These will be opened to visitors after the cleaning work, allowing them to explore the historical significance of the findings under the supervision of the Hagia Sophia Museum archaeological ...

before becoming a secular museum. 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 ...

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 ...

Islamic Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston” exhibit currently showing. The plaque that caught my eye praises the Ottoman Empire for having turned the Hagia Sophia church into a mosque.

Turkey has created a digital twin of Hagia Sophia, in order to rebuild it if it gets destroyed by a catastrophic earthquake ...

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

ISTANBUL, TURKEY: View of the Turkish Railways Museum Sirkeci train station, near the terminus of the Orient Express, Istanbul. (Photo by John Wreford/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images ...

The decision to change the status of Hagia Sophia museum will be discussed at a next session of the World Heritage Committee, which comprises representatives of 21 member states, including Russia.

In 1453, the Hagia Sophia was turned into a mosque after Ottoman Turks conquered the city. Now a museum, it has survived earthquakes, sieges and the rise and fall of empires. Yet Hagia Sophia ...