Lübeck, Germany
The Broken Bells of St. Mary's
The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.
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Lübeck, Germany
The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.
Prague, Czechia
This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Dandarah, Egypt
Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.
Nubia, Egypt
Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.
Shiraz, Iran
Named after a legendary garden called Eram in southern Arabia, built by order of Shaddad, an Arab king who wanted to compete with Paradise.
Shiraz, Iran
Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.
Iran
This ancient burial site is believed to be one of the first earthquake-protected structures in the world.
Fars Province, Iran
The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.
Fars Province, Iran
Marked by the hand of the explorer Henry Morton Stanley.
Pak Ou, Laos
Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.
Hương Thủy, Vietnam
An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Khmer Rouge's high security prison.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Nyaung-U, Myanmar
Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.
Mandalay, Myanmar
This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."
Mandalay, Myanmar
A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.
Inn Wa, Myanmar
A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.
Bago, Myanmar
The second largest reclining Buddha in the world got "lost" for over 120 years.
Yangon, Myanmar
This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.
Kyoto, Japan
The 10,000 Torii shrine.
Nara, Japan
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Hatsukaichi, Japan
This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.
Hiroshima, Japan
Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.