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'It's pure beauty' - Italy's largest medieval mosaics restored
On a hill overlooking the city of Palermo, in Sicily, sits a lesser-known gem of Italian art: the cathedral of ... second in the world only to those of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.
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Turkey plans to open Hagia Sophia's underground labyrinth of tunnels after cleaning, restoration
The Turkish Ministry of Culture is undertaking a cleaning program of the underground spaces of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, aiming to make them accessible to the public. The project includes the ...
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Hagia Sophia will be open to visitors outside prayer times, and Christian icons will remain, pledges Turkey
Turkey's Hagia Sophia will open to visitors outside prayer times and its Christian icons will remain, religious officials said on Tuesday, after a court ruling paved the way for it to become a mosque.