Leptis Magna was enlarged and embellished by Septimius Severus, who was born there and later became emperor. It was one of ...
A colony of the Greeks of Thera, Cyrene was one of the principal cities in the Hellenic world. It was Romanized ...
Inextricably linked to all the most important historical and political events in Russia since the 13th century, the Kremlin (built between ...
The Western Caucasus, extending over 275,000 ha of the extreme western end of the Caucasus mountains and located 50 km north-east ...
Together these three buildings form a remarkable monumental complex in the heart of Seville. The cathedral and the Alcázar – dating ...
The trulli , limestone dwellings found in the southern region of Puglia, are remarkable examples of drywall (mortarless) construction, a prehistoric ...
This is the most outstanding, intact example of a troglodyte settlement in the Mediterranean region, perfectly adapted to its terrain and ...
The construction of Bagrati Cathedral, named after Bagrat III, the first king of united Georgia, started at the end of the ...
The cathedral and churches of Echmiatsin and the archaeological remains at Zvartnots graphically illustrate the evolution and development of the Armenian ...
The monastery of Geghard contains a number of churches and tombs, most of them cut into the rock, which illustrate the ...
Descending a long hill dominated by a giant statue of Hercules, the monumental water displays of Wilhelmshöhe were begun by Landgrave Carl ...