Audience postponed ‘by mutual agreement’ after doctors say pontiff needs extended period of rest after spell in hospital ...

During these thousand years, this period was nourished by legends and unfounded speculations, such as the alleged conversion of the Khazars, used to compensate for the lack of historical sources. It ...

During the last 60 years of the Ottoman period, the region ... covering the Roman, Byzantine and Early Muslim periods (end of 3rd to 9th centuries AD). The site also has 16 churches, some with ...

The main church of the Gelati Monastery is the only Medieval monument in the larger historic region of Eastern Asia Minor and the Caucasus that still has well-preserved mosaic decoration, comparable ...

it was during this period of acute crisis that the government initiated a series of ambitious artistic projects in the state ...

The following room presents a virtual reproduction of the Madaba Map, a renowned 6th-century mosaic map of Jerusalem uncovered at the end of the 19th century in an ancient Byzantine church in Jordan.

The Cyclades are a treasure trove of archaeological sites, offering a glimpse into the rich history of the Aegean.

The church itself is filled with history and ... decorated doors, and Byzantine mosaics dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries. Tickets can be purchased as part of a Piazza Duomo pass ...

Built to be a 'New Jerusalem', the town of Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is revered by the country's Orthodox Christians for its 11 churches. These are not normal ... reached its peak during the Late ...