Prague, Czechia
Prague Metronome
Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.
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Prague, Czechia
Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.
Prague, Czechia
A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.
Prague, Czechia
A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.
Prague, Czechia
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Prague, Czechia
Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.
Luxor, Egypt
These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.
Nubia, Egypt
Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.
London, England
At almost 1,000 years old, this is the oldest known door in all of Britain.
London, England
The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.
London, England
The "beautiful" equation predicting the movement of all electromagnetic particles is engraved in front of Newton's tomb.
London, England
The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.
London, England
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
London, England
This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.
London, England
These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.
London, England
The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.
London, England
The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
London, England
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
London, England
The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.
London, England
Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.