Archaeologists in Italy discovered a 2,000-year-old basilica linked to Vitruvius, the legendary Roman engineer and architect who wrote De Architectura.

For well over 2,000 years, Marcus Vitruvius Pollio has existed as a kind of myth in the history of architecture and civil engineering. We know him as the “father of architecture,” the author of the ...

Crucially, the basilica at Fanum Fortunae (ancient Fano) is the only building Vitruvius explicitly references in his surviving treatise De architectura, making the identification unusually significant ...

"It is a sensational finding. something that our grandchildren will be talking about," Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli told a press conference.

The project team uses creativity and modern techniques to ensure Gaudi’s masterpiece lasts well into the next century.

The remains of the only basilica designed by Vitruvius have been confirmed in Fano, connecting his classic text with real ...

OLV National Shrine & Basilica has launched a fundraising initiative that aims to raise $3 million to replace the copper dome on the Basilica. The main dome is composed of approximately 8,000 square ...

Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher, one of the holiest places in the world for Christians and an important pilgrimage site since the fourth century, is revealing more of its secrets. Ongoing ...

The side altars of St. Peter’s basilica were almost all devoid of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass this morning as a Vatican directive suppressing individual Masses being celebrated in the upper part of ...

Offset by canary-colored spires and Italian marble, the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, built in the 19th century, is quite the sight to behold. Previous travelers say you most certainly have ...

The grandiose Basilica of St. Josaphat attracts more than faithful Catholics – it's admired by architecture lovers and history buffs alike. Modeled after Rome's famous St. Peter's Basilica, this ...