Well known at home but often bypassed by travellers, Žilina rewards those who linger with historic squares, modern ...

GeoKarst is a new EU-funded project highlighting a unique landscape of caves, gorges and medieval villages near Trieste ...

As World War I dragged on, the Austro-Hungarian Empire faced growing internal crises — from weak military leadership and failing supply lines to rising nationalist movements among its many ethnic ...

Also known as the Arsacid Empire, it was a major Iranian political and cultural power centered in ancient Iran from 247 BC to 224 CE. Its latter name comes from its founder, Arsaces I, who led the ...

In 1791, George Washington asked Pierre Charles L’Enfant to craft a design for a capital city on the Potomoc River for the fledgling United States. His reference point was not vague. L’Enfant was ...

Living in Hungary, where loss and absence are often visible, I often speak of what’s gone. But now, as the days grow shorter and we move towards winter and Hanukkah, I keep thinking about the things ...

The southeastern Polish city of Przemyśl, with its elegant 19th century Habsburg-era train station, remains one of the principal gateways to war-torn Ukraine. I pass through it regularly on my way to ...

They wrestled steel beams, hung off giant hooks and tossed red hot rivets – all while ‘strolling on the thin edge of nothingness’. Now the 3,000 unsung heroes who raised the famous skyscraper are ...

The decline of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was a result of deep-seated internal pressures. This video examines the critical factors from 1916 to 1918, including inefficient military command, severe ...

The 137-carat diamond is known for its signature yellow hue Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously appeared in places like Bustle, LAMag, ...

A young Bosnian Serb had one plan to free his people from the monarchy of Austria-Hungary: kill Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the crown. The intricate assassination plan ended up setting off a ...

One of the most intriguing aspects of the city when it comes to French style is the influence we can see in their residential blocks. These tenement houses, or Franciaudvaros bérházak, were built with ...