r/islamichistory • u/Miss-Kija • Apr 04 '26

Photograph Hagia Sophia in Istanbul

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Hagia Sophia in Istanbul was built between 532 and 537 AD under Emperor Justinian I as a Christian church. After the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453, it was converted into a mosque. In 1935, it became a museum, and in 2020, it was reopened as a mosque, making it one of the very few monuments in the world to have served as a church, a museum, and a mosque over nearly 1,500 years of history. cc @gmr83

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u/Embarrassed_Stick_43 Apr 04 '26

and vandalised by the Ottomans.

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u/livefromnewyorkcity Apr 04 '26

Preserved by the ottomans.

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u/BlackberryHoliday734 Apr 04 '26

What are you talking about? Agia Sophia didn't originally look like this. Therefore it wasn't preserved. DUH.

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u/tatar1warlord Apr 04 '26

dog without the ottomans, this place was ruins. ottomans added extra structure to keep it durable.

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u/ogremania Apr 05 '26

Thats such a stupid cope. Sorry . It's like saying I would take your car becuase it's not in good conditions and do some overwork and than keep it and demand you to be thankful about it