Take a tour through Melbourne with a Greek lens and discover the rich Hellenic influences that shape...
Architecture
Examining how topographical views were often the result of artists touring in Britain and beyond. The lawyer Sir...
In creating an icon, Washington Roebling and his kin realized dreams that Europe never could fulfill. By...
Herod built on a Roman scale. King Herod had a substantial architectural heritage to his name in...
Baalbek is a town in the northern Bekaa valley, the site of the largest sanctuary in the...
The ancients constructed the pagodas complying with design principles based on the arithmetic and geometric proportional systems....
Touring with urban geology in mind. By David B. Williams In this age of concrete and glass,...
The fortifications were the largest and strongest ever built in either the ancient or medieval worlds. By...
Greek temples are one of the earliest well-defined expressions of what we now recognize as the Western...
Seeking out the histories and communities that existed before Route 66 and that survive still today. By...
Remainders of Crete’s extraordinary past are scattered all over the island. Introduction As the cradle of European Civilization and...
The creativity of the Pallavas did not diminish throughout their reign. By Anantha Krishnan Introduction The Pallavas...
Of all the things described in William of Rubruck’s account of his travels through 13th-century Asia, perhaps...
The mosque communicated that Kairouan would become a cosmopolitan metropolis under strong Muslim control, an important distinction...
The renowned German school of art and design now has its own museum in the town where...
The Passeio Publico represented several groundbreaking achievements. Introduction In the middle of the eighteenth century a series...
Traditionally founded in the 6th century CE, the present layout of buildings dates to the 12th century...
The castle is the largest and best-preserved samurai fortification in the country. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction Himeji...
A small portion of a site can yield thousands of objects, adding up to millions of dollars....
Scholars across the globe have joined forces to preserve the beleaguered country’s cultural heritage for all our...
George III never visited Italy. Instead he collected prints, drawings, and guidebooks enabling him to travel virtually...
Damascus is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. To understand the importance of...
The architecture of ancient Sri Lanka displays a rich diversity. Introduction The architecture of ancient Sri Lanka displays a rich diversity,...
The shifting status of cultural symbols reveals a lot about who we are and what we value....
After the building that symbolized ‘all that is Russian’ went up in flames, the czar scrambled to...
The Notre Dame Cathedral wasn’t static. The design, as with most cathedrals, kept changing to keep up...
The first Hindu temples were built from rock-cut caves. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction Hindu architecture evolved over...
Ellora (also known as Elura and, in ancient times, as Elapura) is a sacred site in Maharastra,...
The earliest cave paintings here are about 30,000 years old. Introduction The Bhimbetka rock shelters are an archaeological site...
It has meant different things to different people at different times, which is part of its genius....