The mosque preserves the Hırka-i Şerif relic in an 1851 complex under Sultan Abdülmecid, featuring 19th-century Ottoman architecture ...
The Nika Revolt of 532 AD in Constantinople was one of the bloodiest sports riots in history and nearly led to the toppling ...
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Workers uncovered a hidden tunnel network beneath Istanbul’s ancient Hagia Sophia
How much of a monument’s story still lies under its own floor? At Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, that question has taken on unusual weight. Restoration crews working around the monument’s foundations have ...
Workers just unearthed seven hidden tunnels beneath the Hagia Sophia, 1,600 years old and packed with Byzantine secrets ...
The Hagia Sophia, constructed during the Byzantine era, had been hiding seven tunnels that were part of a network connecting ...
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