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Art within the creative city.

Tallinn, Estonia

Telliskivi Creative City

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

The replica of the of Big Christopher statue.

Riga, Latvia

Big Christopher

The statue of a legendary giant who carried Christ and shouldered the world's sins.

The Gates of the Herbertstraße.

Hamburg, Germany

Herbertstraße

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

'Worker and Kolkhoz Woman'

Moscow, Russia

'Worker and Kolkhoz Woman'

An iconic Soviet statue of working-class people.

Maarjamäe Memorial Complex.

Tallinn, Estonia

Maarjamäe Memorial Complex

This striking memorial is one of Estonia’s most controversial Soviet leftovers.

The "Russalka" Memorial

Tallinn, Estonia

The "Russalka" Memorial

The first monument in Estonia that was made by an Estonian sculptor.

Soviet Statue Graveyard

Tallinn, Estonia

Soviet Statue Graveyard

Relics from an era long gone, sit idle outside this Estonian museum.

The front facade of the palace.

Tallinn, Estonia

Kadriorg Palace

A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.

The quaint and well-preserved Goodwin's Court.

London, England

Goodwin's Court

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

Caryatids at St Pancras Church.

London, England

Coade Stone Caryatids

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

The exterior of the memorial

Helsinki, Finland

National Memorial to the Winter War

Dedicated to the outnumbered Finnish forces who pushed back Soviet forces during the conflict.

The Helsinki Observatory.

Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki Observatory

Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.

Lyhdynkantajat (The Lantern Bearers)

Helsinki, Finland

Lyhdynkantajat (The Lantern Bearers)

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

A polar bear at the zoo.

Ranua, Finland

Ranua Wildlife Park

Finland's northernmost zoo is home to the country's only polar bears.

Booktower Rotunda

Helsinki, Finland

The National Library of Finland

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

The Chester Rows in an earlier century.

Chester, England

Chester Rows

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

Dennis Severs' House

England

Dennis Severs' House

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."

London's floating bookstore.

London, England

Word on the Water

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

Hellemann Tower and City Walls

Tallinn, Estonia

Hellemann Tower and City Walls

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

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Munich, Germany

Eisbachwelle

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

Death cutting the life-thread

Munich, Germany

Asamkirche

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

The Rocket as preserved in the Science Museum, London

Shildon, England

The ‘Rocket' Locomotive

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

The Lucky Chimney Sweeper.

Tallinn, Estonia

'Lucky Chimney Sweeper'

Rubbing the buttons along this statue's coat is considered good luck.

St Catherine's Passage

Tallinn, Estonia

St Catherine's Passage

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

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