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Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.

Planted more than 300 years ago, these trees are South African National Monuments.

Local legend of a lurking canal crocodile takes on a life of its own with this sculpture.

A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.

A set of 13th and 14th century standardized bread measures.

Built in 1890, this is the last remaining wooden fire bell tower in the United States.

This temple is home to a group of Buddha statues made from thousands of bones and ashes of the deceased.

Mexico City’s smallest church, designed as a miniature cathedral and visited mainly by robbers and prostitutes.

A concrete arrow from a 1920s airmail navigation network.

This building has lived several lives and now houses the history of South Pasadena.

This palace offers an 18th-century European take on Chinese design and architecture.

An oddity of a bygone era that stills functions today.

A first-of-its-kind circular bridge for cyclists.

This ornate example of 19th-century Chinese architecture is one of only a handful of Confucius shrines in Japan.

This fake airfield was built as a decoy to protect a real airport from the Allied Forces.

When this 400-year-old fountain fell into disrepair, officials covered the mess up with what looks like a giant soup tureen.

The ancient village known as Set Maat, or the 'Place of Truth,' located on this site served as a hub for intellectual and artistic endeavors.

For two decades in the 13th century, the papacy operated from this palace in central Italy, which served as the site of the first—and longest—papal election conclave in history.