With captivating histories and artistic splendours, some of these incredible places of worship have also become key tourist ...

A detail of the Fra Angelico fresco. (Clara Vannucci / The New York Times) And, on a list drafted annually by local art authorities, it had not been flagged as needing immediate restoration.

The recent launch of a website dedicated to frescoes in a Maine meeting house has created a new surge of interest in the ...

In 1933, the Ebell of Los Angeles commissioned frescoes by renowned muralist Maxine Albro. Two years later — after contentious battle — the frescoes were thought to be destroyed. They have now been ...

Another of the Vatican’s must-see areas for any art-loving tourist is the second-floor Raphael Rooms (home to Raphael’s famous masterpiece School of Athens), which are filled with frescos by ...

The recent launch of a website dedicated to frescoes in a Maine meeting house has created a new surge of interest in the ...

"Maine’s Sistine Chapel" or the South Solon Meeting House, in Waterville, Maine, is covered with 70-year-old fresco murals ...

The interior of the building is covered in 70-year-old fresco murals that encourage some in the state's art community to describe it as “Maine's Sistine Chapel.” The murals were painted by ...

The interior of the building is covered in 70-year-old fresco murals that encourage some in the state’s art community to describe it as “Maine’s Sistine Chapel.” The murals were painted by ...