The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor)

Exactly 113 years ago today, at 7am, a man called Vincenzo Peruggia entered the Louvre in Paris. Later that day he left with something wrapped in a shirt and tucked under his arm — the Mona Lisa. This is the story of how the world's most famous painting became so famous... ...

Why does Paris look the way it does? Well, until the year 1853 it was a diseased and overcrowded Medieval city — then the biggest urban renovation in history was announced. This is the story of how Paris was transformed into the world's most popular city... ...

When people talk about "Gothic architecture" we tend to think of cathedrals and churches. But the Middle Ages were also full of beautiful town halls, universities, hospitals, and bridges. So here is a journey through the world of secular Gothic architecture... ...

Why are cities dominated by highways and cars? It's partly because of one of the most influential people you've never heard of: Norman Bel Geddes. In 1939 he created "Futurama", a huge exhibition that tried to predict the future — and ended up changing the world... ...

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The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci is 526 years old, and it's had a rough history. Monks used to eat breakfast next to it, Napoleon's soldiers turned the room into a stable, and it was bombed during WWII. And somebody once added a new door that destroyed the feet of Jesus... ...

You've heard the legends about snakes and shamrocks, but Saint Patrick was a real person who lived 1,500 years ago. And he even wrote a (sort of) autobiography. So here's the life of Patrick — in his own words... ...