Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

These seaside shelters once enjoyed by royalty remain a part of local history.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

One fisherman has used his love of pebbles and shore to create a crazy garden of rocky art.

Half-drowned wooden stumps and stone blocks are all that remain of a Victorian landing that was destroyed by storms.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

The Slovenian architect designed many landmarks in the capital city, including his own dream house.

In between two buildings in Ljubljana, medieval tunnel to nowhere.

Strange rumors surround the artist who created these solemn metal guard dogs.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.

Slovenia's first mosque is a striking mix of Islamic and modernist architecture.

Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.