An archaeological dig on the island of Paros, renowned for its marble, has discovered an ancient Greek sculpture workshop.

These Mediterranean islands are also home to intriguing historical sights, warm and hospitable locals, and scrumptious foods. Sadly, most tourists follow a Greece Itinerary that only takes them to ...

The Wall has grown in significance because it is all that remains of the Temple and because Jews were (and still are) denied the right to pray on the Temple Mount. The Kotel became precious because it ...

EASTON, Pa. – A California developer is proposing a five-story building at the site where the Temple Covenant of Peace once stood. On Wednesday, the Easton Planning Commission unanimously ...

The likely site of Tucson's first Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple is in the Catalina Foothills, near where East Ina Road curves into Skyline Drive. Church planners submitted ...

When one thinks of white, marble art and clear, cerulean waters of Tinos island, Greece comes to mind. The two are synonymous ...

Whether it's the architecture, the silence, or the sheer dedication etched into every stone, these incredible Buddhist sites ...

In the 17th century, during the Spanish Empire, two Christian monuments were built with Roman marble that show the main signs of the city’s historical identity: the Obelisk of Santa Eulalia and the ...

At the time of the listing the need was noted to safeguard the fragile site from nearby industrial development ... Moreover, the caves are preserved in the form of monolithic temples, sarvatobhadra ...

As crews began work in 1871, they discovered marshy ground on part of the temple site. Wagons sank in the ground, said Emily Utt, a church historian. Pioneer planners decided to use local basalt to ...

Visitors take photographs on the top story of the Longfu Building. This floor has been designed to mirror the ancient Longfu Temple site. [Photo by ZOU HONG/CHINA DAILY] Longfu Temple in Beijing is ...

Border-area archaeological progress is another highlight of the list. Discoveries at the Mo'er Temple site in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, have vividly depicted the history of Buddhism's ...