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A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.

An exclusive waiting room built for the royal family in the 1920s is hidden in Milan’s central station.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.

Vast network of air raid tunnels beneath Lombardy's capital.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

This Torino museum honors a soldier who kept the city safe using barrels of exploding gunpowder, losing his life in the process.

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

The Natural History Museum that time forgot.

Known as the Hintz House, this medieval pharmacy has been an apothecary's haven for nearly 450 years.

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

A sprawling collection of books and manuscripts about ancient Greece that would have put their famed libraries to shame.

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.