Frankfurt, Germany
Henninger Turm
The world's only silo that was topped by two revolving restaurants has unfortunately been demolished.
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Frankfurt, Germany
The world's only silo that was topped by two revolving restaurants has unfortunately been demolished.
Frankfurt, Germany
Commemorating Frankfurt's Jewish community and 11,908 victims of the Holocaust.
Beila, Mauritania
The largest camel market in West Africa
Denizli, Turkey
Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.
Antalya, Turkey
This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.
Paphos, Cyprus
The ruins of a fifth-century church dedicated to Our Lady of the Harbor.
Paphos, Cyprus
The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.
Nicosia, Cyprus
This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.
Famagusta, Cyprus
A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.
Larnaca, Cyprus
The water here is so clear you can see the mysteriously sunken ship from the surface.
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
A bloody history is captured in this former prison turned museum.
Erbil, Iraq
At the heart of an otherwise bustling city lies some oddly abandoned and ignored historical ruins.
Samarra, Iraq
9th century Abbasid mosque, damaged in modern warfare.
Baghdad, Iraq
A surreal monument depicting a five-armed giant supporting a toppling cylinder seal.
Baghdad, Iraq
A giant bisected onion dome remembers the Iraqis who died in the Iran-Iraq War.
Madain, Iraq
This remnant of an ancient Persian city is considered to be the world's largest single-span brick vault arch.
Hillah, Iraq
Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.
Najaf, Iraq
One of the largest cemeteries in the world.
Al-Chibayish, Iraq
Giant reed houses made in the marshes of Southern Iraq.
Basrah, Iraq
Saddam Hussein’s abandoned 1980s mega yacht is scuttled in the Shatt al-Arab waterway, its name meaning “The Victor”
Abdali, Kuwait
This road earned its macabre nickname after hundreds of Iraqi troops died along it in 1991.
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Kuwait City's uniquely designed water towers look straight out of a retro sci-fi cityscape.
Al Ayn, Oman
The best-preserved beehive tombs in Oman with spectacular backdrop.
Bahla, Oman
If you dare visit this fort, fire-breathing hyenas might devour your camels.