A woman wrapped in a Turkish national flag gestures outside the Hagia Sophia museum The world-famous Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul - originally founded as a cathedral - has been turned back into ...
A 45-year-old woman said she had always liked Hagia Sophia as a museum, but "always thought it was a cold building". Now was the moment for Turkey to reinforce its independence, she added.
ISTANBUL, Dec 23 (KNA) -- Hagia Sophia mosque is a world-level historic ... but later was transformed into a mosque, later a museum and recently declared as a mosque. Construction work had begun ...
ISTANBUL, Dec 23 (KNA) -- Hagia Sophia mosque is a world-level historic and cultural landmark symbolizing a historic period stretching for more than 1,400 years since its construction as a cathedral ...
Islamic Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston” exhibit currently showing. The plaque that caught my eye praises the Ottoman Empire for having turned the Hagia Sophia church into a mosque.
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What is the Hagia Sophia?
The Hagia Sophia is a super famous building in Istanbul. Officially, at least according to the Turkish government, it is a museum. But it was originally built as a church and then was converted ...
before becoming a secular museum. In 2020, the building once again became a working mosque. Once the biggest cathedral in the world, the Hagia Sophia is considered the magnum opus of Byzantine ...
The decision to change the status of Hagia Sophia museum will be discussed at a next session of the World Heritage Committee, which comprises representatives of 21 member states, including Russia.
Too bad," Kosachev said MOSCOW, July 11. /TASS/. The Turkish government’s decision to convert the Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque will trigger a negative response in the Christian world ...