In 2020, the building once again became a working mosque. Once the biggest cathedral in the world, the Hagia Sophia is considered the magnum opus of Byzantine architecture. Visitors say it is a ...

The Hagia Sophia is a super famous building in Istanbul ... But it was originally built as a church and then was converted into a mosque after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453.

The museum's digital experience rooms use cutting-edge technology to immerse visitors in the history of Hagia Sophia and ...

Hagia Sophia was a cathedral for nearly 1,000 years before being converted into a mosque in 1453 and a museum in 1935. Diyanet said in a statement on Tuesday that the Christian icons in Hagia ...

Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the nearby Hagia Sophia, and most would agree that he accomplished this task or, at least, came close. Since the early 1600s ...

“The swimming and spa centre near the Hagia Sophia mosque ... was sealed off by teams from the Fatih municipality in line with a decision by its preservation committee,” a municipal official sai ...

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Pope Francis on Sunday joined an international chorus of condemnation of Turkey's decision to convert Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia landmark back into a mosque. “I think of Hagia Sophia ...

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