Robert Rich, Peter Rich Architects In a basement workshop ... throughout the Mediterranean—is named after the timbrel, an ancient musical instrument with a tightly stretched tambourine-like ...

Ancient architects might have designed a hydraulic system to hoist stone blocks, used to assemble the six-tiered, roughly 62-meter-tall pyramid of King Djoser. This proposal, detailed by ...

During the past 2,500 years, the Parthenon—the apotheosis of ancient Greek architecture—has been rocked by earthquakes, set on fire, shattered by exploding gunpowder, looted for its stunning ...

Millions of people have explored ancient Greece's golden ratio, a magical number that has fascinated experts and amateurs for ...