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

EXPERTS SHOCKED BY ANCIENT KING ARTHUR MANUSCRIPT FOUND TUCKED INSIDE BOOK: ‘SURVIVED THE CENTURIES’ Then there is the Blue Mosque, an Ottoman-era temple just a short walk from the famous ...

lasted another millennium until the Turkish Ottoman Empire captured Athens in 1458. The new Muslim rulers converted the Parthenon to a mosque, but according to written accounts from the mid-1600s ...

Al Bidya Mosque, also known as the Ottoman Mosque, dates back to roughly ... which is unusual for a mosque. Inside, it's also plainly designed with decorative dentate carvings and small openings ...

The KatibWilaya Mosque was originally constructed with funding from Ahmad Bey, the province’s chief secretary (katibwilaya) in 1586 during the Ottoman period. Its minaret once stood beside the bell ...

The art inside the building is ... s superiority but also that the Ottomans were the true heirs of the Romans, Mehmed converted Hagia Sophia to a mosque — but kept its original name.

Then there is the Blue Mosque, an Ottoman-era temple just a short walk ... lavish marble decoration inside." "Massive marble columns were brought from around the ancient world.