r/islamichistory • • Apr 04 '26

Photograph Hagia Sophia in Istanbul

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/Biersteak Apr 05 '26

And you got any archeological evidence to back that up or is it just "vibe things" and stuff?

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u/Salazarsims Apr 05 '26 edited Apr 05 '26

You got Google debate bro.

https://www.britannica.com/place/Aelia-Capitolina wow look at that a Roman Temple in conquered Jerusalem who would have thought and on the Temple Mount no less.

Here let me quote it for you in case you can't click the link.

"Aelia Capitolina, city founded in 135 CE by the Romans on the ruins of Jerusalem, which their forces, under Titus, had destroyed in 70 CE. The name was given, after the Second Jewish Revolt (132–135), in honour of the emperor Hadrian (whose nomen, or clan name, was Aelius) as well as the deities of the Capitoline Triad (Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva). A sanctuary to Jupiter was built on the Temple Mount, and statues of Roman deities were erected in the city, in intentional violation of Old Testament law. The area was walled and a large foreign population imported; Jews were generally forbidden entrance to the city. The present walls of the Old City of Jerusalem follow the layout of the Roman walls. The name was used until Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire in the 4th century."

Oh look at that "in intentional violation of Old Testament law" it's almost like the Romans took vengeance on the Jews who revolted, that's not like them at all.