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Paxmal

Walenstadt, Switzerland

'Paxmal'

A monument to peace, built by one man over the course of 25 years.

Pointe de la Jonction

Geneva, Switzerland

Pointe de la Jonction

Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.

The enormous fountain was unveiled in 2020.

Kilchberg, Switzerland

The World's Largest Chocolate Fountain

A 30-foot-high stream of chocolate flows continuously at the Lindt Home of Chocolate.

Treille Promenade

Geneva, Switzerland

Treille Promenade

One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.

Main facade.

Geneva, Switzerland

La Tulipe

A rare, flower-shaped example of Brutalist architecture in Switzerland.

Heureka Useless Machine

Zurich, Switzerland

Heureka Useless Machine

One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.

Hammetschwand Elevator

Ennetbürgen, Switzerland

Hammetschwand Elevator

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

Kolmanskop Ghost Town

Namibia

Kolmanskop Ghost Town

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

Samsui woman on a cigarette break.

Singapore

Young Samsui Woman Mural

A mural honoring the women who built Singapore turned a quiet alley into a citywide debate.

‘From Chettiars to Financiers’

Singapore

‘From Chettiars to Financiers’

A unique, time-transcending work of art depicting the progress of trade in Singapore.

Malay burial plot

Singapore

Jalan Kubor Cemetery

The oldest Muslim cemetery in Singapore, with a strong royal connection.

Bird's eye view of Jurong Island

Singapore

Jurong Hill

This tranquil park with a spiral viewing tower is an off-the-beaten-path area where renowned people have planted a small grove of trees.

ex-voto of ships in Notre-Dame de la Garde

Marseille, France

Notre-Dame de la Garde's Nautical Ex-Voto

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

Petrified Forest Namibia

Namibia

Petrified Forest of Khorixas

Hundreds of tree trunks and Welwitschia flowers populate this living fossil haven.

This sign is about all there is to the visitor's center

Kunene Region, Namibia

Twyfelfontein

Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.

Welwitschia

Namibia

Welwitschia

Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.

Dead Vlei

Sossusvlei, Namibia

Dead Vlei

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

GR6 trail through multiple pigments Colorado Provencal

Rustrel, France

Ochre Quarry in Colorado Provençal

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

Fresco ceilings

Albi, France

Albi Cathedral

A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.

arc de triomphe

Montpellier, France

Promenade du Peyrou

This plaza is home to a number of works, including Montpellier‘s own Arc de Triomphe.

Alfonso's deceptively simple color palette at play

Marseille, France

Unite d'Habitation and the Radiant City

What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?

The cavernous interior of the Cattedrale di Parma.

Parma, Italy

Cattedrale di Parma (Parma Cathedral)

The city of Parma's cathedral is home to one of the greatest illusionistic frescoes of the Renaissance.

Scaligero Castle of Sirmione

Sirmione, Italy

Scaligero Castle

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

Front gate

Bergamo, Italy

Cappella Colleoni

If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.

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