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Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

This Bordeaux parking garage has 712 indoor spaces, and one outdoor.

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

Lady Liberty's original designer installed a little clone in this French fountain.

A historical puzzle lies at the origins of this structure.

A solar-powered primary school inspires hope and experimentation in a country ripe for energy innovation.

The last standing example of an ancient district's teatime tradition.

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.

Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.

A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

In this town's main square resides a statue of none other than the 43rd President of the United States.

Bronzes and busts that once stood in the city's main squares are now relegated to a small hidden courtyard.

In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.

The only Shinto shrine in Europe that has been officially sanctioned by Japan.

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

A palatial former bank building now houses what may be the poshest art venue (and former Tesco) in Belfast.

These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.

For part of the year, this innovative greenhouse is painted white to keep the plants from getting scorched.