The city also had a large imperial palace with an outstanding Chalke entrance ... of Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire in conjunction with the mighty imperial power. This is ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted New Year’s well-wishers who gathered at the Imperial ...

Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday. Some shouted banzai — “live long” — while others waved ...

"I'm concerned about the suffering of many people who are still living a difficult life," the Emperor said in his New Year's address to a crowd of people gathered at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

On Thursday, the Imperial family will greet the public at the Imperial Palace, a New Year’s event that will be held for the first time in two years, after the 2024 event was cancelled due to the ...

The Emperor, front, and Empress, center, attend a ceremony to receive New Year’s greetings at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday. TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Emperor and Empress received New ...

He was a Byzantine emperor who reigned from 491 to 518 CE. Born around 430 CE in Dyrrhachium (modern-day Albania), and was originally a high-ranking official in the Byzantine civil service before ...

Commissioned for Nero’s Domus Aurea (Golden House), this decadent bathtub (yes, a bathtub), is made entirely from an insanely rare and expensive purple marble called Imperial Porphyry.

Built between 526 and 547 AD, the church is a masterpiece of Byzantine architecture and is ... of San Vitale blend Christian iconography with imperial themes, and are in excellent condition.

The Palace of Versailles, known as château de Versailles in French, is a paragon of Baroque architecture that once served as a royal residence and the de facto capital of France—but its ...

Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, visited the Imperial Palace to greet the Emperor and Empress on Sunday, her 30th birthday. As Princess Kako was ...