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Journey through this open museum where even employees remain true to period.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.

A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.

This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.

The Sun King's military models, saved from the Louvre.

These palatial ruins said to be inspired by Cambodia's Angkor Wat have been turned into a significant religious temple.

A library in Germany displays a likeness that some believe is William Shakespeare.

The home and studio of one of Japan's most avant-garde artists is now a museum showcasing his surreal works.

A former royal garden with lush surroundings in the heart of the city.

Cages that once displayed the bodies of executed leaders hang from a German church tower.

The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.

This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

Commemorating Frankfurt's Jewish community and 11,908 victims of the Holocaust.

A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.

Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.