The returned looted Benin bronzes look set to end up as ornaments in private palaces of the country's wealthy ruler after Nigerian officials' decision to hand them over to the…
Chinese archaeologists were abso-loo-tely stunned when they unearthed a 2,400-year-old flush toilet while excavating an ancient city. Dating back to the Qin dinasty (221BC-206BC), it is the first and the…
Fans of the new Netflix hit "The Empress" will soon be able to book a stay in one of the main filming locations featured in the show on Airbnb. The…
An emperor's carpet that once lay in China’s Imperial Palace during the Ming dynasty has been sold for USD 324,500. The carpet - showing a large dragon around a flaming…
The self-proclaimed world's oldest zoo has fed a 150-year-old fir tree that served as the Christmas tree at the Schoenbrunn Palace Christmas Market to its delighted African elephants for them…
Archaeologists at the former Greek Royal Family’s summer palace have unearthed several thousand bottles of rare alcoholic beverages in a hidden cellar including a bottle of Chivas dedicated to Queen…
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient Aztec palace which later became the site of the home of famed Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes in Mexico City. The discovery was…
This stunning Romanian palace with 120 rooms that was built by a beer baron and later confiscated by the communists is up for sale for 20 million GBP. The plush…
These images show how a group of topless FEMEN feminist activists chained themselves to the railings of a Madrid palace in protest against far-right political party, VOX, who were due…
This is the amazing moment a stunt biker performs a somersault while jumping over a traditional Alpine oompah band in front of Austria's world-famous Schoenbrunn Palace. Edgar Torronterras jumped 65…