By Akin Nazli in Belgrade Turkey’s culture and tourism ministry is set to launch a restoration of the dome of Hagia Sophia in ...

The main dome of the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul is to undergo the most extensive restoration in its 1,488-year ...

Greek castles remind us of impressive stories from their epic past, some ranked among the best-preserved buildings in Europe.

Turkey started the first-ever restoration work on the main dome of Hagia Sophia, one of the most important historical sites in Istanbul ...

According to Reuters, the dome of Istanbul’s 1,486-year-old Hagia Sophia is undergoing one of it’s biggest repairs to safeguard and strengthen the iconic structure. Experts say the project will focus ...

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 earthquakes.

ISTANBUL — Turkiye has begun a new phase in the sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, ...

Turkey has begun a new phase in restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving ...

The Byzantine Emperor Justinian I came close to uniting the former Roman Empire less than a century after its fall. However, ...

Constructed in 537 CE under the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, Hagia Sophia began its life as an Eastern Orthodox cathedral and served as the patriarchal cathedral of Constantinople for ...

(Image: Courtesy Alexxx1979 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons) Originally, it was built as a church under the direction of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I. Several stainless glass ...