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World 5 years ago
Five things to know about the Hagia Sophia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will on Friday participate with hundreds of people in the first Muslim prayers at Hagia Sophia since a top court revoked the Istanbul landmark's museum status.Here are five things to know about the Hagia Sophia:
Art & Culture 5 years ago
Turkey will cover Hagia Sophia mosaics during prayers: Ruling party spokesman
Mosaics in Istanbul's ancient Hagia Sophia will be covered by curtains or lasers during times of Muslim prayer, the spokesman for Turkey's ruling AK Party said on Monday, after President Tayyip Erdogan converted the museum into a mosque.
Art & Culture 5 years ago
Hagia Sophia the latest Muslim-Christian tussle over holy sites
Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia is to reopen for Muslim worship as a mosque after an almost nine-decade hiatus, in the latest historic tussle with Christianity over religious sites.The move adds to a long list of such conversions of holy sites over the centuries. The following are examples:
Art & Culture 5 years ago
Changes to Istanbul's Hagia Sophia could trigger heritage review: UNESCO
UNESCO must be notified of any change in the status of Istanbul's sixth-century Hagia Sophia museum and the changes may have to be reviewed by its World Heritage committee, the United Nation's cultural body said on Thursday.
