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

Tourists flock en masse to the Hagia Sophia for its stunning architecture ... It then served as a mosque from 1453 until 1935, before becoming a secular museum. In 2020, the building once again ...

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 ...

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 ...

and burials—before falling into disuse beneath layers of dirt. Türkiye‘s Ministry of Tourism and Culture recently announced plans to clean, restore, and open Hagia Sophia’s subterranean ...

Tourists flock en masse to the Hagia Sophia for its stunning architecture ... It then served as a mosque from 1453 until 1935, before becoming a secular museum. In 2020, the building once again ...

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 ...