This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. During the 1700s ... this great monument, studded with the work of the great Athenian sculptor Phidias ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Amelia Blanford ... Sphinx and other smaller tombs and monuments, Giza has three principal pyramids ...

History, tourism and public knowledge are all intertwined in this part of Philadelphia. This is a country well aware of the power of symbol and the resonance of monument and symbol – of ideas made ...

The monument’s creation reflects a growing awareness of the need to preserve and honor Black military service throughout American history. From the Revolutionary War through today, Black service ...

The Women’s Suffrage National Monument, which will be the Mall’s first dedicated to women’s history, overcame congressional and other roadblocks. By Jennifer Schuessler The end of a ...