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 ...

The recent uproar from within Turkey and globally about changes to Hagia Sophia — a 1,500-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site of religious significance to both Christians and Muslims — is ...

The Turkish Ministry of Culture is undertaking a cleaning program of the underground spaces of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, aiming to make them accessible to the public. The project includes the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Constantinople – After 15 centuries shrouded in mystery, a vast underground network beneath Hagia Sophia is being opened to the public. The Turkish Ministry of Culture is clearing a labyrinthine ...

Hagia Sophia, the Byzantine cathedral which served as the seat of Eastern Christianity for nearly one thousand years, is now a mosque. Credit: Greek Reporter Hagia Sophia in Istanbul (Constantinople) ...

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