Places Edited by Laura Andersen

This 11th-century Cistercian abbey was once seized by Henry VIII.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.