In 1453, the Ottomans seized Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire and the life of its last emperor, Constantine ...

Istanbul, formerly Constantinople, is a Greek name, too, deriving from the Greek phrase "Is tin poli," meaning "to the city." ...

Completed in 1143, this chapel is part of the Royal Palace complex in Palermo and ... including European, Sicilian, Byzantine and Arabic, and features Byzantine mosaics and an Islamic-style ...

Built in the 17th century by architect Jacob van Campen, the Royal Palace Amsterdam once served as Amsterdam's town hall. The grand structure held the distinction of being the largest secular ...

The Komnenos Dynasty came from obscure origins to revive the Byzantine Empire after a disastrous period of weak emperors and ...

Built in 1957 in west Amman, Zahran Palace serves as a headquarters for the Hashemite Court and is where official functions, including royal weddings, are held. Al Husseiniya Palace, meanwhile, was ...

Shivaashtakam is one of the most powerful mantras written to sing the glory of Lord Shivaits said that a devotee who sings it with full devotion after taking bath and wearing clean white clothes goes ...