The Race to Save Hagia Sophia

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This 1,500-year-old building has a story unlike any other. Rayon is the all-in-one, effortless CAD tool for going from concept to completion. Try it (for free) here: https://rayon.design/r/b1m_june2026_2 🔥 Grab a copy of Fred's book MEGA BUILDS 👉 https://bit.ly/3Y63G6X Full story here - https://theb1m.com/video/hagia-sophia-restoration This video contains paid promotion for Rayon Design. For more by The B1M subscribe now 👉 https://bit.ly/the-b1m Additional footage and images: ABC News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CBS News, Daily Sabah, DW News, Ibrahim Bennett, i24 News, Julien Goettelmann, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy/X/Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism, NTV, Sky News, TRT World and U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Thumbnail image: Liebherr We're raising awareness of construction's mental health crisis through our Get Construction Talking initiative. There’s a video series on our channel and you can find support or donate at - https://www.getconstructiontalking.org/ Follow Get Construction Talking Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/getconstructiontalking/ X - https://twitter.com/GetConstTalking LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/get-construction-talking/about/ Listen to The World's Best Construction Podcast by The B1M Apple - https://apple.co/3OssZsH Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3om1NkB Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/3znmBP4 View this video and more at - https://www.TheB1M.com/ Follow us on X - http://www.x.com/TheB1M/ Like us on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/TheB1M/ Follow us on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theb1m/ Follow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-b1m-ltd/ Follow us on Instagram - http://instagram.com/theb1m/ Follow us on Threads - https://www.threads.net/@theb1m The B1M Merch store - https://theb1m.creator-spring.com/ 00:00 Intro 01:23 Connecting Continents 02:34 The Beginning 03:42 Engineering the Dome 04:35 Ancient Wonder? 07:02 Construction Complications 08:52 Ottoman Conquest 09:55 Dawn of the Republic 10:49 A Mosque Again 11:58 2023 Earthquakes 12:53 Seismic Restoration 14:43 Making Preparations 16:43 Reinforcing the Domes 17:47 Project’s Importance #construction #architecture #history We welcome you sharing our content to inspire others, but please be nice and play by our rules - http://www.theb1m.com/guidelines-for-sharing Our content may only be embedded onto third party websites by arrangement. We have established partnerships with domains to share our content and help it reach a wider audience. If you are interested in partnering with us please contact Video@TheB1M.com. Ripping and/or editing this video is illegal and will result in legal action. © 2026 The B1M Limited