But there are also quite a few, little-known palaces, that were once magnificent during the Middle Ages and were ... talk about long-delayed return to Earth ...

Aside from the overwhelming beauty of Middle-earth, a land of quaint Hobbit-holes, majestic Elven palaces, and breathtaking mountain peaks, Tolkien also created some terrifying, nightmare-inducing ...

The ruins of Diocletian's Palace, built between the late 3rd and the early 4th centuries A.D., can be found throughout the city. The cathedral was built in the Middle Ages, reusing materials from the ...