Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

The largest fountain in Bratislava.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.

Dedicated to a synagogue that was destroyed after having survived World War II.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

In the hometown of the Catholic saint and Nobel Peace Prize winner, a memorial dedicated to her legacy.

These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.

A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.

An unfinished Serbian Orthodox church with 1,389 golden crosses planned to represent the Battle of Kosovo.

A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.