Marlborough, England
Silbury Hill
Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?
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Marlborough, England
Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
A decaying, yet still functioning, work of communist architecture.
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
An homage to the medieval rulers of Bulgaria.
Sofia, Bulgaria
"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.
Sofia, Bulgaria
Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.
Sofia, Bulgaria
This building has two facades of clashing architectural designs.
Rilski manastir, Bulgaria
This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.
Samovodene, Bulgaria
Outstanding, eerie frescoes and decorations fill this 19th-century monastery.
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Rebuilt several decades ago, its striking murals prevent it from being reconsecrated as a church.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Said to be the only museum in the world dedicated to the most classic of all blooms, the rose.
Shipka, Bulgaria
A magnificent, glittering building tucked into a tiny Bulgarian mountain town.
Gabrovo, Bulgaria
A mountain pass in Bulgaria's Balkan Mountains was the site of four historic battles.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
A gigantic statue of a Russian soldier watches over the ancient city of Plovdiv, a prominent reminder of the Soviet period in Bulgaria.
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Neon artworks light up this dark Edinburgh tunnel.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.