Places Edited by alxndr

A bridge that has seen many reiterations over its lifetime.

An unremarkable wooden wheel built into the side of one of Rome's oldest hospitals was part of a policy to reduce infant exposure.

Built by a king and rebuilt by an emperor, this aqueduct transported water for 1,200 years to this ancient Mediterranean hub.

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

Barcelona's only remaining tram system takes riders to the Tibidabo funicular.

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.

This generously endowed statue once stood guard outside a Roman home.

Hundreds of notes give thanks to the patron saint of lost causes.

Barça football fans might see the insignia hidden in a church window as a divine sign.

This plaque tells the story of an event that took place in an imagined parallel universe.

A small monument in Lithuania marks the geographic center of Europe—or at least one of the claimants.

A Spanish forest is filled with mysterious stone carvings.

Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.

According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

“And the Lord said unto Johan, build for thee an ark for the end of the world is approaching.”

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.

The Gaudí-inspired building that was the start of Terrassenc modernism.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

Abandoned Soviet base once stocked with short and medium range missiles pointed at western Europe.