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 ...

Hagia Sophia's complex history began almost 1,500 years ago, when Byzantine emperor Justinian built the huge church in the year 537. In 1453, in a devastating blow to the Byzantines, Ottoman ...

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

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, ...

“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.

TASS/. Moscow sees Turkey’s willingness to keep the famed Hagia Sophia and the Church of the Holy Savior, which have been converted into mosques, in respectable condition and guarantee access to ...