Two University of California Davis faculty gave commentaries on the conversion of the Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque last month, both finding that the change represents the loss of an important ...

Istanbul (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 before its ...

On July 10th, Turkey’s top administrative court handed down a decision to revoke Hagia Sophia’s status as a museum, paving the way for the 1,500-year-old former basilica to be opened as a mosque again ...

The General Directorate of Foundations on December 30 lodged a tender for the restoration of Hagia Sophia, which has been a talking point recently due to the damage caused by visitors following its ...

Thousands of people attended prayers at Istanbul's historic Hagia Sophia on Friday, completing the famous building's conversion from a secular space into a Muslim house of worship. It had been a ...

The Library of Lost Maps: An Archive of a World in Progress This exquisite volume from geographer Cheshire (Atlas of Finance) shares hidden treasures contained within the University College London’s ...

International criticism follows move, a “provocation to the civilized world.” Thousands of worshippers gathered at the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul for Friday prayers, after the controversial move by the ...

Turkey held the first organized Muslim prayers Friday in the famed Hagia Sophia after the grand ancient building was converted from a museum into a mosque. In Istanbul today, Turkey's president ...