Mount Rushmore was designed by Gutzon Borglum, an individual who eventually developed a relationship with the Ku Klux Klan (Borglum was also the artist initially approached to design Stone Mountain, ...

In June 1995, a giant statue of Michael Jackson provided a surreal sight in the heart of London when it was floated on a barge down the River Thames. This 32ft (10m) pop colossus was just one of 10 ...

The gardens of the Palace of Versailles were, in essence, an exorbitant vanity project. Over four decades, Louis XIV commissioned the era’s finest artists to create what remains the world’s largest ...

For the past century, the story Egyptologists have told about Hatshepsut, a rare female pharaoh who ruled 3,500 years ago, has featured an unsavory ending. Following Hatshepsut’s death in 1458 B.C.E., ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Alabama Capitol unveiled statues of Rosa Parks and Helen Keller —the first monuments to women on the grounds of ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Statues of Rosa Parks and Helen Keller, pivotal figures who fought for justice and inspired change across the world, were unveiled Friday on the grounds of the Alabama Capitol.