On the ceiling of the chapel where the cardinals elected Pope Leo XIV is Michelangelo’s kaleidoscopic hieroglyphic — pointing ...

The Dome of the Rock was built by Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. This dazzling piece of architectural brilliance is one of ...

Vatican City, the smallest country in the world, is home to some of the most spectacular art and architecture in Europe. The ...

Artists have captured the hidden world of papal elections for centuries, turning secrecy into spectacle for the public.

Throughout history, there’s been so much drama at the top of the Catholic Church, it’s no wonder the movie Conclave was a ...

Though it has been closed since February 2023, The National Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing is paramount to the world-class museum, ...

At the architecture biennale, a small part of the French Pavilion will be devoted to a possibility for war-torn Ukraine.

Here, we take a look at 7 out of the nearly 400 examples of modernist architecture featured in a new guide by Adam Štěch.

Explore the evolution of architecture as collective intelligence, integrating local practices and collaborative processes.

The Chicago-born pontiff becomes both the spiritual leader of 1.3 billion Catholics and the proprietor in chief of the great ...

The Victorian-era estate features immense marble work, sparkling chandeliers, meticulous mosaics, and a grand tree carved ...

White smoke has risen above the Sistine Chapel, the signal that cardinals have chosen a new pope on the second day of the ...