When they say “the largest” or “the most ancient”, they involuntarily push for comparison, disputes and the desire to refute. What is Hagia Sophia compared to? Perhaps, only with St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, and, of course, she will lose such a comparison, both in size and beauty, and even more so in spirituality.
Many thanks to the Turks for not razing the Christian temple to the ground, but only completing the minarets. Christians, I think, in a similar situation would not think and would sort it out quickly. And the Muslims not only did not destroy, but also perfectly preserved, carefully plastering the mosaics and frescoes. I wonder how it was to pray there in the early years, when the memory of the Christian purpose of the temple was still fresh?
Now half of the space of the temple is occupied by scaffolding. Masters are slowly restoring, removing plaster and restoring Christian images.
Whether because of these forests, or because of the awareness of the conflict between the two religions, but the temple does not awe either visually or spiritually.
Many thanks to the Turks for not razing the Christian temple to the ground, but only completing the minarets. Christians, I think, in a similar situation would not think and would sort it out quickly. And the Muslims not only did not destroy, but also perfectly preserved, carefully plastering the mosaics and frescoes. I wonder how it was to pray there in the early years, when the memory of the Christian purpose of the temple was still fresh?
Now half of the space of the temple is occupied by scaffolding. Masters are slowly restoring, removing plaster and restoring Christian images.
Whether because of these forests, or because of the awareness of the conflict between the two religions, but the temple does not awe either visually or spiritually.
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