It was constructed in 1855, after being funded by James Smithson, an Englishman who’d ordered his estate be used to create an ...

Among its many wonders are remnants of the Byzantine Empire that once ruled here. These ancient sites offer a glimpse into a ...

Beneath the National Mall in Washington, D.C., a hidden underground chamber was discovered. The round brick chamber was not a ...

New headquarters for the territory’s public broadcaster WTJX is one step closer to reality after the St. Thomas committee of ...

Charleston City Council should continue to support a major West Ashley redevelopment plan with Edens to remake Ashley Landing ...

If you go through the pages of history, from prehistoric times to the early 19th century, you will find civilisations—both ...

Situated 20 meters (65 ft.) below ground, the cavernous and structure is a relic of past civilizations.

The Basilica Cistern is Istanbul's largest surviving Byzantine cistern and one of its most unique historic sites. Constructed in 532 for Justinian I, this sprawling underground water reservoir ...

A Times investigation found that truckloads of doodles, French bulldogs and other expensive dogs from profit-driven mass breeders pour into the state from the Midwest, feeding an underground ...

California-based nuclear startup company Deep Fission, which is proposing to place microreactors deep underground, announced its emergence from stealth mode and a USD4 million pre-seed investment ...

While there are some false rumors and Hollywood blockbusters alleging that a labyrinth of archives or secret tunnels lie underground, there's nothing out of the ordinary about this cistern ...

Like the recently discovered cistern, however, these tunnels serve practical purposes. A number of underground passageways open to the staff connect the Freer Gallery, the Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian ...