Copenhagen, Denmark
Stærekassen Passageway Mosaic
One of Scandinavia's largest mosaics pays tribute to Danish art and science luminaries.
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Copenhagen, Denmark
One of Scandinavia's largest mosaics pays tribute to Danish art and science luminaries.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The final resting place of the author who gave us the Little Mermaid, the Ugly Duckling, and many more beloved fairy tales.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Long before ultrasounds and modern testing, medical specimens like these conjoined twins helped physicians learn about congenital anomalies.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The final resting place of one of the brightest physicists of the 20th century.
Copenhagen, Denmark
An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.
Copenhagen, Denmark
This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.
Landskrona, Sweden
This Scandinavian island is the site of the first modern observatory.
Helsingør, Denmark
The shiny silver little brother to Copenhagen's Little Mermaid statue.
Raus, Sweden
Legend has it that this church faced a troll problem, leading to the affixing of a stone face of Satan above the entrance to deter further encounters.
Istanbul, Turkey
A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.
Istanbul, Turkey
Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.
Istanbul, Turkey
A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.