Bucharest, Romania
Trajan and Wolf Statue
One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.
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Bucharest, Romania
One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.
Bucharest, Romania
Historic beer hall in Bucharest with magnificent stained glass and a lively folk band.
Bucharest, Romania
This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.
Bucharest, Romania
This train station's platforms were built extremely narrow to deceive a rather arrogant government official
Bucharest, Romania
This sculpture used famed boxer Joe Louis as the inspiration behind its body.
Bucharest, Romania
Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.
Baku, Azerbaijan
A unique museum dedicated to culture and artistry of carpet weaving.
Baku, Azerbaijan
The building's fluid, wavelike walls are a true feat of architectural ingenuity.
Karbabad, Bahrain
This underground art installation recreates an ancient date honey storeroom.
Muharraq, Bahrain
The last place in Bahrain where you can get a custom-made dhow.
Manama, Bahrain
Is this amazing tableau depicting Gilgamesh and Enki 4,000 years old?
Manama, Bahrain
Skyscraper powered by wind turbines attached between its towers.
Fontainebleau, France
Peeing dogs guard the Roman hunting goddess atop a fountain at France’s Château de Fontainebleau.
Valletta, Malta
The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.
Valletta, Malta
Valletta’s outdoor theatre stands within the ruins of a 19th-century opera house.
Sliema, Malta
Malta’s oldest sea water distillation building is now an architectural anomaly on the Sliema waterfront.
Mosta, Malta
This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."
Victoria, Malta
This prison on the Maltese island of Gozo is almost 500 years old, and they have the graffiti to prove it.
Żebbuġ, Malta
People have been making salt here using traditional methods for centuries.
Singapore
A ring of soy sauce bottle bases decorate an important Singaporean landmark.
Trier, Germany
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Echternach, Luxembourg
The ruins of one of the most important Roman villas north of the Alps.
Echternach, Luxembourg
Below the altar in Saint-Willibrord Basilica rests the mortal remains of Luxembourg's patron saint.
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Two standing giants remain as a tribute to Luxembourg's metallurgical past.