Some 50,000 people visit St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City daily. The 500-year-old structure, with its 448-foot-high dome, ...

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In 1631, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I commissioned the Taj Mahal to house the tomb of his favorite wife. With its symmetrical ...

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Drawing inspiration from 15th-century England, the Rabbit House is a piece of architectural history, drenched in character.

Dozens of drawings Michelangelo made while planning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel will go on view at the Muscarelle ...

Banning Airbnbs and cruise ships. Taxing visitor stays. Capping attendance figures. Has tourism become a dirty word in 2025?

From stunning art museums to breathtaking religious buildings, here are the things you need to see and do in Spain before you ...

The Cradle of Western Architecture Athens is like a time machine that transports you back to the very roots of Western ...

Featuring Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo and others, a show at the King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace highlights the period’s works on paper—which, though frequently preparatory, stand as ...

The "Armenian Smyrna/Izmir The Aegean Communities" volume was the outcome in a series of research topics explored in ...

Vilnius in Lithuania may not come to mind when you think of a European city break, but it really should - the city is ...