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I'm a 30 y.o. physicist from Pavia, Italy. 74.5% of my friends would call me a nit-picker, yet I can be much more boring than that.

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A Conversation with Oscar Wilde.

London, England

'A Conversation With Oscar Wilde'

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

Pamela Colman Smith's Fireplace

London, England

Pamela Colman Smith's Fireplace

Inside a London bookstore, a fireplace that once belonged to the illustrator responsible for a famous set of tarot cards.

The Gilded vectors of disease facade.

London, England

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Vectors of Disease Frieze

The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.

The Meeting Place

London, England

The Meeting Place

This sculpture encompasses the emotion of rail travel.

Platform 9 3/4

London, England

Platform 9 3/4

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Lullaby Factory
Permanently Closed

London, England

Lullaby Factory

Wedged between two buildings at the Great Ormond Street Hospital is this secret music installation.

The green shelter.

London, England

Cabmen’s Shelter in Russell Square

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

Mahatma Gandhi (Fredda Brilliant, 1968).

London, England

Peace Garden at Tavistock Square

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

Bayterek Tower

Astana, Kazakhstan

Bayterek Tower

A modern tower, symbolizing the legend of a golden egg on top of the tree of life.

Inside the entertainment complex

Astana, Kazakhstan

Khan Shatyr

An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.

Palace of Peace and Reconciliation

Astana, Kazakhstan

Palace of Peace and Reconciliation

Iconic pyramid from famed British architect Norman Foster designed to represent all of the world's religious faiths.

Lac Souterrain de Saint-Léonard

Saint-Léonard, Switzerland

Lac Souterrain de Saint-Léonard

The largest underground lake in Europe.

The Lighthouse of Genoa

Genoa, Italy

The Lighthouse of Genoa

Depending on how it is measured, this lighthouse can claim to be the tallest in Europe and the tallest conventional lighthouse in the world.

Sunlight illuminating the Castellana Caves.

Castellana Grotte, Italy

Castellana Caves

The sunlight passing through the opening of this huge cave system creates a magical effect.

Front view of the cathedral.

Trani, Italy

Trani Cathedral

Three underground crypts and a pointed arch under the bell tower make this cathedral unique among Romanesque churches.

The mummies of eminent personalities from the 18th and 19th century.

Monopoli, Italy

Chiesa di Santa Maria del Suffragio detta del Purgatorio

Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.

Grotta Gigante

Borgo Grotta Gigante, Italy

Grotta Gigante

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.

Ehekarussell

Nuremberg, Germany

Ehekarussell

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

The Ochsenportal

Nuremberg, Germany

Ochsenportal

An ornate sculpture of an ox in repose marks the former entrance to Nuremberg's medieval meat market, which was destroyed during World War II.

Der Hase

Nuremberg, Germany

'Der Hase'

This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.

Albrecht Dürer's Grave

Nuremberg, Germany

Albrecht Dürer's Grave

The final resting place of one of Germany's most accomplished Renaissance men.

Aegidienkirche interior

Hanover, Germany

Aegidien Church War Memorial

After this historic church was destroyed by World War II bombing, its blackened shell was left standing as a monument.

A symbol of the epiphany that won't make anyone uncomfortable

Hanover, Germany

Marktkirche

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

The Musical Manhole Cover

Hanover, Germany

The Musical Manhole Cover

This gateway to subterranean Hanover plays jazz, pop and rock to surprised passersby.

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