The Hagia Sophia is a major historical monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Istanbul, Turkey. The sixth-century architectural masterpiece is famous for reflecting the various religious ...

Few buildings, including culturally significant places of worship, have a history as rich and complicated as the Hagia Sophia. First erected in the 6th century C.E., the structure has variously been ...

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 Hagia Sophia is one of the most astonishing buildings ever constructed, standing at the crossroads of empires, religions, and centuries. Built in the 6th century, it served as the heart of the ...

Ever since the reversion of Hagia Sophia back into a mosque, the Muslim call to prayer has been resounding from its minarets. Originally built as a Christian Orthodox church and serving that purpose ...

One doesn’t need to ask directions to the Hagia Sophia while in Istanbul — as long as you’re on the correct side of the Bosporus, you’ll see it. It is a magnificent structure — formally a church and ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed a decree on July 10 to re-convert the magnificent Hagia Sophia — the onetime cathedral of the Bynzantine Empire — in Istanbul into a mosque. The order was ...