An excellent way to link these sights is by bicycle; rent a CitiBike and follow the curvy, paved promenade from leafy Lummus ...

Interior details of the Hagia ... is very much an example of the Neo-Byzantine or Byzantine Revival architectural movement, which first became popular in the 1840s. Bentley read W. R. Lethaby and ...

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth century, and with a history surrounded in myth, legend and controversy, it ...

So the main goal of the restoration under way is to "reinforce the building against the next big earthquake ... Hagia Sophia saw 7.7 million visitors stream through its spacious interior last ...

The Byzantine mosaics and images are still visible during visiting hours, and are covered with special lighting effects during worship and prayer hours. Whether Hagia Sophia should be a mosque or ...

So the main goal of the restoration under way is to "reinforce the building against the next big earthquake" so that ... from the Dominican Republic. Hagia Sophia saw 7.7 million visitors stream ...

The Hagia Sophia of Istanbul is no stranger to change -- through the centuries the city's architectural jewel has gone from church to mosque to museum, back to mosque again.