Europe boasts many cities steeped in history, rich culture, and diverse landscapes that inspire travellers time and again. A ...

Christians at the Council of Nicaea settled the foundational question of Jesus' nature at the Council of Nicaea 1700 years ...

Restoration work continues at the Fethiye Mosque (formerly the Ani Cathedral), the first conquest mosque in Anatolia, where ...

Neighbouring the Hagia Sophia is the breathtaking Blue Mosque, famed for its glorious blue Iznik tilework interior.

Once the largest cathedral in the world, the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, has stood for more than 1500 years along the banks of the Bosporus Strait and has housed three religious groups. 1 ...

They took the Hagia Sophia and turned it into a mosque. “O Lord, help,” one of the Christians wrote on a wall in the city, where it is preserved today. “There is no other name.” ...

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth century, and with a history surrounded in myth, legend and ...

The Hagia Sophia is renowned around the world for its exceptionally beautiful and stunning Byzantine mosaics.

It’s about a 20-minute walk from the Hagia Sophia to another of Istanbul’s visitor landmarks, the Grand Bazaar. The 500-year-old market was once the commercial hub of the Ottoman Empire.

The accompanying image shows a city carved out of white stone, with architecture that looks like a cross between the Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, the Colosseum in Rome and Rivendell from Lord ...