When people think of medieval architecture, they tend to think of giant European cathedrals with large open spaces and walls supported by flying buttresses. In fact, one need not cross the Atlantic ...

The Harvard Graduate School of Design displayed “Envisioning Cluny: Kenneth Conant and Representations of Medieval Architecture, 1872–2025”— an exhibition tracing the efforts of Kenneth J. Conant, ...

The Christian basilica -- The Carolingian Renaissance: the basilica transformed -- Symbolic architecture -- Secular architecture in the age of feudalism -- Patron and builder -- Art and engineering -- ...

Professor Christina Maranci is the Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies and teaches the “Power and Beauty of Being In-Between: The Story of Armenia” Gen Ed course. This interview has been edited for ...

If the art of ancient Greece and Rome represented the perfection of western civilization and the Renaissance was merely a rebirth of that golden age, what do we make of the Medieval era in between?

A six-week war in Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous region in the South Caucasus, ended on Nov. 9 after Russia brokered a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Under the deal, several ethnically ...

Amidst verdant green valleys and rugged mountains lies a remarkable piece of cultural heritage at the heart of Norway. Dating back to the late 12th century, Borgund Stave Church is an architectural ...

Compass-drawn Hexfoil or “Daisy Wheel” designs from English medieval churches (all images courtesy Matthew Champion and Ebury Press) Champion writes that “the medieval church was a far more ...

Biertan Fortified Church in Transylvania, Romania, is a stunning medieval landmark surrounded by rolling green hills and charming villages. This aerial view highlights its impressive defensive walls, ...