Before converting from a museum to a mosque in 2020, the entrance fee to Hagia Sophia was 100 Turkish lira (approximately $2). Until the recent change, like all other mosques in Turkey ...

The museum's digital experience rooms use cutting-edge technology to immerse visitors in the history of Hagia Sophia and ...

In 2020, the building once again became a working mosque. Once the biggest cathedral in the world, the Hagia Sophia is considered the magnum opus of Byzantine architecture. Visitors say it is a ...

Last Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a decree turning Hagia Sophia into a mosque. Hagia Sophia had been a museum since 1935. There are many reasons floating around as to why ...

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 ...

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putting guests within walking distance of the famous Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque. However, many cited the hotel's unbeatable location as the only real perk of staying here. Several previous ...

“The swimming and spa centre near the Hagia Sophia mosque ... was sealed off by teams from the Fatih municipality in line with a decision by its preservation committee,” a municipal official sai ...