Monuments

The ruins of a monumental tower in the heart of Lebanese mountains still puzzle archeologists.

This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.

This memorial honors the first British soldier killed by enemy action on home soil during World War I.

This monument honors the life of a long-suffering lion whose story captivated the world.

This graveyard contains markers and monuments dedicated to some of the darkest chapters in Washington's history.

The fountains of the U.S. Navy Memorial are annually salted with water from the Seven Seas as part of a nautical ritual.

This striking icon of the disputed Republic of Artsakh caused a stir at a Eurovision Song Contest.

This massive chalk hill carving is one of England's most beloved giant horse geoglyphs.

Naked scientists race around the pole in the frigid cold to try to join Antarctica's exclusive 300 Club.

Florida’s half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

A small granite monument marks where the borders of three countries meet.

A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.

The longest non-mortared wall in the country is one man's tribute to his displaced Yuchi ancestor's five-year journey to her homeland.

A tribute to an iconic act of defiance from the Croatian War of Independence involving a small car.

A tower marking the spot where Yugoslavia began its resistance against the invading Nazis stands neglected, but not quite forgotten.

A forgotten and crumbling Yugoslav monument to the victims of fascism.