News

India Today on MSN13d
How Turkey's Hagia Sophia, once a cathedral, became Waqf property
The Hagia Sophia is at the centre of Turkey's Byzantine, Ottoman and secular history. How did the sixth-century cathedral ...
People's Daily Online1d
Xinhua photos of the day
This photo shows visitors' reflection on the glass of The Stage, a new observation deck atop White Magnolia Plaza in Shanghai, east China, April 14, 2025. The observation deck opened to the public on ...
Nordot on MSN18h
Istanbul's Hagia Sophia dome to be restored and covered for one year
The dome of Istanbul's landmark Hagia Sophia, a former church converted into a mosque, is to be restored and made ...
Global Construction Review21h
Hagia Sophia to undergo most extensive refurbishment in 1,500 years
The main dome of the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul is to undergo the most extensive restoration in its 1,488-year ...
AFP on MSN19h
Istanbul's Hagia Sophia prepares for next big quake
The Hagia Sophia of Istanbul is no stranger to change -- through the centuries the city's architectural jewel has gone from ...
Los Angeles Times3d
Historic domes of Turkey’s Hagia Sophia renovated to protect the monument from earthquakes
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 ...
Chicago Tribune3d
Historic domes of Hagia Sophia are renovated to protect the landmark from earthquakes
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 ...