Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From Brunelleschi's ingenious design of the dome crowning the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, to the vast ceiling of the ...

As Europe emerged from the stagnation of the Middle Ages and the devastation wrought by the bubonic plague, there was a dramatic shift towards new intellectual, artistic, scientific, and economic ...

The domed churches of Italy have long stood as an emblem of the Renaissance, inspiring many a pilgrimage for engineers, architects, and anyone who loves beautiful things. But for generations, the ...

Renaissance Revival architecture spread throughout America in the mid-19th century. There are over 1,200 listings categorized as Renaissance in the National Register of Historic Places. Many of the ...

The artists of the Dark Ages were neither blind nor indifferent to the perfection and transcendent beauty of classical ancient Rome that lay half-buried strewn in their midst. Medieval artists didn’t ...

Architectural historian James Ackerman, the Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Fine Arts Emeritus, died Saturday in Cambridge. He was 97. A World War II veteran who discovered a lifelong passion for ...

HoriZen Video Ferrara: Drone discovers stunning Italian Renaissance architecture Posted: January 16, 2026 | Last updated: January 16, 2026 Soar above the historic and elegant city of Ferrara, a jewel ...

Andrea Palladio. You may not know his name, but you have definitely seen the High Renaissance architect’s influence on the traditional architecture of Western Europe and indeed America. Palladio built ...

The architectural historian James Ackerman has passed away. He died at the age of 97 on December 31, 2016. Ackerman was a prolific scholar of Italian Renaissance architects Michelangelo and Palladio ...

This article was originally published on Common Edge as "Making a Case for the Renaissance of Traditional African Architecture." Last September, Nigerian Afrobeat musician Wizkid played to a sold-out ...

From Brunelleschi’s ingenious design of the dome crowning the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, to the vast ceiling of the Sistine Chapel decorated with Michelangelo’s staggering frescoes, ...