But there is no substitute for walking around the city, which is endlessly fascinating. Another relatively obscure attraction ...

Long before the Inka (commonly known as Inca in English) rose to power, a mysterious civilization bloomed on the edge of Lake ...

The vanishing language of light: Neon signs fade into memory (KOR) ...

Not so, says van Win. The Royal Park layout is a patte d’oie, or goose’s foot design first used in the gardens at Versailles, which pre-date modern freemasonry. Parks around the world have emulated ...

For Jews, the site once housed Solomon's Temple, where the Ark of the Covenant was enshrined. Muslims believe it was from this rock that the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven during the Mi'raj, his ...

Residing steps away from the Temple Mount for near 50 years, the Ilans are well acquainted with life in the Old City of ...

The new discovery could potentially help scientists solve the puzzle of the Tiwanaku civilization's disappearance.

The 1929 Arab riots swept through Jerusalem; and Kiryat Shmuel – then a fledgling neighborhood near the Arab sections of west Jerusalem – was not spared. But growth resumed quickly.

The Southern Proposal suggests not only that the Jewish Temple was not only to the south of the Dome but also, based on aquidect heights, that the original Temple floor was in fact quite a bit ...

It was initially located outside the city walls during the 1st century; however, in the 2nd century A.D., it was incorporated into the city as part of Aelia Capitolina, with a temple to Venus built ...