From ancient wonders to modern masterpieces, delve into the captivating stories behind the New Seven Wonders of the World.

and then on a much larger scale at the Temple of Zeus Olympia, also in Athens. The style was popularised by the Romans, who added their own refinements and ornamental details. During the hellenistic ...

Visitors to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia stand in awe before the well-preserved artifact, discovered in the late nineteenth century. The magnificent helmet was recovered from the ruins of the ...

Olympia lay ... the stadium was built. Spacious and with the look and feel of a more modern venue, spectator attendance grew by around 50%. The position of the stadium had been shifted, with events no ...

This was especially true of Apollo, although Artemis’s temple at Ephesus was one of the Seven ... As proof of how many lovers Zeus had, and the large family he built, some of his children can be ...

Located near the Acropolis and the Benaki Museum, the Temple of Olympian Zeus is a tall and impressive marble structure that dates back to the 6th century B.C. The site has a long and storied ...

Archaeologists working in Luxor, Egypt, recently made several discoveries in the area around Deir al-Bahari (also spelled Deir el-Bahari and Dayr al-Baḥrī), the famous mortuary temple built by ...

Snowy night at the Festival of Lights at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints / Momon Temple Kensington Maryland. (Getty Images/PBallay) The Christmas light display at the Church of ...

A unique structure, which was uncovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority on the eastern slope of the City of David, dates ...

Do you know about the New Seven Wonders of the World?In 2000, a Swiss foundation started a campaign to select the New Seven ...