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The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.

Celebrated example of Ottoman architecture that also served as a site for brutal massacres.

A bridge destroyed three times: once as a ruse, then in an actual attack, and finally for the movies.

A former bank seized as a sniper vantage point during the Bosnian War is now a secret graffiti art gallery.

A forgotten and crumbling Yugoslav monument to the victims of fascism.

The place where World War I began.

This top-secret nuclear bunker hidden in a Bosnian mountain has been converted to a modern art exhibition space.

These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.

Ruins of an early Roman Christian church dating back to the 4th to 5th centuries.

A gigantic statue of a Russian soldier watches over the ancient city of Plovdiv, a prominent reminder of the Soviet period in Bulgaria.

A mountain pass in Bulgaria's Balkan Mountains was the site of four historic battles.

Eastern Bloc nostalgia, anybody?

This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.

A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.

The second-largest Jewish temple in Bulgaria was deserted after World War II, seized by the communist government and then abandoned again.

A flamboyant five-story building in Bulgaria resembles a crawling snail.

A spectacular Bulgarian cave resembling a devil's head with a waterfall rushing down its throat.

A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.

This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.

An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.

This ancient burial mound is accessed by an impressive Greek-built archway.

In the land of the Light Brigade stands a testament to the Cold War.

Over 300 wood sculptures depicting characters from Slavic, Greek and Western folk tales fill this magical garden.