With a chequered history that spans across centuries, symbolisms and influences from two major religions and innovative architectural features, the Hagia Sophia is one of the great[...]

For a city that is over 2,500 years old, Istanbul is remarkably modern. Home to Greek, Roman and Ottoman kingdoms since 660 BC, Istanbul was known as Constantinople for eons before[...]

Istanbul’s most recognized icon, the Hagia Sophia was commissioned by Emperor Justinian and built in 537 AD by two master builders: Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles. O[...]