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.

Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)

Earl Fontainelle

Hagia Sophia and the Problem of ‘Esoteric Architecture’

AUG 28, 202464 MIN
Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)

Hagia Sophia and the Problem of ‘Esoteric Architecture’

AUG 28, 202464 MIN

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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.