Places Added by Lana Velkov

A rich Serb hired foreign craftsmen to secretly build the castle of his dreams.

This spaceship-like structure was once a popular roadside restaurant.

This little visited park is a treasure trove of ancient Roman ruins.

This striking, historic hotel has major Wes Anderson movie energy.

Once one of the most beautiful buildings in Serbia, this palace stands abandoned in a park.

Iran's "Rose Garden Palace," built during 131 years of rule by Qajar kings, consists of 17 stunning structures.

The remains of a luxurious 14th-century church built by the last despot of Serbia.

This curious gravestone tells the legend of an unknown mariner's grisly murder.

This elaborate banquet hall in Queen Victoria's summer residence is an homage to Indian architecture, including miniature models of palaces in India.

The eerie remains of one of Ireland's oldest castles, said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who brings ill fate.

In the 1930s, people used to take boats from the mainland to see this Art Deco venue.

One of the most important fortresses along the Danube now lies in ruins.

An unusual seafront museum hides behind an unassuming Ventnor giftshop.

A series of metal trumpets in the heart of Ruma represents the seven Vojvodina People's Liberation Brigades.

A large open-air Socialist Realist mosaic, considered the largest in Serbia.

This medieval fortress guards a monastery near the border of Serbia and Montenegro.

An eerie fountain commemorating the death of a boy that sparked a small war in the 19th century.

The kitsch mansion of the former Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu features a golden bathroom.

Locals believe this abandoned ruin on the outskirts of Bucharest is haunted.

An architectural marvel that combines Gothic architecture with Indian elements.

Arguably Belgrade's only example of pure Art Deco architecture.

An exquisite monument dedicated to fallen Partisan soldiers and anti-fascist fighters of Yugoslavia through symbols of gears and flowers.

A chemical factory damaged by two earthquakes and an explosion that became abandoned after bankruptcy.

Former home to Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka's dazzling Art Deco duplex studio.