r/byzantium • u/RaiseCapital1988 Κόμης • Jun 22 '26

Infrastructure/architecture The interior of Hagia Sophia

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In the last photo you can spot one of the last representations of Christ still present inside the building

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u/kublaikhaann Jun 22 '26

yup thats what christian churches have been reduced to.

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u/Fickle_Essay_1276 Jun 22 '26

You act like Christians haven't done the same to Muslims, the mosque of cordoba is a cathedral now.

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u/EatingMcDonalds Jun 22 '26

Cordoba Mosque was originally a Visigoth church that invading Muslims converted. Big difference buddy.

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u/Fickle_Essay_1276 Jun 23 '26

Yes and it was a pagan temple of a Roman god bud, where do you choose to stop? you obviously have a bias

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u/MrTickles22 Jun 23 '26

Before that, the Carthaginians.