The mausoleum has been targeted by vandals and trespassers over the years, with caskets having been ripped open and rifled ...

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Ghana has invested considerably in recording, documenting, archiving and developing museums, sites and intellectual spaces.

In this photo essay, Shakir Mir explores the rich Sufi heritage of Kashmir through ancient tombs, hermitages, and the ...

I am forever intrigued by abandoned buildings in Wisconsin. Nothing is more fascinating than looking at abandoned places and imagining what life must have been like when they were in use. Whether it’s ...

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The old Ramada hotel in downtown Macon met its end in a cloud of dust and debris on New Year’s Day. The hotel has been a fixture in the Macon skyline, but has perpetually struggled to stay booked.

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A newborn girl was found abandoned in front of a Bronx home — and cops are asking the public’s help finding the mother. The infant, wrapped in blankets and placed in a reusable tote bag ...

Titled The Age of Maturity, the artwork was recently rediscovered in an abandoned apartment, and it’s expected to fetch as much as $2.1 million. Created in the 1890s, the piece depicts a man and ...