Sanssouci stands in an expansive park on the edge of Potsdam about 20 miles south-west of Berlin. The city itself is inextricably associated with Europe’s 20th-century hostilities. In 1945, the ...

View of the Federal Council chamber. The Federal Council chamber is decorated in the Renaissance style. The stucco ceiling and chandelier are original dating back to 1857. The chandelier is one of the ...

Marie Antoinette may or may not have said, “Let them eat cake,” but she definitely piled on the rouge. Now, more than two centuries later, a new generation is following the final queen of France’s ...

Born in Norwich, England, Flora Yukhnovich did not have much exposure to fine art as a child. The 35-year-old artist tells Vogue, however, that she was “absolutely obsessed with making.” “Every time I ...

If you've noticed a remarkable amount of pastels in fall, people wearing a surprising number of impractical yet whimsical accessories, or an abundance of shells and flowers motifs, don't worry, babe.

Tchaikovsky never wrote a cello concerto, but the “Variations on a Rococo theme” is a close second. The main theme is a Tchaikovsky original, but it's deeply steeped in his love for Mozart and the ...

Travelling to 30 destinations to find the best beer in Britain sounds like a dream gig – until someone inevitably asks you which was your favourite. Should you just go with the obvious, Sheffield, ...

The day of Cynthia Erivo’s seventh Met Gala begins just like most other days—a morning run, followed by an infrared sauna blanket. She’s considering a facial, some music…“and tea,” she says, “lots of ...

Donald Trump’s rococo Oval Office decorations are old-fashioned and un-American. Updated April 23, 2025 Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable ...

For the past few years, English farmhouse has been the reigning queen of interior trends. We swapped subway tile for zellige, stainless steel for copper and embraced the fantasy of rural ...