The current Hagia Sophia was built in the 6th century when Constantinople — as Istanbul was then called — was the heart of ...

The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque is a Muslim place of worship — but that is not the reason it attracts so much attention. For almost 1,000 years, it was a Christian basilica, the largest and most ...

The current Hagia Sophia was built in the 6th century when Constantinople — as Istanbul was then called — was the heart of the Orthodox Christian Byzantine Empire that emerged as Ancient Rome ...

Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) — Whether you’re a believer or not, visiting Hagia Sophia is a spiritual experience. The architectural genius of this place of worship — which was built as a church in ...