Medieval

These ruins of a medieval church are full of architectural mysteries.

A medieval device used to punish and shame wrongdoers still hangs outside the village church.

A fortified medieval basilica on the Caelian Hill preserves extraordinary frescoes and one of Rome's most beautiful hidden cloisters.

A medieval church built into an ancient cave.

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

A Byzantine-era church hidden in a wooded area below the Acropolis.

An atmospheric, medieval-themed book store hides in a 13th-century underground space.

The ruins of a 15th-century church once home to priests who prayed for a single family's salvation.

The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.

This ruined relic of the medieval city of Jahanpanah is a quiet oasis in the middle of New Delhi.

At this small museum, visitors can view artifacts from the only battlefield in London during the War of the Roses.

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.

The surviving remnants of a destroyed medieval church now stand in a public park.

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

This grisly exhibit houses skeletons and weapons from a devastating 14th-century clash.

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

The leathery remains of a woman who died in the 13th century now lie in a church named for her.