Hagia Sophia, a masterpiece of Byzantine architecture ... The vast space, supported by hundreds of columns, is dimly lit, creating a mysterious and otherworldly atmosphere. The reflection of ...

It’s a capital with a long history of being in flux, of trying to regulate its own rhythm amidst centuries of bombardments, ever-shifting borders, and its more recent past: decades of communism ...

Housing the world's largest handwoven carpet, it boasts 1,096 columns embedded with amethyst and jasper, alongside calligraphic inscriptions promoting patience and peace. 5. Hagia Sophia Mosque in ...

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.

Anicia Juliana was a Byzantine woman who managed to conquer the fields of architecture, using her massive wealth and noble lineage.

Once the largest Christian church for over a thousand years, Hagia Sophia was built under the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I. Over time, it has served as a Greek Orthodox cathedral, a Roman ...

Worshippers perform a night prayer called 'Tarawih' during the eve of the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Turkey, at the Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, Turkey ...

Ramadan Mubarak 2025: Worshippers engage in night prayer called 'Tarawih' during the eve of the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Turkey, at the Hagia Sophia mosque in ...

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

Muslims in the Middle East are observing the holy month of Ramadan under exceptional circumstances. Ramadan is seen as a time ...