Why Hagia Sophia Doesn't Collapse? Architect Explains
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- Hagia Sophia, one of the most precious jewels of ancient architecture, the Byzantine Basilica of the Holy Wisdom, Sancta Sophia. Join me and discover the secrets of this spectacular building.
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Rome in Constantinople: 00:00
Architectural Elements: 1:27
Structure of the Building: 2:52
Minarets and Mosque: 5:45
Byzantine Architecture vs Roman: 6:25
Light and Materials: 10:56
What ancient building should I do next?
What about the Forbidden City?
Church of Notre Dame in Paris
Maybe you could do a video on the parthenon
the Dome of the Rock.
The Terem Palace in Moscow, but I doubt if Putin will let you in.
Hagia Sophia is one of the few places I've visited that goes beyond my expectations of it. I walked around it simply in awe of the place. I would by no means dismiss the idea that divine inspiration played a part in the design and construction of such an astonishing building!
Couldn't have agreed more!
It is spectacular.
There is no way of capturing the sheer volume of the building.
Even if the floor is crowded with people, you feel like these humans are nothing but ants by the scale of the room.
I think that is the point.
We are headed there in 2 weeks!
So in the packed architectural & structural details this truly is a Christian masterpiece.
The astounding fact regarding Hagia Sophia that wasn't mentioned here is that, for one thousand years, it was the largest building on Earth. Everyone who has the chance should spend some time in Hagia Sophia.
In fact, the dome collapsed 2 times after major earthquake hit istanbul in the middle ages. The major one was under suleiman the great's rule, its also noted that tsunamis hit the city and people found fishes around galata tower. The great architect sinan then added two minarets to stabilize the the infrastructure which later saved this architectural wonder. Approx every 250 years a major earthquake hits istanbul, during mehmed 2 rule there was also a earthquake which damaged the city very bad, after the second big earthquake which the ottomans called "little armageddon" ottoman sultan forbid people making houses of stone because of the death toll. The second earthquake under ottoman rule was so hard that even the topkapi palace where sultan reside collapsed, he was under the ruines bcuz the dome above his bed collapsed on him. The empire was ruled trough edirne for a time till everything was renovated in the city.
Yes, the natural light and reflections are amazing! Your explanations of the engineering loads and architectural features are pure joy. This is one of my favorite buildings. I am so glad to have discovered your channel recently.
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It's incredible that after so many setbacks, this building still stands as a resplendent, inspiring structure. It's incredible that it still stands at all, frankly. I wish that the newer buttresses could have been integrated into the architecture in a more elegant way. I also wish that the interior could be restored, it looks like there is a fair amount of damage and material loss of some of the decorative elements.
The turks made the exterior of this way by the way. Before was covered with blue stuco and plaster, and even it could have slabs of white proconesian marble.
What ever, if there was slabs of marble their take it off and made other horrible mosques with it. Because all the mosques of Istambul weirdly have a decoration with marble slabs, and weirly in a lot of old churches they have been lose a lot of marble decoracion, soo
@@apolodorojpge4419 I'm pretty sure the latins stole the marble
@@dewd9327 Could be, but think that on italy for example was used the marble local like Carrara's white marble. There's not a lot of examples of proconesian marble.
But, in a lot of otoman mosques of Constantinople there are decoration with these marble panels, it is weird
@@apolodorojpge4419 I believe the latins stripped the marble and sold it for money
@@dewd9327 They did not, the Turks stole the marple from the Churches.
Stunning; just stunning; not only that this building exists, but your understanding and description of the symbolism and
engineering problems overcome, and that in a language which is not your native one. I feel very humbled. Thank you.
Thank you, Roger!
@@ManuelBravo First I thought you meant me! Anyway your voice mesmerizes me.
Superb History !!!
Among The Best YT Channels Ever.
Your hard work shows.
We cannot thank you enough.
You are a Truly Great Historian.
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The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Amen.
I’m from Mexico and watching this i realized there’s a lot of culture in Turkey, I’m speechless
The history is not theirs my friend. Greek, Roman and Byzantine.
@@vask9748 DON'T WINNER AND BE JEALOUS, THE HISTORY IN OUR COUNTRY IS NOT JUST YOURS, THERE IS 800 YEARS OF OTTOMAN HISTORY, IT IS A HUGE EMPIRE THAT IS 600 YEARS OLD.
I was fortunate enough to behold this beauty with my own eyes almost a year ago. Stunning! Absolutely stunning! Never saw anything like this before. I was in complete awe of her sense of space, the human engineering, design, grandeur, elegance and beauty. I almost cried out of sheer joy and wonderment.
Just wondering what the Taj Mahal might be like to marvel at!
An amazing building alright - pleased you found it as glorious as it is.
I am so thankful that I discovered your channel! History and amazing architecture; what could be better?
And you are an awesomely charming host.
Great video. Better description than I had in my art history class. 💯
Mozart's "Rondo Alla Turca" in the background. Very cheeky.
It takes a special talent to bring the narratives’s conjunction as you go along describing with an exquisite language the place architecture and factors of the time that you visit , at the point to make the visual almost feel as real for the watchers .. !
Thank you once more Manuel you intellectual knowledge is very much appreciate it . Your parents did a great job ,
Este Chico es genial en su trabajo .!!
You must have a degree on Archeology .. Architecture .. perhaps
Catedrático en Lengua ?
Looking forward for your videos
Saludos , take care & Blessings
Incredible! Congratulations! your viedos are every time better and better!
Thankyou soo much for all the efforts behind making this video .. very descriptive video and so helpful ..!!
Congrats!! Such an amazing video 👍 i love Hagia Sofia. I definitely need to go there sometime
I've been there twice, in !967 and 2015. I seem to remember the strong odor of feet and hundreds of carpets. Mostly I remember the scenes filmed inside it in 1963 for 'From Russia with Love'.
Brilliant architectural description, so much clarity.
.... Hermoso y detallado análisis arquitectónico : de alguien tan igualmente hermoso (con todo respeto) ....
You should tour the Golden Triangle: Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and see the Taj Mahal among other wonders.
Really enjoyed this, thank you very much
wonderful! thank you very much for the design rationale
Your work is amazing.
My daughters name is isadora this structure should be the key to new school teaching.. full of knowledge
I'm really glad I found this channel
Absolutely stunning, visited in 2018 while it was a museum.
I visited here years ago when it was a museum. It is truly beautiful. We were there during Ramadan. The people were so kind to us. It one place I wish I could go again but I can’t. Now I can go again with this video. You use music just right. Appropriate and not too loud when you are talking.
Hagia Sophia is the most beautiful church in the world. Only Saint Sava Temple in Belgrade is close when it comes to beauty to it. Wonderful.
Esto lo voy a disfrutar en grande!
very informative video ..
Gracias, maestro. Otro video estupendo. Qué suerte ver Santa Sofía y Estambul sin aglomeraciones. Ya me parecía que sería un acierto que Santa Sofía volviera a ser mezquita. Así dejaría de tener esas hordas de turistas irrespetuosos.
Back in the 70s I had a longer discussion with the Curator of the Building.He revealed and showed me many interesting facts. I would love to see this Basilicum/Dom back to here original purpose as a Church.
I would love to see it restored to the Orthodox Christians so they could use it for its original purpose.
@@elfprincessplume2515 its a mosque and will always remain a Mosque. I would have the great mosque of Cordoba and Granada returned as mosques
@@historianslair4971 No sorry, it's a church and it lets you know it. What mosque do you know that comes with saints and the Virgin Mary?
@@historianslair4971 the monument in Granada islamists conquerors built invading Europe's soil and abandoned after history expulsion them and restored natural order in Spain, today is a museum not a church.
On Constantinople's case we Christians of Earth, are waiting patiently of Natural balance to come. Even if it takes another 1000 years. Nothing is for ever. History makes circles and God punishes blasphemy sooner or later.
@@k9px Go and pray there i dare you
You are the best RUclipsr.
Excelente presentación. Ideal con subtitulos en español.
¡Ya están disponibles los subtítulos!
Muchas gracias.
gracias Manuel por otro gran trabajo. Mi pregunta de siempre, habrá versión en español? Saludos desde Chihuahua
Nice job!
It's outrageous what erDOGan did to the Hagia Sophia. The building should be a museum, it's a work that celebrates human achievement, not a ethno/religious/political pawn to be played around with! History will remember this crime.
Your eye for history and detail is remarkable. Keep up the excellent work my friend. Oh, and by the way you are the sexiest historian on RUclips by far! 😎
you should visit Suleymaniye mosque too. This is beyond expectations on an architecture level
Ome. Yo viendo la cosa en ingles cuando tienes versiones en castellano! Es que te acabo de descubrir. Ya llevo tres videos de un tiron! Gracias por compartir!
Just encountered your chanel, this was the first video - amazing presentation! Keep going, live visiting with a doze of technical details - that is really significant and interesting (to me at least 🙂). Could you tell the name of the book the pictures with tech details are from? Thank you.
Una maravilla!
Excellent and enjoyable
I whish to visit Hagia Sophia one day; it's one of the biggest and most beautiful churches in the world.
De casualidad tendrás videos hablados en francés. Gracias por compartir, felidades
It did colapse a few times. Thats why it has so many butresses. It was suposed to be just the side domes suporting the walls that support the bigger dome.
If anybody wants to walk around (and climb around) the Hagia Sophia without leaving your lounge room, just play the video game Assassins Creed: Revelations.
In that game they produced a perfectly accurate recreation of Constantinople and the Hagia Sophia. Brilliant game!
In that game, they try to reimagine how qostantiniyye during ottoman, it would have look different prior to 4th crusade
...quedo en espera de la versión en español, como en los demás videos. Felicitaciones.
Me uno, no voy a ti no voy a ver el video por ahora. NO quiero arruinar la experiencia de conocer Santa Sofia de primera mano, por un hispanohablante en una lengua extranjera.
this building is alive!
Nice video
Ojalá y estos vídeos estén en español.
Buenisimo
This is maybe a silly question, but I am really quite curious. Does anybody know to what extent the actual original building materials are still there? Are those the same bricks and slabs of marble that were originally installed or have many of the elements been swapped out over the years all while carefully maintaining fidelity to the original?
It is mostly original. There have been a lot of additions over the years, but as far as I know, the main structure is the same.
The dome was damaged by an earthquake and had to bre-built shortly after it was finished.
The current dome thereby not strictly "original" but it is still almost 1500 years old.
Apparently they got it right the second time.
10:49 there is an interesting door at south upper gallery
Magnífico video Manuel!
Una maravilla Santa Sofía!🙏
Y que continúes tu feliz periplo!😃👍👏
¡Gracias, un saludo, Montse!
Veo que el mosaico de la Virgen en el abside, ahora está cubierto con cortinas?, sabes si hay algún horario en el que no esté cubierto?
Siempre está cubierto porque Santa Sofía ahora es mezquita, y las galerías ya no estan abiertas al público
@@ManuelBravo entonces ya no se puede ver el mosaico desis?
Dale, primo!!! Chingon
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Tal como dijo Justiniano, "Salomon te he superado".
Meravigliosa città. La chiesa di Santa Sophia è bellìsima, credo quell’arte bizantina è un po’ più ornata di quella occidentale, forse è l’origine del rinascimento italiano, possiamo vedere quest’arte in Ravenna, Emilia Romagna. Saluti e congratulazioni per tuo lavoro
Grazie! Anche a Venezia c'è un ottimo esempio di architettura bizantina che è la Basilica di San Marco.
I Watch a James Bond 007 Film....The Hagia Sofia was Featured.....Truly A Sacred Place....For Catholics, Christians, Islam.....Over 2000 Years Old.....Thanks to the Great Sulaiman....As What he Promised....That it Will not be Destroyed.....During the Fall of Constantinople.....❤
Like!!!
One of the most beautiful cultural and architectural site in Turkey
Constantinople
@@kaiserwilhelmbearii2365 istanbul
Lets say that Kongo in Africa builds a space center in future 2500 AD. And it holds it for 1100 years up to 3600. At that time Kongo gets a hit of war from the other Atlantic nation of Brasil. The Brazilians convert the space center to an amusement park with water slides from the top of the remaining rockets and samba dances.
After visiting this would you claim after: One of the most beautiful cultural and architectural sites in Brazil ?
@@iggo45 Hagia Sophia is the most beautiful mosque in the world
@@ichiroyamada1901 its God's stolen property. The Honourable Offer of the Romans to His Mightiness, the Holly Cathedral of God's Devine Wisdom will be returned to the Legitimate Owner, by Owner's Will. And His Punishment will be severe !
Quick question, us the Deisis Mosaic still visible or is it covered up?
It's visible but you can't visit the galleries anymore
@@ManuelBravo thanks for writing. I’ll have to wait until it’s a museum again…
Un vídeo de chinchen Itza está en México una de las 7 maravillas del mundo
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BEAUTIFULL ,BUT IT LOOKS LACK OF MAINTENANCE ? OR PRESERVATION?
Well the building is about 1500 years old so I’d say it’s pretty well preserved to be that old.
a great video !! why hasn't the interiors been maintained and restored tho?
All the interiors were covered with Christian mosaics, ivory and gold when Hagia Sophia (God's Devine Wisdom) was a church.
After ottomans plunder all the gold and ivory from the walls, they covered the mosaics with plaster. So these walls suffered a lot.
Turks tried to remove the plaster with United Nations international funds when this monument was under UN international protection and a functional museum. Of course no modern founds can replace the riches Roman Emperors payed to the original monument. The walls came back to a state that gave the museum visitor a glimpse of the original glory.
Today islamists, on contrary of the wish of all Christians of the planet, repeat the same abuse. They nailed huge curtains in front of every mosaic facing their islamic rituals, to avoid eye to eye contact with Virgin Mary holding Jesus on top of the Naive.
In future their plan is to neglect any further preservation of symbols of Christianity and let them slowly collapse over time.
This is islam, in case you didn't know already.
@@iggo45 yeah not mentioning the byzantine iconoclasts who literally removed everything containing icons Prior to 800AD. Not mentioning the catholics who desecrated and stole every gold Ornament and everything of value in the 4th crusade. But mentioning the turks, who plastered above the mosaics, cause iconophrapy is not allowed in islam. Because turks are evil blablabla.
@@iggo45 the Ottomans did great work, especially after the dome collapsed and support structures were added by the Ottomans.
Alhamdulillah
@manuel Bravo você sabe se existe mais monumentos do período bizantino em Istambul?
Há muitos porque Istambul era o centro do império bizantino, mas os mais importantes são Santa Sofia e Santa Irene.
O lugar onde haviam corrida de cavalos ainda existe ?
@@otaviocarvalho7250 todavía quedan varias columnas y estatuas que decoraban el centro de la pista, pero como a los otomanos no les gustaba el deporte con el tiempo se abandonó y destruyó, ahora existe entre varias calles y la forma de la pista aún queda como una gran plaza
Se conservan aún la pequeña Hagia Sophia o iglesia de los santos Sergio y Baco. El monasterio de Cristo Pantókrator que se conoce como Zeyrek.
El monasterio del Salvador de Chora. El monasterio de Santa Teodosia. El monasterio de Juan el bautista en Studion, etc...
La mayoría aún están bien porque se convirtieron en mezquitas, aunque con "adiciones" y "reformas" al gusto musulmán, otros como el monasterio de Studion ya están en estado de ruinas
(Hay una página que se llama proyecto guttenberg que recopila todas las antiguas iglesias de la cuidad)
Obrigado por responder , então muito foi destruído ou reformado depois da queda de Constantinopla .
There are quite a few notable differences between the Treasury of Atreus and the Pantheon dome:
- the Treasury is a corbel dome (more primitive), while the Pantheon is a true dome.
- the Treasury is buried, which naturally stabilizes the dome, while the Pantheon is above ground, which raises the problem of the "hoop-stress" - the tendency of the arch to unravel under it's own weight and the problem of the lateral thrust, pushing the walls aside.
The "hoop-stress" was solved by adding the steps on the exterior of the dome. This is nothing more then dead weight meant to lock the dome into place and also by making the dome as light as possible (by using pumice and the coffer pattern). The side thrust was resolved by increasing the thickness of the walls.
- the Treasury is made out of sedimentary rock, while the Pantheon is made out of concrete
What music piece?
Other than the muezzin's calls, all Mozart: rondo alla Turca from Piano Sonata No. 11, K. 331 (00:34-1:20, 11:23-11:55, 13:10-13.40); and andantino from the Flute and Harp Concerto, K. 299 (1:25-8:52).
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look at St. john the divine in New York City. Still being built after 250 years!
Donde queda la iglesia santa sofia
it may look light and airy inside, but looks heavy bulky outside
Hagia Sophia means "Holy Wisdom" (of God) in greek language.
Looks like some Christian imagery was taken off the walls.
Well it has been converted to a mosque by the ottoman, and now its mostly a tourist attraction
it was vandalised by the muslims. It is a Greek Orthodox church made by the Vyzantines
no it was covered by curtains and other stuff luckily it wasn't destroyed
Not taken off but covered up when Sultan Mehmet the conquerer purchased it from the orthodox christians and converted into a mosque.
I visited the mosque last year. It’s covered by curtains. No imagery was removed
Yes, Church, Yes
the Sultans did a great job
keeping this building up and alive...
how stupid can you be? IT IS A GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH. VANDALS!
But our new "sultan" Erdogan ruined the monument by reopening it to worshiping. Hagia Sophia is an important building for both Muslims and Christians, and opening it for worship again means damaging the building aswel.
@@bblunder Erdogan did not ruin the church-mosque as you say, on the contrary. Imagine, thousands of visitors walking with their shoes on the marble floor everyday and the damage incurring to these already polished slabs of marble. Now , people take of their shoes and the marble is protected. South of Istanbul, the old city of Ephesus with its marble streets face the same danger. At least I think so...
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I don't think I could go there. The most magnificent building in the world, yet defaced as it is, I would feel it very sharply. In particular the having to take one's shoes off to go in would be humiliating.
Nice presentation you did. But how comes I feel only sadness looking at this even ready to throw up? Must be my sense for right and wrong.. good and evil.
While looking at the architecture ,it represents ambiguity.
Just enjoy the beautiful mosque
@@lfcsixtimes237 No. I have much better places to enjoy life. This desecrated church is just a monument to anger and sorrow.
Keep the loot till end of times where all will disolve anyhow. Bye !
@@amishabhoir7904 yeah. I am not aware of Mosques being transformed into Churches or temples of other faith. But the opposite occured quite often. Must be a mentality thing.
@@NickVenture1 you can search the cathedral of seville and cathedral or cordoba what an awful job the christians have done turning the mosques into cathedrals
Most visited building in history? Nearly 1500 years spent as a church, mosque or museum in a city that has usually been among the biggest in the world. It's probably not even close.
... Thanks for the great TOUR ... the Mosque is as handsome as the guise/you-tuber : adding the plan is Great : for me being an architect : who also had the fortuna of being there ...
IN DEFENSE OF THE PANTHEON, Hadrian did design MUCH more interesting/innovative dome constructions, but Apollodorus was such a dick about them that I'm sure Hadrian decided against such "derisive" methods in such a prominent piece of public architecture.
....and it's never fallen down. ;) #throwsfistsforthepantheon ;)
@@zoinomiko Hagia Sophia was the largest building in the world for 1000 years. Take that ;)
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I guess this would be more to the point if an engineer explained?
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I very much like your videos and your focus on early Christian and late Roman architecture along with the related developments in the Renaissance age. but with this building- Hagia Sophia- with its mixed background, lack of clear architectural talent controlling the design and resultant collapse of parts of the building over the centuries and the lack of clear form on the exterior reminds me why i also saw it as not central to the development of Western Architecture. it is a worthy development in new directions that the Eastern Church and then the combination with eastern Muslim architecture. but it does not compare to the fine art that St. Peters and El Duomo in Florence encompass. those buildings are on a high level than Hagia Sophia.
RECONSTRUCTION OF Hagia Sophia ORIGINAL BUILDING WITHOUT LATER ADDITIONS, ESPECIALLY INTERIOR MOSAICS.
WITHOUT ISLAMIC ADDITIONS AND OUTSIDE MESS COVERING THE CHURCH AS IT ENDED UP TODAY.
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And today, it's been converted to a mosque by Islamist Erdogan of Turkiye
Normally, a church cannot be converted into a mosque and vice versa. A Christian place of worship is built from east to west. A mosque is built in the direction of Mecca. For this reason, the Hagia Sophia cannot be a mosque. Its construction does not fit into the canon of Islam. Many imams take offence at the rededication by the Turkish state.
Well Hagia Sophia is not exactly oriented to Mecca, but the mihrab inside is.
And Hagia Sophia is not the only mosque that’s not oriented to Mecca, there’s a mosque in Iran called Sheikh Lotfollah, and another one called Abbasi Great Mosque, which are not oriented to Mecca, but their mihrab is, so I guess as long as the qibla and the mihrab are oriented to Mecca it can be considered a Mosque.
@@ManuelBravo
There is no mosque facing Jerusalem, so it has nothing to do with the true God YAHWEH!
@@ManuelBravo
Well Hagia Sophia is not exactly oriented to Mecca, but the mihrab inside is?? no way!
@@ManuelBravo
My God would never allow me to pray in a church that was a mosque before! That is blasphemy!
@@infaillible53 And many Jews would not be seen in a church for EXACTLY the same reasons and would quote your exact sentence.
Unfortunately Hagia Sophia needs a lot of work. Justiniano would be in disbelief if he were alive. 🤔🤔🤔
He’d be horrified 😂
It is a Greek ortodox church made by the Vyzantines
wow they even modified the corinthian collumns! Holy Jupiter, Jesus Christ!
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you do realise everything worth mentioning in Turkey is GREEK??
What is so wonderful if police breaks a robbers house and inside finds the wallets and the iPhones and the iPads of the children of the neighborhood ?
@@captainjim1010 there are no Greek left in Turkey
@@ichiroyamada1901 There is no brain left in your head either. But the skull is yours.
@@iggo45 cry harder
It's back to being a mosque, and a lot of people aren't happy about that
What do you mean it's back to being a mosque? Wasn't it always a mosque? What was it before like 2019 for example?
@@testerchannel4970 Between 1935 and 2020 it was a museum, and was classified as neither a mosque nor a church. But last year Erdogan turned it back into a functioning mosque. And basically everyone outside of his party was really upset about it because they took it as Erdogan declaring that Turkey was an Islamic country and not a secular one like the republic was founded to be.
@@testerchannel4970 Actually, before 1453 it was the greatest temple in the Christian world. For like a thousand years.
@Seth The King "It was built to be a worship place". Yes. YOU WELL UNDERSTOOD THIS. Built by Christian Romans for the worship of Christ and their God. Nobody else. IMPOSSIBLE. When the Sultan who broke into the city with his armed robbers, organized a blood bath and sacking, finally rode into the church on horseback, this place was desecrated. There is no more worship there. There is indeed nothing there at all left. Spiritualy. Jesus died naked on the cross and clothing of visitors is a very secondary issue. The number one issue is the absence of the worship of the God and Christ in these premises. The nomadic tribes leader Mehmed the Conqueror had no wish to erect a Temple to his own god. He just squatted the number one Church of the Byzantine Christians.He ordered the Christian Symbols to be removed or covered up. He also denied them this place of Worship and by doing this committed a number one sin. This is resented by Millions of these Christians till today. Understandably.Why can't at least this church be used as "Multifaith" building our days? Spiritual incompatibility probably. The frontline remains. BRICKWALLS in the brains rather than architectural particularities or easy dispatch of entry hours for for praying people are an issue here. Friday and Sunday are quite distant to allow such a modern "European Solution". I am not ashamed to tell here that I felt very uncomfortable to see that building in this condition.I also think that the place should not have been turned into a museum. It had to be turned back into a church for the Christians of course. Instead it remained a very sad place showing that truth is elsewhere to be found.
@The Imperishable Star This Byzantine Church was raped and the brave Emperor was killed defending it. He deserves to be remembered, honored and get a monument erected in front of this building. So when will that house be opened at least on Sundays for Holy Mass for the Orthodox Pilgrims? Millions are waiting for this day. Especially in Russia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania, Greece... Just give them 1 day in a week.. or 1 day in a month... or 1 day in a year.. Christmas night per example... Can you ? I doubt it. I will not change your position.. and believe me.. I even do not care. TOO LOW. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_XI_Palaiologos#:~:text=Constantine%20XI%20Dragases%20Palaiologos%20or,Fall%20of%20Constantinople%20in%201453.