Beneath the magnificent structure of Hagia Sophia, an architectural masterpiece, a vigorous excavation and restoration effort ...

Once workers remove the dome’s lead covering, they’ll know more about the condition of interior layers. The project will “open an important page in the book of Hagia Sophia,” Asnu Bilban ...

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 ...

"Hagia Sophia is simply unique ... "The glorious impression of harmoniously blended space and light we receive in the interior today should be supplemented in imagination by visualizing the ...

The Greek Orthodox Church of the Pantocrator in Patras, Greece, stands out for having been modeled after Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.

mosaic-covered interior. When Justinian ordered the Hagia Sophia’s construction, Byzantium had officially separated from Rome to form its own, independent empire. As Constantinople broke with ...

Unesco has expressed “grave concern over the increasing threats” to the 11th-century Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv—which is ...

Hagia Sophia, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage ... The work on the dome will also include the conservation of the mosaics on the interior surface. To prevent damage caused by weather ...

Hagia Sophia saw 7.7 million visitors stream through its spacious interior last year. Visitors take photographs of Byzantine mosaics in the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul on April 14 ...

Once workers remove the dome’s lead covering, they’ll know more about the condition of interior layers. The project will “open an important page in the book of Hagia Sophia,” Asnu Bilban ...