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The room with four columns, with the entrance to the room where the artwork is located on the right.

Hamburg, Germany

’Tropfsteinmaschine, 1996-2496‘

An evolving artwork that began in 1996 and is scheduled to continue until... 2496!

The Waterfall of Kvarnbyn Mölndal

Mölndal, Sweden

The Waterfall of Kvarnbyn Mölndal

Once the center of power for the region's various factories.

Haga Wave

Gothenburg, Sweden

Hagavågen (Haga Wave)

Artwork created by artists and school children as a tribute to free speech and democracy.

Feskekôrka

Gothenburg, Sweden

Feskekôrka - The "Fish Church"

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

"STONEMASON S.P. ANDERSSON ... KILLED BY THIS STONE ON 22 JUNE 1880 ... FRIENDS RAISED THE STONE"

Malmö, Sweden

Sven P. Andersson’s Gravestone

The very rock that killed the stonemason marks his grave.

'bLINK'

Gothenburg, Sweden

'bLINK'

A monumental magenta installation looms over a tangle of roads and tracks, as controversial as it is conspicuous.

Hill Road Taxi

Hong Kong

Hill Road Flyover

This striking high elevated road snakes downhill between densely packed buildings.

Rubber Tyre Duck

Nikolai, Sweden

Rubber Tyre Duck

A rubber duck made out of a decidedly different kind of rubber.

Shoufuku Tanuki - Happiness and fortune

Tokyo, Japan

Tanuki Street

A tiny street lined with eleven distinct Tanuki statues, each representing a different wish.

‘Way to Go’

Malmö, Sweden

‘Way to Go’

A bronze sculpture on a bridge, of the shoes of 29 famous Malmöites.

The Baltic Way footprints with some electric scooters in the background.

Riga, Latvia

Baltic Way Footprints (Riga)

A subtle memorial marks where a human chain protested Soviet control in 1989.

Yushima Tenmangū

Tokyo, Japan

Yushima Tenmangū

Students pray here in hopes of entering one of Japan’s most prestigious universities.

Part of Pokrov Cemtery (which was formerly the Orthodox section of the Great Cemetery).

Riga, Latvia

Great Cemetery

A former graveyard for Riga’s elite is now a large park with elegant monuments.

Giant Wooden Bear of Sveg

Sveg, Sweden

Giant Wooden Bear of Sveg

This massive Trojan ursine was built to be a new tourist symbol for a small Swedish town.

Polish Army Museum.
Permanently Closed

Warsaw, Poland

Polish Army Museum

This extensive collection covers thousands of years of Polish military history.

It's hard to believe these replicas aren't actually edible.

Tokyo, Japan

Sampuru Shops of Kappabashi Street

Tokyo’s “Kitchen Town” hosts a number of shops selling intricate food replicas.

A nighttime view of the Kanda Myojin Shrine.

Tokyo, Japan

Kanda Myojin Shrine

You can receive a blessing for your electronics at this Shinto shrine near Akihabara.

Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple

Tokyo, Japan

Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple

A grand Buddhist temple with Indian influences.

Hamburg's "green bunker" repurposes World War II weaponry.

Hamburg, Germany

Feldstraße Bunker

A mammoth WWII anti-air defense tower has been repurposed as a hotel with a rooftop garden.

‘Liden Gunver’

Copenhagen, Denmark

‘Liden Gunver’

A somber statue commemorating a Danish merfolk-tale.

Malmö Spetsbunker (Malmö Winkel Tower)

Malmö, Sweden

Malmö Spetsbunker (Malmö Winkel Tower)

This cone-shaped bomb shelter, modeled on German design, is a rare WWII relic that never saw use but still looms over the harbor.

Kiyomizu-Kannondo Temple and the pine tree.

Tokyo, Japan

Moon Pine Tree

One of the top 100 sights of feudal Tokyo continues to impress those who visit the lesser temples of Ueno.

Ōfuna Kannon

Kamakura, Japan

Ōfuna Kannon

A giant statue of the Buddhist goddess of mercy watches over the town of Ōfuna.

Shinagawa Station in the 21st Century

Tokyo, Japan

Shinagawa Station

Japan's first train station is also the site of Godzilla's first destructive visit to the nation.

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