While Renaissance architects reused ancient materials and sometimes entire buildings — including part of the colossal Baths of Diocletian, which Michelangelo redesigned as a Christian basilica ...

The original Ricasoli building has all of the light, splendor, and expansiveness that exemplified late Renaissance architecture. Which is why its juxtaposition with a 1960’s postmodern building ...

An essential part of the ‘Venice and its Lagoon’ site, inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1987, the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana shares many of UNESCO’s commitments, such as preserving ...