In the 19th century, Napoleon fused conquest with heritage. Expeditions to Egypt and Rome, and the building of Parisian monuments – the Arc de Triomphe and the Vendôme Column, both modeled on Roman ...

On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany launches Operation Barbarossa, the largest invasion in history. Millions of German troops storm across the Soviet border, crushing unprepared defenses and capturing vast ...

Voramar is a fully functioning supermarket, with an extensive wine cellar, a takeaway section and an array of produce. Yet, Minimal Studio’s project – named Plastic Box – goes beyond conventional ...

War Secretary Pete Hegseth wants members of the media to make a “pledge” before they can continue covering he Pentagon. This “Soviet”-style media “pledge” — as MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” host Joe ...

Characterized by its prominent usage of exposed raw concrete, rough massive surfaces, and blocky designs, brutalism is a mid-20th century architectural style developed in the context of post-war ...

The maligned sculpture — “weird,” “odd,” “bizarre” — is no longer a working fountain or a skateboarding mecca. But its supporters consider it an important city symbol. The maligned sculpture — “weird, ...

After winning the Nobel Prize for her searing portraits of the Soviet world unraveling, Svetlana Alexievich worries about the revival of its violent, anti-democratic ways. “When I walk down the street ...

Afghanistan's Taliban Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi (L) addressing press in New Delhi. (PTI) Taliban Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi on Friday warned Pakistan not to test their patience by ...

Through black-and-white portraits, Belgian artist and filmmaker Nicolas Wieërs reveals the faces and tattoos of men whose bodies became coded maps of rank and defiance within the gulag system.