The Umayyad desert castles are often described as mere stopovers or hunting lodges, but Quseir ‘Amra is something far more profound. It is a physical manifestation of the imagination of Caliph ...

Amid the war in West Asia, Ambassador Ali Murat Ersoy says that traditional pillars of stability in Asia have been replaced by India, Japan, and Australia, among other middle-power countries.

Nellore, a peaceful city in Andhra Pradesh, is celebrated for its rich cultural heritage, scenic beauty, and deep-rooted spiritual significance. Home to several revered temples, the city welcomes ...

In Vastu Shastra, a plot is never merely a parcel of land. It is the energetic foundation upon which health, wealth and ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza might get all the headlines, but it wasn't humanity’s first monumental effort. Long before pharaohs were stacking limestone in Egypt, people across the world were carving ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Italian Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli attends an Italy-Albania Intergovernmental Summit at Villa Doria Pamphili on November ...

Side-by-side photographs by Carolyn Brown of the Great Mosque of Samarra, Iraq, and the chapel at Thanks-Giving Square in downtown Dallas. Both images are on display at the Architecture and Design ...

Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the construction of buildings, bridges, and aqueducts, many of which are still ...

An ancient Pompeii wall at a newly excavated site, where Associate Professor Admir Masic applied compositional analysis (overlayed to right) to understand how ancient Romans made concrete that has ...