Additionally, ancient craftsmen used a technique ... like the Eiffel Tower, by layers of special paint. Scientists both in India and abroad began studying the iron pillar in Delhi in 1912 to ...

the Etemenanki revealed that the tower that supposedly reached right up to the heavens would have been, in reality, nearer 200 feet in height. Another colorful story to come out of the ancient ...

These caves demonstrate the skill and creativity of ancient Indian workers and provide a ... also known as the Victory Tower, ...

Reaching a height of 50 m (164 ft) in Yantai, eastern China, the Sun Tower, by OPEN Architecture, cuts a remarkable figure on ...

In every state, urban legends have been scaring residents for years.

was built on Indian Point. A light signal, an open fire of some kind, was already being kept on the point and Cadotte may have been the first lightkeeper. Such beacons have a storied history, going ...

In the early 1800s, a Swiss explorer tricked his way into Petra, the ancient oasis whose location ... him to be Sheikh Ibrahim ibn Abdallah, an Indian-born student of the Koran, who—Burckhardt ...

As you enter, one of the first stops is the quaint Guard Room near the gate. Resembling a glowing lantern at night, this room ...

These days nobody would dream of keeping a wild animal as a pet, but there was a time, not so long ago, when a gentleman ...

Agarwal turned the ancient clock tower into a living canvas ... And interdisciplinary artist Kiran Kumar — who worked with ...

On a nearby hillside, cranes tower over rising housing ... been its territory “since ancient times.” Ultimately diffused, the ...

French Culture Minister, Rachida Dati, will have to deal with a rather bizarre case: she is called to decide whether hams can remain drying in the tallest tower of an ancient abbey.