In the early 20th century, architects turned to a newly discovered past to craft novel visions of the future: the ancient history of Mesopotamia. Eva Miller traces how both the mythology of Babel and ...

It's one of the oldest cities in the world, but it's also modern, vibrant and packed with beautiful architecture.

Archaeologists have unearthed a "spectacular" ancient temple housing hundreds of statues dedicated to the Greek God Apollo. The site, known as the Sanctuary of Apollo, is located in a remote ...

Strategic roof apertures, reflective water pools, and specialized materials amplified the statue’s illumination, a design choice that surprises many modern visitors. Parthenon 3D offers the closest ...

Each design in the temple is meant to point the patrons to heaven. (Grace Eyestone) Lewis also said that God is involved in every step of the process.

Its architects followed the designs of the 5th century B.C.E. temple as best they could, but upon completion, faced a problem: the interior was really rather dark.

The new research shows how light would have spilled into the Parthenon's doorway at specific times of the year, which would have made the statue of Athena shimmer and glow in the surrounding dark.

Drone photo of the pool and palaestra. Credit: Thomas Lappi / FU Berlin, Institute of Classical Archaeology A newly completed excavation at an ancient gymnasium in Agrigento, Sicily, the modern name ...

A Greek temple found in Gloucestershire has a stunning garden with hidden tunnels and lakes offering a slice of the Mediterranean country where guests can even stay the night. The awe-inspiring ...

For those of us who derive a humanist and democratic ethos from classical Athens, the temple matters greatly. In this sense, the marbles aren’t simply Greek, but belong to all of humanity.

Diodorus reported that the temple remained unfinished due to the Carthaginian conquest of the city in 406 BC, with the siege of Akragas. The temple’s roof was already missing at this time. See all the ...

The Parthenon and Temple of Concordia trumpet the sophistication of ancient Greek society. Temples like the Parthenon, gracing the mighty Acropolis overlooking Athens, and the Temple of Concordia ...