The decision was welcomed at home but condemned and chastised around the world. The Chora Church and Hagia Sophia have a shared history, since they were both originally rebuilt by the Byzantine ...

Turkey's Hagia Sophia will open to visitors outside prayer times and its Christian icons will remain, religious officials said on Tuesday, after a court ruling paved the way for it to become a mosque.

Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora. Source: Wikipedia "There is ... and showing disrespect even for its own history. Hagia Sophia: Disappointment and anger from Australia's Greek community ...

The Turkish Ministry of Culture is undertaking a cleaning program of the underground spaces of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, aiming to make them accessible to the public. The project includes the ...

Built by the Romans 1,500 years ago, the Hagia Sophia was the biggest church in the world. No expense was spared: it contained coloured marble from around the Roman Empire and nearly 10,000 square ...