renovation is a must," said Abdullah Yilmaz, a guide. Hagia Sophia, a World Heritage Site and Turkey's most visited landmark, "constantly has problems", Hasan Firat Diker, an architecture ...

The Hagia Sophia of Istanbul is no stranger to change -- through the centuries the city's architectural jewel has gone from church to mosque to museum, back to mosque again. But the latest ...

Turkey's most visited landmark has undergone numerous reconstructions over the centuries Istanbul: The Hagia Sophia of Istanbul is no stranger to change -- through the centuries the city's ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Turkey has commenced the first comprehensive restoration of the iconic Hagia Sophia's dome in Istanbul, starting on Monday, April 14, 2025. Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri ...

Tourists and worshippers stand in a queue outside the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, while Turkey begins restoration work on dome Istanbul, Turkey, April 14, 2025. REUTERS/Umit Bekta One of the world's ...

The current makeover is the first time the site will undergo a "global restoration", including the dome, walls and minarets ...

The main dome of the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul is to undergo the most extensive restoration in its 1,488-year history. One of the main aims of the work is to make the building better able ...

ISTANBUL, April 16, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The Hagia Sophia of Istanbul is no stranger to change -- through the centuries the city's architectural jewel has gone from church to mosque to museum, back to ...

Scaffolds are installed at Hagia Sophia mosque for restoration work in Istanbul, Turkiye, on Sunday. EMRAH GUREL/AP ISTANBUL — Turkiye has begun a new phase in the sweeping restorations of the nearly ...