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KanaKiseki

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2014

Born in Hong Kong, raised in Singapore.

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Eight Hour Day Monument

Melbourne, Australia

Eight-Hour-Day Monument

Commemorating the 19th-century labor movement in Australia.

89 Jermyn Street

London, England

Floris Perfumery

A storied London perfume shop that supplies scents for royalty has been operating out of this storefront for nearly 300 years.

Here lies a rather inconspicuous memorial to the victims of persecution.

Antwerpen, Belgium

Heksensteen

A curious stone in a public square commemorates the victims of witch-burning.

The outside of the fort, it is unknown if this is the engine room or a room with collapsed walls

Bale, Croatia

Fort Forno

A strategically positioned fortress that protected the Fazana channel has found new life as a place for theater.

he River Westbourne flows above the station in a large iron conduit.

London, England

Sloane Square Tube Station

One of London's lost rivers runs through a pipe over the tracks of this subway station.

The Rakovac memorial from the knees up

Poreč, Croatia

Joakim Rakovac Memorial

A monument to one of Croatia's famous freedom fighters.

The Souvenir, now the Graveyard of Lost Species

Southend-on-Sea, England

Graveyard of Lost Species

A boat slowly sinking into the Essex mud flats bearing the names of the disappeared that haunt the Thames Estuary.

A closer look at the Teleferika from Rabac

Rabac, Croatia

Teleferika

The remains of a cable car used for bauxite mining after World War I hides in a coastal forest.

A closer look at the excavation, from the left side of Kandlerova ul

Pula, Croatia

Quarter of Saint Theodore

An excavation site that signified Hercules in Pula, and a glimpse into the city's Roman history.

Collins Temperance Fountain

Glasgow, Scotland

Collins Temperance Fountain

A warning against "the demon drink" adorns the northwest entrance of Glasgow Green.

Both women and Jewish people had few opportunities for independent success in England at the time.

Winchester, England

Licoricia of Winchester Statue

This sculpture is an homage to one of the most important Jewish women in medieval England.

The Dragon Roundabout is an impressive public sculpture.
Permanently Closed

Bangkok, Thailand

Dragon Roundabout

This most unusual dragon is made of recycled Chinese cutlery.

The transmitter mast with a cherry tree in the foreground.

London, England

Alexandra Palace Transmitter Mast

The first regular high-definition TV transmissions were made from this seemingly out-of-place mast located on one corner of a Victorian-era entertainment venue.

 The statue of James Henry Greathead with a bus passing on one side.

London, England

Statue of James Henry Greathead

This statue of one of the engineers who created the London Underground hides a ventilation shaft for the tube lines that run under the street.

Approaching the intersection of Bellevue Ave and Valley Road in Montclair.

Montclair, New Jersey

91.9 FM Pirate Radio Station

The radio station that's been promising to make love to you for the last 15 years—if you happen to be on one specific block in suburban New Jersey.

Utah's pre-statehood name was the Land of Deseret.

Washington, D.C.

Washington Monument Commemorative Stones

Ruins from the Parthenon and petrified wood line the interior of one of the world's most famous monuments.

The arrow illuminated target, on ground level

Fordingbridge, England

Ashley Walk Illuminated Target

Hidden from the ground but visible from above, this arrow target in the New Forest is part of Hampshire's rich World War II history.

Church of Santa Maria la Nova

Naples, Italy

Church of Santa Maria la Nova

Does this church in Naples hold the true tomb of Vlad the Impaler, the notoriously cruel figure who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula?

Part of the fresco.

Beram, Croatia

Svetište Sv. Marije na Škriljinah (The Sanctuary of St. Mary of the Rocks)

Inside this small chapel tucked away in the forest is one of the most well-preserved Danse Macabre frescos.

The town loggia.

Grožnjan, Croatia

Grožnjan Town Loggia

The Renaissance-era courthouse is a relic from the fortified town's centuries of Venetian rule.

Krstionica Sv. Trojstva (Baptismal Font of the Holy Spirit)

Rovinj, Croatia

Krstionica Sv. Trojstva (Baptismal Font of the Holy Spirit)

This seven-sided Romanesque chapel is regarded as the oldest building in Rovinj.

Murals of Vodnjan

Vodnjan, Croatia

Murals of Vodnjan

Maze-like streets filled with vibrant murals draw visitors to this Istrian town.

Close-up of "The Punishment of Dirce".

Pula, Croatia

Kažnjavanje Dirke (The Punishment of Dirce)

A Roman mosaic depicting a classical myth was only rediscovered after bombing during World War II.

Sveta Srca

Pula, Croatia

Sveta Srca

A former church turned museum, complete with changing exhibitions.

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