Overlooking the town from a tranquil hillside, the Stolac Jewish Cemetery is among the oldest and most significant Sephardic ...

Many readers have surely visited the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. There, a simple chest is preserved—made of dark, somewhat ...

Explore the Spirit Zulu Time 1925, a tribute to timeless innovation and elegance, marking a century of dual-time wristwatch ...

Berat and Gjirokastra are inscribed as rare examples of an architectural character typical of the Ottoman period. Located in central Albania, Berat bears witness to the coexistence of various ...

On that morning, the Ottoman flag would fly over its towers. The world had altered, forever. Sultan Mehmed II was merely 21 when he started besieging Constantinople in April 1453. But he was no ...

Cultural Discoveries are a minor collectible in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. They're floating balls of light that, when looked at with Observe, will add an entry into the Codex, detailing the real ...

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Can a smash TV soap bring closure for historical wrongs and succour from contemporary turmoil? The Turkish series on the 16th-century Ottoman monarch Suleiman the Magnificent certainly tries. From the ...

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Of exceptional aesthetic quality, they demonstrate a range of techniques including the skilful use of shading, combinations of paint and engraving, anatomical precision, three-dimensionality and ...

"The engravings and the scripture on the cloths reiterate the message of peace." Kiswat-al-kaaba The Kiswa is used to cover the Kaaba in the Great Mosque in Mecca The installation is travelling to ...