Some statues that were meant to pay tribute went horribly wrong! Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip This pair of terracotta ...
Having the utmost respect for the location you’re visiting is a part of traveling. Diving into a new culture, having access to historical items through museums and landmarks is a privilege. It’s an ...
When Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, anticipated his death more than 2,000 years ago, he wanted an army of warriors to guard his mausoleum forever and protect him in the afterlife.
Two Chinese terracotta warrior statues, thought to be around 2,000 years old, were damaged after a tourist climbed over a museum fence. Public security officials say the 30-year-old was visiting the ...
Acts of vandalism and theft at The Franklin Institute late last year have Chinese officials fuming at the Philadelphia museum over its alleged carelessness in failing to secure valuable statues inside ...
Chinese authorities are demanding "severe punishment" for a man who allegedly stole a terra-cotta warrior statue's thumb on display in the U.S., according to China's state-owned Xinhua news agency.
My family loved the Franklin Institute’s Terracotta Warriors exhibit, which recently closed after a five-month run. The Inquirer called it “ambitious” and “tremendously inventive.” But not everybody ...
Some residents in Parkchester are wondering what happened to the historic terra-cotta statues that were part of the neighborhood's landscape for generations. The statues have been part of the Bronx's ...
Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia said Thursday they plan to retry a Delaware man who admitted to breaking off the thumb of an ancient terracotta warrior statue worth $4.5 million. Michael Rohana, ...
For nearly 80 years, a fire fighter statue shared a Parkchester building, with the statue of a fire marshal perched on the other side of the building. Together, they watched over the neighborhood's ...