This story appears in the February 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. In 1418 the town fathers of Florence finally addressed a monumental problem they’d been ignoring for decades: the ...

The Pantheon we see in the heart of Rome today was built around 125 CE during Emperor Hadrian’s reign. Although it stands on the site of earlier temple structures, this version endures as one of ...

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Part two looks at British artist Luke Jerram's contemporary dome, a public artwork in Coal Drops Yard, near King's Cross, and how it has developed over time. (2 of 2 ...

Part two looks at British artist Luke Jerram's contemporary dome, a public artwork in Coal Drops Yard, near King's Cross, and how it has developed over time. (2 of 2 ...