The marble used for the floor and ceiling was produced in Anatolia and Syria, and the bricks used in the walls came from as far away as North Africa. The interior of Hagia Sophia is lined with ...

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 ...

The underground complex beneath Hagia Sophia, which has remained hidden for 1,500 years, will now be open to the public for visits. As per the Greek News, beneath Hagia Sophia, a significant Byzantine ...

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 ...

Built in just five years during the 6th century, the Hagia Sophia was the world's largest church for a millennium. Its architectural innovations, like pioneering pendentives to support a massive dome, ...

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 ...

The Turkish Ministry of Culture has launched a cleaning and restoration program for the underground spaces of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia, aiming to make them accessible to the public. The project, which ...

causing damage to its interior as well. The main frame of Hagia Sophia, however, held up, unlike most buildings in the area that collapsed like a pack of cards. Since the two great architects of ...

There’s something about the glittering splendour of Byzantine art that feels perfectly attuned to the festive season ... a riot of gold and lapis lazuli blue so unapologetically over-the-top it makes ...

ISTANBUL, Dec 23 (KNA) -- Hagia Sophia mosque is a world-level historic and cultural landmark symbolizing a historic period stretching for more than 1,400 years since its construction as a cathedral ...

Could our traditional alcohols be less damaging to the environment, and to our health? Mridula Ramesh offers some answers, in Part 2 of a Trade-Offs special.