However, while his “Secret History” shows the historian ... came close to completely leveling Hagia Sophia. During the 1918-1922 occupation of Istanbul by the British, French, Italian ...

When Western tourists who are visiting Istanbul ... Byzantine Empire. "Hagia Sophia is simply unique, without parallel," Robert Nelson, Robert Lehman Professor of the History of Art, emeritus ...

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

While the Old World magic in many parts of the city has been plowed over by modern affluence, today's Istanbul is every bit as rich and rewarding.

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