A patchwork of ruins from various civilizations in one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities.

After this one-of-a-kind palace was built the architect's hands are said to have been cut off to keep it that way.

Remnants of successive wars and Muslim colonialism in the 11th century.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.

The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

Legend holds that St. Paul was flogged for preaching Christianity at this pillar.

While most shipwrecks are submerged, this ship in Cyprus ran ashore.

The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

This noble mash-up in eastern Luxembourg is part Medieval, part Renaissance, all castle.

One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.

The site of the first medieval crusade that pitted Christians against Christians.

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.