Turkey has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on ...

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

Turkey's historic Hagia Sophia Mosque is undergoing renovation in a bid to protect its domes from seismic activity. The new phase of restoration for 1,500-year-old landmark includes reinforcing ...

Built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian in 537, Hagia Sophia was turned into a mosque with the 1453 ... cultural heritage (of the domes), we plan to use modern, lightweight materials and keep ...

From afar, its dome, shimmering rock and delicate minarets ... until the fall of the city to the Ottomans in 1453, when it became a mosque. In 1935, Mustafa Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey who ...

People visit Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul ... “But for this unique cultural heritage (of the domes), we plan to use modern, lightweight materials and keep the building open ...