John Julius Norwich tells the dramatic story of the fall of Constantinople and the Byzantine ... Greek Orthodox Christianity from within the Hagia Sophia. Norwich describes the calamitous scenes ...

Tourists flock en masse to the Hagia Sophia for its stunning architecture, glorious interior views and historical significance. Built between 532 and 537, the building was a church for nearly a ...

Hagia Sophia happens to be one of the oldest, largest, most beautiful, most celebrated, and most important churches of all Christendom. Built in the 530s in Constantinople, the capital of the ...