This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.

A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.

A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.

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

A gleaming white and undulating tower marks the border between Georgia and Turkey.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

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