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

A recent study by researchers Dr. Dorota Dzierzbicka and Dr. Daria Elagina re-examined and translated a rare first-hand ...

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

Due to a unique set of circumstances at the beginning of the 16th century, a teenage monarch inherited much of Europe, ...

Behind the golden walls of the imperial harem, the real power of the Ottoman Empire often rested with its women. In this ...

A trap door in the Pompeian Room of the 16th-century Villa Farnesina in Rome revealed previously unknown frescoes by the painter Carlo Maratta and two students.Credit...Filippo Monteforte/Agence ...

The re-creation of a 16th century English village, will be displaying authentic era costumes, customs, shows, food and artisans. Guests are encouraged to step back in time as the event will be ...