What visiting this UNESCO World Heritage Site tells us about faith, politics, and power, Destinations News - Times Now ...

The Hagia Sophia is at the centre of Turkey's Byzantine, Ottoman and secular history. How did the sixth-century cathedral ...

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.

When Prince Vladimir of Kiev converted to Christ in AD 988, he wished to bring the gift of the Catholic faith to ... in the beautiful Church of Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom) in Constantinople ...

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Tourists flock en masse to the Hagia Sophia for its stunning architecture, glorious interior views and historical significance. Built between 532 and 537, the building was a church for nearly a ...

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 ...