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The Idiosyncrasy of Greek Islam and the Mosque of Votanikos as a Reconciliation Initiative
The Ecumenical Review, Volume 74, Issue 5, Page 796-806, December 2022., 2022 Abstract This article aims to demonstrate how the mosque of Votanikos has emerged as a reconciliation initiative with a wider reconciling dynamic within Greek reality and history. It places the initiative of the construction of the mosque in its wider context, while also considering the idiosyncrasy of Greek Islam, historical conditions, tensions from ...
Argyro Delidaki
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Early Medieval Europe, Volume 30, Issue 3, Page 325-349, August 2022., 2022 This article explores how and why Gregory of Tours encoded the fear of God into the architecture of Tours cathedral and the Basilica of St Martin. Using Gregory’s writings, in combination with the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus and the inscriptions that adorned the interior walls of the basilica, this paper argues that Gregory followed the church ...
Catherine‐Rose Hailstone
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Modeling craftspeople for cultural heritage: A case study
Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds, Volume 33, Issue 3-4, June/July 2022., 2022 Virtual humans for craft heritage preservation. Abstract Intangible heritage is often linked to human actions and performances. The use of digital humans (DHs) for its digital representation and therefore its preservation, allows reframing the way to transmit and deal with content that is difficult to visualize.
Nedjma Cadi Yazli +8 more
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Experimental analysis of the traffic‐induced‐vibration on an ancient lodge
Structural Control and Health Monitoring, Volume 29, Issue 3, March 2022., 2022 Summary Traffic‐induced vibration is one of the main causes of small (often only cosmetic) damages for Heritage buildings. The heavy public road‐transport, often very close to these structures, may lead to fatigue phenomena due to induced continuous vibrations and consequently damages.
Giacomo Zini +2 more
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Journal of Contemporary Islam and Muslim Societies, 2023 : On November 9, 2019, the Supreme Court of India issued a ruling allowing for the construction of a temple dedicated to the Hindu deity Ram on the site of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, Uttara Pradesh.
Mohammad Shekaib Alam, Zaid Khaliq
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The Power of Turkey Diplomacy in Transfer of Function of Hagia Sophia to be a Mosque
AJIS: Academic Journal of Islamic Studies, 2021 This paper aims to explain how aggressive the Turkish movement is under Erdogan's leadership and the domination of the ambitious AKP in an effort to restore the glory of Islam and spread its spirit of struggle on Turkish soil amidst secularism that has ...
Hendra Maujana Saragih +2 more
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Temporality and Memory in Architecture: Hagia Sophia
Iconarp International Journal of Architecture and Planning, 2017 Istanbul, having hosted many civilizations and cultures, has a long and important past. Due to its geopolitical locations, the city has been the capital of two civilizations—Ottoman and Byzantine Empires—which left its traces in the history of the world.
Yüksel Burçin Nur, Yasemen Say Özer
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Ayasofya Complex and the Tombs of Ottoman Sultans
İslam Tetkikleri Dergisi, 2021 After the conquest of the city of Constantinople, the Ottoman’s first course of action was to change its name to “Istanbul,” followed by converting the famous Church of the Hagia Sophia into a mosque, changing its name to the Turkish version of “Ayasofya.
Mustafa Lütfi Bilge
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Transforming the Judiciary into the Proxies of The Rulers: The Hagia Sophia Case
Annales de la Faculté de Droit d’Istanbul, 2022 This article examines from a critical perspective the judgment of the Turkish Council of State (Danıştay) in 2020, which invalidated the executive decision of 1934 regarding the designation of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul as a museum.
Barış Bahçeci, Serkan Yolcu
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A woman’s graffito drawing from Hagia Sophia, Constantinople [PDF]
Zbornik Radova Vizantološkog Instituta, 2019 This paper sheds light on the graffito-drawing from Hagia Sophia. It mainly discussed the possibility that the graffito presented a Western medieval woman donating a chalice.
Savova Christina, Tomov Thomas
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