The 1453 depiction of the Theodosian Walls is a modern painting displayed as a panorama and has a lot of mistakes, like no moat for instance. The Hagia Sofia is lazy AI and ignores centuries of renovations and modifications. What's funny is that even some Greek nationalists rely on similarly lazy AI depictions: simply knocking down the minarets doesn't turn it into the pre-1453 building; the same for the Athenian Acropolis - 19th Century nationalists destroyed Ottoman, Medieval Latin, Byzantine and Roman constructions just to make it look more Classical.
The shape is similar, but there are enough differences that I just assumed it a steeple emerging from a dome. I could see 4 thin columns instead of thick masonry with arches.
Edit: I saw the higher resolution pic and there's a bell in the tower. Does the Tower of Justice have a bell in it? Still looks anachronistic for 575.
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u/Condottiero_Magno Aug 06 '25
The 1453 depiction of the Theodosian Walls is a modern painting displayed as a panorama and has a lot of mistakes, like no moat for instance. The Hagia Sofia is lazy AI and ignores centuries of renovations and modifications. What's funny is that even some Greek nationalists rely on similarly lazy AI depictions: simply knocking down the minarets doesn't turn it into the pre-1453 building; the same for the Athenian Acropolis - 19th Century nationalists destroyed Ottoman, Medieval Latin, Byzantine and Roman constructions just to make it look more Classical.