Imagine the walls that have soaked up 1600 years of history in one of Constantinople’s most important Byzantine monasteries, ...

Byzantine architecture has had a profound influence across the world, including in the Balkans, Middle East, and North ...

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

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Exhibition running in the French capital until November presents around 100 archaeological masterpieces illuminating Gaza’s ...

From floors containing secret messages to surrealist murals, mosaic is having a moment. Designer Amy Exton gives us the ...

At that time: Jesus said, 'My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they ...

There is no other place on Earth where Christian mosaics of saints and Byzantine rulers are juxtaposed with Islamic calligraphy, also known as Hüsn-i Hat — large roundels displaying the names ...

Throughout its centuries-long existence, the Hagia Sophia has been a place of worship for many different religions and ...

The Dome of the Rock was built by Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. This dazzling piece of architectural brilliance is one of ...