tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733559733127645128.post4646627361995868062..comments2023-11-03T04:11:06.821-04:00Comments on The Hot Gates 480BC: Orthodox Patriarch Opposes Hagia Sophia Returning to Mosque StatusPleistarchoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11968310986316619625noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733559733127645128.post-52443646773677896042013-02-22T13:14:59.360-05:002013-02-22T13:14:59.360-05:00I've been to Hagia Sofia and have personally e...I've been to Hagia Sofia and have personally experienced it's wonders. What the muslims did to it was a travesty. I can only imagine what it looked like while it was still a church.<br /><br />Thankfully, Ataturk did at least preserve what remains of the wonder. I have a feeling that if they turn it back into a mosque, all the Christian art will be destroyed. It will be like what the Taliban did to the Buddhist shrines in Afghanistan. The West will waggle its finger and let them get away with another.<br /><br />How long will it be before the Egyptian treasures are destroyed? Will they blow up the pyramids? Will they burn the Cairo museum? Will they destroy the wonders of Luxor and the Valley of the Kings? Will Abu Symbol be returned to Lake Nasser? Will we wag our fingers at these acts as well?<br /><br />First things first...we have a history in Turkey. As westerners we have a legitimate right to say what should be done with OUR history. The muslims have no right to blot it out.New Jersey Patriothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128503948197004183noreply@blogger.com