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Watch the BBC first on iPlayer 👉 bbc.in/iPlayer-Home Explore the Hagia Sophia. Built by the Romans 1,500 years ago, it was the biggest church in the world.
No expense was spared: coloured marble from around the Roman Empire and nearly 10,000 square meters of gold mosaic. In 1453, the Hagia Sophia was turned into a mosque after Ottoman Turks conquered the city.
Now a museum, it has survived earthquakes, sieges and the rise and fall of empires.
Yet Hagia Sophia still stands, the ancient jewel in the crown of Istanbul.
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[@heinhtet2234]

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

[@heinhtet2234]

@Ibrahim Somali Yep it was in 13th century 😉. Not 21st century. Hope you'll know what i mean.

[@mikers3580]

Ibrahim Somali that was build on Christian land. They have every right to. Hagia Sophia is Christian land.

[@peterstamatiou4530]

Ibrahim Somali Hagia sofia is a cultural heritage site for both Greeks and Turks tho, it’s not right to shun one side.

[@noverdinho]

@Ibrahim Somali lol your ancient mosque of Cordoba was previously Church of St. Vincent, there are remnants of it too. Or are your muslim bias too powerful enough to give you some insight ? Lolll

[@unkownbot5601]

Ibrahim Somali Have you heard about all the churches in northern Cyprus (stolen land) being turned in to mosques?

[@alexkretsmann9422]

Hagia=Holy in greek language, Sophia=wisdom in greek language, of course, because Byzantines were greek speaking.

[@cfcmaho187]

And now, it belongs to Turkey

[@ogunbasar]

@@cfcmaho187 it belongs for the whole world signed by Ataturk

[@alejandrosotomartin9720]

But they considered themselves the Eastern Inheritants of the Roman Empire and thus they changed their name from Latin to Greek, from Caesar to Basileos.

[@mustafaakkoclar1272]

hacı= holy in turkish langague :D

[@mustafaakkoclar1272]

byzantine werent greek, they were ROMAN after greeks culture assimiliated romans

[@user-cs6yd8dc8d]

Ayia Sofia is Byzantium Orthodox Church and will be Orthodox Church for the eternity !!!!!

[@aysnuurk]

Remember 1453.. It has changed.

[@alejandrosotomartin9720]

@@aysnuurk Remember 1918. I still don´t know how the allied forces didn´t give it back to Greeks instead of Turks. If you still have it is because the Americans, British and French uncomprensibly give it up. What an enourmous mistake. Western elites are Zionists instead of Christians. Between Jerusalem for the Jews or Constantinople for the Greeks they choosed the Jews.

[@aysnuurk]

@@alejandrosotomartin9720 that is not a "giving" situation. Since 1453 İstanbul is our city. And during ww1 of course we didnt let them get it. If they could, they would have it.

[@alejandrosotomartin9720]

@@aysnuurk And i remember Kosigyn saying "if the Turks block the Bosphorus we will make 3 new Bosphorus with our Tsar Bomba". Then the Turkish government freaked out and lift the blocade of the Bosphorus. You perfectly know that in the case of a war istanbul (And particularly the European side) is not defendable. That´s why Ataturk, which was quite clever, decided to move the capital to Ankara (more defendable and interior but less glorious). The allies were idiots, they prefered to give Jerusalem to the Jews rather than Constatinople to the Greeks. They should have been given the two.

[@aysnuurk]

@@alejandrosotomartin9720 ım saying again thats not a giving situation and capital Ankara is a strategy. You can see this in most of the countries. And in Case of İstanbul war, if we protected it during ww1 while ottoman was so weak, and if its ours for 600 years that doesnt make any sense of thinking about it. İstanbul is able to any attack. It was able to any any attack in ww1 and it happened but as you see its still ours. I think nothing left to say.

[@peterstamatiou4530]

As a Greek I really appreciate you posting this, I’ve always wanted to see it but sadly I probably never will in person. Thankyou for this❤️🇬🇷

[@peterstamatiou4530]

Efe Söyler Thankyou I appreciate that🇬🇷❤️🇹🇷

[@burakale380]

@@efesoyler7510 dalgamı geçiyorsun katedrel olsun ne iber yarımadasındaki camiilere ne oldu rusyadaki camilere benim içinde müze olmalı yada her iki din içinde ibadete açılmalı ama bu nefret ne yani bende erdoğanı sevmiyorum dinden soğutuyor insani millet doğru düzgün araştırmadan çıkıyor dinden siktir git yunanistana

[@burakale380]

@@efesoyler7510 türk bayrağını haketmiyorsun sen yaptığın taraflıcılıktır tarihi bilmeden ordan burdab duyduğunuz şeylerle konuşmayın 600 senedir müslümanların elinde

[@liondepierre]

@@burakale380 Aynen 💯

[@kamel_marzouki_quran]

@@efesoyler7510 well this is just you saying hello I am a fool and I hate my mom, I hope one day I can be a son of dog

[@AndrewPendlebury]

Nice video (experiment?), however, I'm not convinced by the "3D effect/quality" - it looks like a "glitchy" low-res texture mapped 3D computer model - and bit of a shame it was created at a time when there was a huge amount of scaffolding inside!?

[@RasielSuarez]

yeah looks like sh*t

[@Slechy_Lesh]

Looks like shit for me too! Sometimes it was getting there :\

[@mz5234]

You have to rotate the view a bit, while watching the video to see the effect. Try rewatching it and using a few rotate buttons in the beginning.

[@Sofwan786]

Good points Andrew It also looks a little B/w My pic looks more clear kzbin.info/www/bejne/jX7Gqap-rr96bJY

[@alejandrosotomartin9720]

Once the Roman, Greek, Christian wonder on Europe. Today a mongolian yurta.

[@jamesjames3525]

@@turkishultranationalist 😂😂🤣🤣😅😅😂😂🤣🤣😅😅😂😂🤣🤣😅😅😂😂

[@laksonoputr5546]

The fact is that Turkish people have a close relationship with Italy and greece (DNA). Not all of Turkey originated from Central Asia

[@jamesjames3525]

@@laksonoputr5546 What do you expect when your country is under Turkish occupation for 400 years, like my country was, Their DNA would be everywhere. The fact is that the original Ottomans were people that came from the depths of Asia.

[@truechannel6894]

hahahahahahahahhahah cry baby cry

[@alejandrosotomartin9720]

@@truechannel6894 Remember Kosygin's words: If the turks block the Bosphorus ( which is illegal and a casus belli) we will make 3 new Bosphorus with our Tsar Bomba.

[@paris6133]

It wasn't built by the Romans. It was built by byzantine Greeks..

[@rubayatmeghdut2734]

IT WAS BUILT BY THE EASTERN ROMANS, YOU STUPID. BYZANTINES WERE ROMANS NOT GREEKS.

[@kullancad643]

FALLSCHIRMJAGER greeks arent white. Xd

[@popai430]

@@kullancad643 Greeks are white.

[@jamesjames3525]

Correct, and thank you.

[@MrJm323]

"....Byzantine Greeks" ....were the heirs of the Roman Empire. They considered themselves Roman ("Rhomaioi") -- Greek-speaking Romans.

[@mukarampasha3182]

"Istambul's Incredible Mosque"... Fixed it!!

[@malikjohnroshankhan3965]

Without lie Islam die...

[@dyezmordz6390]

Church

[@sorim1967]

Every country has a dark page in its history. But in the 21st century only a massively insecure Turkey seems to take pride in the violent conquests of the past and the forced appropriation of the world's most important place of worship at the time. I feel sad, partly for Aghia Sophia but also for the destruction of Ataturk's ambition for Turkey to be a great nation. Instead, Turkey, in one moment of foolishness, has lost its place amongst the civilised people of the world and chose to go back in time to the 15th Century. To all those who scream about Turkey's rights to do as it pleases within its borders: Yes, of course you are right, no one denies that Aghia Sophia belongs to Turkey, no one denies that you have an absolute right to do as you like with it. If the Vatican chose to paint over the Sistine Chapel, they too would have the right to do so. But just like you have rights to do as you see fit, so does the rest of the world have the right to judge you by how you use, or abuse, those rights and place you at the same level of civilisation with Mehmed the Conqueror, whom you so admire and whom your President tries to emulate.

[@XXDJOZXX]

no matter what Turkey did, minds of so called civilized people never changed towards them. That's where the problem lies, civilized nations are only civilized in talks. If Aghia Sophia still exists today, it's because of Turks taking care off it.

[@ahmetcopur1771]

Size olan kin ve öfkelerinden dolayı parmak uçlarını ısırırlar. De ki: "Kin ve öfkenizle geberin!" A'li İmran Suresi...119. Ayet... Kur'an....😂😂 Senin gibiler için...

[@innosanto]

It was the biggest not only when it was built but for another 1,000 years as well. And the biggest built space - room/hall.

[@yigitbalseven2136]

It shouldn't have been reopened as mosque. It should have remained a museum... (In my opinion)

[@amitraut100]

Amazing. And in 4k it's best

[@guilhermesilveira5254]

Sophia is very beautiful.

[@ilhuicatlamatini]

Holy sh*t this is cool! I only realized I could navigate the 3D by touch because I’m on my iPad and tried to rewind a bit, and suddenly I saw I could move through the entire scene in 3D!! Insane! Love it lol

[@Sofwan786]

yes cool

[@flagstaffdragon6516]

Wowwwwwwwwwwwww sweet who ever made this it's grrrrrrrrrrrreate

[@janinahendrych9065]

This church will be never destroy the list -but one day will end up into righteous Christians hands

[@sukruthns7273]

Very unfortunate and awful unfair unjust that a Museum was re-converted to mosque by Dictator Erdogen of Turkey !

[@sarioglanli38]

In your dream 😀

[@numbinglyweak3601]

@@sarioglanli38 "Peaceful" muslims, Muhammad really made them wise and respectful 👍🏻

[@stevejoseph4673]

@@sarioglanli38 babari was also a dream for Hindu brothers..hagia will return to those hands where it belongs

[@aryavartapremi8765]

@@stevejoseph4673 Hagia Sofia will again be under Christian brethrens

[@alejandrosotomartin9720]

Big statues of Hadrian and Constantine are being build for Adrianopolis and Constantinople. And the column of Justinian with the Emperor on Horse and it´s tinny little angel with the Cross and the orbs.

[@enigmamyth]

It will always be a prayer place this beautiful monument from one hand to another :)

[@agostinhomiranda5429]

In portuguese : sensacional. Great

[@limonmahmud5835]

Now it’s a mosque ❤

[@may_beeharuno2195]

thieves, smh

[@SankofaNYC]

Uhmmm are the people supposed to look like ghost?

[@surinmansukh3603]

The only good thing was that at least they didn't demolished the structure unlike some other people.

[@muhamadsharif6498]

Greats view....

[@balajikumar4027]

My heart pains, now that it has been converted into a mosque

[@obiwan476]

Why would yours Your name seems hindu??

[@lazygamer7469]

I hope somebody had the foresight to make digital copies of the whole compound.

[@aguywhodreams]

I will never ever call the Hagia Sophia a 'mosque'. It will always be an Orthodox Church. And this is coming from a Catholic.

[@itsallsausagetome4059]

cry

[@aguywhodreams]

@@itsallsausagetome4059 lol you cry

[@Timurid1370]

@@itsallsausagetome4059 Your idea doesn't matter, Hagia Sophia belongs to the Turkey and they can do what they want.

[@darshanpatel.1782]

Great church

[@itsve8632]

Great Mosque

[@darshanpatel.1782]

@@itsve8632 it's a church, Hagia Sophia, Muslims took it by sword just like most of the things they did.

[@itsve8632]

@@darshanpatel.1782 And chirstians took mosques and turned them into Churchs, and the only reason why the new world is majoirty chirstian is because of the sword, so dont put only islam in that catergory And Egypt was Majoirty Chirstian for a 100 years AFTER Muslim conquest.

[@mohamodmahmudulhasan3818]

Its a mosque now Al ham du llilah ❤

[@efsuntuanaayyildiz]

Nice

[@teddymoon3744]

REALLY AMAZING..I WAS THERE ...I TOUCHED ONE OF THE PILLARS...EPIC

[@user-vn5xj6yc9p]

This comment section gonna be an endless Balkan war...

[@ismailfarooq.]

Yup

[@Nikki-tx6kh]

Is that Michael Scott? He's one of my faves

[@ionoprescu7553]

Wowww⭐

[@jamesjames3525]

Hagia Sophia Was built by the Eastern Roman Empire that was Predominately Greek spoken, and the religion was Greek Christian Orthodox, as opposed to the Western Roman Empire which was Roman Catholic, and spoke Latin. Just to put things in perspective. The two empires had very little in common, as the Western part was in partial decline, while the East soared. In actual fact one could say that they didn't appreciate each other very much. One more thing to note is that the capital of the Western part was Rome, While the East's capital was Constantinople, where Hagia Sophia was is situated.

[@alejandrosotomartin9720]

You got wrong, it´s was built as a Catholic Nicean church in the 6th century. The great schism didn´t happened until the XIth century.

[@jamesjames3525]

@@alejandrosotomartin9720 I believe that it was originally founded by emperor Constantine the 1st, and was originally called Megalee Eklissia, Which is Hellenic, for Great Church. Since then it has had many transformations and disasters, until Justinian the First commissioned a new project called Hagia Sophia. Anyway it complicated I know.

[@vitrusvius]

Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque 👏

[@josifjosifi]

Orthodox church

[@Westyrulz]

I pray for the day when the Ottomans are driven from the Holy City and Constantinople rises again and Holy Mass is said again at the (Sancta Sophia) Hagia Sophie!Deus Vult!!Et orate pro more Ottomanorum convallibus ista rapientes, cum die resurget et Constantinopolitani Sancti urbe iterum atque iterum dicitur sanctus missa in (Sanctam Sophiam) Hagia Sophia? Vult Deus !!

[@mustafaaghathejanissary1415]

You are dreaming so much

[@adbhutkumar559]

Who coming after turkey annonuced to change it into terrisiots new bootcamp

[@jampangkulon1542]

ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّٰهِ mosque

[@gokaybulut1194]

Not today bro since 1453 elhamdulillah

[@ryanrobot2003]

Can u do this for the floor of the Temple in Israel? Maybe we'll find the arch there, without digging.

[@froggystyle642]

It is and always will be a church.

[@itsve8632]

Clearly its not.

[@hanssprungfeld7331]

RIP TURKEY 2020

[@ThatCanadianBrother]

The rise of Turkey - 2020.

[@raphaelsangiorgi7187]

is the 3D model available somewhere?

[@areopolitis1]

It isn't a Roman church but it's a Byzantine Greekorthodox church builded by the greek architects Anthemios and Isidoros .

[@rachelhilla9698]

💐

[@happyhappy-hc4bj]

It's Byzantine but OKAYYYYYYY

[@adsie79]

Byzantium was Rome!

[@happyhappy-hc4bj]

No, it wasn't Byzantine was Byzantine, not Rome. As a whole Byzantine stemmed to create the Greek identity so if you were to say that Byzantine is more of one currently existing civilization you would have to say Greek. Don't forget Byzantine used Greek as its national language right up to the end of the empire. Agia Sophia is Greek for Saint Sophia. The Empire created the Easter Orthodox church, the church which is primarily made up of greeks to this day. Its capital was Constantinople now modern-day Istanbul, the capital which much of Greece still refer to as their traditional and rightful capital and the Greek church still states is their capital. Byzanity architecture and painting is also a staple in Greece. All these things Romewhich is now modern day Italy doesnt not have. So if you were to argue what nationality Byzantine was it was much greek then anything hun.

[@adsie79]

Nah... they were Roman and they called themselves Roman. They didn't relate to Hellenic culture at all. They were proud Romans. If anything it is the Greeks who are Romans, not the Byzantines who are Greek.

[@adsie79]

Hun

[@happyhappy-hc4bj]

No, they weren't... keep dreaming. The Byzantine empire started from the ruins of the Roman empire yet through time it TRANSFORMED and ADAPTED into what is now seen as Greek culture PERIOD. Modern historians view the Byzantine empire as being more in line with Greek culture than Latin culture. THERE IS NO DEBATE.

[@christoschristos7805]

in their consciousness they were Greeks they speak and write Greek

[@mmtalii]

Yes the people were Greek and they spoke Greek language but technically they were still living in the Roman Empire. Even Mehmed the Conqueror declared himself as Sultan of Romans after conquering Constantinople.

[@inter3684]

@@mmtalii mehmed the conqueror was himself a greek. Turks are Islamized Greeks.

[@mmtalii]

@@inter3684 lol hell no.

[@jamesjames3525]

Peloponnese, gave many Eastern Roman Emperors, to the Byzantine Empire.

[@paperasmart2109]

AbdulKerim what? Greeks never islamized by Turks! That’s insane! Wtf man😂

[@haktanDUBAI]

It's a mosque again 🤲🏽🤲🏼🤲🏼 alhamdulillah

[@paperasmart2109]

All that happens for votes

[@erenunll]

@@paperasmart2109 come home!

[@paperasmart2109]

Eren Ünlü you will be punished for that by god

[@paperasmart2109]

Artyoma wtf

[@ShinChan-cu8ns]

At a beautiful CHURCH..

[@itsve8632]

A Mosque

[@santopaok4585]

For me Greek is a soddisfation that all Islam pray a Geek orthodox church ...Jesus Christ and the church of Aya Sophia (Saint Sophia ) and refuse Mohamed and Allah as God and accept Jesus Christ as the real Savior

[@bag3lmonst3r72]

Why does your thumbnail show the courtyard of Süleymaniye Mosque though?

[@JesusChristKing]

That’s okay, they can keep our ancient Church, because we have Heaven.

[@gregorysammarco9569]

Oh my God what

[@abdulhameed7656]

If More

[@user-gc8pj2zj1r]

its a mosque now ❤ alhamdullilah

[@TheBudsol]

Alhamdulillah become a MASJID again, takbiiiiir

[@halifzent2686]

Allahuakbar

[@javedmamun]

One Ummah one body and soul. Allahu Akbar 🇸🇦🕌🕋

[@nikolinam8211]

👎👎👎🙊

[@nikolinam8211]

💒💒💒💒💒💒💒💒💒💒💒💒💒💒💒💒💒💒💒💒

[@weeklypop4826]

Islam = Nazi Qur'an = Mein Kampf Muhammad = Adolf Hitler

[@weeklypop4826]

@syed ijlal I can't have a Moon God (Allah) to show me the true path. I already have the true God. Anyway, thank you.

[@haithamalsuaibe473]

Weekly Pop who’s the moon god?

[@arminasangma64]

Dont say instanpole Its a constantipole Sophia church its belongs to christians not for muslims

[@thenewcaliph766]

Come and get it then, crybaby

[@youtubersruleyoutube2348]

But its in turkey

[@ThiagoCT9]

KZbinrs rule KZbin It was Constantinople, Christian territory.

[@safaktunc4837]

There have been many legends, true or false, about Hagia Sophia. All from the cosmic situation of its location to internal details are based on legends. The perspiring column, the healing well, one of the doors made from Noah’s ark, the symbol of ‘Holy Grail’, and Hermes symbols are only some part of the legends. Nevertheless, none of the legends are as great as Hagia Sophia. Indeed, it is the legend itself. The moment Mehmet The Conqueror entered the city, he unwillingly showed his personality. Deeply influenced by the city’s glory, he immediately asked Rum and Frank bishops to learn the founders’ emperors of the city as well as the timeline. In the meantime, he made scholars to translate the books in Hagia Sophia to Turkish. At the end of the middle ages, Sultan was interested in ancient philosophy, but what is he looking for? Being the first public church in the Christian Roman Empire as well as the first main chapel in the Christian world, Hagia Sophia has been evoking admiration since then. The book tells the unique journey of Hagia Sophia.

[@Sofwan786]

Thanks Safak kzbin.info/www/bejne/jX7Gqap-rr96bJY

[@Sofwan786]

@@MeanOldLady I do not want to debate to you about the building. But as far as it goes with facts, Paganism was not introduced by the Ottomans. Which religion are you following that you are unaware of this ?

[@safaktunc4837]

@@MeanOldLady Emperor Theodocius I burned the Library of Alexandria during the war between pagans and Christians. If Muslims burned books, Socrates Plato etc. No Greek philosopher like the West would know. The first command of Islam is read.

[@nikosx6905]

It wasn't build by the Roman's, Roman empire fell and the Greeks made the Byzantine empire which build this church it has Greek letters also in it and it's where modern Greece came from, so don't call it a Roman, Roman empire and Byzantine empire its a different thing.

[@DreamsoldierYT]

My from :)

[@mitralyoz5198]

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[@popai430]

Μια απο τις καλύτερες δημιουργίες της Ελλας !!! 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

[@umutahmet7222]

this is not a church... THIS IS A MOSQUE

[@photios4779]

Obviously that is what it has become now, but it was originally built as a Christian church and its architecture reflects its original purpose. So from the standpoint of a student of architectural history, it's a church. :)

[@feduntu]

it will always be a church, what you think the pagan writings of mhmd and allah on the walls change the surrounding church filled with byzantine art?

[@logicalyoutuber2614]

R u kidding me There're MORE Church in Turkey than mosques in maximum christian countries 🙄🙄😑😑

[@evanssamuelbiju4315]

deus vult

[@atmacafurkan]

Fix the thumbnail

[@AndrewPendlebury]

What's wrong with the thumbnail?

[@beebeeq1514]

It's a Greek Orthodox Church build by Byzantines. It's not Roman. It was build by Greek Pythagorean mathematicians and architects Artemios and Isidoros. Justinian's phrase Solomon I Have Surpassed You (Νενίκηκα Σε Σολομώντα) was spoken in Greek.

[@MrJm323]

The Greeks were Romans at this time. .....Who says? THEY said so. "Rhomaioi".

[@photios4779]

Back then, the Byzantines literally called themselves "Romans" (Ῥωμαῖοι) because they were fully aware that they were the inheritors and continuation of the Roman Empire after it collapsed in the West to the barbarian invasions. "Roman" was a political term, not an ethnic one, in this era.

[@MiguelDS5547]

It was built by Roman Greeks.

[@sheep5514]

Beautiful Christian Church.

[@limonmahmud5835]

Now it is mosque ❤️

[@sheep5514]

@@limonmahmud5835 and palestine now belongs to israel ♥

[@limonmahmud5835]

@@sheep5514 no, never ever, we die like a real man. But Palestine and herusalem is Muslims area.. One day muslim will rule the hole world.. Mind it...

[@sonitomi]

Allhamdulillah .. right now Hagia Sophia become Mosque again...

[@AMChristian]

Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople. May God restore it to its original shape! 🙏 Crying for alqsa and converting Cathedral into mosques is quite hypocritical. : (

[@kamersamer9894]

Ayasofya-i Kebir Camii Şerif, artık böyle.

[@tirandaz7612]

Hagia Sophia is a Byzantine church. The Roman church is in Rome.

[@lamole329]

what nonsense

[@bahadrdemir2746]

Ignorant people

[@jello13]

What a beautiful mosque 😍

[@peterelst]

Istabul? #typo

[@RichO1701e]

constantinople

[@egehanalaca1832]

@@RichO1701e İSTANBULLLLLL😠😠😠😠😠😠 İT S İSTANBUL! İN TURKEY

[@pcpapadopoulos]

ROMAN CHURCH WTF????It's Byzantine Eastern Orthodox Church!

[@jamieanastas9413]

BeastlyPanda they wrre Greek Romans and didn’t just speak Greek for years they were Greek and come from modern day turkey it a absolute isiot

[@Onunez23]

Άκης Παπαδόπουλος you literally showed how you know nothing about this topic. “Byzantine” is a modern word to describe the late Roman Empire. They spoke Greek but still thought of themselves at the continuation of the Roman empire of Augustus and Caesar. They never called themselves byzantines

[@pcpapadopoulos]

@@Onunez23 That's what I am saying, nowadays we should call them Byzantines and Romans as they weren't really Romans

[@almalayuwiyyah2512]

@@pcpapadopoulos its still roman lol. when roman empire split into two the west and the east. the west become the dark age and the east prosper

[@ssnarashi]

Akis Papadopoulos people under the roman empire considered themselves as romans regardless of their ethnicity.

[@fifofuko1864]

the ottomans covered hagia sophia's walls over without harming the roman mosaics. the europans invaded the world, slaughtered millions of people, banned local languages (which is something words cant describe how important it is), spreaded their culture, made those people their slaves and so much more i cant fit in a youtube comment. thats the difference between the europan civilizations and the ottoman experience. Life and soul has immeasureable value in islam. many religions and many nations lived happily in ottoman. no way it competes with wild barbarian method. destroying is way much easier than building.Thats called ENTROPY. Whatever country you see today is not actually muslim. I can enlighten you just ask me.

[@alejandrosotomartin9720]

And talking about banning the local languages and alphabets, How Spain changed it´s Latin alphabet into Arabic? Maybe also banning the local languages?

[@akisstat]

“Roman church” ? You are so ignorant … Hagia Sophia was a BYZANTINE church , Romans were not Christians .

[@MiguelDS5547]

What are you saying?

[@Dhulqarnain-qc6gz]

It is an Orthodoxy church

[@heisenberg9699]

it was but now it is museum not mosque or church

[@Dhulqarnain-qc6gz]

@@heisenberg9699 It is a church bro wether the government force it to be a mosque or a museum a church is a church. And it is not a normal church it is a cathedral.

[@ssnarashi]

The Roman here probably refers to it being a church under the Roman empire not the Roman Catholic.

[@jackjohnson9234]

@@ssnarashi It is a BBC diplomatic language devised to avoid the word Greek! This is BBC. What do you expect?

[@ssnarashi]

Jack Johnson it's a roman church commissioned by a roman emperor ruling what was left of the roman empire.

[@katiegonzalez6849]

I have cried almost 2 hours...my heart hurts. It's a sad day for christians everywhere. They do what they always have some take what is not theirs and claim it as a right. God have mercy.

[@Albassam90]

So you werent sad when you knew it was a church then got turned into a museum, but cried when it turned into a mosque ? Serious question I’m not trolling, but Am I missing something here ?

[@katiegonzalez6849]

@@Albassam90 christians and Muslims have been back and forth for years, about turning it back into it's RIGHTFUL use and what it was built in the 500 for which is a church....the museum was a neutral position. They are in a majority Muslim country, the don't need more mosque, it's a power play by the president. And it's disgusting. They have mecca, they have mosques on every corner...the only christian gem we have...and they want to take it, they take that with force the same way they take everything else in history

[@Albassam90]

katie Gonzalez but it was purchased by the Sultan centuries ago, was it not ? I have nothing against any religion, but I dont see anyone objecting about the mosques that were turned into churches or taken down in Spain, India, and many other places. Plus its their country, they have all the right to convert it into a mosque or keep it as it is. Mecca is something else lets not mix emotions with what one can do and what they cant do, and besides, the other churches & synagogs are still left and not taken down unlike other countries that demolish mosques just because. If that happens I’d understand your mourn, but regarding Hagia Sophia, its their right to do with it however they see fit because its within their capacity of ruling land. I hope your sorrow would pass away and hope would flourish anew in your heart 🙏🏻

[@katiegonzalez6849]

@@Albassam90 ahh okay so Palestine doesn't have the right to exist, Not any of the history it holds?? Because we'll its Israel now, fair and square they conquered it, it's their land now. Who cares about anything. Let's shut down temple mount too cause of course it's on Israels land they have the right to...they can do what they want with their property. Muslims don't need the temple mount.

[@katiegonzalez6849]

@@Albassam90 u obviously know nothing about the hagia Sofia religiously. We have saints converted their...it's not just "a church on the corner" ...again let's take temple mount from Muslims and not let them occupy there cause welp...it's Israels now and that's all that matters. Not history, not religious connotation, not relics that are irreplaceable, not spiritual equality...nom of that matters cause ...land

[@chicagola6679]

Hagia Sophia is no more a Chruch since 1453. It was a Mosque since 1934 and will be again soon.

[@midare39]

Its a 1500 year old building it should remain a museum for everyone to admire and learn from it, you don’t need another mosque, you just wanna troll the christian west

[@chicagola6679]

midare39 The fact is that it was a Mosque since the conquest of the City but unfortunatelly in the earlier Republic times stupid leaders of Turkey made it to museum. The point is that not the hole building will be a mosque but a part of. People of Turkey want to pray in it because it is a important symbol of the conquest for all Muslims.

[@MAXHTEC94XQCL]

@@chicagola6679 Your sultan is not that stupid to do that. If he does that he will get more problems than he already has(losing elections,losing wars,destroyed economy). He is just creating propaganda like he always does.

[@chicagola6679]

Anorthosis Maxhtec Look at your corrupt economy first. Turkey will always be great and strong. We know it from people like you who are always jealous of us😂 Btw Greece will be Muslim land again soon, when muslims unite and build a new Khalifat

[@MAXHTEC94XQCL]

@@chicagola6679 My countrys economy is at better contition than yours. You already have problems with your currency. Why am I jealous when i have better land than you? You are jealous cause you dont have the islands that we have. Your jealous cause can get oil(millions of dollars) and you cant. How delusional are you. Everyone almost hates you. Only pakistan is with you.

[@julius866]

i like the content but the video made me dizzy

[@jamieanastas9413]

Roman Empire - Latin (Italian) Roman (Catholic) Byzantine Empire - Hellenic (Greek) Roman (Orthodox) Ottoman Empire - Arabic (Turkish) Ottomans (Islam)

[@metehank9999]

Jamie Anastas Turks are not arab!!

[@Mauesi]

The Eastern Roman Empire was not a greek empire. Historians describe the empire as an Roman Empire, with Greek culture and Christian beliefs. But the ppl of the empire were heterogeneous. Greeks were truly numerous but a lot of the prominent ppl had none greek origin. The greek identiy started within the Empire of Nicaea after the crusaders conquered the City in 1204

[@Geoma1999]

@@Mauesi And many Historians say that Eastern Rome was the Greek state of Middle Ages

[@Timurid1370]

bruh turks aren't arabic and they are turkic and altaic!

[@yusniarnoerhayati2483]

MasyaAllah Tabarakallah😢❤

[@rusquad1]

[@georgemourat2939]

Belongs to the whole world... Specially to the Christians..

[@CloseThatBackdoor]

Who's going to tell them?

[@KatariaGujjar]

It was an orthodox church, not Roman catholic or protestant.

[@RodDop-us9ex]

The Byzantine were Eastern Romans...and yes I agree it is an Orthodox church...

[@apostolis07]

Orthodox Byzantine Church ☦🇬🇷☦

[@shahclan909]

by the way Istanbul was conquered but hagia sophia was sold to ottoman sultan for a hefty fee as roman monks preferred money

[@halifzent2686]

indeed 👍

[@MiguelDS5547]

Good lie

[@ranataharaza2883]

Mosque!

[@tjo6252]

Correction: Istanbul's incredible Turkish Mosque🙂

[@elitepanda]

😂😂😂😂 keep coping its a church and will always be

[@santourilover3763]

Constantinople's incredible Hellenic church.

[@Tertadiastatos]

First ist Greek no Roman Byzand was and Remain Greek they Speak all Greek no Romans the Number Are Greek no Roman ..... and Second this will the Start of the End of Ottomane Empire:)

[@MrJm323]

Didn't these people regard themselves as "Roman" ("Rhomaioi")? They were Greek-speaking Romans, and Constantinople was their capital.

[@Tertadiastatos]

No my Friend they call Romnie not Rohmei Or Romans they war Greek And their name like Theodora means :Theou Doro -Gift of the Got and all other Name like Ioustinianos Isidoros all Greek Origins Thx Good Luck :)

[@cormacmcquillan828]

@@Tertadiastatos Nope, they were Romans. Justinian who built it was an Illyrian Roman who spoke Latin. Constantine who built Constantinople was an Illyrian who never spoke fluent Greek his whole life. Roman Empire only.

[@Geoma1999]

@@cormacmcquillan828 The Greeks are the Romans, Constantine the Great was half-Greek because his Mother Helena was Greek and Justinian was a Thracian

[@cormacmcquillan828]

@@Geoma1999 There's no evidence Constantines mother was Greek, her origin is in concluded but she may have come from a Latin speaking Balkan province like his father. Justinian was of dardinan stock as was Belisarius who also was a native Latin speaker.

[@chrysgnt4369]

What?? Did you say it was built by the Romans?? It was built by the Byzantines! As a Greek orthodox church. And you don't even bother to explain the MEANING of Hagia Sophia. It is a GREEK name. Hagia Sophia means Holy Wisdom and it is a church dedicated to the Wisdom of God. Also, in this video they didn't even bother to show the icon of Virgin Mary, the Platytera. It could be seen in the background but they never focused on it. It is a beautiful Byzantine icon. This documentary was a disappointment.

[@booktendersclub1110]

Eastern Roman. They called themselves Romans.

[@chrysgnt4369]

@@booktendersclub1110 In this video they don't say "Eastern Romans". They say "Romans". If it's not specified, then it only refers to Western Romans. This is what is understood by the viewers of the video. It is unclear and misleading.

[@deumevet]

@@booktendersclub1110 germans called themselves romans. but they were germans same here but greeks

[@MiguelDS5547]

It was built built by Roman Greeks. They called themselves romans from Greece.

[@rockbike]

its better to make a 3d app that enables moving freely inside

[@annat8353]

Built by Romans???????????????? It was the Byzantine empire that built it. Romans weren't even Orthodox Christians.....

[@emeraldblack8101]

Learn some history m8

[@gamerito100]

Anna T And Byzamtium was the Eastern Roman Empire, they were called romans...

[@annat8353]

@@boshsupersoldier4206 they weren't called romans though, neither eastern romans.

[@annat8353]

@@boshsupersoldier4206 okay sorry, maybe they were. I thought they weren't

[@arturovazquez7738]

En español x fa

[@nobleone8375]

Allah akbar = god greatest

[@nicoangel690]

The Turks...these Mongols have no resplendent History. Your Allah never schooled you in decency

[@feduntu]

no, it means Allah is GreatER Greater than who? You see how you are committing shirk?

[@btl2171]

Ulan ne zman bbc bizim ülkeyle ilgili video yapsa sonunda bişeyler oluyor eski bbc videolarında da bunu gördük Bu seferki amacın ne aaba bbc Allah ingilizlerin kötülüklerinden korusun

[@vatansever5832]

Incridible Muslim Mosque

[@muinomar216]

Wheres gli

[@peregrineslim4446]

The Eastern Roman Empire was Greek and not Latin.

[@marvelfannumber1]

+Peregrine Slim The Roman Empire was a universal Empire, it wasn't uniformly Greek, nor Latin, it was an Empire for all people nominally. It was the Empire of the world, the earthly incarnation of the Kingdom of Heaven. Also Justinian, who comissioned the Hagia Sophia was a native Latin speaker.

[@Greekdudea1a]

Justinian was a Latin speaker but he population of the region was Greek since antiquity and the official language of the Orthodox Church was Greek also. After the 5th century A.D. The Empire itself became officially Greek speaking. Greeks even today sometimes call themselves "Roman/Romyii". Turks also refer to the Greek Orthodox population living in Turkey as "Rum Ortodoks/ Roman Orthodox" tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_Ortodoks_Kilisesi

[@angrybirdo]

marvelfannumber1 The architects who actually built the Hagia Sophia were Greek though. Just like the vast majority of the citizens of the empire. Both ethnically and culturally Greek

[@nicoangel690]

I demand the "Dome of The Rock" converted into a Synagogue by Israel. Our retaliation to Mehmet

[@moyurbird7829]

Explain?

[@nicoangel690]

Your Mehmet has visions of “The New Ottoman Empire”...we will finish the job.

[@ashtray922]

How sweet it was to buy it off, Allahu akbar

[@JH-bd1if]

Video quality really bad