One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

Throughout its centuries-long existence, the Hagia Sophia has been a place of worship for many different religions and ...

This aerial photograph shows scaffolds installed on the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul ... Diker said. The interior is for now free of any scaffolding. But eventually four huge pillars ...

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 ...

Today, Hagia Sophia remains a functioning mosque and a symbol of Istanbul's ... also include the conservation of the mosaics on the interior surface. To prevent damage caused by weather conditions ...

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Hagia Sophia has been a church, mosque, museum and now a mosque again ... best to both reinforce and restore it, Diker said. The interior is for now free of any scaffolding.