Restoration efforts are underway at Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on the disassembly of the iconic dome's outer shell as ...

The historical dome of Hagia Sophia is being dismantled as part of restoration works – What the responsible committee says ...

Hagia Sophia is rightly celebrated as an architectural and engineering marvel. Its massive central dome was a groundbreaking feat for its time. The innovative use of materials and techniques ...

Building buttresses to support your heavy dome is a good solution -- but it won't work here. When the magnificent Turkish cathedral Hagia Sophia collapsed only 20 years after it was built ...

But Turkish officials say Christian emblems, including mosaics of the Virgin Mary which adorn its soaring golden dome, will not be removed. Making changes at Hagia Sophia is profoundly symbolic.

This image of the interior of the Hagia Sophia was posted on Twitter early on Friday by the governor of Istanbul Scaffolding was erected inside the dome as ... added to the exterior, wclerichile ...

Tourists flock en masse to the Hagia Sophia for its stunning architecture, glorious interior views and historical significance. Built between 532 and 537, the building was a church for nearly a ...