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

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 ...

For thousands of years, Istanbul has marked the point where East meets West — a true crossroads of civilizations. Once known ...

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

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

Following the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453, Sultan Mehmed II transformed Hagia Sophia into a mosque, marking a new chapter in its history. Under Ottoman rule, Christian mosaics were ...

As of Thursday, April 24, her shopping app with partner Sophia Kianni is live: Phia is officially out of the pre-launch phase — and the free iOS app is now available to download. But what ...

As cities go, Istanbul’s history makes it one of the most fascinating, patchworked hubs around, and the Hagia Sophia, a vast complex which has operated as a cathedral, a mosque, a museum and ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has established a task force to determine whether "anti-Christian bias" exists within the federal government's second-largest Cabinet department and is asking ...

the Hagia Sophia. The ancient temple attracts scores of visitors from the West. It's known for its history as a Christian basilica for almost 1,000 years before becoming a mosque during the ...

The Hagia Sophia is a super famous building in Istanbul. Officially, at least according to the Turkish government, it is a museum. But it was originally built as a church and then was converted ...

(VA) Veterans Affairs leaders launched a department-wide investigation into allegations of anti-Christian bias on Monday, asking employees to report fellow staffers for any “informal policies ...