Fresco

A trompe-l'oeil fresco celebrating 250 Walloon figures who left their mark on the region.

Ornate lobby of a police station is decorated with colorful murals by Augusto Giacometti.

The remains of a luxurious 14th-century church built by the last despot of Serbia.

Some say this small Italian church holds a gate to Heaven.

This often-missed monastery, set in a scenic mountain landscape, features unique frescoes, fortifications and legends.

These 500-year-old frescoes depict the city in its glory days.

After witnessing the rise and fall of three empires, this ancient city was finally destroyed by a series of earthquakes.

This landmark church at the Flathead Reservation mission features 58 ceiling and wall frescoes painted by the mission's cook.

This lavish 20th-century casino adorns labels for San Pellegrino water.

This fortress-like monastery is covered with intricate frescoes.

A prime example of socialist modernist architecture, wrapped in a enormous fresco about the media.

Remarkable medieval wall paintings decorate this 12th-century, dog-friendly church.

See gorgeous frescoes at this modest Byzantine place of worship.

Distressing images of the Last Judgement adorn the walls of this medieval sanctuary named for St. Patrick.

Below the altar in Saint-Willibrord Basilica rests the mortal remains of Luxembourg's patron saint.

This monastery set over a holy cave contains the oldest known painting of Saint Francis of Assisi.

One of the oldest hospitals in the Americas is now decorated in hallucinatory murals.

The walls of this tiny Italian church are entirely covered with frescoes.