagine what it was like to be the boss back then.
Posted on 7/10/20 at 1:53 pm to whoa
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Any reasoning behind this? Seems dumb if it’s been a museum for this long.
id say its a symbolic move more than anything at this point.
Posted on 7/10/20 at 2:01 pm to diat150
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a Turkish court announced that it had revoked Hagia Sophia’s status as a museum
This is the part I find the most strange.
Courts determine what is a museum?
Posted on 7/10/20 at 2:02 pm to diat150
Religious appropriation! It was a Christian cathedral that was stolen and turned into a mosque. If it was the other way around, the Marxists would be screaming online constantly about it.
Posted on 7/10/20 at 2:08 pm to diat150
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Did you see the Topkapi Palace? That place was awesome cant imagine what it was like to be the boss back then.
Only enough time to walk the grounds, unfortunately. I had an 8 hour layover on Turkish air, I want to go back and spend a few days some time.
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