The Temple of Isis at Philae, with pylonsand an enclosed court on the left and the inner building at right /...
Architecture
A small number of sites, especially from the Middle and New Kingdoms, provide us with extraordinary amounts...
South-side portal (detail), Church of Ste. Pierre, 1115-1130, Moissac, France (photo: Simon, Creative Commons) By Dr. Shannon Pritchard...
Cloister, Fontenay Abbey, 12th century By Christine M. Bolli / 08.08.2015 PhD Candidate in Art History University of California,...
“Did the public have a voice in the development of a theocratic city?” As University of Tennessee...
The location of towns and cities in ancient Egypt was dictated by two principal factors. By Dr. Steven...
The temple of Hathor and Nefertari, also known as the Small Temple, dedicated to the goddess Hathor and...
Ruins of ancient Thebes A team of four men could produce 3,000 mudbricks per day. By Dr. Steven Snape...
Illustration of the ancient palace of Malkata The grandeur that early European explorers had come to expect in...
There were distinct differences between city and village (country) life, each with its own unique advantages and...
The Lion Temple Walls do seem to be a defining feature of many Egyptian settlements throughout the...
A restorer removes mortar on a mosaic in Tipasa, Algeria. Image courtesy the Conservation and Restoration Workshop of the...
The Dubai skyline featuring the Burj Khalifa (centre) in 2015 / Wikimedia Commons The human desire to...
Berenice Abbott “I am an American, who, after eight years of residence in Europe, came back to...
Despite its economic crises, Greece did not falter in its mission to support arts and culture. Rhodes,...
Dues Vault, Hospitaller fortress in Acre, Israel / Creative Commons Taking a tour through five well-known 13th-century...
Outside the Woman’s Building, 1975. The Getty Research Institute, 2018.M.16. Photo: Maria Karras. Gift of Maria Karras....
Buildings affect how we sleep, work, socialise and even breathe. They can isolate and endanger us, but...
Brodie castle, north Scotland. Albert de Bruijn, CC BY-SA How medieval spires and snarling gargoyles went out of fashion and then made a spectacular...
Lars Ø Ramberg, “Palast des Zweifels” on the roof of the Palast der Republik, January 26. –...
Petra, Jordan: The rock of Fassade and of “ed-Deir.” Andreas Voegelin, Antikenmuseum Basel. How a mysterious kingdom of...
‘House of the dragoman [translator] of British Consulate Basra’, 1906 (IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 27), Public Domain Wilfrid Malleson’s...
Archaeological site of Chavín de Huántar (photo: Julio Martinich, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) The artistic style seen in stone...
Santa Maria Novella facade / Wikimedia Commons Since the Renaissance, art has been an important tool for...
Creative Commons The site of Jericho, just north of the Dead Sea and due west of the...
A section of Hadrian’s Wall near Carlisle / Photo by zoonabar, Flickr, Creative Commons Walls have traditionally been built for...
Growth of the Achaemenid Empire under different kings / Wikimedia Commons The great audience hall of the...
Examining the close interdependence of medieval science, technology and religion: the Cathedral. By Dr. Hans Peter Broedel...
One of the churches in Mamshit. (Creative Commons) The incense route was a path spanning more than...
The issue of the Middle Age habitat of the Slavs in Central and Eastern Europe has been...