Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

Beneath an ancient wishing tree lies an underground chapel with 12th-century frescoes and catacombs dedicated to a lady saint.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

While most shipwrecks are submerged, this ship in Cyprus ran ashore.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.

A stunning architectural yet functional feat, towering over Oslo.