There are no plans to reintroduce a window tax in Britain, the government says, nearly 175 years after the levy was abolished.

Glass garden cloches were invented back in the 17th century and are basically mini greenhouses for your plants, according to Michigan State University. They offer frost protection, create humidity ...

The Chain Bridge on the A1017 in Great Yeldham, near Sudbury, will have vital work carried out on it to "enhance its long-term durability." Work will start on June 16 with traffic lights operating ...

This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will return in the same way you saw Him go." (cf. Acts 1:6-14). Their words both reassure and challenge the apostles-to move forward with the ...

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier is about the famous painting by 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer of the same name. It fictionalises the story of the girl who may have modeled ...

The other painting is by David Teniers in 1651. It shows a pergola among features based on Rubens’ garden. Similar pergolas have been devised in the reimagined Rubens garden and planted with ...

Not long after my partner and I exchanged our first “I love you”s, I made an embarrassing confession. In the weeks leading up to the occasion, I had Googled how long one should wait before ...

John and Angelo Zorn from Novato spent three nights at Astapiana Villa Giusso, a 17th-century monastery. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 57°F. Tuesday, June 10th 2025 ...

Grave of 17th century Rabbi Hayyim ben Joseph Vital in Damascus was vandalized on Wednesday by an unknown group who dug under his resting place to rob it for artefacts.

By late in the 17th century, the vaulted loggia ceiling had fallen into disrepair, and included loose areas of “intonaco,” the final, smooth layer of plaster used in frescoed painting.

Archaeologists in Germany recently discovered a trove of artifacts from a 17th-century military camp, including some that shed light on a mysterious grave.

A Swedish museum has launched a massive four-year project to preserve the sagging hull of the Vasa, a majestic warship that sank nearly 400 years ago and is now one of Sweden's most popular ...