5183 x 2582 px | 43,9 x 21,9 cm | 17,3 x 8,6 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
23 giugno 2015
Ubicazione:
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
Altre informazioni:
One of the huge calligraphy panes in Istanbul’s Hagia Sofia. There are eight such panes which are a feature of Ottoman mosques. They were written by Kazasker Mustafa Izzet Efendi in the 19th Century. Originally a Christian basilica in Constantinople Hagia Sofia/Sophia, was the largest Christian church for almost a thousand years. It was converted into a mosque after the fall of the city to Turkish invaders in 1453. In 1935 it became a museum. Since then there have been repeated calls for the museum to be converted into a mosque again. These became more strident following the 2015 acknowledgement by Pope Francis of the Armenian Genocide. In 2016 Muslim prayers were held in Hagia Sophia for the first time in 85 years. In 2017 a recitation of the Quran and prayers in Hagia Sophia were televised live on state-run television. This was followed by the conversion of the museum once again into a mosque.
