Architecture

The remains of this misplaced church were moved here stone by stone.

Unscathed for almost 2,000 years, the best preserved Roman triumphal arch is in a small southern Italian city.

A prison tower–like edifice honoring a beloved local benefactor.

Its look is severe, but its location, isolated on a hill in the middle of the countryside, is particularly scenic.

The ruins of an early-18th-century complex that could once house up to 12,000 horses.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

This 2,000-year-old Doric bridge is still open to pedestrian traffic to this day.

A historic casino where Dostoyevsky is said to have lost it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel.

This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.

Oaxaca's recently restored "forgotten Dominican convent."

It's not quite as old as its Roman appearance suggests, but this piece of infrastructure served Guatemala City for centuries.

One of the world's first dedicated bank buildings in the world is now the oldest one.

The origins of a large, medieval castle are shrouded in mystery, but now it's a delightful garden.

A striking, modern church devoted to a nun who loved God and beer.

A place to see how French aristocrats lived in the early 1900s.