Think Over Here
Think Over Here
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What You May Not Know About the Hagia Sophia - Turkey
28 minutes Posted Sep 16, 2020 at 12:08 am.
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We are thinking over in Istanbul, Turkey. We talk about the history of the beautiful Hagia Sophia. Topics include the Justinian I and Theodora, the Nika Riots, the sweating column, iconoclasm, and the conversion of the building from a cathedral, to a mosque, to a museum, and as recently as July 2020 back to a mosque. This episode will brush you up on many great trivia nuggets about this cultural icon.