Arshile Gorky, 1926 or 1936
There were times when using bones of the deceased was a rightful way for religious institutions to honor the dead. That's how ossuaries in churches and catacombs came into existence. Later, these caves were handy as there wasn't enough room in cemeteries after plagues.
Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, is a city deeply rooted in a rich tapestry of history and culture, offering an array of experiences for those eager to explore
Britain’s first black archbishop has not been given Lords seat though his predecessor was
Image 13 of 14 from gallery of Pedro E. Guerrero: Photographs of Modern Life. United Church of Rowayton, Joseph Salerno Architect, 1962, Rowayton, CT © Pedro E. Guerrero, Courtesy Edward Cella Art+Architecture
Aurora Borealis, 1865 framed print by Frederic Edwin Church. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
For centuries, people in the West have been fascinated, enchanted and perplexed in equal measure by Japan and its culture. This book deals with this topic.
Besides eating bamboo leaves I like all kind of oddities. Being bored of usual buildings I have traveled the world (with the help of Internet) and found 50 strangest and most extraordinary churches in the world, and I'm kind enough to share it with you.
Image 23 of 31 from gallery of RIBA Announces Longlist of 30 Buildings for Inaugural International Prize. Saint Trinitatis Catholic Church, Leipzig, Germany, by Schulz und Schulz. Photograph by Simon Menges. Image Courtesy of Royal Institute of British Architects
Thorncrown Chapel 35th Anniversary | Randall Connaughton Thorncrown Chapel, remotely located in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, USA, was designed by E. Fay Jones, a protégé of the pioneering...
Do you choose your holidays based on the food and wine you consume? This is the guide for you! We've compiled the best food and wine destinations in Australia.
Read Built Form of Theology by Denis McNamara
Image 24 of 37 from gallery of Field Chapel in Boedigheim / Students of the College of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Philip Johnson, 1960
A piece of string about 6 millimeters long is threatening standard evolutionary theory about the history of humanity. The BBC reported that researchers from the United States, France, and Spain recently discovered a small piece of string at a Neanderthal site in France.1 The researchers say that the string is approximately 50,000 years old. According to evolutionary theory, Neanderthals were a relatively recent ancestor of modern humans, but did not have nearly the cognitive abilities that
Project in collaboration with Côté Leahy Cardas architects. The Monique-Corriveau Library, housed in the Saint-Denys-du-Plateau church,...
In 1983, Ivorian President Félix Houphouët-Boigny moved the country’s capital city from Abidjan to Yamoussoukro, his birthplace. Huge building sites were set up to transform what was a small village into a modern city: an international airport was built, a polytechnic institute, a presidential palace and even the world's largest church. But most institutions were never transferred to Yamoussoukro and few people ever moved there. FRANCE 24 takes a closer look at Ivory Coast's abandoned capital.
Bajo el acicate de los libros del naturalista alemán Alexander von Humboldt, Church viajó a Sudamérica en 1853 en compañía de Cyrus Field -que posteriorm...
These wonderful wooden structures are a real highlight for anyone touring rural Norway. Today we take a closer look at Norway's biggest stave church at Heddal. The largest of Norway’s remaining stave churches, Heddal stave
Neoliberal guilt hides the systemic, institutional causes of injustice behind a screen of personalizing moral righteousness and eschews the development of strategies for winning, focusing instead o…
Félix Henri Bracquemond, 1863
By Richard Francis Crane | Dr. Crane is a Professor of History at Benedictine College and author of Passion of Israel: Jacques Maritain, Catholic Conscience and the Holocaust. Introduction There is something odd, perhaps even jarring, about contemplating the most controversial pope of the 20th century, Pius XII, during a week
In 1960, Jonas Salk tasked Louis I. Kahn with designing the Salk Institute, a research facility that he envisioned would positively impact humanity
The museum in this moment can be transformed by a repertoire of antifascist actions that consists of mourning, militancy, and liberation.
There were times when using bones of the deceased was a rightful way for religious institutions to honor the dead. That's how ossuaries in churches and catacombs came into existence. Later, these caves were handy as there wasn't enough room in cemeteries after plagues.
