Hagia Sophia and the Problem of ‘Esoteric Architecture’

Update: 2024-08-28

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We discuss Justinian's great church, Hagia Sophia, the gem of Constantinople and of Orthodox Christianity. We then look at a number of theories out there which read Hagia Sophia as encoding esoteric messages beneath her Orthodox exterior, and use this case-study as a springboard for discussing the thorny problems involved in interpreting architecture, especially esoteric architecture.

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Hagia Sophia and the Problem of ‘Esoteric Architecture’

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Hagia Sophia and the Problem of ‘Esoteric Architecture’

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Hagia Sophia and the Problem of ‘Esoteric Architecture’