The region of Catalonia, in northeast Spain, is best known for its capital, Barcelona, and the rugged coastline of its Costa Brava. But Catalonia offers an entirely different world in the Pyrenees ...

One of the most influential styles of architecture found in St. Louis is probably the one least understood by the general public. The Romanesque Revival style has given us some of the most beautiful ...

Much of New Orleans culture derives from outside influences imported by newcomers, whose traditions and tastes gradually syncretized locally into something distinct. The city has returned the favor, ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Rooted in the pre-Gothic architecture of medieval Europe, ...

Rugged, muscular and opulent, the Romanesque Revival style was perfectly suited to the power and might of Victorian robber barons, captains of industry, and grand money makers. It was a highly ...

Often built by nobility and almost always set in dramatic locations, it should come as no surprise that castles are among the most impressive buildings on Earth. They were designed to project wealth ...

The city will not be razing Sunset Park’s decrepit Romanesque Revival castle to make way for a grade school after all, Brooklyn Daily reports. Instead, they’ll preserve much of the building’s existing ...

Preston Castle in Ione was a reform school for delinquent youths called the Preston School of Industry from 1894 until 1960. The castle closed in 1960, but new facilities for the school on the grounds ...

In the decades following the Civil War, educational reforms began to transform American schooling, accompanied by a rise in literacy and reading, advances in newspaper and book publishing, and rapid ...