day before yesterday, 2007 june 19, the
exibition in Hagia Sophia(see below) was opened,
today, 2007 june 21-22 the EU leaders decide upon the
job for
Solana in the new treaty.
please follow the link from Constance Cumbey on the "
Nine"
to see why this may be interconnected....
http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/socio ... il9_09.htm
"Finally, the Constitution foresees the creation of an EU External Action Service. This will bring together staff from different institutions that today shape and implement the EU’s foreign policies. For the first time Europe will have a single team working under one roof and answerable to one person responsible for the full range of EU external relations.
http://www.globalagendamagazine.com/200 ... solana.asp"
"Justinian was directly responsible for the construction of one of the greatest buildings on the planet, the Church of
Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. He also initiated – under the supervision of another extremely talented servant of the crown, the jurist Tribonian – the overhaul of the Roman legal code, then an incoherent mass of statutes and judicial rulings from time out of mind....
the Emperor Julian, who tried to restore paganism after Constantine made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire."
http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/226182
"Hagia Sophia (Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία; Holy Wisdom), now known as the "Ayasofya Museum,
was the greatest Christian cathedral of the Middle Ages,[1][2] later converted into an imperial mosque in 1453 by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II,[3] and into a museum in 1935. It is located in Istanbul, Turkey, on the Turkish Thrace. It is regularly considered one of the greatest and most beautiful buildings in history. Its conquest by the Ottomans at the fall of Constantinople is considered one of the great tragedies of Christianity by the Greek Orthodox faithful."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia
"
Mevlana’s centuries-old heritage reborn in major exhibit at 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia
Yet another cultural event got under way on Monday at İstanbul's landmark monumental museum, the Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya) in Sultanahmet, as part of worldwide celebrations marking the 2007 Year of Mevlana -- the 800th anniversary of the birth of Turkey's greatest sage, the 13th century Sufi philosopher and poet Mevlana Jelaladdin Rumi.
Titled "
Being a Soul in the Lodge of Divine Love -- the Heritage of Humanity: Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi," the exhibition incorporates around 200 pieces that range from calligraphy to musical instruments.
Among items gathered under the roof of the Hagia Sophia are the oldest handwritten "Mesnevi" (the book of Mevlana's verse) manuscript, written by Mevlana's son; prayer beads; and garments worn by Mevlevi dervishes. Organized by the Culture and Tourism Ministry with historian Ekrem Işın as curator, the exhibition runs though Aug. 12 in a specially designed hall in the historic museum. With its venue, arrangement and sound system, organizers say the exhibit is the first major Mevlana exhibition that Turkey has held to date. Based on the concept of the simple lifestyles of Mevlevi dervishes, the exhibit is also significant in terms of its venue.
The Culture and Tourism Ministry's Research and Education Director General Celil Güngör told reporters during a press preview of the exhibition Monday that the show would create greater awareness of Turkey's cultural wealth among its visitors via a "harmony of philosophy-concept-location." He said
the main reason why the Hagia Sophia was chosen as the exhibit's venue was that this event would make "a contribution in the
alliance of civilizations by bringing together a personality from the Eastern culture with a venue from the Western culture."
"The Hagia Sophia Museum, with its 1,500-year history, its dome that symbolizes [God's] uniqueness, its mosaics that depict Christianity, its huge Ottoman calligraphies … is
a symbol of the alliance of civilizations," the organizers said in a written statement.
The exhibit, which aims to showcase the culture of the Mevlevi order that spans more than seven centuries as well as Mevlana's teachings and their impact on fine arts for the past 800 years, was commissioned under the supervision of an advisory board consisting of academics.
Focusing on the
number nine, which has an important symbolic value in the Mevlevi culture,
(farmer: Constance Cumbey on Solana and the number Nine:
http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/socio ... il9_09.htm)
the exhibit is made up of
nine main sections. They include categories such as "Mevlana with his Life and Thoughts," "The 800 Years of the Mevlevi Order," "Music and the Sema Ritual" and "Symbolism in Calligraphy, Literature and the Mevlevi Order."
The artifacts showcased at the exhibition were compiled from the Konya Mevlana Museum, the Konya and Ankara ethnology museums, İstanbul's Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, the Museum of Divan Literature, Topkapı Palace, the Sadberk Hanım Museum and the Yıldız City Museum run by the Greater İstanbul Municipality.
The exhibit will be open every day except Mondays, between 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. through Aug. 12. On the first Monday of each month, which is designated as public day, visitors will have a chance to see the exhibit free of charge.
Verses resound in rose-scented echoes
"Being a Soul in the Lodge of Divine Love -- the Heritage of Humanity: Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi" is showcased in a section specially built in the Hagia Sophia. The section, which is made up of
eight rooms lined around a small tower, resembles a
Mevlevi lodge, painted white. The tower at the center, which represents Mevlana, showcases three handwritten Mesnevi manuscripts. The eight rooms surrounding the tower are designed in a certain order and they showcase items relating to the Mevlevi order in accordance with their respective categories.
Visitors go through each section around the tower just like a sema dancer whirling during a sema ceremony. Audio excerpts from "Mesnevi" and "Divan-ı Kebir" accompany visitors during their tour via a special "sound sculpture" system.
The system utilizes various materials in order to emit sound. The material used in this exhibition is
rose oil. Drops of rose oil are put on the speaker, which then emits sound, causing vibrations in the oil. After the exhibition wraps up, oil drops that cumulate in the glass container in which the speaker is located will be
crystallized and analyzed by Japanese scientists. The effect of Mevlana's poems on rose oil will thus be
revealed, according to the organizers.
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detay ... &bolum=110
see also:
Community:
In Reopening Hagia Sophia: The EU Perspective
Posted on Monday, June 18 @ 10:29:08 EDT by greek_news
http://www.greeknewsonline.com/modules. ... e&sid=7007
"Community:
Battle for Free Hagia Sophia Moves to the U.S. Congress
Posted on Monday, June 18 @ 10:47:07 EDT by greek_news"
http://www.greeknewsonline.com/modules. ... e&sid=7017
Erdogan before one year:
"Speaking in the award ceremony, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan, stated that
Istanbul was the symbol city of alliance of civilizations which is most needed at global scale, and “At first glance, looking like structure of a cosmopolitan city, one discovers that this is a city of peace as he goes
deeper in the city's depths” he said.
http://www.icvbbulletin.org/istnews16.htm