Although there was a storm, when Wu Zetian was in a good mood, he did not make huge waves, and everyone put things aside and visited Constantinople with great interest.

This thousand-year-old capital lives up to its name, making all the gods and people dizzy to see it, and feel that Western civilization is really not inferior to Eastern civilization!

Take a look:

The Hagia Sophia, which represents the architectural civilization of the West, cannot be said to be a building, but a civilization, and after its completion, the then Emperor Justinian, who was an "architectural maniac", said very impressively after entering the Hagia Sophia for the first time, which was rebuilt under his auspices.

"Thank God for allowing me to perform such a miracle," he said. Ah, Solomon, I have overcome you at last! ”

Solomon was the king of Israel, and his temple to God was so magnificent that it was called "the first temple!" ”

Well, Hagia Sophia wins better than the temple by:

There are three doors leading to the dome of the cathedral, the third and largest of which is called the Imperial Door, which was reserved for the emperor to enter and exit the church.

Above this door is a gigantic mosaic of resplendent gold, which is said to depict Leo V or his son Constantine VII worshipping the idol of Christ, Christ sitting on a throne in blessings, holding in his left hand a book that reads: "Peace be with you." I am the light of the world. ”

The round sculptures on the shoulders of Christ are the archangel Gabriel on the left and the Virgin Mary on the right. The painting depicts Christ giving eternal power to the emperor of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.

Passing through the royal gate, you will come to the great dome. As a masterpiece of Byzantine architecture that "changed the history of architecture", the church created a complex system of arch structure balance centered on the dome of the sail arch, and is the only temple in the world that was converted into a church, and from a church to a mosque, and finally became the museum it is today.

The church's 55-metre-high dome has been cleverly designed to create a visual effect that rises into the air without any support.

Standing under the dome and feeling the greatness of the "heavens" (gods) (God) and the insignificance of the individual, together with the mosaic of Christian motifs, seriously touches the heartstrings!

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The Church of Kola is another famous monument of the Byzantine era after the Sophia Church in the city, the gilded mosaic paintings on the church wall are well preserved, narrating the life of Jesus Christ and the Virgin. The surrounding walls and ceiling domes are all covered with such paintings, and the plots and characters are vivid.

Zhang Renyuan, who was in charge of accompanying him, said: "When our army conquered the city, it had already sent troops to station, and no one was allowed to destroy it, so it was very well preserved. ”

"Didn't you give an order to strictly prohibit all religions, and the religious sites here are so well protected?" The palace attendant Shi Lu Xiang first asked unceremoniously.

Lu Xiangxian, born in Wu County Lu Taiwei Branch, was very powerful when he was young, because of the examination system, was worshiped as Yangzhou Nengjun, and later became the palace servant Yushi because of the name (this official is not good to sit, picket the court, for example, a prime minister will put a big fart in the court, it is for the monarch to lose the ceremony, the palace servant Yushi has to impeach him, not impeached, the palace servant Yushi must have something, played, the prime minister may not have something, but the service Yushi can have something in the future, very offending people's position), but Lu Xiangxian can sit down, he is a person" The cold knows the pine and cypress (Zheng Zheng and arrogant)", and does not dare to question because of the power of Princess Taiping.

Zhang Renyuan said hesitantly: "The horse said that religion should be forbidden, but many buildings in Constantinople belong to the crystallization of the wisdom of 'human civilization', which has surpassed religion and is worth preserving forever. ”

The big hat was buttoned up, and everyone listened to it one by one, and then listened to Zhang Renyuan say wittily: "In fact, our Xifu is financially tight, and we can keep those buildings down to make museums, and we can charge tickets!" ”

said it so justifiably, everyone was impressed, but there was a taste in their hearts.

Someone said, "This is the most obvious manifestation of the upper and lower mouths of the official word!" (These are all said by the guys who slandered Wei Xi)

Some people also said: "Wei Xi has a great bearing and far-......reaching vision" (this is what the accomplices who have taken refuge in Wei Xi said)

Listen to Zhang Renyuan's account of the preparations for the revision of the museum, thanks to the decisive battle of the Tang army (under the leadership of the leading party, the palace was stabbed and the Byzantine emperor was eliminated), most of the magnificent buildings were preserved, including the Hagia Sophia Church, the Church of Cora, the Hippodrome and the Golden City Gate, as well as the 233-step Column of the Emperor Arcadius, the avenues and squares dotted with dotted streets, and the mansions of the nobility (many of which are of great artistic value).

Zhang Renyuan knows that Wei Xi is an extremely contradictory person, he has almost no sense of money, and he has no pursuit of quality of life, he eats the big pot of rice of the soldiers in the military camp very well (this Princess Taiping really can't do this, when she goes to the barracks to inspect and eat with the soldiers, it is purely for show, but Wei Xi can eat an ordinary meal into a CD), he doesn't have much money in his pocket, but when he made the reservation of the Constantinople complex, he said in public that it will be made into a museum, which can be of infinite use to future generations in the future, At least there will never be a building like this again, it's unique! Blessed are the inhabitants of this city as a tourist mecca.

You can collect money while you sit!

About the museum, what Zhang Renyuan didn't say was that the most valuable building, the diamond in the crown is the "Grand Palace", after this palace was used by Wu Zetian, it was a palace on the surface, but after Wu Zetian's visit, it was changed to a museum, Wei Xi's eyes lit up and said: "There must be many, many people who come to visit!" Let's wait for the tickets! ”

When he said this, everyone looked at each other, even Princess Taiping wanted to say something, and had nothing to say!

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Then there is the "Basilica Cistern", which was built by order of Emperor Constantine and then rebuilt and enlarged by Justinian the Great, and finally has an area of 9,800 square meters. It was not a palace for fun, but a huge underground reservoir with a capacity of 100,000 tons for war, and the water from the reservoir was diverted from the Black Sea.

There is nothing to see, but Zhang Renyuan said to everyone: "Gentlemen! The horses worked hard to make everyone always have a string in their heads, knowing that forgetting the war would be dangerous, and always thinking about the safety of the country! ”

The ministers discussed privately, and some people said that he was alarmist and coquettish, so why not say that he was "belligerent and will die?" Some people say that he is very reasonable, and politicians must pay attention to the safety of the country.

Anyway, there are all kinds of people, but the effect is still there, except for the most staunch anti-him, the rest of the people are shaken in their hearts, and they feel that Wei Xi is very thoughtful!