Researchers have studied variations in the lotus-pattern tile ends used in the roof of the Ximing Temple, Xi'an, and found that they indicate that two separate production systems were involved in the ...

As you travel around Britain, the distinctive characteristics of villages and towns change markedly as architectural styles vary from region to region. This is partially down to local preferences and ...

The handcrafted clay roof tiles may have been a ubiquitous feature in small towns and villages a few decades ago. Yet, a walk through one of them now will see a near absence of their presence, the ...