Greek lawmakers have elected a former parliament speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon ...

When the Renaissance artist painted his famous "Ecce Homo" around 1570, he covered up a portrait of an "an unknown ...

The new construction once finished will be Poland's largest statue of Mary. Measuring at a heigh of around 182ft the monument ...

Historians and experts, along with the film's star and director, discuss how accurate the Oscars' best picture favourite The ...

Portofino is a small town located on the Italian Rivera. The picturesque resort known for its colourfully painted buildings ...

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F or centuries, Rome, Italy, has been a city of great importance. Once the center of the ancient Roman empire, today it’s one ...

The well-known steer statue at the Clearwater Junction Stop N Go gas station and convenience store has been vandalized, according to a social media post from the company. Apparently, someone used ...

Humans have been constructing animal statues for thousands of years. It is a way for us to convey our deep bond with the animal kingdom and the debt of gratitude that we owe to our fellow creatures.

When you think of Europe, images of cobbled streets, colorful Old Towns, and majestic cathedrals that took centuries to build probably come to mind. However, the continent’s ancient history, shaped by ...

A more than 2,000-year-old marble statue of a woman has been found discarded in a rubbish bag near Thessaloniki, Greece. A local resident stumbled upon the 31-inch statue next to a bin in Neoi ...

The Dutch government in 1978 returned the famous 13th-century statue of princess Pradnya Paramita from the ... rather than emptying out European museums. “There is a huge interest from the Dutch ...