Military

A monument at Alicante Marina honors a little-known hero of the Spanish Civil War.

A monument to the thousands of Canadian soldiers who died capturing the French ridge during World War I.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

An impressive if morbid collection of mummified remains from different eras of the region's history.

This ruined temple's giant Buddha statue bears the scars of the Second Indochina War.

This beautiful 150-year-old synagogue survived Italy's fascist period and the Second World War.

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.

The final resting place of soldiers who fell during the First and Second World Wars.

Obscured within a ring of trees, this abandoned World War II relic hides on a German hillside.

The only remaining Cold War–era Minuteman II missile control center in Missouri.

A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.

The site of a bloody showdown between invading Iraqi forces and a cell of the popular resistance in Kuwait.

A lone historical marker off the highway and scattered debris are all that remain of this Cold War-era missile site.

A line of disused military bunkers built to defend against Nazi invasion lies hidden on the outskirts of the city.

This haunting sculpture was created as a statement on the mechanized warfare of the First World War.