ISTANBUL: Upper galleries of Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) Basilica
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
- Istanbul, Turkey - Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) Basilica, interior tour of Hagia Sophia, Ayasofya in Istanbul, Turkey. Let's travel to Turkey and let's visit the city of Istanbul and Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) which is the former Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal cathedral, later an Ottoman imperial mosque and now a museum (Ayasofya Müzesi). Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) was built in AD 537 at the beginning of the Middle Ages, it was famous in particular for its massive dome. Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) was the world's largest building and an engineering marvel of its time. Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have "changed the history of architecture".
We are going to visit the second level (known as the Upper Galleries) of Hagia Sophia and we will visit the spot where the Empress’ Loge was located. The Byzantine empress would sit on a throne next to the ladies of her court and watch the church services down below. The view is spectacular from there, but it’s even better when there is no scaffolding..
Hagia Sophia is a religious building that has crowned the skyline of Istanbul, Turkey, for almost 1,500 years. It's famous for its rich history and is considered an architectural masterpiece from the Eastern Roman Empire, known as Byzantine.
Hagia Sophia was built during the 6th century. It's one of the few buildings that have served three different religions during its existence. It has been an Orthodox Christian church, a Catholic cathedral, and a mosque.
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Great video my friend, the most briliand Orthodox temple of all times with amazing Byzantine art, God bless you.
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Holy holy Wisdom.........enormous.... .........👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣📹over all this marvel....what a great architecture. ........thnks Vic .......for sharing again ur AMAZING 📹&knowledge. ..........keep up the great work around the globe✋👍🌏❤😉
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That’s a beautiful cathedral
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Amazing!! Thank you so much for this visiting, it is amazing to see all this.
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Beautiful exquisite artwork inside this Ayasofya Cathedral Wow, beautiful stones and marbles! Love your youtube Vlog. It's incredible how grand and huge pillars, mosque and the sophisticated architectures! Thank you for sharing, Vic Stefanu!
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Excellent video and very informative of The Upper Galleries of Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia) a most beautiful Byzantine cathedral which is the former Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal cathedral, later an Ottoman imperial mosque and now a museum (Ayasofya Müzesi). Built in AD 537 at the beginning of the Middle Ages, it was famous in particular for its massive dome. It was the world's largest building and an engineering marvel of its time. It is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have "changed the history of architecture".
We are going to visit the second level (known as the Upper Galleries) and we will visit the spot where the Empress’ Loge was located. The Byzantine empress would sit on a throne next to the ladies of her court and watch the church services down below. The view is spectacular from there, but it’s even better when there is no scaffolding..
The Upper Galleries especially the floors need major restoration, but considering the age
of the cathedral it is expected from a building of this age.
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very nice bravo VIC your videos are getting better and better well done so you take care now see you soon steve the UK.
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Incredible and fascinating! That it still stands at all after all these years ,is mind blowing! Thanks so much Vic..I loved it!👍🙋🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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Thank you for sharing, enjoyed watchingthe video...
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Truly magnificent !!! And very exciting to be reminded of my own visit there in 1979. Thanks for that, Vic ... and also for the interesting historical elaborations . . .
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Amazing video
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Vic, thank you for another beautiful video. Do take good care of yourself. Have a Blessed Lent and Easter... Patricia
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I wish I could travel with you. I know so much about the histories of these monuments. If the Roman Architects and Engineers are credited with mastering the technology of the arch, barrel vault, cross vault and dome, it was the Byzantine Architects who mastered the pendentive. Thank You for posting. Justinian tried, and almost succeeded in making Rome great again. We tend to gloss over history because there is so much to fathom, but in detail, Justinian lived in a period of political upheaval. The Blues and Greens were the rival political factions of the day, and Justinian, as a blue, was viewed as unfit to rule by the Greens. The smeared him and his wife Theodora. We still view her as something of a harlot, because much of the propaganda was incorporated into the historic narratives. The drive to remove him from office culminated in the Nika riots in the Hippodrome, a stones throw from the Hagia Sophia. We view Justinian as a great emperor and his wife as a competent companion, but if you read Procopius you get a very different opinion. His is the only comprehensive account, (Secret History), and you get the opinion that Procopius' view of Justinian is like the CNN version of the biography of Donald Trump.
Very well stated.... Thank you for your comments, I am a great admirer of Byzantine history..
Beautiful church. Thank you for your video!
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1:20 You can see on the doors the destroyed cross
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I was just there. Much more stunning in person.
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Murat Yilmaz Not for long. God doesn’t tolerate the defilement of his temples.
It's very sad..it looks glorious and also a bit run down!! But its magnificence shines through!!A beautiful church that enraged the jealousy of the muslims !!
Magnificent church.. the Turks did not do anything to fix the structural needs of the complex until now, that it has become a mosque..
.....from MUSEUM........to Mosque? July ?..2020.......................
I'm hoping Hagia Sophia will stay open for All................👍🙂
I am afraid, from what I read, things do not look very bright for this wonderful Greek church..
There have been many legends, true or false, about Hagia Sophia. All from
the cosmic situation of its location to internal details are based on legends.
The perspiring column, the healing well, one of the doors made from Noah’s
ark, the symbol of ‘Holy Grail’, and Hermes symbols are only some part of
the legends. Nevertheless, none of the legends are as great as Hagia Sophia.
Indeed, it is the legend itself.
The moment Mehmet The Conqueror entered the city, he unwillingly showed
his personality. Deeply influenced by the city’s glory, he immediately asked
Rum and Frank bishops to learn the founders’ emperors of the city as well
as the timeline. In the meantime, he made scholars to translate the books in
Hagia Sophia to Turkish. At the end of the middle ages, Sultan was interested
in ancient philosophy, but what is he looking for?
Being the first public church in the Christian Roman Empire as well as the
first main chapel in the Christian world, Hagia Sophia has been evoking
admiration since then. The book tells the unique journey of Hagia Sophia.
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@@safaktunc4837 It is rather interesting that Mehmet was buried at the Church of the Apostles (now the Fatih Mosque) because he considered himself the continuance of the line of the Roman Emperors. I visited Fatih a few months ago (will go there again soon), I consider it the most beautiful mosque in Istanbul!
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You're right, I wrote this in my upcoming book "Mysterious places of Istanbul."
Constantine built 13 sarcophagi in the Church of the Apostles. He wanted to bury the bones of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ with him. but only three apostles were able to reach the bones.
@@safaktunc4837 How interesting!! I would love to read your book, is it in English?
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Thank Allah for making it a mosque again. Fatih Mehmed now rest in peace.😊
😂😂😂😂mehmed the theft
disgusting typically"arabs" style mad mullah clowns going bananas,
pure analphabetic,lack of literacy,illiteracy Nonsense pimping out a church to ,,,,,,,
,,,,,,, no decency whatsoever, in europe these kind of guys ALWAYS
crave for respect respect respect ,,,,,,,,,,,,and what did they do with the
budha statues in afghanistan ???
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