This magnificent 12th century cloister has been hidden from the public for more than half a century. Incredibly, it was bought for the equivalent of just 6,000 euros in Madrid in 1958 and the grand ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- “Bust of the Virgin (ca. 1390-95) — Dignified, and poised, the Virgin tilts her youthful head as if burdened by the weight of the ornate crown, and her downcast eyes and pursed ...

A large crucifix hangs in the Romanesque Fuentidueña Apse. NEW YORK - High on a hill in the northwest corner of Manhattan is a mesmerizing world of medieval stones. They are cloisters, altars, apses ...

PALAMOS, Spain (Reuters) - Could a poolside folly at a private Mediterranean resort in Spain owned by a reclusive German billionaire actually be a 12th century architectural treasure spirited away ...

A tour of the Langon Chapel at The Cloisters. Visit the Cloisters, a museum devoted to the art of the Middle Ages, primarily of the Romanesque and Gothic periods from the 12th through 15th century.

New York City is one of the world’s most popular destinations and the United States’ most visited city. It draws a whopping 65 million tourists to its main points of interest, which include Times ...