On two small Mediterranean islands stand the oldest free-standing stone monuments on Earth. Malta’s megalithic temples were built around 3600 BC — a thousand years before the pyramids — by farmers, not giants.

Source: Pixabay Rising above the rooftops of Konya in central Anatolia, the fluted turquoise dome of the Mevlana Mausoleum is one of the most recognisable silhouettes in Turkey. Beneath it

Source: Pixabay Few buildings in the world hold as many layers of history within a single roof as the Mezquita of Cordoba. Standing on the banks of the Guadalquivir river

Source: Pixabay Rising from a plain in central Greece, the towering rock pillars of Meteora carry some of the most extraordinary monasteries in the Christian world. Perched on sheer summits

Rising above the Moskva River in the very centre of Moscow, its mighty red walls and towers enclosing a glittering treasure house of golden-domed cathedrals and grand palaces, stands the

Once upon a time, a magnificent ruler had a daughter of unmatched beauty. She had reached the age of marriage, yet found no one to her liking — not the

Once upon a time, a magnificent ruler had a daughter of unmatched beauty. She had reached the age of marriage, yet she found no one to her liking — not

In the northeastern city of Shenyang, far from the great capital of Beijing, stands a palace that holds a special place in the history of China. The Mukden Palace, also

The Nazca people carved hundreds of massive desert drawings meant to be seen from above, centuries before anyone could have flown over them.

On a high, dry plateau on the southern coast of Peru, one of the most enigmatic works of the ancient world lies etched into the desert floor. Across kilometres of