The Byzantine Empire is not always recognised as the crucial link that connected the classical world with modern Europe.

Once the biggest cathedral in the world, the Hagia Sophia is considered the magnum opus of Byzantine architecture. Visitors say it is a must-see when in Istanbul and recommend taking a guided tour ...

On a hill overlooking the city of Palermo, in Sicily, sits a lesser-known gem of Italian art ... Italy's largest Byzantine-style mosaics, second in the world only to those of Hagia Sophia in ...

I rubbed my eyes in disbelief seeing a wall plaque at the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens in Jacksonville ... Ottoman Empire for having turned the Hagia Sophia church into a mosque.

Commissioned by Emperor Justinian I, the Hagia Sophia was a marvel of engineering, featuring a vast dome that seemed to float above the central nave. It set a precedent for Byzantine architecture.