Kyoto, Japan
Nyan-nyan-ji
A century-old house transformed into a cat temple by an artist.
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Kyoto, Japan
A century-old house transformed into a cat temple by an artist.
Melbourne, Australia
This Melbourne bank has unique Gothic-style architectural features and is one of the most majestic operating bank branches in the world.
Abbotsford, Australia
This 19th-century convent is now a flourishing 21st-century hub for art.
Melbourne, Australia
The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.
Melbourne, Australia
The city’s oldest gateway to the galaxy lies at the entrance to the Royal Botanical Gardens.
Melbourne, Australia
This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.
Fairfield, Australia
Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.
Melbourne, Australia
An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.
Berlin, Germany
One of the best-preserved pieces of DDR propaganda in Berlin.
Mexico City, Mexico
A small square that sheds its troubled recent history with its surrounding artworks, some of which are not without controversy.
Hong Kong
Cheerful little building that has greeted visitors to the beach town of Shek O for 70 years.
Copenhagen, Denmark
A towering sculpture, likened to an adult toy, sparked local and national debate.
Berlin, Germany
Check the time in 145 countries at once with this East German relic.
Venice, Italy
An iron dragon with a long neck covered in feathery scales perched above one of Venice's most popular squares.
Prague, Czechia
This moving sculpture depicts contortionist positions based on photographs of gymnast Věra Čáslavská, who protested the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
Hong Kong
A century-old tower with great harbor views in a quiet space, hidden among skyscrapers.
Prague, Czechia
According to local legend, the devil shattered this column after losing a bet.
Koto City, Japan
The oldest iron bridge in Japan is preserved and unassumingly placed over a pedestrian path.
Tokyo, Japan
Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.
Prague, Czechia
This pink tractor statue pays tribute to a legendary underground punk band.
Santiago, Chile
It's just another skyscraper, but it's shaped like '90s cell phone.
Santiago, Chile
This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.
Santiago, Chile
A museum founded to reflect on and remember the human rights abuses under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.
Medellín, Colombia
In the heart of Medellín, an artsy urban complex sets the stage for demonstrations and protests.