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Hagia Sophia

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Hagia Sophia’s Marble Floors Suffer “Tremendous Damage,” Reports Say

by Sarah Rose Sharp July 8, 2022July 8, 2022

Images circulating online appear to show cracked and damaged floors caused by heavy cleaning machinery used at the historic structure.

Posted inOpinion

What Happened to the Hagia Sophia Is a Terrible Shame

Avatar photo by Hakan Topal August 9, 2021August 9, 2021

I recently visited the Hagia Sophia for the first time after its conversion and felt overwhelming sadness.

Posted inArt

Who Really Owns Hagia Sophia?

Avatar photo by Michael Press July 28, 2020November 5, 2020

As the Turkish government announced that the Hagia Sophia will be converted back into a mosque, one of the primary responses worldwide has been to assert that the edifice constitutes “universal” heritage, that it belongs to all of us.

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After 85 Years as a Museum, the Hagia Sophia Will Become a Mosque

by Hakim Bishara July 10, 2020November 5, 2020

Art historians and conservationists worry Turkish authorities might remove the centuries-old Byzantine mosaics that adorn it.

Posted inArt

Archaeologists May Have Found the Place Where Roman Emperors Were Baptized

by Sarah E. Bond May 24, 2019August 4, 2021

Excavations conducted around the largest Christian cathedral built in the ancient Mediterranean have yielded new archaeological discoveries.

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