In a divided world, sacred spaces like Al Aqsa and Babri Masjid, which have raised nationalistic fervour, should have endured ...

The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque—Istanbul’s iconic ... Christian and Islamic architecture for centuries. After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the Ottoman Empire established control over ...

Hagia Sophia happens to be one of the oldest, largest, most beautiful, most celebrated, and most important churches of all Christendom. Built in the 530s in Constantinople, the capital of the ...

John Julius Norwich tells the dramatic story of the fall of Constantinople and the Byzantine ... Greek Orthodox Christianity from within the Hagia Sophia. Norwich describes the calamitous scenes ...

Turkey's Hagia Sophia will open to visitors outside prayer times and its Christian icons will remain, religious officials said on Tuesday, after a court ruling paved the way for it to become a mosque.

There are currently more than 3500 mosques in Constantinople ... and showing disrespect even for its own history. Hagia Sophia: Disappointment and anger from Australia's Greek community ...

Marcus worked on a new, more detailed model of the Hagia Sophia, Winnie worked with the Kariye Camii (Christ in Chora), Erik began modeling the topography of the city, and Jamie worked on the land and ...

The Turkish Ministry of Culture is undertaking a cleaning program of the underground spaces of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, aiming to make them accessible to the public. The project includes the ...

The yellow-walled Four Seasons Sultanahmet puts guests just steps away from the iconic Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque ... from home during your time in old Constantinople. While this pair of sister ...