If americans demanded from Turkey to turn it back into church, Turkey would eventually do it. The good thing is that in the meantime christendom got this: czcams.com/video/ARa9KgR30sY/video.html
+Christopher Kelley its already a mosque they converted it to mosque 500 years ago. Cause its has a Dome like every chruch from Byzantine times with domes are now mosques, and Dome mean heaven in Christianity and in Islam
If a building does not serve the purpose it was built for (in this case to serve as a church) you may as well bulldoze it and put a park in it's place. It should (in my opinion) be restored and then reverted back to a church with tours for those interested in it's historical value.
Ayia Sofia (Αγία Σοφία) with full name: "Ναός της Αγίας του Θεού Σοφίας" - "Church of God's Holly Wisdom". One of the greatest and magnificently beautiful architectural buildings ever build by men!!! Of course there was not only the magnificent architecture but also the unique interior. Marble floors and Columns, interior design and the unique Mosaics all over the walls, floors and ceilings of this Greek Byzantine Orthodox Christian church!!!
Hagia Sophia is the unique place in the world that when you enter look on top of the altar you can see the picture of the Jesus, Virgen marry together with the name of Allah and Muhammed. There are many Mosques in history was turned into a church or many church was turned into a Mosque but Hagia Sophia was kept as a museum since 1935 by Turkish Republic and still it is a museum today.
Ευχαριστώ, εγώ σχολείο μου στην ιστορία τώρα που πάω Πέμπτη Δημοτικού κάνω την βυζαντινή Ιστορία Thanks,in my school on history now that iam on the 5th grade class I'm learning the byzantine History
"Turkey: First new church in 90 years" Ankara : Turkey's Islamic rooted government has authorised the building of the first church in the country since the end of the Ottoman Empire in 1923 , AFP learned. The church is for the country's tiny Syriac community and will be built in the Istanbul suburb of Yesilkoy on the shores of the Sea of Marmara , which already has Greek Orthodox, Armenian and Catholic churches. The country's ancient Syriac minority, which now numbers less than 20,000 , live mostly in the southeast, and tend to be either Orthodox or Catholic. Evidence: The Hindu January -4-2015 ( This famous daily newspaper is from India)
Mr u r totally wrong Ottomans had persecuted Christian after fall of Constantinople mostly orthodox Christians were murdered by Ottomans & they took aw Hagia Sophia from Christians so orthodox Christians hadn't any option to leave their homeland so plz read ur history
@@mrpunjabibeast7806 The Ottamans set such a good example as pacific conquerors that they won the confidence of many former Byzantine subjects . For example , when Nicaea fell , Orhan allowed all who wanted to leave the city to depart freely , taking with them their holy relics , but few availed themselves of the chance . No reprisals were taken against those who had resisted , and the city was left to manage its internal affairs under its own municipal government . BOOK : Encyclopaedia of the Ottoman Empire . AUTHOR : Gabor Agoston and Bruce Masters . Edition : 2009 page -109 . And Go through sultan salahuddin ayyubi history . He showed mercy while retake Jerusalem in 1187 AD . AND Recently , Taliban showed mercy towards western Christian club occupied force . Anyone Can show such a example from Christian or other world? " The inhabitants ( of nicaea ) surrendered not from starvation or defeat but from a calculation of their own best interests. They were quickly and willingly incorporated into the growing Osmanli nation. Only eight years after the fall of Nicaea, the Patriarch of Constantinople was shocked to learn that many of the citizens of this once great Christian city had already abjured their Orthodox faith and embraced Islam. In 1339 and 1340 he addressed encyclicals to them for the salvation of their souls, but it was too late. " BOOK : The Last Centuries of Byzantium 1261-1453. page - 171 AUTHOR : Donald M. Nicol So , conversion by Ottomans not forced but the Greek Christian embraced Islam. "The Osmanlis did not therefore slaughter every Christian 'miscreant' in their path. Rather they encouraged the Christian inhabitants of the countryside and the towns to join them. Islamic law and tradition declared that enemies who surrendered on demand should be treated with tolerance. The Christians of Bithynia were obliged to pay the haradj or capitation tax for the privilege of being tolerated, but this was no more burdensome than the taxes they had paid to the Byzantine government which had neglected their interests. Once they had made the decision to surrender or defect the Byzantine population did not find the change of masters too distressing. The inducements were often strong for the Osmanlis wanted to increase their numbers. A band of Catalans even went over to them in 1304. Some Christians went all the way with the conquerors and were converted to Islam. But this was not demanded of them, for all who entered the service of Osman, Turks or Greeks, became part of· the same nation and were collectively known as Osmanlis. It was because they began to look to the future instead of living from day to day that the Osmanlis prospered when the other emirates declined. BOOK : The Last Centuries of Byzantium 1261-1453. page - 146 AUTHOR : Donald M. Nicol EDITION : Second edition ( 1999 )
@@mrpunjabibeast7806 Pl read this history ; ( i ). " The main reason for Ottaman success , however , was the development of stable and permanent institutions of government that transformed a tribal polity into a workable state ". ( ii ) " The Ottamans utilized all human resources in their emirate and quickly learned skills in bureaucracy and diplomacy ........ They also did not slaughter every Christian in their path ; rather , they encouraged the Christian inhabitants of the countryside and the towns to join them . Islamic law and tradition declared that enemies who surrendered on demand should be treated with tolerance . ( iii ). " The Christians of Bithynia were obliged to pay the ' harac ' , or capitation tax , for the privilege of being tolerated , but this was no more burdensome than the taxes they had paid to the Byzantine government , which had neglected their interests . Once they had made the decision to surrender or defect , the Byzantine population resigned to their fate ". " Some Christians converted to Islam upon joining the Ottamans ; however, this was not demanded . Many local Christians even participated in Ottaman raids against Byzantium ". BOOK : Encyclopaedia of the Ottoman Empire . AUTHOR : Gabor Agoston and Bruce Masters . Edition : 2009 page -109 . "Existing sources , such as the 25th century Ottoman census records , suggest that the earliest converts to Islam in the Balkans came from the ranks of the Balkan nobility and military elite that could supply the Ottomans with the manpower ............. BOOK : Encyclopaedia of the Ottoman Empire . AUTHOR : Gabor Agoston and Bruce Masters . Edition : 2009 page -146 .
@@mrpunjabibeast7806 At the time , the Ottoman Turks arrived in the 13 th century ,there was still a large population of Greeks and Armenians in the Asia Minor , especially in the towns and relation between Greeks and Turks were closer and inter-marriages more common than usually assumed . Greeks worked in the Seljuk administration in high officies , Turkish troops were often hired by the Byzantine Emperors , and fleeing Turkish rulers sought refuge in Byzantium " " The early Ottaman society was complex and included members of numerous religion and ethnicity " . " In short , it was a multi-ethnic and multi-religious empire ruled by the Osman dynasty from circa 1300 until its demise in World War - I ". BOOK : Encyclopaedia of the Ottoman Empire . AUTHOR : Gabor Agoston and Bruce Masters . Edition : 2009 page - XXV , XXVi
Well, Pietro, this is now the only way that we the public can visit the upper floor. Many Turkish people are not happy with this. There has always been a mosque at the East side of the church. This present action is seen by most as unnecessary.
@@greekorthodoxmonarchist Aya Sofia is ours. It was abandoned building changed to spritual building ( mosque ) by the conqueror mehmed II . So , it was not stolen by muslims . Museum also ours. U people have no business either in mosque or museum. Now , it functioned as museum and mosque. Why ur ancestors abandoned the building? How was it happened ? This is because of orthodox ever enemies catholics. To know this fact , read " the siege and fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD " By : Marios Philippides and Walter K Hanak. Edition 2011 U request with ur orthodox ruling countries to maintain the mosque as atleast museum other than church, dance club, bar and etc.
Hagia Sophia wasn’t built during the Byzantine time it was built by a Roman Emperor who spoke Latin. Byzantine separates the Latin speaking period with the Greek speaking period which was called Byzantine. Hagia Sofia was built before the Greek period
@@antonioarriaza5561 Aya Sofia is ours. It was abandoned building changed to spritual building ( mosque ) by the conqueror mehmed II . So , it was not stolen by muslims . Museum also ours. U people have no business either in mosque or museum. Now , it functioned as museum cum mosque. Why ur ancestors abandoned the building? How was it happened ? This is because of orthodox ever enemies catholics. To know this fact , read " the siege and fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD " By : Marios Philippides and Walter K Hanak. Edition 2011 U request with ur orthodox ruling countries to maintain the mosque as atleast museum other than church,dance club, bar and etc.
Outstanding work! Thank you. What a terrible loss for Christendom
If americans demanded from Turkey to turn it back into church, Turkey would eventually do it. The good thing is that in the meantime christendom got this:
czcams.com/video/ARa9KgR30sY/video.html
We will have it back again, according to the Orthodox Saints of God. Glory to God! ☝🏼☦️🇬🇷
What's worse is believing in a false prophet. I feel sorry for the muslims.
@Abdul Hadi Khan you 🐷
@Abdul Hadi Khan why don’t you cry more about how you lost Spain
Every knee will bow,every knee will confess,Jesus Christ is Lord.The Lord REIGNETH.
ΑΜΕΝ
It's a shame. They don't respect anything. It will always remain in our hearts as our temple of worship ♥
At laeast we got this in the meantime:
czcams.com/video/ARa9KgR30sY/video.html
If Turks didn't conquer Istanbul Hagia Sophia wouldn't still stand. Change your viewpoint please.
Converting this into a mosque would provoke tremendous anger in the entire Orthodox world. This is like their St. Peter's.
Amazing! Thank you. I've always wondered what this fantastic church of Justinian's looked like before it was ruined.
Do not let the Turks revert this magnificent Church to a mosque, as Erdogan's followers are demanding.
+Christopher Kelley its already a mosque they converted it to mosque 500 years ago. Cause its has a Dome like every chruch from Byzantine times with domes are now mosques, and Dome mean heaven in Christianity and in Islam
+FRadriaan it is a museum.
If a building does not serve the purpose it was built for (in this case to serve as a church) you may as well bulldoze it and put a park in it's place. It should (in my opinion) be restored and then reverted back to a church with tours for those interested in it's historical value.
@Koksal Ceylan No, it is a desecrated Church, and needs to be cleansed of the filth it has endured.
@@Aydin34TR Thank you!!!!!!
Ayia Sofia (Αγία Σοφία) with full name: "Ναός της Αγίας του Θεού Σοφίας" - "Church of God's Holly Wisdom". One of the greatest and magnificently beautiful architectural buildings ever build by men!!!
Of course there was not only the magnificent architecture but also the unique interior. Marble floors and Columns, interior design and the unique Mosaics all over the walls, floors and ceilings of this Greek Byzantine Orthodox Christian church!!!
Hagia Sophia is the unique place in the world that when you enter look on top of the altar you can see the picture of the Jesus, Virgen marry together with the name of Allah and Muhammed. There are many Mosques in history was turned into a church or many church was turned into a Mosque but Hagia Sophia was kept as a museum since 1935 by Turkish Republic and still it is a museum today.
Not anymore :/
Muhammad was a child rapist war mongering demon possessed man
Not anymore bozo 💪
@@horsearcher6350 Erdoğan ... :/
Very nice video. Calm music or Orthodox Chant could make watching more pleasant.
Thank you for sharing this with us.
czcams.com/video/43lIzTlvIMI/video.html
Impressive... Good job!
Ευχαριστώ, εγώ σχολείο μου στην ιστορία τώρα που πάω Πέμπτη Δημοτικού κάνω την βυζαντινή Ιστορία
Thanks,in my school on history now that iam on the 5th grade class I'm learning the byzantine History
Thank you for this well researched and made video!
Beautiful. They should raise money for a new one somewhere else like in Greece. It could be done.
The iconostasis would have been the most magnificent of sights to behold
That's a templon
@@tobyroyparkerjr.233 Iconostasis or Templon, both words are correct
@@Geoma1999 the templon is not what most modern Orthodox would expect to see though.
AMAZING! thanks so much for uploading
the silence is deafenning
Magnifique!
amazing work
great sketchup work
Very very nice. Pls dovnload link.
En Santiago de Chile también hay una iglesia dedicada a Sophia y desgraciadamente la cuida sólo un sacerdote.
Hubava.rekonstrukcija.zdravej.otlicno.bese!
I could not see the coronation place that was used in the byzantine time.
"Turkey: First new church in 90 years"
Ankara : Turkey's Islamic rooted government has authorised the building of the first church in the country since the end of the Ottoman Empire in 1923 , AFP learned.
The church is for the country's tiny Syriac community and will be built in the Istanbul suburb of Yesilkoy on the shores of the Sea of Marmara , which already has Greek Orthodox, Armenian and Catholic churches.
The country's ancient Syriac minority, which now numbers less than 20,000 , live mostly in the southeast, and tend to be either Orthodox or Catholic.
Evidence: The Hindu
January -4-2015
( This famous daily newspaper is from India)
Mr u r totally wrong Ottomans had persecuted Christian after fall of Constantinople mostly orthodox Christians were murdered by Ottomans & they took aw Hagia Sophia from Christians so orthodox Christians hadn't any option to leave their homeland so plz read ur history
@@mrpunjabibeast7806
4 months ago, i have posted a comment about Aya Sofia. Pl go through it.
@@mrpunjabibeast7806
The Ottamans set such a good example as pacific conquerors that they won the confidence of many former Byzantine subjects . For example , when Nicaea fell , Orhan allowed all who wanted to leave the city to depart freely , taking with them their holy relics , but few availed themselves of the chance . No reprisals were taken against those who had resisted , and the city was left to manage its internal affairs under its own municipal government .
BOOK : Encyclopaedia of the Ottoman Empire . AUTHOR : Gabor Agoston and Bruce Masters . Edition : 2009 page -109 .
And
Go through sultan salahuddin ayyubi history . He showed mercy while retake Jerusalem in 1187 AD .
AND
Recently , Taliban showed mercy towards western Christian club occupied force .
Anyone Can show such a example from Christian or other world?
" The inhabitants ( of nicaea ) surrendered not from starvation or defeat but from a calculation of their own best interests. They were quickly and willingly incorporated into the growing Osmanli nation. Only eight years after the fall of Nicaea, the Patriarch of Constantinople was shocked to learn that many of the citizens of this once great Christian city had already abjured their Orthodox faith and embraced Islam. In 1339 and 1340 he addressed encyclicals to them for the salvation of their souls, but it was too late. "
BOOK : The Last Centuries of Byzantium 1261-1453. page - 171 AUTHOR : Donald M. Nicol
So , conversion by Ottomans not forced but the Greek Christian embraced Islam.
"The Osmanlis did not therefore slaughter every Christian 'miscreant' in their path. Rather they encouraged the Christian inhabitants of the countryside and the towns to join them. Islamic law and tradition declared that enemies who surrendered on demand should be treated with tolerance. The Christians of Bithynia were obliged to pay the haradj or capitation tax for the privilege of being tolerated, but this was no more burdensome than the taxes they had paid to the Byzantine government which had neglected their interests. Once they had made the decision to surrender or defect the Byzantine population did not find the change of masters too distressing. The inducements were often strong for the Osmanlis wanted to increase their numbers. A band of Catalans even went over to them in 1304. Some Christians went all the way with the conquerors and were converted to Islam. But this was not demanded of them, for all who entered the service of Osman, Turks or Greeks, became part of· the same nation and were collectively known as Osmanlis. It was because they began to look to the future instead of living from day to day that the Osmanlis prospered when the other emirates declined.
BOOK : The Last Centuries of Byzantium 1261-1453. page - 146 AUTHOR : Donald M. Nicol EDITION : Second edition ( 1999 )
@@mrpunjabibeast7806
Pl read this history ;
( i ). " The main reason for Ottaman success , however , was the development of stable and permanent institutions of government that transformed a tribal polity into a workable state ".
( ii ) " The Ottamans utilized all human resources in their emirate and quickly learned skills in bureaucracy and diplomacy ........ They also did not slaughter every Christian in their path ; rather , they encouraged the Christian inhabitants of the countryside and the towns to join them . Islamic law and tradition declared that enemies who surrendered on demand should be treated with tolerance .
( iii ). " The Christians of Bithynia were obliged to pay the ' harac ' , or capitation tax , for the privilege of being tolerated , but this was no more burdensome than the taxes they had paid to the Byzantine government , which had neglected their interests . Once they had made the decision to surrender or defect , the Byzantine population resigned to their fate ". " Some Christians converted to Islam upon joining the Ottamans ; however, this was not demanded . Many local Christians even participated in Ottaman raids against Byzantium ". BOOK : Encyclopaedia of the Ottoman Empire . AUTHOR : Gabor Agoston and Bruce Masters . Edition : 2009 page -109 .
"Existing sources , such as the 25th century Ottoman census records , suggest that the earliest converts to Islam in the Balkans came from the ranks of the Balkan nobility and military elite that could supply the Ottomans with the manpower .............
BOOK : Encyclopaedia of the Ottoman Empire . AUTHOR : Gabor Agoston and Bruce Masters . Edition : 2009 page -146 .
@@mrpunjabibeast7806
At the time , the Ottoman Turks arrived in the 13 th century ,there was still a large population of Greeks and Armenians in the Asia Minor , especially in the towns and relation between Greeks and Turks were closer and inter-marriages more common than usually assumed . Greeks worked in the Seljuk administration in high officies , Turkish troops were often hired by the Byzantine Emperors , and fleeing Turkish rulers sought refuge in Byzantium "
" The early Ottaman society was complex and included members of numerous religion and ethnicity " . " In short , it was a multi-ethnic and multi-religious empire ruled by the Osman dynasty from circa 1300 until its demise in World War - I ".
BOOK : Encyclopaedia of the Ottoman Empire . AUTHOR : Gabor Agoston and Bruce Masters . Edition : 2009 page - XXV , XXVi
Can you please show me the Hagia Sophia Museum on the mosque
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It used to be white on the outside
If it weren’t for that damn traitor who built the canons maybe Constantinople could have still been here
Is this Jesus it's buried in the table picture where is the golden box that has Bible pictures
Well, Pietro, this is now the only way that we the public can visit the upper floor. Many Turkish people are not happy with this. There has always been a mosque at the East side of the church. This present action is seen by most as unnecessary.
i thought its minecraft
2/4/2019
there are huge mistakes in the video.
what's wrong?
@@greekorthodoxmonarchist
Aya Sofia is ours. It was abandoned building changed to spritual building ( mosque ) by the conqueror mehmed II . So , it was not stolen by muslims .
Museum also ours. U people have no business either in mosque or museum.
Now , it functioned as museum and mosque.
Why ur ancestors abandoned the building? How was it happened ? This is because of orthodox ever enemies catholics.
To know this fact , read " the siege and fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD "
By : Marios Philippides and Walter K Hanak.
Edition 2011
U request with ur orthodox ruling countries to maintain the mosque as atleast museum other than church, dance club, bar and etc.
Hagia Sophia wasn’t built during the Byzantine time it was built by a Roman Emperor who spoke Latin. Byzantine separates the Latin speaking period with the Greek speaking period which was called Byzantine. Hagia Sofia was built before the Greek period
oh la noobades
There wasn’t an iconostasis
Long live the Muslim Hagia Sophia Mosque!
HORRIBLE...
No church only mosque
No mosque only church
No Mosque
No brain only Islam
@@antonioarriaza5561
Aya Sofia is ours. It was abandoned building changed to spritual building ( mosque ) by the conqueror mehmed II . So , it was not stolen by muslims .
Museum also ours. U people have no business either in mosque or museum.
Now , it functioned as museum cum mosque.
Why ur ancestors abandoned the building? How was it happened ? This is because of orthodox ever enemies catholics.
To know this fact , read " the siege and fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD "
By : Marios Philippides and Walter K Hanak.
Edition 2011
U request with ur orthodox ruling countries to maintain the mosque as atleast museum other than church,dance club, bar and etc.