Warsaw, Poland
Tchorek Plaques
These plaques found across Warsaw commemorate the sites where executions or battles took place during the German occupation.
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Warsaw, Poland
These plaques found across Warsaw commemorate the sites where executions or battles took place during the German occupation.
Warsaw, Poland
A heavily politicized roundabout discussing the state of a heavily politicized country.
Berlin, Germany
This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.
Seville, Spain
Spain's largest bullring offers a unique glimpse at architecture and history.
Warsaw, Poland
A bronze replica of an elm tree that honors the victims that perished in Pawaik Prison.
Warsaw, Poland
This colorful and quirky set of pegasus sculptures celebrate the works of poet Zbigniew Herbert.
Berlin, Germany
An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.
Warsaw, Poland
A delightful museum entirely dedicated to the tiny homes of dolls.
Grabarka, Poland
Crosses of all shapes, sizes and colors litter the mountain, the site of a huge yearly Orthodox pilgrimage.
Warsaw, Poland
The last king of Poland was interred in this church nearly 200 years after his death.
London, England
Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.
Malbork, Poland
This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.
London, England
This museum is dedicated solely to this millennia-old handheld cooling device.
London, England
The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.
Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Poland
In northeastern Poland, the ruins of a massive granary overlook the Narew River.
Gdańsk, Poland
A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.
London, England
The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.
Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.
Berlin, Germany
Berliners converted a bombed-out, disused lot into a community-run urban farm with its own cafe and bar.
Chichester, England
This open-air heritage museum illuminates centuries of historic English life from a West Sussex village.
Czestochowa, Poland
Brought to you by the makers of fiberglass dinosaurs.
London, England
The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.
Granada, Spain
Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.
London, England
A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.