The Hagia Sophia mosaics are unique and represent the ultimate example of Byzantine craftsmanship. They are the only surviving examples of Byzantine mosaics from such a lengthy time period. They cover ...

The Hagia Sophia remains a highly popular tourist destination, attracting millions of travelers. Here is a detailed look at ...

The Hagia Sophia is at the centre of Turkey's Byzantine, Ottoman and secular history. How did the sixth-century cathedral become a Waqf property, get converted to a museum, and again a mosque? Tracing ...

From the Atatürk Cultural Centre to the Galataport retail and arts hub, which features Istanbul Museum of Modern Art by Pritzker ... itineraries is the Hagia Sophia, which – despite its ...

The process will be difficult and will “open an important page in the book of Hagia Sophia,” said Asnu Bilban Yalcin, a Byzantine art historian ... dreams come true unveiled never-before-seen images ...

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The process will be difficult and will "open an important page in the book of Hagia Sophia," said Asnu Bilban Yalcin, a Byzantine art historian, adding that restoration of other parts of the ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving the monument’s historic domes from the ...

Turkey has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving the monument's historic domes from the threat of earthquakes.