The scientific perspective offered by the album art forces the viewer to look through Lorde’s body, but we are also looking beyond her reproductive organs. Certainly, Lorde sometimes conceptualises ...

The Parthenon was far more than a temple. It was Athens’ ultimate power move, which combined religion, politics, and economic ...

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The crowning jewel is Quito’s 17th-century Old Town, a heaving historical quarter so impeccably preserved that it was the first city in the world to be accorded UNESCO World Heritage Status. Arriving ...

Las Cruces, in southwestern New Mexico, blends mountain and desert scenery with Mexican, Native American and Western culture.

ATLANTA--As designated pilgrim churches of the Jubilee Year of Hope, six churches in the Atlanta Archdiocese welcome visitors ...

The story of Constantinople is a fascinating one that dates back millennia to when this mega-city was a small Greek town ...

Mexico seeps history and culture from every city and area you visit. It’s characterized by breathtaking beauty along the coastline and bustling major cities with energy that beats through the streets.

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Commissioned by King Ferdinand II on the site of a ruined monastery dedicated to the Virgin of Pena ... From Mary Queen of Scots to Oliver Cromwell and Sir Walter Raleigh, many famous Britons are ...