Świdnica, Poland
Świdnica Peace Church
This centuries-old wooden wonder was built in less than a year and is one of Europe's largest timber-framed churches.
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Świdnica, Poland
This centuries-old wooden wonder was built in less than a year and is one of Europe's largest timber-framed churches.
Geoagiu, Romania
This 11th-century structure is one of the oldest churches in Romania.
Bucharest, Romania
This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.
Telega, Romania
This enormous abandoned prison was once dubbed the "Bastille of Romania."
Sighișoara, Romania
This hauntingly beautiful cemetery outside a medieval citadel is full of winding paths and ivy-covered graves.
Cârța, Romania
Climbing to the top of the cathedral's bell tower offers sweeping views of these medieval ruins.
Mogoșoaia, Romania
17th century palace once a meeting place for politicians.
Sighișoara, Romania
Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.
Bucharest, Romania
This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.
Romanii de Jos, Romania
Religious structure known for its sculpted details.
Bucharest, Romania
One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.
Sighetu Marmației, Romania
A memorial museum to the political prisoners who were held at Sighet Prison, once one of the most feared places in Romania.
Comuna Arefu, Romania
The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.
Sibiu, Romania
Packed to the ceiling with antique taxidermy and hunting arms.
Comuna Budești, Romania
A spooky spot along the road where things mysteriously seem to move uphill by themselves.
Câmpina, Romania
This eccentric folly house was designed by Romanian thinker Bogdan-Petriceicu Hasdeu, with a helping hand from his deceased daughter's spirit.
Bucharest, Romania
Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.
Bucharest, Romania
Check out engineering marvels of the past at this unintentionally retrofuturist museum.
Bucharest, Romania
A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.
Brașov, Romania
A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.
Viscri, Romania
A medieval church built up to defend its village.
Wallachia, Romania
The growing stones of Romania.
Frâncești, Romania
A Romanian church built from one single oak.