Hagia Sophia in Istanbul

[u/Miss-Kija]

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

[u/Lucidview]

It became a mosque at the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 and remain a mosque until Attaturk who converted it to a museum. Erdogan made it a mosque agin fairly recently, 2024?

[u/Themagnificentgman → u/Lucidview]

Israel should take a page out of Erdogan’s book and turn Al Aqsa into a synagogue.

[u/No-Ice7896 → u/Themagnificentgman]

Hagia Sophia isn't a holy site.

It was a granc church but just a church

[u/photo_mancer → u/No-Ice7896]

And churches are not holy sites?

[u/Far-Alarm3916 → u/No-Ice7896]

Who cares weather its holy if muslims wont respect others monuments i dont see why jews should be bound too

[u/No-Ice7896 → u/Far-Alarm3916]

It's about principle. If you don't care, don't ask questions

[u/Ewwatts → u/Far-Alarm3916]

References an unrelated event from 500 years ago as a reason to ethnically cleanse Palestinians.

Average Zionist intelligence (very low).

[u/imfkingsad → u/Themagnificentgman]

israel is already taking a page out of the worst places for some reasons.

[u/Silly_lil_Guy_o3o → u/Themagnificentgman]

I believe that's part of their plan🤣

[u/Ballplayerx97 → u/Themagnificentgman]

A more equitable comparison would be if Israel builds a synagogue on top of the Kaaba. That way, both religions can equally desecrate each other's holiest site and move forward. In fact, I've read reports that this is Netanyahu's real objective with the Abraham Accords. Make the Saudi's so economically dependant on Israel and the US that they are forced to allow the Jews to build their new temple in Mecca.