the largest cathedral in the Christian world, and converted it into a mosque. The city was looted and pillaged, and Mehmed relocated the capital of his empire from Edirne to Constantinople.

Byzantine architecture has had a profound influence across the world, including in the Balkans, Middle East, and North ...

KYIV – The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople has arrived on a ... together conducted a lithurgy in Kyiv's St. Michael's Cathedral. Recommended Videos The patriarch met late Friday with ...