Explore the diversity and characteristics of ancient Greek dialects and understand their impact on the evolution of the Greek ...

England’s best city within two hours of London is beautiful, historic Bath. The city is popular and expensive, but a delight ...

For a taste of the idyllic countryside just beyond town, walk (or bike) the five-kilometre towpath along the Kennet and Avon ...

The nonprofit organization has been putting out the list of what it calls imminently threatened historic buildings and community assets since 2002, in hopes of saving them from demolition.

The Parthenon The Parthenon stands as an enduring symbol of ancient Greece and its democratic ideals. Perched majestically on ...

The south side is fronted by a wet-weather portico held up by a series of Ionic columns. The building overall follows the Neo-Classical style. The grand stairway, in a circular chamber with Doric ...

The building retains, also, the twenty-eight mutilated metopes of its exterior, Doric friezes at front and back, and the sixteen very slightly injured relief slabs of its low relief Ionic frieze ...

Even if you don’t know your Doric from your Ionic columns, you’ll appreciate the craftsmanship of an era when buildings were meant to last centuries, not decades. The stone library stands like a ...