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Oleh Ratsky

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Pedra de Lume

Sal, Cabo Verde

Pedra de Lume

An incredibly salty lake inside the crater of an extinct volcano.

View of Cidade Velha from the fortress.

Cidade Velha, Cabo Verde

Forte Real de São Filipe

The defense built to protect one of the last found pieces of land on Earth.

The sculpture.

Madrid, Spain

El Oso y el Madroño (The Bear and the Strawberry Tree)

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

(WikiCommons)

Tarragona, Spain

Pont del Diable

Stunning Roman aqueduct used for 1900 years and still standing.

Parque Gulliver

Valencia, Spain

Parque Gulliver

This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.

The market at night.

Valencia, Spain

Central Market of Valencia

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.

Pretty stunning for 250 years old

Madrid, Spain

Real Jardin Botanico

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

Fountain of the Fallen Angel

Madrid, Spain

Fountain of the Fallen Angel

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona)

Barcelona, Spain

Sant Pau Recinte Modernista

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

Houses inside Park Güell designed by Gaudí

Barcelona, Spain

Park Güell

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

The facade of the church, still under construction.

Barcelona, Spain

Sagrada Família

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Casa Batllo

Barcelona, Spain

Casa Batlló

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

The walkway through the temples.

Tarxien, Malta

Ħal Tarxien Prehistoric Complex

One of Malta’s most important Neolithic sites sits in a suburban area south of the country’s capital.

The Ta' Kola Windmill.

Xagħra, Malta

Ta' Kola Windmill

This is one of the very few intact windmills built by the Knights of St. John in the island nation of Malta.

Ġgantija Temples

Xagħra, Malta

Ġgantija Temples

These temples are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

Trilithon at the southern temple

Mġarr, Malta

Ta' Hagrat Temples

At more than 5,000 years old, these structures are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

The Rotunda of Mosta.

Mosta, Malta

Rotunda of Mosta

This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."

The catacombs.

Mosta, Malta

Ta’ Bistra Catacombs

These lesser-known Maltese catacombs date back over 1,700 years.

One of the tombstone skeletons.

Valletta, Malta

St. John’s Co-Cathedral Skeleton Tombstones

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

Mnajdra during Autumn Equinox.

Qrendi, Malta

Mnajdra

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

Kunsthofpassage Singing Drain Pipes

Dresden, Germany

Kunsthofpassage Singing Drain Pipes

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

Arasta Mosque Minaret

Prizren, Kosovo

Arasta Mosque Minaret

This lonely minaret with an unusual decorative symbol is all that remains of a historic Ottoman mosque.

Our Lady of Ljeviš

Prizren, Kosovo

Our Lady of Ljeviš

A 14th-century Serbian Orthodox church that was once converted into a mosque under the much-disfavored Ottoman Empire.

Church of Christ the Saviour

Pristina, Kosovo

Church of Christ the Saviour

An unfinished Serbian Orthodox church with 1,389 golden crosses planned to represent the Battle of Kosovo.

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