The Chora Museum, a former Greek Orthodox religious building dating back to the 4th century, was reopened to worshippers in Istanbul as a mosque, sparking an angry reaction from Athens. The Greek ...
Recep Tayyip Erdoganformally opened a former Byzantine church in Istanbul as a mosque on Monday, four years after his government had designated it a Muslim house of prayer, despite criticism from ...
The refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie forms an integral part of this architectural complex, begun in Milan in 1463 and reworked at the end of the 15th century by Bramante. On the ...
Founded in 1070–72 by the Almoravids, Marrakesh remained a political, economic and cultural centre for a long period. Its influence was felt throughout the western Muslim world, from North Africa to ...
Based on post-pandemic tourism data compiled by Italy’s tourist board, planning vacations to the the beloved Mediterranean country has never been more popular. While cities like Rome, Venice ...