Many Eastern Orthodox churches are built to face east while all the church buildings of the Eastern Coptic church are designed to face east ( St. Mark’s in Alexandria is one). Buildings obtained from ...

A brief history of Israel ...

Known as an encyclopedic museum about rabbits, it housed more than 60,000 rabbit items, including ancient artwork dating back 2,000 years. With most of the 46,000 items burned, the co-founders are ...

They are located within a 10-km radius around 50km south-west of Purulia town. Lord Ganesha in seated posture and (right) a statue of a severely damaged four-handed deity inside Buddheshwar Temple ...

Photoshop CC tutorial showing how to design and create ancient-looking text on top of an iron shield decorated with a Viking ornamental border against a weathered, iron surface surrounded with a ...

“He will be remembered as a great leader and educator; he not only led the ancient Jewish community in Turkey, but also advocated for dialogue and friendship between people of different ...

The Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center lost its synagogue in the fire and 22 of its members lost their homes. The other organization receiving help is the Kehillat Israel Pacific Palisades, where 200 ...

Little remained standing of the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center one week after the Eaton Fire tore through it. Photo by Louis Keene A few other synagogue artifacts outlasted the blaze ...

Born into a family of aristocratic Jewish priests, the ancient historian “indulges on every possible occasion” in noting Herod’s “‘mean’ or ‘low’ birth,” because the king was ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...