Constantinople fell, and Emperor Constantine XI’s sacrifice marked the end of an era and a legacy of faith and defiance.

Religious sites in France aren’t just places of worship—they’re architectural and cultural icons, filled with centuries-old artistry and history. From grand cathedrals to intimate chapels, each site ...

Calling all history buffs! Step back in time at one of these significant sites in each state, from Revolutionary War ...

Turning to the First Communicants who would be receiving Jesus that day, he said this would be a day they would never forget.

There’s a dinosaur guarding a rainbow house in Nauvoo, Illinois, and that’s not even the strangest thing you’ll find in this Mississippi River town of fewer than 1,000 residents.

Brother Joseph Zoettl never expected to build a miniature world. Yet between 1918 and 1958, this small monk from Bavaria ...

An archaeological dig on the island of Paros, renowned for its marble, has discovered an ancient Greek sculpture workshop.

The Corcoran Gallery of Art was adorned with the statues, commissioned in the late 1800s. But since then, they've changed ...

One of the few elements capable of facing the passage of time is art. Regardless of the form, art always endures and impresses future generations. A recent discovery in Greece conf ...

Indeed, time has not always been generous to the stone Jesus, and repairs have been required as vandals have broken off pieces of the statue's hands. "In the late '80s it was vandalized and one of ...

Antinous, the much-sculpted lover of the emperor Hadrian, tells his own story in Scandalous Boy at Open Space Arts.

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J., May 27. -- The statue of Agnes Gilkerson was destroyed to-day. The work was done by the men employed in the mills at Smithville under the direction of Capt. Elton J. Smith ...