THESSALONIKI, Greece — Under fluttering strings of Greek and Byzantine flags, three men raised a party tent on the terrace of the 5th century Osios David church one recent Saturday, hoping it would ...

Europe’s cathedrals, churches, monasteries, and baptisteries cover the countryside like Veronica’s veil. They comprise the continent’s landmarks and focal attractions and, for centuries, have been ...

A series of public lectures on Byzantine Church Architecture by Professor K. J. Conant '15, associate professor of architecture has just been announced. Professor Conant has just returned from his ...

Standing at the centre of Turkey's Istanbul for centuries, Hagia Sophia has witnessed empires rise and fall. Built as a church in 537 CE and converted into a mosque in 1453, the monument's vast ...

The Turkish government has decided to turn a 12th-century Byzantine church into a mosque, a fate like that of Istanbul’s famous Hagia Sophia, says a report. The Church of the Holy Savior in Chora, ...

After the Basilica of Santa Sofia, another historic church in Istanbul, considered among the world masterpieces of Byzantine art, will be turned into a mosque. The decision was taken by the Erdogan ...

The Associated Press A party tent is raised on the sea-facing terrace of the 5th-century church of Osios David on June 25 in Thessaloniki, Greece. Later that day, a festival would be celebrated there ...

Visitors admire the Byzantine mosaics adorning the gigantic dome of the Rotunda on Saturday, June 25, 2022, in Thessaloniki, Greece. The circular building was built as a Roman temple or mausoleum in ...