With the recent discussions on changing #HagiaSophia& #39;s status from a museum to a mosque, I wanted to share with you a few articles I wrote over the years based on my research on conversion/ transformation/ reuse of religious heritage. A threadhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">
In "Remains of the Day: Converted Anatolian Churches" I analyze how different models of conversions of churches into mosques affect the utilitarian, aesthetic, and ideological dimensions of reuse. Hagia Sophia fits into both conquest and reconquest models: https://www.academia.edu/43531687/Remains_of_the_Day_Converted_Anatolian_Churches">https://www.academia.edu/43531687/...
In "The Fate of Tanzimat-Era Churches in Anatolia after the Loss of their Congregations" I explore the multiple range of reuses of 19th century churches from cinemas to penitentiaries, after the 1924 population exchange between Turkey and Greece: https://www.academia.edu/35013359/The_Fate_of_Tanzimat-Era_Churches_in_Anatolia_After_the_Loss_of_Their_Congregations">https://www.academia.edu/35013359/...
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