I am in Würzburg, which straddles the Main River and is nicknamed the city of a 100 churches ... lined with Baroque- and Rococo-style buildings. Even the tourism office is housed in the historic ...

The results can only be called a gilded rococo ... baroque story lines and frivolous drama, the collision of high society and low art and, of course, performative wealth’s obvious facade.

Throughout Spain, there are charming villages preserving the vibrant heritage of Baroque art. With their sculpted facades, ...

In the vibrant heart of the Sicilian capital, the Church of the Gesù is one of those places that truly deserve to be called ...

For another thing, the Catholic Church banned it so ... and arts area − "is wonderfully enhanced with all its baroque and rococo gingerbread preserved." Live drama, musicals and comedies ...

Multiply this restive resource by the millions who have sweated, shaken and shone, from the church hall to Carnegie ... were quarried from a Steinway. A rococo chamber organ crowned by a painted ...

On Thursday, the cardinals gathered in Rome to choose the new leader for 1.4 billion Catholics. Now, following the sighting of white smoke from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney, the announcement of ...

baroque and gothic. The fortress-like church is the largest in the city and one of Porto's oldest monuments; it's flanked by twin towers. It has a rather plain stone facade, but inside the Sé ...

Today, passengers follow in the footsteps of pilgrims, coming to marvel at its Rococo façade. The most determined travellers tackle the 686-step staircase to the top – their reward is the remarkable ...

ROME (AP) — The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the ...

After the disastrously failed UN climate summit in Copenhagen in December 2009, 14 scientists met for three days the following February at Hartwell House, a country house with a Georgian facade and ...

These four churches, the first of which was built by the Spanish in the late 16th century, are located in Manila, Santa Maria, Paoay and Miag-ao. Their unique architectural style is a reinterpretation ...