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Monday, July 20, 2020

Hagia Sophia mosaics will be covered with curtains during prayers

Mosaics depicting Christian figures in Istanbul’s ancient Hagia Sophia will be covered with curtains during Muslim prayers, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Sunday, as work to prepare the building for use as a mosque continues. Authorities had said last week that the mosaics would be concealed with either curtains or lasers when the … The post Hagia Sophia mosaics will be covered with curtains during prayers appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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