However, the significance of Hagia Sophia (“Holy Wisdom” in English) was assuredly not just because of its imposing size. Built on a strategic area of land in the “New Jerusalem,” as Constantinople ...
The Hagia Sophia is the most iconic symbol of Byzantine architecture. Credit Benh LIEU SONG / CC BY-SA 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons After fifteen centuries, Hagia Sophia‘s maze-like, underground ...
Istanbul/Rhodes - Centuries-old tales from the island of Rhodes claimed a key role in the construction of the magnificent Hagia Sophia: that its soaring domes were built with uniquely crafted Rhodian ...
The Turkish Ministry of Culture is undertaking a cleaning program of the underground spaces of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, aiming to make them accessible to the public. The project includes the ...
The recent uproar from within Turkey and globally about changes to Hagia Sophia — a 1,500-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site of religious significance to both Christians and Muslims — is ...
This work paved the way for the current restoration efforts, which will allow visitors to experience parts of Hagia Sophia contemporary with its 6th-century construction, as well as sections believed ...
Erdogan’s son also referred to the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque, saying “just as we freed Hagia Sophia from its chains, we will do the same tomorrow with the Al-Aqsa mosque.” ...
Renovations at northern Nicosia’s central Selimiye mosque will be complete by the beginning of the Holy month of Ramadan, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar was informed on Tuesday.He was visited by a ...
A bright blue sky with puffy white clouds is in the background behind the religious icon and the Mexican Catholic church. Inside Of Hagia Sophia After Converted Back Into a Mosque in 2020 Mosaics and ...
Last month's answer: The Hagia Sophia, a Byzantine landmark in the heart of Istanbul, was designed by Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles. Completed in 537 for the emperor Justinian I, the ...