At the beginning of the 20th century, the Russian chemist and photographer Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky devised a complex process for vivid, detailed color photography. His vision of photography as a form ...

One of the most picturesque cities on the Golden Ring, Pereslavl-Zalessky offers visitors a number of historic buildings to explore. Photographs by William Brumfield The ancient path northeast of ...

UDABNO, Georgia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Standing near an ancient monastery perched on a rocky ridge in southeast Georgia, armed border guards keep a watchful eye over tourists visiting the site ...

The imposing, restored tower of Panachrantou Monastery has been transformed into “Art Reliquary – a gallery devoted to spiritual and contemporary creativity.” View on euronews ...

High in the Spiti Valley, the 1000-year-old Key Monastery stands as a beacon of Buddhist culture. This fortified monastery, a religious training center for lamas, has withstood invasions and fires.

KYIV, June 15 (Reuters) - The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, a symbol of Ukrainian spiritual and cultural history whose golden domes have towered over the capital for almost a millennium, was set ...