This funky former tobacco factory is one of the most striking examples of Madrid's cultural diversity.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.