Florence, Italy
The Bull of Santa Maria del Fiore
This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.
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Florence, Italy
This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.
Budapest, Hungary
This building has survived for more than a century and remains virtually untouched.
Budapest, Hungary
This quiet, unassuming spot in Budapest was the birthplace of the bloody 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
Budapest, Hungary
This easily overlooked memorial immortalizes the scars from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
Budapest, Hungary
Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.
Bologna, Italy
Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.
Budapest, Hungary
The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.
Budapest, Hungary
A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.
Bologna, Italy
Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.
Budapest, Hungary
A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.
Frankfurt, Germany
Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.
Thessaloniki, Greece
An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.
Berlin, Germany
The original burial place of this preeminent 18th-century Jewish philosopher was razed by the Nazis.
Berlin, Germany
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
Lille, France
This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.
Lille, France
Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.
Berlin, Germany
A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.
Amiens, France
A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.
Paris, France
The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.
Paris, France
Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.
Prague, Czechia
Throughout this shopping mall are medieval ruins that were discovered during the mall's construction.
Prague, Czechia
Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.
Prague, Czechia
Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.