Belfast, Northern Ireland
The Great Light
One of the largest lenses of its kind ever created, this former ship beacon has been brought down to Earth.
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Belfast, Northern Ireland
One of the largest lenses of its kind ever created, this former ship beacon has been brought down to Earth.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A palatial former bank building now houses what may be the poshest art venue (and former Tesco) in Belfast.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The only monument to name all of the passengers and crew who died on the RMS Titanic.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A towering steel-and-bronze figure whose playful nickname outshines its official message of hope
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.
Sudbury, England
At this fountain, Pongo and Missis of "The Hundred and One Dalmatians," stopped to drink.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
This armored vehicle was built in the local shipyard for use by the defenders of Dubrovnik.
Athens, Greece
The site where hundreds of Greeks were tortured by the Nazi secret police is now a cosmetics store.
Athens, Greece
Scars of this building's past life as a violent prison still cover its walls.
Athens, Greece
A tiny Greek Orthodox church from the Ottoman era hides on a busy city street.
Athens, Greece
These ancient ruins hide in plain sight next to a dessert shop.
Athens, Greece
According to legend, this ancient column contains healing properties.
Athens, Greece
The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.
Athens, Greece
A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.
Athens, Greece
Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.
Athens, Greece
A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.
Athens, Greece
Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.
Athens, Greece
The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.
Athens, Greece
This building displays the scars of the “Dekemvriana,” a dark time in modern Greek history.
Athens, Greece
The second oldest surviving house in Athens was owned by an Irish General.
Athens, Greece
The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.
Athens, Greece
This historic structure has been used as a mosque, a barracks, a prison, a school, and a bakery.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.