The oldest sanctuary in the Sammarinese Republic.

A somber place of memory and reflection, that tells the story of Riga's Jewish community before and during World War II.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

The Catedral Basílica de Salvador is special for its stunning Baroque interior and the historic sepulchre of Mem de Sá, connecting the church to Salvador’s colonial past.

A children's mosaic in Limassol using deep-sea creature patterns to honor young lives lost across several genocides, including Cyprus’s own 1974 wounds.

This genuine, blood red Jolly Roger was captured off the North African coast in 1790 by Admiral Richard Curry.

Since 1877, the characters of Sir Walter Scott’s “Ivanhoe” have been keeping time in this Leeds arcade.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

This figure was carved in the likeness of a voyeur, so that every time he spied across the street, he would find only himself staring back.

The Underground railway station and its Cubist/Art Deco statue are so evocative of 1920s/30s London that one almost expects to see Poirot on the stairs.

This museum holds the most comprehensive collection of Armenian art in the world.

A historical puzzle lies at the origins of this structure.

A Brutalist architectural gem hidden among Skopje’s neoclassical buildings.

A wild-haired maestro surrenders to artistic passion in this multi-story mural.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

Closing the station left a big hole in the ground. So they put in a shopping centre, a block of apartments and bus station over it and the largest undercover car park Europe in it.

Two alleyways in Suzhou Old Town offer a slice of life in Shanghai's French Concession, and served as a private home-away-from-home for one of 1920s Shanghai’s most infamous gangsters

A history of invasion, innovation, ignition, and Iceni, the Temple of Claudius has been an iconic landmark throughout the history of Britain’s oldest recorded town from its very earliest days to the present

A tragic legacy of the attempt to beautify Skopje and line the pockets of corrupt politicians

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

A 10-meter totem pole stands as a tribute to Seattle’s sister city of Bergen, Norway.

The place to be if you love vintage Swedish cars.