Analysis of glass and ceramic shards from Tycho Brahe’s famed observatory showed that he was more than an astronomer.

Tycho Brahe was an alchemist who was reluctant to share his discoveries. In his laboratory, however, he worked with an element that humanity discovered only nearly 200 years after his death.

No reopening date has been announced. You can still visit other sections of the cathedral with a paid ticket. While the site of St. Vitus Cathedral dates back to about A.D. 925, the church that ...

The blue plaque displayed ... in the city's cathedral, engraved one of the earliest maps of America. In 1773 he became royal mapmaker to King George III. Of Kitchin's time in St Albans, Prof ...

July 13, 2021 • All Songs host Bob Boilen shares his favorite songs of the week, including a long-overdue celebration of Sparks, a Ben Gibbard collaboration with Tycho, the return of Courtney ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Danish jeweller Sophie Bille Brahe is recalling her visit earlier this year to Murano, the small island off ...

Built in the 12th and 13th centuries, this was Scandinavia's first Gothic cathedral to be built of brick and it encouraged the spread of this style throughout northern Europe. It has been the ...

Whether you're religious or just making an architectural pilgrimage, you can't help but be impressed by St. Patrick's. Opened in 1879, the neo-Gothic cathedral spans the length of an entire city ...

Henry St. Pierre will transition from deputy superintendent to superintendent of schools on July 1 after Paul Myers retires after two years in the top job. The coin show, which was held at the St ...

They’re calling on the biggest pinch hitter of them all. New York Yankees faithful prayed inside St. Patrick’s Cathedral for divine intervention as the World Series headed to the Bronx and the ...

A shine to St Thomas Becket who was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral 850 years ago has been reconstructed using CGI. The memorial was built in Trinity Chapel but was destroyed during the ...

On Monday, church officials unveiled the St. Callistus Chapel and Crypts in the undercroft of the cathedral. They say these touches complete their original vision for the spiritual home of the ...