Hagia Sophia has survived fire ... along with the gilded mihrab indicating the direction of prayer for the Muslim faithful. open image in gallery Mosaics featuring depictions of Christ were ...

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 ...

Hagia Sophia was crumbling ... whitewashed the Byzantine mosaics and placed massive candlesticks beside the mihrab, the prayer niche. His successor, Selim II, reinforced the structure, added ...

Turkey is located near two fault lines, leaving the 1,500-year-old structure vulnerable to damage. Architects and engineers ...

ISTANBUL – Turkey has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving the monument's historic domes from the threat of ...

ISTANBUL: Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia — a 1,488-year-old architectural marvel that has transformed from church to mosque to museum and back to mosque — is undergoing a significant ...

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