Zhangye in Northwest China's Gansu province is a sparkling gem of the Hexi Corridor. Visitors can marvel at the stunning ...

A team of about 150 restorers fuses scientific analysis and traditional techniques to clean, patch up and otherwise revive ...

Beijing's Forbidden City is a treasure trove of priceless antiquities. Behind the scenes, it takes a team of skilled workers ...

Mangtuan, a multi-ethnic village predominantly inhabited by the Dai people and located in the Gengma Dai and Va autonomous ...

Architecture studio WAU Design has completed a brick and concrete cultural centre sheltered by sloping roofs in Guangzhou, China. Named the Wuyang Cultural Station, the centre was designed by WAU ...

From around 200 AD, the shape of London was defined by one single structure; it’s massive city wall. From Tower Hill in the East to Blackfriars Station in the West, the wall stretched for two miles ...

Armageddon or the ancient city otherwise known as Megiddo is the setting in the New Testament for a final battle between the forces of good and evil at the end of time. Archeologists believe that ...

Ancient Athens, located in the region of Attica, emerged as a powerful city-state in Greece during the 5th century BC. This period, often referred to as the “Golden Age of Athens,” saw the city become ...

In the past 20 years, 280 buildings in this 2,300-year-old port city — known for being the birthplace of Cleopatra and the ancient home of the famed Library of Alexandria — have collapsed due ...

Most people will be familiar with the idea of Pompeii as a thriving ancient city where time stood still. The basic facts are not in dispute. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE entombed the ...

Lahore, an ancient city of the Punjab region, was a crucial strategic gateway to the subcontinent, and it witnessed the rise and fall of successive empires ranging from the Mughals to the Sikhs ...

More than a century after its medieval centre served as the backdrop of Nosferatu, a new Oscar-nominated remake is putting this Gothic city back on the map. I gasp. A gaunt vampire with menacing ...