Tourists flock en masse to the Hagia Sophia for its stunning architecture, glorious interior views and historical ...

The Hagia Sophia, originally built as a church in the sixth century, is an architectural site that reflects the various religious changes the Mediterranean region faced over the years.

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 ...

In mid-2020, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan converted Istanbul's world-famous Hagia Sophia from a museum into a mosque. Admission has been free ever since - but now things are about to ...

Tourists visit the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul in 2020. Photo by Ozan Kose / AFP via Getty Images Greek archaeologists are calling on Unesco to protect the Hagia Sophia, the religious and cultural ...

Catholics have questioned the distorted version of the history of Istanbul’s ancient Cathedral Hagia Sophia being taught in schools in communist-ruled Kerala state in southern India. Father Jacob G ...

It's also one of the biggest tourist draws in Istanbul. Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the ...

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 ...

Built as a Byzantine church, turned into an Ottoman mosque, and later declared a museum, the Hagia Sophia has carried many identities. Today, it remains one of the most contested monuments in the ...

Turkey has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving the monument’s historic domes from the threat of earthquakes.

Aftermath of the attack on the inauguration of Hagia Sophia Greek Orthodox Church in Al-Suqaylabiyah, Syria, July 24, 2022. | Courtesy photo from inauguration participant ...