The Ottoman Empire was one of the largest and longest-lived empires in southeastern Europe and the Middle East. It can only ...

Jim Claven explores Nafpaktos's history and multicultural heritage, a historic gem near the Corinthian Gulf. He visits the ...

Painted in 1826 by Eugène Delacroix, Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi is one of the most celebrated French paintings of the ...

Doner kebab is a Turkish dish made of meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie, originating from the 19th-century Ottoman Empire and influenced by other dishes. Gyros is a meat dish cooked on a vertical ...

For the word puzzle clue of the process roughly analogous to japans meiji restoration in which 19th century korea attempted rapid modernization, the Sporcle Puzzle Library found the following results.

Soon after Capt. Cook discovered Australia for the English people, Woollarawarre Bennelong discovered England for the ...

Built in the 19th century, the palace was used by the final Ottoman sultans as their primary residence and administrative seat. The interior and exterior architecture showcase a mix of European ...

Turkey scrubs up its baths to keep hammam tradition alive For centuries, hammams were central to Ottoman society, and while they mostly fell out of use with the advent of running water, many in Turkey ...

Jean-Léon Gérôme pioneered Orientalism in art in a way that can still be felt—and seen—today. Museum show in Doha traces that ...

The 19th century was a period of rapid technological change, and huge shifts in scientific understanding. As medical knowledge increased, the prospect of surgery was no longer a likely death sentence, ...

They include the historic 19th-century Ottoman-style market of the city of Nabatieh, which include the Saraya and Midan neighbourhoods; ancient religious landmarks, including the Tayr Debba Mosque ...

A statue of the 19th-century Maronite Christian St. Mar Charbel stands as a bulldozer clears debris from the site of an ...