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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 ...

Shattered windows, shoes put on historical stones, a historical millstone used as a garbage bin, and covered mosaics. What is going on in Hagia Sophia? Let's take a look at it. What welcomes us on the ...

Hagia Sophia has stood four-square in Istanbul for more than 1,500 years. Virginia Hughes finds out how this venerable building has resisted the area's numerous earthquakes. That's a problem, because ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Archaeologists have discovered what may be the long-lost Great Baptistery at the largest ...

The basillica and its storied mosaics constitute a matchless and threatened treasure. Architectural historian Dan Cruickshank calls it a "sacred mountain of a building, vast and elemental." Yann ...

Istanbul (CNN) — Whether you’re a believer or not, visiting Hagia Sophia is a spiritual experience. The architectural genius of this place of worship — which was built as a church in 537CE before its ...