Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Escadaria Selarón Mosaic Steps
A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.
Krakow, Poland
A statue commemorating a Polish dog who took his role as man's best friend very seriously.
Krakow, Poland
Krakow's own version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Krakow, Poland
Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.
Krakow, Poland
This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.
Krakow, Poland
Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.
Krakow, Poland
There are thousands of tributes and memorials to the King, but none quite like this one in a Kraków city park.
Wrocław, Poland
A collection of old neon signs from all over Poland line a secluded courtyard.
Wrocław, Poland
A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.
Wrocław, Poland
The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.
Wrocław, Poland
In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.
Wrocław, Poland
This ex-prison dates back to the Middle Ages.
Wrocław, Poland
A mysterious concrete hand reaches out from between the stones of Uniwersytecki bridge.
Warsaw, Poland
This colorful and quirky set of pegasus sculptures celebrate the works of poet Zbigniew Herbert.
Warsaw, Poland
These plaques found across Warsaw commemorate the sites where executions or battles took place during the German occupation.
Warsaw, Poland
At night, this memorial illuminates a ghostly outline of a footbridge that connected two sections of the Warsaw Ghetto.
Warsaw, Poland
A bronze replica of an elm tree that honors the victims that perished in Pawaik Prison.
Warsaw, Poland
The last king of Poland was interred in this church nearly 200 years after his death.
Warsaw, Poland
Atop this library is one of the most beautiful green spaces in Warsaw.
Warsaw, Poland
Hundreds of notes give thanks to the patron saint of lost causes.
Warsaw, Poland
This bell stars in a tragic love tale and is said to make wishes come true.
Warsaw, Poland
Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.
Warsaw, Poland
The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.