But it is now the latest structure to be converted back into a mosque by the government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, following ...

Built 1,500 years ago as an Orthodox Christian cathedral, Hagia Sophia was converted into a mosque after the Ottoman conquest in 1453. In 1934 it became a museum and is now a Unesco World Heritage ...

In 2020, the building once again became a working mosque. Once the biggest cathedral in the world, the Hagia Sophia is considered the magnum opus of Byzantine architecture. Visitors say it is a ...

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Hagia Sophia was built as an Orthodox Christian cathedral and first converted into a mosque after the Ottoman conquest nine centuries later. While there was considerable excitement as crowds ...

Hagia Sophia was a cathedral for nearly 1,000 years before being converted into a mosque in 1453 and a museum in 1935. Diyanet said in a statement on Tuesday that the Christian icons in Hagia ...

putting guests within walking distance of the famous Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque. However, many cited the hotel's unbeatable location as the only real perk of staying here. Several previous ...

The imposing bell tower of St John the Evangelist church in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, would once have dominated the town’s ...

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Maiden's Tower lit up in early evening, with the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque in the far distance. The largest city in ...

Galata Tower, a famous medieval stone tower with sweeping views of Istanbul's skyline, is a must-see when seeing the ...