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A new featured artist has set up his latest display at the heritage center for the summer. John Cook, a United States Navy veteran, has worked with mosaic art for around eight years. Cook now displays ...
The Dodgers redesigned the hallway leading to the Dodgers' clubhouse this season. It's an ode to the iconic LAX mosaic murals ...
Deco – characterised by clean lines, bold geometric shapes and jazzy colours – was seen as thrustingly modern. And it had a ...
As Emily In Paris relocates to the Italian capital, Harry Styles is regularly spotted on its cobbled streets, and the likes ...
As a new sculpture park opens outside Barcelona—and following Charli XCX’s album launch at Storm King Art Center—here are the ...
The young conqueror fell suddenly and fatally ill at an all-night feast. Now, a Stanford historian has found a potential ...
‘Alexander Mosaic,’ House of the Faun, Pompeii. Detail. Circa 100 BCE. Via Wikimedia Commons At their best the Ptolemies managed to blend the learning of Athens with the ancient folkways of Upper and ...
The Mosaico exhibition at Humayun’s Tomb features 1,900-year-old Roman mosaics, exploring Italian history and techniques, until August 30.
He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before dying, aged just 32. Alexander the Great’s legacy has given him ...
The mosaic probably depicts the Battle of Issus in 333 B.C.E., in which Alexander faced off against the Persian leader and emerged victorious. From Persia, Alexander continued conquering eastward.
A country in Central Asia boasts some of the most stunning historical architecture in the world, with Islam playing a significant role in its aesthetics.