The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

With a design inspired by traditional Latvian textiles, this monument honors the Latvian people who suffered under Soviet occupation.

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.

After decades of damage, this feat of timekeeping and automaton art has been given a new lease on life.

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

This abandoned church in central Lyon is missing its front stairs.

A tiled, multi-level garden of survival in Lyon.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

A unique underground structure dating back to the 1st century BC.

This folk museum is devoted to small figurines of provincial village life.

The lost Latin words were reconstructed using the holes from the nails that once pinned them in place.

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

Auguste Maïcon, a pioneer in French aviation, was born in this house in 1891.

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

One of London's lost rivers runs through a pipe over the tracks of this subway station.

This statue of the great Argentinian car driver is located near a famous curve of the Monaco Grand Prix.