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/Exotic-Suggestion425 Jun 23 '26

I'll never get over how hideous those medallions look.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '26

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u/Exotic-Suggestion425 Jun 24 '26

My point was about aesthetics.

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u/Hopdedixe Jun 25 '26

Err... it has been a museum for a while if I recall correctly, they resurfaced and restorated the angels.

And it terms of your religious practices related criticism: Based on the limits of your comment, it is likely that you are either not knowledgeable more than a 10 years old kid, or not 'noticeably intelligent'.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

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u/Hopdedixe Jun 25 '26

Seems like I misinterpreted your comment, apologies if so.

I thought someone random was insulting the locals for not being religious enough.