The new emperor took the throne earlier this year after his father ... On the points of the octagonal roof sit golden phoenixes, with another larger version of the bird atop the roof’s peak.

Pedro II was the second, and last, Emperor of Brazil, reigning from 1831 to 1889, a period considered a golden age for Brazil ... abdicated the throne to return to Portugal, the homeland of ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito formally proclaimed his ascendancy to the throne on Tuesday in a centuries-old ceremony attended by dignitaries from more than 180 countries, pledging to fulfil his duty ...