The Chapel Loop is perhaps the most popular day hike, a 10-mile circuit that takes in Chapel Rock, Chapel Beach, and Chapel Falls. The Lakeshore Trail provides the best views of the cliffs from above, ...

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The Diary is fascinated by the interaction between teachers and pupils, in much the same way that some folk enjoy watching chaps in top hats taming grouchy lions at the circus. PE teacher John ...

The greatest artworks in western civilization emerged from one of the bloodiest periods in history. This series explores the ...

As specialists cleaned and studied the rooms in the Apostolic Palace, they learned new information about the Renaissance ...

Step inside the awe-inspiring Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, where Michelangelo’s legendary ceiling frescoes—including The Creation of Adam—unfold above in breathtaking detail, offering a rare and ...

When visitors first step into the Sistine Chapel and gaze upward, they are struck silent. Above them, Michelangelo's frescoes stretch across the ceiling like a divine thunderclap frozen in time. Often ...

Key moments from history are set to be brought to life as part of a Lego exhibition which opens this weekend in East Yorkshire. Brick History features well-known figures from the past including Mozart ...

July 4 is not only special for celebrating America's independence, but in Florida it is also one of three days you're allowed to use fireworks.

A Sussex chapel is home to the world’s only known replica of the Sistine Chapel ceiling - and is described as being “better” than the real thing.

Step inside the awe-inspiring Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, where Michelangelo’s legendary ceiling frescoes—including The Creation of Adam—unfold above in breathtaking detail, offering a ...

The Sistine Chapel was used for the ceremonies of the papal court. Only the most important figures of Vatican City were allowed to participate in these ceremonies.