Only a handful of them still stand. After taking the Muslim world by storm, windmills made their way to other parts of Asia ...

Many of Portugal's windmills date back to the 12th century and their sails were made of cloth, allowing them to be rolled up and secured when strong winds hit quickly. This property, however, ...

shedding new light on the 6 th-century Benedictine monastery that the wider fortress was built around roughly 600 years later. Formerly the resting place for the remains of Saint Herculanus ...

Researchers told CBC News the use of seal skins as a book binder starts around the 12th century with the creation of a French abbey — or monastery — by Bernard of Clairvaux, a monk responsible ...

Anna Positano, Gaia Cambiaggi | Studio Campo Supported by By Jane Margolies Matteo Rocca and Ronan Dunphy peered into the gloom on the second floor of the 12th-century palazzo in Genoa ...