Officially called the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral), the huge basilica features one of the most impressive architectural feats of its time: Filippo ...

Santa Cruz County officials say the worst rain hit Tuesday evening, but crews were well-prepared. Crews have been working to keep all storm drains and ditch lines clear. With rain coming in ...

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A mural commissioned in 1503 for the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence has been the subject of controversy and debate for more than ...

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The Santa Ana winds that fanned the fires devastating Southern California were forecast to return as firefighters scrambled to douse the deadly blazes that have destroyed more than 10,000 homes ...

Designed by Giotto in the early 14th century, this ornate 277-foot high bell tower is part of the renowned Duomo in central Florence's Piazza del Duomo. Although it is known as Giotto's Bell Tower ...

Imagine sitting at a tiny outdoor table in a crowded restaurant with a buzzy atmosphere set in a narrow cobbled street on a ...

By Meryl Cates The ballerina Maria Tallchief was having dinner with her husband, the choreographer George Balanchine, at the Russian Tea Room in Manhattan when the impresario Sol Hurok approached ...

The National Weather Service has issued another rare Particularly Dangerous Situation warning in anticipation of Monday's powerful and potentially damaging Santa Ana wind event. The NWS announced ...

By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a reporter on The Times’s weather team. Strong, damaging Santa Ana winds are expected to bring extreme wildfire danger to Southern California Monday into Tuesday as the ...

The woman's name was Maria Zaytsava, and she was then just 19 years old. She was among tens of thousands of people, many of them young, who had taken to the streets to protest the reelection of ...