"We've waited for years to pray here" - the history of Hagia Sophia Crowds gathered in Istanbul as the historic Hagia Sophia site opened for Friday prayers for the first time since Turkish ...

A woman wrapped in a Turkish national flag gestures outside the Hagia Sophia museum The world-famous Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul - originally founded as a cathedral - has been turned back into ...

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.

But it is now the latest structure to be converted back into a mosque by the government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, following ...

Ravenna is on Italy’s tourist map for one reason: its 1,500-year-old churches decorated with best-in-the-West Byzantine ...

Press the question mark key to get the keyboard shortcuts for changing dates. The Sura Hagia Sophia Hotel enjoys a prime location in the heart of Istanbul, putting guests within walking distance ...

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The new museum is frequently compared to the Pantheon in Rome, sometimes to Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, both also architectural designs of space surmounted by domes and illuminated from them.

The Pew Research Center published an essay that examines some of these changing attitudes as one of the ways the nonpartisan fact tank is marking its 20th anniversary. “I think, particularly in ...

A recent Pew Research Center survey says one-third of U.S. adults ... Must-see attractions include the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, and the bustling Grand Bazaar. The Big Apple remains a beloved ...

Navigate backward to interact with the calendar and select a date. Press the question mark key to get the keyboard shortcuts for changing dates. Hagia Sophia Mosque (Ayasofya Cami) $25 $500+ ...

Sit in a wooden pew, front and center ... style – actually inspired the construction of the magnificent Hagia Sophia church ...