The Lion Temple Walls do seem to be a defining feature of many Egyptian settlements throughout the...
Architecture
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...
Walls have traditionally been built for defense, privacy, and protection. By Dr. Joshua J. Mark / 09.02.2009Professor...
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...
Typical imperial Inca trapezoid windows from the sacred precinct of Coricancha, Cuzco, c. 1438 CE / Photo...
South transept of Tournai Cathedral, Belgium, 12th century / Wikimedia Commons The Romanesque style appeared to be...
Forum, looking toward Mount Vesuvius, Pompeii Pompeii was not always a Roman town. By the mid-sixth century...
The Shinto shrine of Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha, Mount Fuji. The site’s most important shrine, it was...
Detail of a relief at Persepolis showing a procession of subject peoples bringing gifts characteristic of their...
Photo by Stephen Bugno, Flickr, Creative Commons Conserving the landscape around Angkor Wat in the face of...
Heddal Stave Church (Creative Commons) These historic churches feature elaborate carvings that mix Christian and Viking symbols....
Christopher Bordenave and Sasha Rivero perform Sky Echo at the Getty An is not exclusive to sound....
Nan Madol, 13th-17th century C.E., Pohnpei, The Federated States of Micronesia (photo: smwd0030, CC BY 2.0) Sometimes art...
Silbury Hill Neolithic mound. It stands 30 metres high and 160 metres wide, and comprises half a...