Turkey is located near two fault lines, leaving the 1,500-year-old structure vulnerable to damage. Architects and engineers ...

Today, Hagia Sophia is one of the world’s most extraordinary ... having been preceded by two earlier churches at the same location — which were themselves built over a pagan temple.

For the first time in centuries, the sounds of Byzantine psalms, as they resonated within Hagia Sophia, have been brought ...

Following a 6.2-magnitude earthquake in Istanbul earlier this spring, the reinforcement and restoration of the celebrated religious landmark is more crucial now than ever.