Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.

Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.

Berlin's old airport.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.