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These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.

Artists made this mosque into a marvel of Ottoman baroque architecture.

This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.

One of the most exquisite Lycian hilltop citadels in Turkey.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

This museum preserves the hand-dug tunnel that kept Sarajevo afloat during the Serbian siege.

Remnants of successive wars and Muslim colonialism in the 11th century.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

A towering spire in the fortress of Kalemegdan honors the victorious armies of Serbia during their struggles against the Ottoman Empire.