Greek Reporter3d
Are Istanbul’s Byzantine Monuments Being Erased from Sight?
Byzantine-era monuments in Istanbul, Turkey, formerly the Byzantine capital city known as Constantinople, are being covered ...
Greek Reporter8d
On This Day in 1930, Constantinople Was Renamed Istanbul, Both Greek Words
Built as Byzantium, and then renamed Constantinople, Istanbul officially received its present name on this day in 1930.
TASS4y
Russian Orthodox Church concerned by fate of Byzantine mosaics in Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia
MOSCOW, July 5. /TASS/. The preservation of Byzantine mosaics in Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia will be brought into question if the historical monument, which is now a museum, is turned into a mosque ...