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Tatar Russian in origin, the largest mosque in Japan is now an Ottoman-style Turkish culture center.

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”

Weighing nearly seven tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

This girder was hit by a bomb during the Spanish Civil War, but nobody knew about it until 2016.

These abandoned country fairgrounds are filled with replicas of Spanish monuments.

This enigmatic artifact is a rare depiction of an ancient Iberian noblewoman.

A vault of safe-deposit boxes in an old bank has been repurposed as a time capsule of Hispanic culture.

Kingly French toast comes soaked in milk or red wine, then drizzled in a citrus-perfumed syrup.

A must for film lovers in Madrid and home to the Spanish Film Library's projection space.

This unassuming bookstore in the heart of Madrid is one of the oldest in Spain.

One of Madrid's oldest trees, with a long and colorful history, resides in El Retiro Park.

Among the oldest structures in Madrid, these Moorish walls once guarded the medieval city of Mayrit.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

The scorched Lisbon church that survived two earthquakes and a massive fire.

After the owner of this Art Nouveau home died, it was turned into a museum displaying a lifetime dedicated to art.

This museum contains a vast array of puppets and marionettes from all over the world, featuring incredible works by Portuguese creators.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.

The extravagance of Portugal’s "Pink Palace" resulted in a noble title being awarded to its owner.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.