Though Chora is significantly smaller than Hagia Sophia, it is home to some of the best-preserved examples of late-Byzantine ...

Described by Osterhaut as "second in renown only to Hagia Sophia among the Byzantine churches of Istanbul", Kariye Camii attracts much attention because of its rich mosaics and frescoes. The original ...

These mosaics were later uncovered in 1935, when Hagia Sophia became a museum, allowing people of all backgrounds and beliefs to appreciate this masterpiece of art and architecture. However ...

I rubbed my eyes in disbelief seeing a wall plaque at the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens in Jacksonville ... Ottoman Empire for having turned the Hagia Sophia church into a mosque.

MOSCOW, July 5. /TASS/. The preservation of Byzantine mosaics in Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia will be brought into question if the historical monument, which is now a museum, is turned into a mosque ...

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.

and Hagia Sophia - an Orthodox Christian cathedral - was converted into a mosque for Friday prayers. Four minarets were added to the exterior, wclerichile ornate Christian icons and gold mosaics ...