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Hagia Sophia means “Holy Wisdom” in Greek ... The mosque facade, too, features balustrades, comprising arcades and small columns. While the interior features seven aisles and many halls, the stunning ...

The museum's digital experience rooms use cutting-edge technology to immerse visitors in the history of Hagia Sophia and Istanbul Istanbul's Hagia Sophia History and Experience Museum, which offers a ...

Erdogan, who celebrated the reopening from Ankara, ordered its conversion in August 2020 – a month after reopening the former historical basilica of the Hagia Sophia to Muslim worship.

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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.

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