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Architecture

Stones bordering the Rhododendron pavilion.

San Francisco, California

Spanish Monastery Stones

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.

New York, New York

The White Horse Tavern

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

The reconstructed Old Stone Fort.

Nacogdoches, Texas

Old Stone Fort

Witness to many historic moments in early Texas history.

Gatehouse of General Cemetery, Sheffield.

Sheffield, England

Sheffield General Cemetery

Cemetery established by the Victorians as a solution to the overflowing graveyards.

The Giants' Grave at Coddu Vecchiu.

Arzachena, Italy

The Giants' Grave of Coddu Vecchiu

Mysterious tombstones thought to be remnants of Atlantis.

San Antonio, Texas

Mission San Jose

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

San Juan Capistrano, California

Mission San Juan Capistrano

Oldest building in California still in use.

Berkeley, California

Thornburg Village

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

Maria Stein, Ohio

Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics

One of the largest collections of holy relics in the country.

View of the Thingstatte as it appears today.

Heidelberg, Germany

Heidelberg Thingstatte

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

Old Ship Church.

Hingham, Massachusetts

Old Ship Church

Oldest church in the United States that is still in continuous use.

New Castle, Saint Kitts and Nevis

Cottle Church

Small church built in the 19th century for whites and slaves to worship together.

King Alfred's Tower.

Stourton, England

King Alfred's Tower

Gothic tower mentioned in Thomas Hardy poem "The Channel Firing."

National Assembly of Bangladesh (Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban).

Dhaka, Bangladesh

National Assembly of Bangladesh

Ancient and modern architecture are joined in Louis Kahn's monument to democracy.

Allerton Castle.

Allerton Mauleverer, England

Allerton Castle

This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.

Dorking, England

Leith Hill Tower

Gothic tower where Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote the poem "The Sleeping Beauty."

House in the clouds.

Thorpeness, England

House in the Clouds

Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.

Merenid Tombs

Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.