For almost 500 years, the Parthian Empire controlled one of the world’s most important cultural and trade routes, stretching ...

There are places where history is put on a pedestal—behind glass inside an austere building. In those places, history is ...

Architecture tells the story of a city, its history, culture, and vision for the future. For those of us who find beauty in ...

Also known as the Royal Palace, the Palazzo dei Normanni is the oldest royal residence in Europe. Now home to the Sicilian ...

From early Christian artworks to Renaissance whitewashing, the image of Mary may have changed through the years— but she’s ...

The Manhattan Beach Library is a perfect example of how wonderfully spoiled we are by the weather here in SoCal. This ...

The Turkish newspaper Hürriyet reported on October 19 that the Santa Ruins archeological site has been registered as a ...

It had been a particularly long day for us all, having left our cosy hotel on the Asian (or Anatolian) side of Istanbul in ...

Under constant Israeli bombardment, Palestinians dig through rubble and digitise memory to prevent the erasure of a history ...

Sameer Hamdani maps Srinagar’s evolution from ancient Pandrethan to a modern capital, using architecture and memory to resist reductive political tropes.

Today in History for Jan. 8: In 1324, explorer Marco Polo died at age 70. In 1438, the Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches met at the Council of Ferrara-Florence in an effort to form an alliance that ...

Honouring vibrant Sicilian heritage through a soft, contemporary lens, Villa Timeo is an exclusive 21 room residence ...