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The Arabic inscription, which contains a verse from the Quran.
Palermo, Italy

Arabic Inscription of Palermo Cathedral

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.
Capital Without Column.
Padua, Italy

Capital Without Column

Something's missing between the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione in "the city of the three withouts."
One of these columns hides a cross.
Córdoba, Spain

Cross of the Captive

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.
The pillar of shame.
Zadar, Croatia

Pillar of Shame

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.
The column outside the Vancouver Maritime Museum.
Vancouver, British Columbia

Vanier Park Column

After spending more than a century on the ocean floor, this shipwrecked column is finally resting atop solid ground.
The columns looking out over the Venetian Lagoon.
Venice, Italy

St. Mark's Lost Third Column

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Trójstyk Granic.
Poland

Trójstyk Granic

A small granite monument marks where the borders of three countries meet.
Columns of the Temple of Augustus.
Barcelona, Spain

Columns of the Temple of Augustus

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.
The courtyard in the main complex.
Tatev, Armenia

Gavazan Column at Tatev Monastery

Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.
Uncleaned parts of the columns.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Mellon Institute Columns

Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.
Keppel's Column, named after Admiral Augustus Keppel.
Rotherham, England

Keppel's Column

An oddly shaped tower built to mark the acquittal of Admiral Keppel in a controversial 1770s case.
National Building Museum
Washington, D.C.

National Building Museum

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
There are two full columns and two halves
Lincoln, Nebraska

Pioneers Park Pillars

Four ionic columns from the Treasury Department building ended up in a park in Nebraska.
Two male king penguins, going at it.
animals

Why Are Penguins' Sex Lives So Scandalous?

Since the early 1900s, these adorable birds have been too freaky for us to handle.
Cara Giaimo March 15, 2017
Las Vegas dump site bunnies, happy to be fed.
bunnies

Feral Bunnies Are Taking Over Las Vegas

They've overrun yards, state parks, and even a mental health care facility—and no one knows what to do with them.
Cara Giaimo February 1, 2017
Wojtek wrestles with the troops during his first tour of duty in 1942. (Photo: Imperial War Museum/Public Domain)
military history

The Lovable Syrian Brown Bear Who Fought For His (Adoptive) Country

Cara Giaimo January 30, 2017
A US Catfish, likely unaware of his controversial status.
columns

Why the U.S. Government Treats Catfish Unlike Any Other Fish

There's a strange political battle over how catfish should be regulated.
Cara Giaimo January 5, 2017
The Jardin d' Acclimatation, illustrated in Le Monde in 1861, brought emus, goats, and exotic plants to Paris.
colonialism

The Popular Victorian Clubs That Yearned To Fill Europe With Hippos

In the 19th century, dozens of Acclimatization Societies wanted to stock Europe with exotic beasts—and the colonies with tame ones.
Cara Giaimo December 8, 2016