Yes, the domes, minarets and open spaces in mosques are based on scientific principles of sound, light and air circulation. Q. 3: Why is the dome of a mosque necessary? A.

Turkey has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving the monument's historic domes from the threat of earthquakes.

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving the monument's historic domes from the threat ...

Turkey has begun a new phase in restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving the monument’s historic domes from the threat of earthquakes.

Turkey has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving the monument's historic domes from the threat of earthquakes.

Turkey’s highest administrative court overturned the 1934 decree in 2020, allowing it to reopen as a mosque. “We have completed our work on the four minarets and the main structure,” Okten said.

Turkey’s highest administrative court overturned the 1934 decree in 2020, allowing it to reopen as a mosque. “We have completed our work on the four minarets and the main structure,” Okten said.

Turkey has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving the monument’s historic domes from the threat of earthquakes.

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving the monument's historic domes from the threat ...

Turkey has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving the monument’s historic domes from the threat of earthquakes ...

Turkey’s highest administrative court overturned the 1934 decree in 2020, allowing it to reopen as a mosque. “We have completed our work on the four minarets and the main structure,” Okten said.