One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth century, and with a history surrounded in myth, legend and controversy, it ...

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People visit Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) People visit Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday ...

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An aerial drone photo taken on April 14, 2025 shows Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Trkiye. Trkiye on Monday started the first-ever comprehensive restoration work on ...

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Turkey has commenced the first comprehensive restoration of the iconic Hagia Sophia's dome in Istanbul, starting on Monday, April 14, 2025. Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri ...

The Hagia Sophia of Istanbul is no stranger to change -- through the centuries the city's architectural jewel has gone from church to mosque to museum, back to mosque again. But the latest ...

renovation is a must," said Abdullah Yilmaz, a guide. Hagia Sophia, a World Heritage Site and Turkey's most visited landmark, "constantly has problems", Hasan Firat Diker, an architecture ...