From the 8th century CE to the turn of the 16th century, a swath of the Iberian Peninsula was under Islamic control. The ...

The ordinary of Trento has decided to erect a fence around the church because of the persistent degradation caused by a group ...

Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, the fifth sultan, established Hyderabad after Golconda became uninhabitable. He enlisted renowned ...

While those looking to partake in Italy's culinary delights often head to Rome, Florence, or Venice, the Emilia-Romagna ...

TEHRAN - Isfahan’s historical Masjed-e Jameh Abbasi, also known as the Imam Mosque, is facing a looming crisis, with its ...

The acropolis of Pergamon was the capital of the Hellenistic Attalid dynasty, a major centre of learning in the ancient world. Monumental temples, theatres, stoa or porticoes, gymnasium, altar and ...

Bologna. With students and townspeople interacting together, it's so lively.

Moroccan designer Charaf Tajer’s luxury fashion label Casablanca and you’ll catch the vibe of the namesake city. This is ...

"It’s also a great destination to pair with Florence or Venice. "Its ­historic centre is home to 25 miles of porticoes and 600 archways, something so unique it has been nominated as a Unesco ...

Porches became widespread in the manor architecture after Poland’s king Stanisław August Poniatowski added porticoes to his classicist residence, the Palace on the Isle, in the late 18th century.

In and around its gardens, and lakes adorned with fountains and nymphs, the complex is brimming with breathtaking structures: porticoes, theaters, thermal baths, banqueting rooms, a library ...

While stone was available in the near-by hills and was used for sculpture, as well as for lintels and porticoes, the principal building materials were brick and, over it, a kind of stucco ...