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benlloyd

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Ponds at Barbican Estate.

London, England

The Barbican Estate

This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.

Mersey Tunnel Pharaoh

Liverpool, England

Mersey Tunnel Pharaoh

On the outside of the Mersey Tunnels, an Art Deco sculpture of an Egyptian Pharaoh wears goggles and racing gear.

This deeply unsettling memorial is built out of the wall where 150 people were slaughtered.

Paris, France

'Victims of Revolutions'

French sculptor Paul Moreau-Vauthier transformed the site of a 19th-century massacre into a haunting memorial.

Latvian Academy of Sciences

Riga, Latvia

Latvian Academy of Sciences

Latvia’s first skyscraper, nicknamed ‘Stalin’s birthday cake.’

Look, Ma, no Golden Arches.

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Martinstor McDonald's

Located in a heritage building, this Mickey D's is missing its Golden Arches.

This unusual linear clock shows the time all around the world.

London, England

The World Time Today

Tucked away in a London Tube station, this 1920s linear clock shows the time across the world all at once.

Look up at the Martyrs' Monument in Old Calton Cemetery.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Governor’s House

Visit the remains of a notorious Victorian-era correctional facility.

Krokodil im Kanal

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Krokodil im Kanal

Local legend of a lurking canal crocodile takes on a life of its own with this sculpture.

Temple Bar.

London, England

Temple Bar

Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.

LV78 in Ocean Village.

Southampton, England

Calshot Lightship

This bright ship once guided vessels towards the Port of Southampton.

The best sauerkraut is made with an indigenous Slovenian cabbage.

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ljubljana Central Market

Buy raw milk from a 24/7 vending machine or pick up tomb candles at this local market.

Pause to admire Jože Plečnik's masterpiece.

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Triple Bridge

Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision.

At Chelmsford Cathedral, the modern St Peter is visible in the center.

Essex, England

St. Peter at Chelmsford Cathedral

This curiously modern carving of St. Peter wears wellies.

Pond Life: Albertopolis and the Lily by Monster Chetwynd on display in 2024.

London, England

Gloucester Road Underground Station Disused Platform

The extra platform at Gloucester Road has been used for art displays for over 25 years.

The Holborn Viaduct as seen from Farringdon Street.

London, England

Holborn Viaduct

London’s first road overpass is so old that it was originally built for horse-drawn carriages.

Modern Martyrs

London, England

Modern Martyrs

The niches over the western entrance of Westminster Abbey honor individuals from the 20th century who gave their lives for their Christian beliefs.

Murals inside the Church of St. Stephen in Nessebar

Nessebar, Bulgaria

Church of St. Stephen

Step inside this medieval Orthodox gem and travel back to the 16th century.

An aerial view of the pink waters of Lake Atanasovsko.

Nessebar, Bulgaria

Lake Atanasovsko

One of the world’s only pink lakes where it's possible to take a dip.

Church of St. Sophia in Nessebar

Nessebar, Bulgaria

Hagia Sophia Church

This fifth-century church is one of the oldest Christian sites in the Balkans.

Flying Pins

Eindhoven, Netherlands

'Flying Pins'

These giant yellow bowling pins seem to be defying gravity.

This chapel is believed to be one of the oldest surviving buildings in the area.

Colchester, England

St Helens Chapel

One of the oldest surviving buildings in Colchester dates back to the 11th century.

The Iron Knight

Prague, Czechia

Iron Knight

The statue of a cursed knight is said to come to life every 100 years.

1885 tall ship Wavertree at South Street Seaport Museum.

New York, New York

Wavertree

After traveling the world, one of the last remaining fully-rigged three masted iron-hulled cargo ship in the world found its home in New York.

The shrine of Mary at the Stone Gate

Zagreb, Croatia

Kamenita Vrata (Our Lady of the Stone Gate)

A well-worshipped shrine to the Virgin Mary nestled inside the last of Zagreb’s historic gates.

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