As I entered the Masonic Temple in Center City and walked between two sphinx statues guarding the entryway staircase, and ...

One of the fundamental beliefs of the Ancient Greeks was that their beloved gods were immortal, but were they? How did they ...

Learn fundamentals of neoclassical architecture, including the history behind this 18th-century style and famous ...

The Turks had been using the Classical temple as a storage facility for their ... completed in 432 B.C.E., it epitomized the height of Greek architecture—its colonnade, masonry, and magnificent ...

The assembly hall at the ancient Hellenistic city of Stratonikeia, also known as the “City of Gladiators,” is restored to its ...

Explore Charlotte's breathtaking architectural gems from the historic Mint Museum to the modern Bechtler, showcasing the ...

Lower than the Angels” provides needed, well-presented historical perspective of the divisive issues of sex and marriage in ...

A team of researchers has just discovered a covered auditorium in Agrigento, Sicily. This type of structure’s rarity and age sheds light on the educational role of Greek gymnasiums in ancient times.

Greek temple porches, Hellenistic columns, Etruscan urns, Roman entablatures, Gothic portals, Renaissance balconies, niches and choir stalls; parapets and balustrades, sarcophagi, pulpits ...

“It was nearly the only non-Egyptian decorative element in these temples.” The zodiac ceiling ... or hypsoma in Greek, which holds that the planets’ connections with particular zodiac ...

At the Stonex Art Soirée in Kishangarh, I was introduced to the true artistic value of marble; and how it becomes an avenue of design.

1214 This sacrament is called Baptism , after the central rite by which it is carried out: to baptize (Greek baptizein ... word is brought to the material element, and it becomes a sacrament." ...