2001
Muhammad II just destroyed the remains of the Byzantine Empire and made Constantinople his capital, which he is now refurbishing and decorating with a superb imperial building. The former Christian church of
Hagia (or Aya) Sophia (right) is being converted into a mosque: religious symbols are replaced inside and outside the church, and the structure adapted to the new
needs. You can't see the interior (a nice layer of plaster is obscuring old mosaics, who cares about mosaics nowadays?) and four new minarets are almost finished, from which the faithful will be called to prayer by the
muezzin. You’re wondering what they are using to make the outer finish of the mosque? Correct, they’re using panels filled with rigid Polyurethane foam! See the automatic traverse system to carry the mixing head operator? That’s right, it's all made in Mediolanum, Italian technology, you see? And you see the new heating
boiler, close to the building, just delivered? Well, that's been around for a while, now, and you understand why the old Viking is running away most satisfied with his money!