Olvera, Spain
Olvera Castle - Castillo de Olvera
Moorish signal station on a stratgic rocky outcrop.
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Olvera, Spain
Moorish signal station on a stratgic rocky outcrop.
Greatstone, England
Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.
Vardo, Norway
The people murdered during a 17th-century Norwegian witch hunt have been honored with a pair of stark, modern installations.
Lisbon, Portugal
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Maastricht, Netherlands
This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.
Radio Kootwijk, Netherlands
This disused VLF radio station is no longer in service but the surrounding town still bears its name.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.
Warsaw, Poland
Ruins of a late 1950s Polish ski jump ramp in the middle of the city.
Bled, Slovenia
This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
Brussels, Belgium
Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.
Sant Quirze Safaja, Spain
An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.
Krusevo, North Macedonia
Space-age monument to an early 20th-century uprising.
Vilanova de Sau, Spain
A Romanesque tower appears when water levels drop.
Vienna, Austria
Located right outside of Vienna, visitors can take in expansive views of an ethereal forest.
Averøy, Norway
A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.
Oberhausen, Germany
An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.
Turin, Italy
Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.
Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
In memory of The Blur Building, the temporary exhibition pavilion of vaporous nothingness.
Ecublens, Switzerland
The university library shaped like a giant piece of Swiss cheese.
Željava, Croatia
Yugoslavia's biggest underground airport lies in ruins.