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benlloyd

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The Cloth Hall Knife

Krakow, Poland

The Cloth Hall Knife

Legend holds that this knife serves as a chilling reminder of the deadly rivalry between two local builder brothers.

These ruined arches date back to the 12th century.

Colchester, England

St Botolph's Priory

Dating back to the early 12th century, this is the first Augustinian priory established in England.

he River Westbourne flows above the station in a large iron conduit.

London, England

Sloane Square Tube Station

One of London's lost rivers runs through a pipe over the tracks of this subway station.

 The statue of James Henry Greathead with a bus passing on one side.

London, England

Statue of James Henry Greathead

This statue of one of the engineers who created the London Underground hides a ventilation shaft for the tube lines that run under the street.

The transmitter mast with a cherry tree in the foreground.

London, England

Alexandra Palace Transmitter Mast

The first regular high-definition TV transmissions were made from this seemingly out-of-place mast located on one corner of a Victorian-era entertainment venue.

The pylon, in front of the Canary Wharf skyline

London, England

'A Bullet From a Shooting Star'

This sculpture of a pylon is upside down and askew, as if its main purpose is to confuse passersby.

Piece of Berlin Wall In Iceland

Reykjavik, Iceland

Piece of Berlin Wall In Iceland

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

Tvísöngur

Seydisfjordur, Iceland

Tvísöngur

These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.

How's it going?

Seydisfjordur, Iceland

'How's It Going?' Phone Booth

An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.

Hallgrimskirkja

Reykjavik, Iceland

Hallgrimskirkja

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Nuuk Center

Nuuk, Greenland

Nuuk Center

Greenland's first shopping mall also hosts the country's government.

Three Kings Reliquary

Cologne, Germany

Shrine of the Three Kings

The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.

Square de l'Île-de-France

Paris, France

Site of La Morgue de Paris

The location of this small park was once the site of an infamous public morgue.

Art Nouveau Vestibule

Prague, Czechia

Prague Hlavni Nadrazi Vestibule

A historic and beautiful Art Nouveau chamber in a historic railway station.

Rockheim

Trondheim, Norway

Rockheim

A museum dedicated to Norwegian music, old and new alike.

Le Moulin de la Galette

Paris, France

Le Moulin de la Galette

Montmartre's sole surviving windmill became an iconic landmark for 19th-century painters, artists, and bohemians.

The Strood

Peldon, England

The Strood

This ancient causeway can flood daily, leaving Mersea Island as a true island for hours at a time, and cutting its 7,000 residents off from the mainland.

Close up photo of some of the ‘Cannonballs’

Southampton, England

Southampton Wall Cannonballs

Many mysteries surround these objects questioning whether they are cannonballs at all.

The Dancing Bull is found in front of Dior and Swarovski stores, the left turn from the main entrance looking to Duomo.

Milan, Italy

Dancing Bull of Good Fortune

Third time's a charm, or in this case, two testicles are.

Post Box at Tin Ma Court

Hong Kong

Hong Kong's Colonial Post Boxes

These post boxes from a bygone era have been the source of controversy and debate.

View of the Jumbo Tower from Balkerne Gate

Colchester, England

Jumbo Water Tower

The largest Victorian water tower in Britain.

The Black Stone, outside and adjacent to the Christchurch Mansion

Ipswich, England

The Black Stone

On the side of Christchurch Mansion is an enigmatic block of dark limestone that dates back to 14th-century Belgium.

Climbing out?

Wrocław, Poland

Uniwersytecki Bridge Hand

A mysterious concrete hand reaches out from between the stones of Uniwersytecki bridge.

A closer picture of the Walking Woman

Colchester, England

'Walking Woman' & 'Man With Cup'

Two larger-than-life Sean Henry sculptures blend in with the people of Colchester's high street.

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