Dr. Hasan Fırat Diker, of the Hagia Sophia Science Council, said they’ve studied Hagia Sophia’s underground structures for ...

Tourists flock en masse to the Hagia Sophia for its stunning architecture, glorious interior views and historical significance. Built between 532 and 537, the building was a church for nearly a ...

The Church in Russia, home to the world's largest ... court had not taken its concerns into account when ruling on Hagia Sophia. It said the decision could lead to even greater divisions.

The symbol of Western Civilization, the Acropolis' Parthenon was converted to a Christian church for almost a millennium, ...

The Hagia Sophia served as the home of the Eastern Orthodox Church for nearly 900 years, barring a brief period in the 13th Century when it was a Catholic cathedral under control of European ...

“I want to stress that Hagia Sophia turned into a mosque from a museum, not from a church,” he said ...

Originally a cathedral, Hagia Sophia was turned into a mosque after Istanbul's conquest by the Ottoman Empire but had been a museum for the last 86 years. Pope Benedict XVI visited the Blue Mosque ...

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"We will preserve Hagia Sophia's status as a cultural heritage the same as our ancestors did." "I want to stress that Hagia Sophia turned into a mosque from a museum, not from a church," he said.

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