Operating under the official title of "The Palace Museum ... purchasing a map which doubles as a souvenir. Audio guide rentals are another option. You must enter the Forbidden City through ...

BEIJING — It’s highly technical work in what looks more like a lab than a museum: A fragment of a glazed roof tile from Beijing’s Forbidden City is analyzed in a state-of-the-art X-ray ...

Unseen images from Jaipur's City Palace showcase the brilliant artistry of its architecture and interiors, including arched hallways and a stepwell. The City Palace in Jaipur has captivated ...

The creation from Huo Tingxiao, art director on such movies as ‘Farewell My Concubine,’ features ... of the Imperial Garden in the Forbidden City in Beijing. The caisson is a key element ...

New York's Metropolitan Transport Authority has released a redesigned map of its subway system, which maintains the colours of the prior one while "simplifying" it. The redesigned map was unveiled ...

It is inspired by the Ming Dynasty caisson ceiling in the Wanchun Pavilion of the Imperial Garden in the Forbidden City in Beijing. The caisson is a key element of Chinese wooden architecture.

First, transit officials in New York City said goodbye to the Metrocard. Now the MTA is waving farewell to another transit icon: the famed subway map. “This is a lynchpin moment,” said MTA ...

MANILA, Philippines — The labeling of the western section of the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) as the “West Philippine Sea” on Google Maps affirms that it is part of the country’s ...

The revised map appears poised to be approved by the City Council next month as the city wraps up its six-month process of moving from at-large to district-based elections. In the last lap of its ...

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