Singapore
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple & Museum
This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.
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Singapore
This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.
Singapore
A manifestation of modernist architectural ideas, this massive, multi-purpose building was one of the first of its kind in Southeast Asia.
Singapore
The highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore looks like a series of undulating waves rising between two public parks.
Magelang, Indonesia
This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.
Magelang, Indonesia
Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.
Kecamatan Prambanan, Indonesia
This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.
Kampung Lupak Luas, Brunei
Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.
Leipzig, Germany
One of the most iconic neon ads of former East Germany.
Dresden, Germany
Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.
Dresden, Germany
A famous big wave from Japan serves as a tribute to the victims of the disastrous Elbe flood.
Dresden, Germany
This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.
Dresden, Germany
A moving and macabre World War I-era painting by the great artist Otto Dix.
Krakow, Poland
Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Prague, Czechia
Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.
Prague, Czechia
Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.
Prague, Czechia
Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.
Prague, Czechia
A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.
Prague, Czechia
A quasi-futuristic roof sits atop a medieval Bohemian monastery damaged during World War II.
Prague, Czechia
A Baroque mansion with ties to legendary magicians and alchemists.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Prague, Czechia
A half-buried vehicle in Prague's is the latest iteration in a long-running piece by Czech artist David Černý.
Prague, Czechia
Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.