When Prince Vladimir of Kiev converted to Christ in AD 988 ... the Divine Liturgy celebrated in the beautiful Church of Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom) in Constantinople (Istanbul today).

The story goes that around 988, Prince Vladimir I of Kiev was searching for a national ... Eucharistic celebration in the great Church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. They were overcome with ...

Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) Interior Hyperlapse in Istanbul ... old heritage buildings Ukraine. Panorama of Kiev from a bird's eye view. Aerial view, panoramic video from the drone. Botanical Garden, Kiev ...

Dr. Hasan Fırat Diker, of the Hagia Sophia Science Council, said they’ve studied Hagia Sophia’s underground structures for five years.

The Hagia Sophia is the most iconic symbol of Byzantine architecture. Credit Benh LIEU SONG / CC BY-SA 2.0 / via Wikimedia Commons After fifteen centuries, Hagia Sophia‘s maze-like, underground ...

Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Credit: David Spender / CC BY 2.0 The grant opening of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), which became the center of Eastern Orthodox Christianity for ...

The Hagia Sophia, a chameleon of architecture, has shape-shifted through history, adapting to the whims of conquerors and the march of time. Born in 537 AD from the ambitious vision of Byzantine ...

Paul Golding, leader of the far-right Britain First party in the UK, posted a image on X (formerly Twitter), depicting the Hagia Sophia with a superimposed Greek flag and surrounded by soldiers. He ...

Sophia Bush and Grant Hughes are legally single after finalizing their divorce just before the new year. The One Tree Hill alum, 42, entered into a confidential settlement with Hughes, 43, on ...

Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris had a joyeux noël in the City of Lights. “Comment dit-on ‘’Tis the Season’ en français? ,” Bush, 42, wrote in French via Instagram on Friday, December ...

Erdogan’s son also referred to the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque, saying “just as we freed Hagia Sophia from its chains, we will do the same tomorrow with the Al-Aqsa mosque.” ...