One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

They say it indicates women were valued members of the ancient society. A team of archaeologists on Thursday said they had unearthed the 5,000-year-old remains of a noblewoman in Caral ...

Support for the repair project is widespread, although the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings has some concerns, and says the windows should be repaired rather than replaced.

Greece is home to some of the world’s most extraordinary heritage sites. These range from ancient buildings — such as the extraordinary monasteries of Meteora, perched high on sandstone ...

In this region, sprawling channel networks stretch from the highlands and drain into ancient lakes — possibly even an ocean. NASA's Perseverance rover is currently exploring one of these sites ...

Local government made numerous efforts and achieved wonderful results in repairing this ancient building. With many tourists visiting the palace every day, there are monitors to gauge the pressure ...

A total of 3,382 under-construction buildings in the capital have recently been found to be violating regulations, said Rajuk Chairman Riazul Islam yesterday. "If necessary, these buildings will ...

Sonam Tenzin, a firefighter, says they have fire extinguishers appropriate for the ancient buildings, include knapsack type, trolley type and water-mist devices. "They may use dry powder ...