AFP News Agency
VOICED: Bands of cleaners hit flood-hit ancient temples in Thailand
VOICED: Bands of cleaners hit flood-hit ancient temples in Thailand
Bridgeman Arts
Bahrain 1960s - Archeologists excavating at the site of the Barbar Temple. An ancient seal is discovered, cleaned and printed.
Clip 6 from French language film about Bahrain in the 1960s. Archeologists working at the site of the Barbar Temple. An ancient seal is discovered, cleaned and printed.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Fewer tourists in Luxor after foiled attack (2)
CLEAN : Fewer tourists in Luxor after foiled attack (2)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Rent a monk biz thrives as Japan loses temple ties
A rent-a-monk service is thriving in Japan as more and more Japanese lose their ties to local Buddhist temples despite angering traditionalists who warn they are commercialising the religion
Curated Video
Actresses praise Betty White’s philanthropic work, indomitable spirit and dimples
ACTRESSES PRAISE BETTY WHITE'S PHILANTHROPIC WORK, INDOMITABLE SPIRIT AND DIMPLES
Stars simply can't get enough of 95-year-old screen legend Betty White.
"Mom" actress Mimi Kennedy worked with White in 1979...
Curated Video
S.Lanka/India - Security Tighter / Pro Tigers Demo
A Sri Lankan Tamil politician on Friday (3/11) appealed to the
government to provide greater assistance for civilians fleeing the
heavy fighting in Jaffna peninsula. Suresh Premachandran, a former parliamentarian and now general...
Curated Video
Sri Lanka - Premachandran Pleads For Refugees
A Sri Lankan Tamil politician on Friday (3/11) appealed to the
government to provide greater assistance for civilians fleeing the
heavy fighting in Jaffna peninsula. Hundreds of thousands of
people have left their homes on the island's...
AFP News Agency
VOICED: Tokyo rapper monk shakes Buddhist scriptures
VOICED: Tokyo rapper monk shakes Buddhist scriptures
Bridgeman Arts
Chinese temple. France, 1955
Clip 6 from the 1955 film 'La Piste Du Soleil', exploring the possibilities of exotic photography in France. Scenes of a Chinese temple, women praying inside, and a monk in meditation.
Curated Video
UNESCO to fund $100m rebuild of Mosul mosque
The United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO announced Wednesday that a landmark reconstruction of Iraq's al-Nouri mosque in Mosul, which was blown up by the Islamic State group in 2017, will start at the beginning of next year.
Bridgeman Arts
Rothmans Air Display, Greece, and England, 1981
Rothmans Air Display, Greece, and England, 1981
Discovering Egypt
Discovering Egypt: Temple of Luxor
Click on the map of the temple of Luxor to see the individual parts of this famous Egyptian site. A description accompanies each section.
Discovering Egypt
Discovering Egypt: Temple of Dendara
This interactive site of the temple of Dendara allows you to click on the map or use the hyperlinks so see the various parts of the temple and read the commentary. There is also an interesting link to the author's reconstruction of the...
History of Our World
Podcast History of Our World: 17 the New Kingdom Part Ii: Heretics to Horemheb
Podcast History of the World segment [18:38] on ancient Egypt Pharaoh, Horemheb, who was the last pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Decoding Art: The Staff God Relief From Chavin De Huantar (Part 2)
The artistic style seen in stone sculpture and architectural decoration at the temple site of Chavin de Huantar, in the Andean highlands of Peru, is deliberately complex, confusing, and esoteric. View an example and listen to a...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Decoding Art: The Staff God Relief From Chavin De Huantar (Part 1)
The artistic style seen in stone sculpture and architectural decoration at the temple site of Chavin de Huantar, in the Andean highlands of Peru, is deliberately complex, confusing, and esoteric. View an example and listen to a...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ancient Temples of Nara Japan
Learn about the Buddhist art and architecture of Nara, Japan.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Hindu Temples
A Hindu temple can be a simple structure by the side of the road or a large complex including many buildings. Temples serve as dwelling places for deities, surrounded by markets selling offerings and flowers. The inner sanctuaries are...
Discovering Egypt
Discovering Egypt: Temple of Philae
The temple of Philae, a New Kingdom temple, has a fascinating history not only in ancient times, but also in modern times. Look at the pictures and read the commentary on this Discovering Egypt site.