The dome of Istanbul's landmark Hagia Sophia, a former church converted into a mosque, is to be restored and made ...

Turkey is set to begin restoration and reinforcement work on the dome of the Hagia Sophia, in one of the biggest repair projects carried out on the 1,486-year-old structure, experts said on Monday.

allowing for more elaborate dome constructions in later mosque and burial complexes. On the basis of these two elements, the Masjed-e Jāme is a recognized prototype for mosque design, layout and dome ...

Founded by the Mengücekide emir Ahmed Shah following the victory of the Seljuk Turks over the Byzantine army at the battle of Malazgirt in 1071, the mosque is dominated externally by the hexagonal, ...

ISTANBUL — Turkey is set to begin restoration and reinforcement work on the dome of the Hagia Sophia ... after which it was one of Islam's most exalted mosques for nearly 500 years.