The altar stands in the courtyard of what was once a wealthy, influential person’s home in Tikal. At just over 1 meter tall, ...

A team of Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), landscape architect Lola, Royal Haskoning DHV and Petrit Halilaj, has ...

Who were the three great Muslim “gunpowder” kingdoms that dominated the world after 1600 AD? How did Mughals - who called ...

Discover Armenia's rich architectural heritage, shaped by volcanic tuff and basalt, showcasing its unique identity through ...

Following extensive technical studies, the Persepolis World Heritage Site announced that a protection and restoration project ...

Ancient Greece has traditionally been periodized into five eras: the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Archaic Age, Classical Age, and ...

Persepolis, an ancient city located in the Fars Province of Iran, stands as one of the most significant archaeological sites ...

Around 7000 of these ancient buildings survive - including many of the largest. They represent Europe's first truly sophisticated monumental stone architecture - featuring corbelled corridors ...

Avicenna mausoleum is the memorial monument of a famous Iranian philosopher, scientist and physician, which is located in Abu ...

Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is a 3,000-year-old celebration of spring, rooted in the ancient religion of Zoroastrianism. It begins on the first day of the Iranian calendar, usually on or around ...

For instance, the Chigil, an ancient tribe that inhabited ... In the history of Persian poetry, references to Chinese architecture can be traced back to the early Ghaznavid Dynasty, one that's ...