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Lindsey Graham needs to do something about the Hagia Sophia
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this post was submitted on 25 Apr 2026
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For those who don't know, the original Hagia Sophia was one of the most impressive construction speed-run of all time. Completed in just under 6 years with ~~4th~~ 6th century tech. They botched it a bit so the roof fell but still very impressive.
Edit: 6th century tech, first church was made in 4th century, current structure with the speed run was started in 532 and finished in 537.
What’s impressive is that it’s survived centuries of earthquakes without seriously falling apart
Yeah, they would have had a clean run if they had made the dome more curved. It was a bit flat and an earthquake took the dome down and destroyed the altar. Still very impressive and definitely been well maintained.