Through renovations that followed a series of fires, the cathedral took on Baroque and classicist ... The St. Paraskeva Greek Orthodox church in the lower Beskidy mountains is not only one of the most ...

The Theatinerkirche at Munich's central Odeonsplatz shines bright yellow - Bavaria's first baroque church also impresses with its interior. The ocher-yellow facade is one of the most beautiful in ...

The inside of the church is a combination of Baroque and Rococo styles, with huge marble pilasters holding up a grand dome, where beautiful, colorful frescoes are painted. Marble columns ...

Four of them were inscribed as World Heritage in 1993. The churches have survived several earthquakes and wars, and are known as "Earthquake Baroque" due to their strong quake-resistant structures.

As a volcanic island, Sicily is no stranger to disaster… but it has proven able to make the best of it. After the 1693 earthquake that ravaged the south-eastern part of the island, a number of cities ...