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

The art inside the building ... rulers are juxtaposed with Islamic calligraphy, also known as Hüsn-i Hat — large roundels displaying the names of Allah (God), the prophet Mohammed and the ...

Over time, Islamic architectural motifs like arabesques and geometric patterns were increasingly combined with contemporary materials and formal expressions, such as exposed concrete, post-modern ...

As Tate Modern in London celebrates its 25th anniversary this month, the artist Michael Craig-Martin recalls how the UK’s “cathedral to contemporary art” was born. “Who could have imagined ...