When I began exploring the history of Christianity and the art it inspired, I had no idea it would lead me to one of the ...

Bigger and better The current Hagia Sophia was built in the 6th century when Constantinople — as Istanbul was then called — was the heart of the Orthodox Christian Byzantine Empire that ...

The current Hagia Sophia was built in the 6th century when Constantinople — as Istanbul was then called — was the heart of the Orthodox Christian Byzantine Empire that emerged as Ancient Rome ...

Istanbul's Hagia Sophia History and Experience Museum, which offers a visual and auditory journey through the 1,700-year history of Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, has become a major attraction for both ...

Though Chora is significantly smaller than Hagia Sophia, it is home to some of the best-preserved examples of late-Byzantine art, including mosaics, icons, and frescoes, and is considered a UNESCO ...

A still from a recently released video shows visitors rushing to take cover as fragments fall from the dome of the Hagia Sophia. Credit: Daily Motion/BirGün A video from 2022 that recently came to ...

The images of shame from inside the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul are causing sadness. Video from a security camera shows debris falling from the dome very close, in fact, to visitors, putting them at risk ...

Istanbul After breakfast depart for your full day tour of Old Istanbul. The group will depart for the Hippodrome, where you will visit the Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace. Lunch will be ...