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Before the Garden Gnome, the Ornamental Hermit: A Real Person Paid to Dress like a Druid
Prospect Hill, North Carolina
Shangri-La Stone Village
A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.
Somerville, Massachusetts
Museum of Modern Renaissance
This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.
Zermatt, Switzerland
Solvay Hut
One of the highest emergency huts in the world has been waiting almost a century to give imperiled climbers a place to lie down.
Charleston, South Carolina
Fireproof Building and South Carolina Historical Society
Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.
Rome, Italy
Zuccari Palace
Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.
Lambholm, Scotland
The Italian Chapel
This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.
society adventures
A Hike to the Hollywood Sign, a Temporary Landmark That Became an Icon
Aarhus, Denmark
Your Rainbow Panorama
This colorful artistic feature atop a Danish art gallery allows visitors to stroll through a rainbow.
Brussels, Belgium
Temple of Human Passions
This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.
Galway, Ireland
Fiddaun Castle
A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.
Turku, Finland
Turku Cathedral
A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.
İkizler KöyĂ¼, Turkey
Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross
An ancient church on a tiny island covered in stone bible stories has controversially been turned into a museum.
Collioure, France
Notre-Dame-des-Anges
Immortalized by artists, this church incorporates a medieval lighthouse into its shoreside structure.
Marousi, Greece
Athens Olympic Sports Complex
What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.
Singapore
St. Joseph's Church
The first Catholic church in Singapore is a Neo-Gothic colossus with a rich architectural history.
society adventures
A First Look at the Stunning Restoration of the Williamsburgh Savings Bank in Brooklyn
Krong Kaeb, Cambodia
King Sihanouk's Seaside Palace
A palace destined to never house a king.
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