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Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

One architect's organic, human-centric design has been fully realized in this alien art house.

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

A fortress on this island housed the mysterious prisoner known as the "Man in the Iron Mask" for more than a decade.

Nearly every wall in this French villa has been "tattooed" by artist Jean Cocteau and other famous painters.

A reconstruction of a classic mansion on the island of Delos was designed for a historian and archaeologist.

The people of Padua pledged to construct this church if the city was spared from destruction during World War I.

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.

A twisted steel beam from the wreckage of the World Trade Center is the centerpiece of this memorial for those who died on September 11, 2001.

The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."

In medieval times this small stone seat was used as a bizarre way to punish insolvent debtors.

Auguste Maïcon, a pioneer in French aviation, was born in this house in 1891.

Every year, the town of Menton, France, turns lemons and oranges into giant sculptures depicting windmills, dragons, and more.

This mountain trail inspired Nietzsche to complete his magnum opus.

Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.

This statue of the great Argentinian car driver is located near a famous curve of the Monaco Grand Prix.

This public amphitheater was once a key part of Monaco’s defense strategy.

The enchanting home of an eccentric Swedish physicist and author sits in the hills of Anacapri.

An elegant church is home to a remarkably detailed mosaic floor depicting the Garden of Eden.