BBC4 年
Hagia Sophia: Former Istanbul museum welcomes Muslim worshippers
This image of the interior of ... Golden Horn harbour. Hagia Sophia's complex history began almost 1,500 years ago, when Byzantine emperor Justinian built the huge church in the year 537.
BBC4 年
In pictures: Hagia Sophia opens for Muslim worship
Friday prayers are being held at the Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul for the first time since it was turned into a museum 85 years ago. Only about 1,000 people are being allowed inside at any one ...
TASS4 年
Muslim worship at Hagia Sophia to begin on July 24 — Erdogan
ANKARA, July 10. /TASS/. The Muslim worship at the Hagia Sophia cathedral in Istanbul, which was turned from a museum into a mosque on Friday, will begin on July 24, Turkish President Recep Tayyip ...