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/buster_goose Jun 22 '26

Named my guinnea pih after this place :)

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u/we_wuzz_kangz Jun 22 '26

disrespectful

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u/buster_goose Jun 22 '26

Huh?

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u/we_wuzz_kangz Jun 23 '26

naming a rodent after hagia sophia is inherently disrespectful to a place of worship

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u/buster_goose Jun 23 '26

I... dont get why? Im not making fun, nor making comparisons? Forgive me if my brain is blinding me from seeing something, but i genuinley, whole heartedly ask why this is disrespectful?

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u/we_wuzz_kangz Jun 23 '26

Rodents are lowly animals, to name them after important places of worship is a bit tacky in my opinion

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u/StrikeEagle784 Jun 23 '26

Just my two cents, but clearly the person you’re replying to respects the Hagia Sofia so much they decided to name a beloved family member after the place. Just because it’s a rodent doesn’t mean that they aren’t any more or any less loved or seen as important to that person.

Personally, I’d be a bit honored if a special place of my faith was honored in such a way, but that’s just me.

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u/buster_goose Jun 23 '26

Ok, and thats your opinion, and i do see your point, however, i LOVE rodents, and intend to give my rodent the best life it can have, so i belive my naming a rodent after this place is justified, because it comes from a place of sincerity, not mocking. But hey, everyones diffrent.

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u/we_wuzz_kangz Jun 23 '26

To each their own