Hagia Sophia Oldest Picture

Thousands including many who travelled from across turkey performed prayers in segregated areas outside hagia sophia.
Hagia sophia oldest picture. People pray outside hagia sophia during the first official friday prayers since the famous building s conversion from a secular space into a muslim house of worship. Hagia sophia opens as mosque for muslim prayers. Burak kara getty images hide. Muslim prayers in hagia sophia for first time in 86 years.
Muslims attend friday prayers outside hagia sophia grand mosque for the first time after it was once again declared a mosque after 86 years in istanbul turkey july 24. Hagia sophia draws huge crowds for friday prayer president recep tayyip erdogan of turkey joined crowds of muslim worshipers at the hagia sophia for its first friday prayer since being. The unesco listed hagia sophia divine wisdom known in turkish as ayasofya was completed in ad537 by the byzantine emperor justinian. Turkey s president tayyip erdogan joined huge crowds for the first prayers at hagia sophia.
Sanna drysén who works for the swedish public radio broadcaster sveriges radio attended the friday prayers in istanbul saying it is reminiscent of a mixture of rock concert and friday prayer. Ayasofya i kebir camii şerifi and formerly the church of hagia sophia is a late antique place of worship in istanbul built in 537 as the patriarchal cathedral. When asked what locals in turkey think of turkish president recep tayyip erdogan s move to convert the hagia sophia which had formerly been the largest christian orthodox church in the world. Worshippers attend afternoon prayers and visit hagia sophia grand mosque in istanbul turkey july 24 2020.
Hagia sophia ˈ h ɑː ɡ i ə s oʊ ˈ f iː ə. From the koinē greek. Sancta sophia or sancta sapientia holy wisdom officially the great mosque of ayasofya turkish. Now was the moment for turkey to reinforce its independence she added.
After the ottoman conquest of constantinople in ad1453.