Turkey is located near two fault lines, leaving the 1,500-year-old structure vulnerable to damage. Architects and engineers ...

mosaic-covered interior. When Justinian ordered the Hagia Sophia’s construction, Byzantium had officially separated from Rome to form its own, independent empire. As Constantinople broke with ...

Istanbul, Turkey - September 16, 2021: Awesome interior of the Hagia Sophia. The Grand Mosque and formerly the Church is a popular destination among pilgrims and tourists of the world. Royalty-free ...

The city’s architectural masterpiece, the Hagia Sofia, began life 1,500 years ago as a Byzantine ... Beside it sits the Blue Mosque, built in the Ottoman era, its interior lined with handmade Iznik ...

Interior of Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi), Istanbul Turkey getty Ask any tourist traveling to Istanbul for the first time what is number one on their must-visit list ...

It’s Sofia with a Flat. Sofia Franklyn gave Page ... I don’t know all the lingo. I don’t do interior design for work; I just do it as a hobby, and I just happen to be that good,” she ...

Pope Francis on Sunday joined an international chorus of condemnation of Turkey's decision to convert Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia landmark back into a mosque. “I think of Hagia Sophia ...

For the first time in centuries, the sounds of Byzantine psalms, as they resonated within the monumental Hagia Sophia during the era of Emperor Justinian nearly 1,500 years ago, have been brought back ...

Turkey's Catholic bishops have announced that they will not challenge plans to re-convert Istanbul's Hagia Sophia, originally an early Christian basilica, back into a functioning mosque.