Ancient Marvels: The Ingenious Design of Hagia Sophia | Full Documentary

In Turkey, at the intersection of Europe and Asia, lies a wonder of ancient engineering - the Hagia Sophia of Istanbul. Now archaeologists are using new technology to examine this monument at the satellite, aerial and molecular scales to unravel the mysteries of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. What incredible construction secrets are hidden in the heart of this monument? How was its gigantic dome and lavish interior designed? What is the secret to its astonishing ability to survive earthquakes?
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[@paazbra]

The destruction of the mosaics inside Hagia Sofia was one of history's greatest cultural crimes.

[@Andy_Babb]

⁠@@Botoburstumm… dude, you know that Christianity has been around longer and responsible for even more atrocities in history than Islam, right? Religion in general is the biggest cause of death and destruction in the history of mankind. I’m not saying one is better than the other or one is right and the other wrong; both religions have done more horrible, horrible things over the last 2,000 years than anything else.

[@dzulkar9umar]

The destruction of the islamic mosaics and carvings in Alhambra and Cordoba was one of history's greatest cultural crimes.

[@Andy_Babb]

@@dzulkar9umar definitely agree with you. Looking at the destruction of so many ancient monuments is heartbreaking

[@commonman9782]

@@dzulkar9umar the spain just took back what's theirs. originally was a church.

[@jcgaming908]

​@@commonman9782the time will come when muslims will take it back

[@abc_cba]

such a beautiful Cathedral!

[@Goyim-phobic]

Wake up to reallllity

[@Drakelx55]

@@Goyim-phobic Ya'll really are sensitive aren't you. All someone has to do is say church or cathedral and ya'll come running up to comment.

[@dionysise5008]

Hagia Sofia is the center of Roman-Greek civilization. It is made to be felt by inside. Unlike the Parthenon of Athens, it's not the outside view but the feeling when stepping into it.

[@abbofun9022]

True, it is really awesome walking into that huge space, truly jaw dropping.

[@selaboy]

I'm always fascinated by architecture of ancient times 🤔greetings from Oman 🇴🇲

[@Andy_Babb]

Hello Oman! Greetings from Massachusetts (USA)!

[@ajvaani593]

I saw it with my own eyes. It was amazing, just breathtaking!!! U can smell the whole history when u inside the mosque.

[@paazbra]

It's not just a "monument". It's among the world's most important churches.

[@abbofun9022]

Eh? It hasn’t been a church since 1453, what’s you on about?

[@paazbra]

@abbofun9022 it was designed and built as a church. It was operated for most of its history as a church. The fact that it was stolen, desecrated and pillaged doesn't change the fact that it is still an occupied church.

[@abbofun9022]

@@paazbra oh boy, what a fossilised attitude, what’s next? A crusade to free Constantinople?

[@freaksexpose2482]

⁠@@abbofun9022don’t cry when mosque al aqsa will be changed to 3rd temple

[@naomi-fm2gl]

​@@abbofun9022Your just a hater that the Christians were able to build a beautiful church

[@Andy_Babb]

Another big THANK YOU! Keeping my ancient interests fed and happy!😂

[@get.factual]

Always🫡

[@barbararichardson1884]

Stunning but serene. Masterpiece..would that our nations had the resilience to withstand the politics andwars thathavebeen committed against its peaceful structure

[@karolymuszka4704]

This will always be a church 🙏🙏🙏

[@michal2135]

visited during Christmas 2023

[@FVDaudio]

🤯🤯✨✨

[@umutselimbayr7837]

It's just not perfect, also beautiful.

[@thapelomontsho9463]

Ave Theotokos of Hagia Sophia

[@aleonyohan6745]

The pantheon is larger and extremely more complicated. It also has never been added on to or redone.

[@mohammadibrahim2872]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@mohammadahmadnaz9232]

Ancient Marvels: The Ingenious Design of Hagia Sophia. Full Documentary. What a Masterpiece Building in the World. I visited this Mosque and I prayed in this Mosque. I live in London, England.

[@vafflexorza3208]

Poop on your prayer Hagia Sophia is not a mosque, it is a Greek ordadox church.

[@dionysise5008]

If you want to pray you can visit a Mosque. Hagia Sofia is a Greek Orthodox Church.

[@ApproachingPerfection]

@@vafflexorza3208 no its a mosque go cry somewhere else

[@omkarzarkar1021]

45th comment and 348th like!

[@valcobi]

You can not turn a beautiful church into a mosque. As long as the church still stands it will always be an Eastern Orthodox monument.

[@abbofun9022]

Eh? Sure you can, although build as a magnificent church it is used as a mosque since 1453. I’d say the usage defines the name of a building.

[@valcobi]

it wasn’t build to be a mosque. Different architecture, different painting and so on. That was build by Christian architects. It’s history. You can’t change history.

[@abbofun9022]

@@valcobi nor should you ignore history, the building has been used as a mosque since 1453. So it would be only logical to say that it is a mosque nowadays.

[@thapelomontsho9463]

​@@valcobiThe Theotokos of Hagia Sophia proclaims her as a Cathedral

[@naomi-fm2gl]

​@@abbofun9022Just another way to waste people's time the fact that it's a mosque it is technically a religious building because of the Christian mosaics

[@AndreyBogoslowskyNewYorkCity]

I create unpredictable circumstances in my art studio in each individual painting. I call it pre-existing conditions. By creating absurd obstacles I have to come up with unusual solutions. This is how I am forced by circumstances to create new technology in art studio, in artwork. Every discovery humanity had made was in “death, or life circumstances”. As they say : -“The need is the mother of invention “ #Bogoslowsky 🦁🤴 .

[@MyYTaccountName]

Go away

[@oumaimarass4235]

I can see that the debate about whether to consider this architectural miracle a church or a mosque persists. But why don't we don't we just put all of that aside and contemplate this architectural feat

[@addeenen7684]

Please be accurate. The church is Byzantine and not from Turkey. Turkey never built the church, the Turks stole the land and the church.

[@RealUvane]

And the original congregation went to russia and became the russian orthodox.

[@TK0_23_]

Conquered. Not stole.

[@silentbullet2023]

Catholics and Latins "stole" and raped the city, Turks conquered it. That's why Loukas Notaras famously wrote in a letter "I would rather see a Turkish turban in the midst of the City than the Latin mitre."

[@abbofun9022]

Please be accurate, calling them “Byzantine” is a fairly modern invention. These people considered themselves to be Romans and in later centuries Roman-Greek, never Byzantine. And always the continuation of the Roman Empire that collapsed in the west but continued in the east until 1453.