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One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

Island wonderland for communist autocrats.

A memorial dedicated to the 29,000 Istrian freedom fighters of World War II.

An imposing, larger-than-life statue of Alexander Graham Bell sits at the entrance of the Bell Telephone Company office.

These stained-glass windows are all that remains of a building that was the target of one of the biggest explosions in London after World War II.

A storied London perfume shop that supplies scents for royalty has been operating out of this storefront for nearly 300 years.

This sculpture, residing in a quiet corner of a London park, honors the victims of 9/11.

Look up from the busy streets to discover how time is kept!

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

King of the Saxons on top, Roman goddess of wisdom on the bottom.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

This life-size monument honors the legacy of a famous literary feline.

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

This open-air mosaic gallery honoring an English artist took hundreds of volunteers more than seven years to create.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

It’s a street without a name, but there is a sign.