Famagusta, Cyprus
Varosha Beach Resort
A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.
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Famagusta, Cyprus
A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.
Nicosia, Cyprus
This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.
Lefkoşa, Cyprus
The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The only monument to name all of the passengers and crew who died on the RMS Titanic.
San Marino, San Marino
The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.
Moravský Krumlov, Czechia
Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha spent 18 years creating these monumental paintings of Slavic history and mythology.
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
A monument to the bloody fight against fascism in Slovakia during World War II.
Prague, Czechia
The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.
Prague, Czechia
Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.
Prague, Czechia
Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.
Prague, Czechia
This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.
Prague, Czechia
Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.
Prague, Czechia
A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.
Prague, Czechia
A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Prague, Czechia
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
Prague, Czechia
A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.
Prague, Czechia
Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Prague, Czechia
The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.