Paphos has been inhabited since the Neolithic period. It was a centre of the cult of Aphrodite and of pre-Hellenic fertility ...
The Temple of Heaven, founded in the first half of the 15th century, is a dignified complex of fine cult buildings ...
Seat of supreme power for over five centuries (1416-1911), the Forbidden City in Beijing, with its landscaped gardens and many buildings ...
In c. 220 B.C., under Qin Shi Huang, sections of earlier fortifications were joined together to form a united defence system ...
Sousse was an important commercial and military port during the Aghlabid period (800–909) and is a typical example of a town ...
Tucked away amid the modern urban area of Cairo lies one of the world's oldest Islamic cities, with its famous mosques, ...
The capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt has some extraordinary funerary monuments, including rock tombs, ornate mastabas, temples and pyramids. ...
Located within what was once the estuary of the River Kaystros, Ephesus comprises successive Hellenistic and Roman settlements founded on new ...
Deriving from springs in a cliff almost 200 m high overlooking the plain, calcite-laden waters have created at Pamukkale (Cotton Palace) ...
San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano covers 55 ha, including Mount Titano and the historic centre of the city which ...
The three main prehistoric sites of the Brú na Bóinne Complex, Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth, are situated on the north bank ...
The Old Town of Corfu, on the Island of Corfu off the western coasts of Albania and Greece, is located in ...