Hagia Sophia mosaics will be covered with curtains during 祈りs -Turkish 大統領の 広報担当者
ISTANBUL, July 19 (Reuters) - Mosaics 描写するing Christian 人物／姿／数字s in Istanbul's 古代の Hagia Sophia will be covered with curtains during イスラム教徒 祈りs, Turkish 大統領の 広報担当者 Ibrahim Kalin said on Sunday, as work to 準備する the building for use as a イスラム教寺院 continues.
当局 had said last week that the mosaics would be 隠すd with either curtains or レーザーs when the first 祈りs are held next Friday.
In a move that 誘発するd 誘発するd international 批評 and 関心, 大統領 Tayyip Erdogan 宣言するd Hagia Sophia open to イスラム教徒 worship earlier this month に引き続いて a 法廷，裁判所 判決，裁定 that said the building's 転換 to a museum in 1934 was unlawful.
Hagia Sophia dates 支援する to the sixth century and has a history as both a church and a イスラム教寺院 before it was turned into a museum.
In an interview with 放送者 NTV, Kalin said some mosaics of Mary and Gabriel that are positioned in the direction of Qiblah, where イスラム教徒s 直面する during 祈り, would be covered with curtains.
He said other mosaics of Jesus and other Christian 人物／姿／数字s did not 提起する／ポーズをとる an 障害 for イスラム教徒 祈りs because they are not 位置を示すd in the direction of Qiblah. But he did not say whether they would remain 暴露するd at all times.
Outside 祈りs, Hagia Sophia will be open to all 訪問者s and tourists and all mosaics will be 暴露するd, 当局 have said.
Erdogan visited the イスラム教寺院 earlier on Sunday to 検査／視察する the 進歩 in 準備するing the building. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Ali Kucukgocmen Editing by フランs Kerry)
