Thursday, August 06, 2026

Category: Culture

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Culture, Travel

The Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel

Source: Pixabay Alongside the basilica, the other great draw of the Vatican is its museums – one of the largest and most important art collections on earth, built up by

The statue of Our Lady of Lebanon
Culture, Travel

The Virgin Who Watches Over Lebanon: The Hilltop Shrine of Harissa

Drive north out of Beirut along the Lebanese coast, and at a certain point you will see her, far up on a hill, small and white against the sky: a

Medieval battle scene
History

The Wars of the Roses and the Rise of the Tudors

For most of the second half of the fifteenth century, England tore itself apart. The crown changed hands again and again, kings were murdered, princes vanished, and the great noble

In Life

The World of Illusions

A story comes to mind. One day a neighbor asked Nasreddin Hodja whether he might borrow his horse for a few hours. The Hodja said, “I would gladly lend you

Prehistoric cave painting
History

The World’s Oldest Art: Inside the Painted Caves of Lascaux and Chauvet

By firelight in the deep dark, Ice Age people painted horses, lions and bison on cave walls up to 36,000 years ago. These are some of the oldest artworks ever made — and they are astonishingly alive.

History

The World’s Oldest Pyramid: The Step Pyramid of Djoser

Before Giza, there was Djoser. Discover the world’s oldest pyramid at Saqqara — who built it, what made it revolutionary, and the debate over what “oldest” really means.

History

There are Turkmens in every corner of Syria, not just in Bayır-Bucak.

The smoke rising from Turkmen Mountain did not surprise the Turkish public a little. We had compatriots in Bulgaria, Greece and Iraq, but what was Syria? By the way, we

In Life

There Is Someone Building Your World

World Builder short film is a fantastic reflection of sacrifice and devotion in the world of human imagination…

In Life

There’s No Room for a Second Man

People never valued the second man, humanity… where…

History

Those who arrived to fly a vineyard from Adana

We came down to the earth to fly THREE boxes appeared in sight We took a taste and salt from life We reached out to the Essence of Tengri Kürşad