Founded by St. Anthony and St. Theodosy in the 11th century ... According to the original design, Saint-Sophia Cathedral was built as a dominant architectural element of the urban environment open to ...

ISTANBUL, Dec 23 (KNA) -- Hagia Sophia mosque is a world ... 1,500 years since its construction as a cathedral in the sixth century. It was first built as a church, but later was transformed ...

A UNESCO World Heritage site, the gold-domed St. Sophia Cathedral, located in the heart of Kyiv, was built in the 11th century and designed to rival the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. The monument to ...

Built in the 11th century and decorated with eye-catching mosaics and frescoes, St. Sophia cathedral and its related monastic buildings were added to the in danger list alongside the nearby ...

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 ...

KYIV, Ukraine — (AP) — Workers using cranes on Thursday installed two more restored crosses on top of the domes of Kyiv’s 11th-century St ... cathedral was built to rival the Hagia Sophia ...