Hagia Sophia was a cathedral for nearly 1,000 years before being converted into a mosque in 1453 and a museum in 1935. Diyanet said in a statement on Tuesday that the Christian icons in Hagia ...

The Hagia Sophia is a super famous building in Istanbul. Officially, at least according to the Turkish government, it is a museum. But it was originally built as a church and then was converted ...

before becoming a secular museum. In 2020, the building once again became a working mosque. Once the biggest cathedral in the world, the Hagia Sophia is considered the magnum opus of Byzantine ...

The decision to change the status of Hagia Sophia museum will be discussed at a next session of the World Heritage Committee, which comprises representatives of 21 member states, including Russia.

Islamic Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston” exhibit currently showing. The plaque that caught my eye praises the Ottoman Empire for having turned the Hagia Sophia church into a mosque.

Too bad," Kosachev said MOSCOW, July 11. /TASS/. The Turkish government’s decision to convert the Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque will trigger a negative response in the Christian world ...

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The Topkapi Palace Museum sits atop a promontory in Sultanahmet near the Basilica Cistern, the Hagia Sophia and the Istanbul Archaeological Museums. Multiple bus routes and the Bagcilar-Kabatas T1 ...

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In 1453, the Hagia Sophia was turned into a mosque after Ottoman Turks conquered the city. Now a museum, it has survived earthquakes, sieges and the rise and fall of empires. Yet Hagia Sophia ...