Prague, Czechia
Speculum Alchemiae
The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.
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Prague, Czechia
The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.
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This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.
Munich, Germany
Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Prague, Czechia
Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.
Prague, Czechia
Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.
Prague, Czechia
This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.
Prague, Czechia
An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.
Prague, Czechia
A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.
Prague, Czechia
The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Prague, Czechia
A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.
Prague, Czechia
This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Prague, Czechia
A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.
Prague, Czechia
An existential riddle in the world's largest ancient castle.
Prague, Czechia
A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.
Prague, Czechia
This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.
Prague, Czechia
This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.