Machu Picchu was built as a royal estate for the first Inca emperor, Pachacuti Inka Yupanqui, in the middle of the 15th century in modern-day Peru. View pictures, read about the architecture, and learn how it was used in the Incan society.

Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia is the largest religious monument in the world. View pictures and read it's history in this essay.

The second great pyramid of Giza was built by Khufu's second son Khafre. Read descriptions and view pictures in this article.

Serene ethereal beauty, raw royal power, and evidence of artistic virtuosity have rarely been simultaneously captured as well as in this breathtaking, nearly life-size statue of the pharaoh Menkaure and a queen. Read descriptions of this...

From their capital, Cuzco, in the central Peruvian Andes, the Inca created a huge empire reaching over 2,400 miles along the length of the Andes. View pictures and descriptions of Incan ritual vessels in this essay.

The Shosoin Repository survived both war and fire, leaving virtually all the ancient cultural treasures intact. The thousands of items preserved in the Shosoin repository include manuscripts, musical instruments, textiles, shoes,...

The goddess portrayed in this sculpture is the female version of Brahma. View a picture and read a short description in this essay.

The Maya civilization (300-900 C.E.) was one of the most sophisticated in the pre-Columbian Americas. It extended from southeastern Mexico across modern-day Guatemala, Belize and the western parts of Honduras and El Salvador. The Maya...

The Indian Mounds experience includes virtual field trips to Ocmulgee National Monument, Kolomoki Mounds State Park, and Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site. Additional materials include a lesson plan and user guide.

The art of medieval India, like the art of medieval Europe, was primarily in the service of religion. The supple and expressive quality of the dancing Shiva is one of the touchstones of South Asian, and indeed, world sculpture. View...

Worship and power struggles, enlightenment and suicide-the 2300 caves and niches filled with Buddhist art at Longmen in China has witnessed it all.The steep limestone cliffs extend for almost a mile and contain approximately 110,000...

Saturnalia, held in mid-December, is an ancient Roman pagan festival honoring the agricultural god Saturn. Saturnalia celebrations are the source of many of the traditions we now associate with Christmas.

An commercial online gallery of Buddha images. The photos are good but no commentary is provided, only the names and locations.

An commercial online gallery of Buddha images. The photos are good but no commentary is provided, only the names and locations.

This 1998 archive article reports on Christian missionaries "flooding" into post-Mao China.

The British Library provides the online version of the Henry Purcell exhibit. Includes biographical information, audio samples of his compositions, images, and more.

A series of photos of various sites of religious importance in the city. It contains a full view of the city as seen from Mount Olive.

This is the world's highest navigable lake. Here you can take a virtual tour of Lake Titicaca which is located in Bolivia about 2 hours from La paz.

Provides details surrounding the passage of another attempt by the British to tax the American colonies, the Stamp Act. Includes original supporting documents and great teacher resources.

Illustrated dictionary definition of King Elis' filthy Augean Stables which Herakles must clean for his Fifth Labour. Describes what animals were kept in the stables and how Herakles was able to wash away the dirt.

When most people think of the Acropolis, they probably envision, first and foremost, the temples of Athena (the Parthenon, the Erechtheion, and the temple of Athena Nike) on the top of the citadel. But it is important to realize that the...

The Library of Hadrian is located on the north side of the Acropolis, immediately north of the Roman Agora. The complex was built by the Roman emperor Hadrian in 131/2 A.D. It was visited by Pausanias (1.18.9) who provides a brief...

A browsable a-to-z library of clip art of ancient Greek architectural elements, such as caryatids, columns, temples, and floor plans, and of ancient Greek architectural sites, such as the Acropolis.

View a highlight from the museum's collection of a caryatid, one of the original six column supports removed from the Erechtheum, an ancient Greek temple located on the Acropolis.