Engineers and cultural heritage experts work to strengthen Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque’s vulnerable structural points, ...

For nearly 1,500 years, the Hagia Sophia has stood tall over Istanbul, weathering empires, earthquakes and time itself. But ...

Istanbul, located on the shores of the Bosphorus, is one of the most popular tourist cities in the world. It is full of white mosques, fragrant spices, ancient architecture, and thousands of legends.

Today, Hagia Sophia is open to visitors like many other mosques in Istanbul, such as Sülemaniye, the Blue Mosque, and Fatih Mosque. While the 2024 introduction of a 25 euro ticket price may have ...

It's also one of the biggest tourist draws in Istanbul. Visitors say this mosque offers stunning architecture inside and out. It can, however, get busy, so consider arriving early. And remember ...

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 ...

In fact, all the great mosques in Istanbul bear a resemblance to Hagia Sophia, but that’s because the architects who designed them, the most famous of which was the 16th-century Mimar Sinan ...

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A young, sweet-voiced Turkish imam recites the Quran while leading dawn prayers in a historic Istanbul mosque. In contrast to his intense concentration, a grayish-colored cat alternates between ...