Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Venice's island of the dead.

This spectacular mosque houses the second-largest chandelier in the world.

A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

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

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

This effigy of Peter the Great is greatly disproportionate.

An ever-growing literary collection housed in the apartment where the Russian author penned his final novel.

A meditative walk up 353 stairs leads to a majestic white Buddha overlooking Pai.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.