The Roman Empire, once the dominant force in the Western world, built structures that have withstood the ravages of time for ...

ROME — For centuries, historians and architecture critics have been embarrassed by buildings like San Giorgio in Velabro. The exterior of the medieval church is inoffensive enough: trim portico ...

The ancient Roman architect Vitruvius defined the principles of strength, utility, and beauty with his monumental work, 'De ...

The wall, standing about one metre high and 16 metres long, revealed ancient architecture that pointed to large, public buildings dating from the High Roman Empire (1st to 5th century AD).

The original stone foundation of a key Roman-era building was located under a London office. The site was likely part of a larger city forum (built around 80 A.D.) that helped establish Roman ...

Additional British cities that met the beauty criteria include London and Belfast, achieving respective ratings of 83% and 82 ...