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In the Basilica Cistern deep beneath the streets of Istanbul lie mysterious statues of the monstrous gorgon

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Discover the sites that have stood the test of time during the ancient city’s long, turbulent history

In the oppressive heat of his cell in the Mont-Valérien military prison west of Paris on 31 August 1898, Lieutenant-Colonel Hubert-Joseph Henry wrote a despairing letter to his wife, drank half a bott

A new exhibition explores the enduring artistry of ancient Egypt

At the foot of the stairs up to the Bethlem Museum of the Mind in Beckenham, south London, are two massive writhing naked male figures by 17th-century sculptor Caius Gabriel Cibber, known as Raving Ma