In a divided world, sacred spaces like Al Aqsa and Babri Masjid, which have raised nationalistic fervour, should have endured ...

Turkey has created a digital twin of Hagia Sophia, one of the world’s most significant landmarks, in order to rebuild it if it gets destroyed by a catastrophic earthquake or fire. Nearly every inch of ...

Hagia Sophia, an architectural marvel and a symbol of Istanbul’s rich history, stands as a testament to the city’s diverse cultural heritage. Originally built as a cathedral in the 6th century, it has ...

Turkey's Hagia Sophia will open to visitors outside prayer times and its Christian icons will remain, religious officials said on Tuesday, after a court ruling paved the way for it to become a mosque.

Erdogan, who celebrated the reopening from Ankara, ordered its conversion in August 2020 – a month after reopening the former historical basilica of the Hagia Sophia to Muslim worship.

When Prince Vladimir of Kiev converted to Christ in AD 988, he wished to bring the gift of the Catholic faith to ... in the beautiful Church of Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom) in Constantinople ...

Discover the 10 Oldest Cathedrals in The World, from Armenia's ancient Etchmiadzin to Spain's revered Santiago de Compostela, ...

And other tenets of the Catholic worldview are aggressively ... to attend a Eucharistic celebration in the great Church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. They were overcome with awe.

High Morning. The Hour of Tierce. The Sun burns in the sky like the Face of God, but we do not know his countenance as terrible. His light is diffused in the air and the light of God is diffused by ...

In the 5th century, the Parthenon was transformed into a three-aisled Christian basilica dedicated first to Hagia Sophia and then (in the mid-Byzantine years) to Panagia Athiniotissa. During the reign ...