Historians have chosen the year of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans, 1453, as a reference point to mark the end of ...

The newly re-discovered buildings include: - The great palace that Justinian built for the most senior official of his empire's church, the Patriarch of Constantinople. - The Great Baptistery ...

The fall of Constantinople, on May 29,1453 was the final phase of the Byzantine-Ottoman Wars and the darkest page in Greek ...

Of the many stories about the building, some are true, some are exaggerations, and some are outright fantasies. The current Hagia Sophia was built in the 6th century when Constantinople — as ...

After conquering Constantinople in 1453, the Ottomans began reshaping the city into their imperial capital while expanding further into Europe. This video traces the aftermath of the conquest ...

The Turks entered Constantinople one hour after midnight ... all thronged into the body and galleries of the church, making the building resound with their piercing cries and lamentations.