Throughout its centuries-long existence, the Hagia Sophia has been a place of worship for many different religions and ...

Byzantine architecture has had a profound influence across the world, including in the Balkans, Middle East, and North ...

it stood for nearly 900 years as a major cathedral of Eastern Orthodox Christianity and a crowning achievement of Byzantine architecture. "Hagia Sophia's grand dome and intricate mosaics ...

Turkey is set to begin restoration and reinforcement work on the dome of the Hagia Sophia, in one of the biggest repair projects carried out on the 1,486-year-old structure, experts said on Monday.

When it was first completed in AD 537, on the same spot where previous churches had stood, the Hagia Sophia became known as a shining example of the architecture of the Byzantine Empire ...

People visit Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) People visit Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday ...

The process will be difficult and will "open an important page in the book of Hagia Sophia," said Asnu Bilban Yalcin, a Byzantine art ... a professor of architecture at the Fatih Sultan Mehmet ...