The Hagia Sophia of Istanbul is no stranger to change -- through the centuries the city's architectural jewel has gone from ...

The dome of Istanbul's landmark Hagia Sophia, a former church converted into a mosque, is to be restored and made ...

Scaffolds are installed in Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia mosque for restoration work, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, April 13, 2025. Credit: AP/Emrah Gurel Built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian in ...

Turkey is set to begin restoration and reinforcement work on the dome of the Hagia Sophia, in one of the biggest repair projects carried out on the 1,486-year-old structure, experts said on Monday.

Built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian in 537, Hagia Sophia was turned into a mosque with the 1453 Ottoman conquest of Istanbul. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founding leader of the Turkish ...

ISTANBUL – 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 ...