Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: Ayhan Altun/Getty Images With a rich history dating back thousands of years, Istanbul is chock-full of architectural ...

The Hagia Sophia is a major historical monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Istanbul, Turkey. The sixth-century architectural masterpiece is famous for reflecting the various religious ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hagia Sophia was built as a church over a Roman temple, and was subsequently converted into a mosque and then a museum. Since 2020 ...

The first thing I noticed in Istanbul was the sound. Not the noise of traffic or the chatter of tourists, but the haunting ...

The Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia cathedral was turned into a mosque in 2020 – Copyright AFP Hector RETAMAL “Tarawih” prayers which Muslims perform every night ...

When Western tourists who are visiting Istanbul, Turkey, cruise into a port, many typically look for one particular landmark: the Hagia Sophia. Identifying the ancient temple, which has served as a ...

According to Ilber Ortayli, 2,000,000 people visit Hagia Sophia annually ISTANBUL, June 27. /TASS/. Turkish historian and professor Ilber Ortayli has called for restricting tourists and worshippers' ...

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 ...

Istanbul, Turkey (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 ...