Georgia
Russia–Georgia Friendship Monument
A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.
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Georgia
A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.
Georgia
Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.
Kutaisi, Georgia
A fountain filled with golden statues, celebrating the the ancient kingdom of Colchis.
Tbilisi, Georgia
When the Soviets destroyed the historic Armenian monastery they somehow left its bell tower intact.
Tbilisi, Georgia
A lively circle of dancers in the Georgian capital commemorates an ancient rite of spring.
Tbilisi, Georgia
With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.
Tbilisi, Georgia
At this rare mosque in Tbilisi, Sunni and Shia Muslims pray side by side.
Tbilisi, Georgia
A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."
Tbilisi, Georgia
A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.
Tbilisi, Georgia
The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.
Pristina, Kosovo
An unfinished Serbian Orthodox church with 1,389 golden crosses planned to represent the Battle of Kosovo.
Pristina, Kosovo
This massive monument was unveiled the day Kosovo declared independence from Serbia.
Pristina, Kosovo
A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.
Peja, Kosovo
A UNESCO-protected spiritual seat of the Old Serbian Kingdom and Empire.
Pristina, Kosovo
A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.
London, England
The world’s second-largest flood defense barrier has protected London for decades.
Eyam, England
These once housed the families who decided in 1665 to quarantine themselves to save their neighbours.
Culloden Moor, Scotland
This rock bore witness to the last pitched battle fought on British soil.
Nuneaton, England
The man-made mound once voted the best landmark in the UK.
Berlin, Germany
Check the time in 145 countries at once with this East German relic.
Bratislava, Slovakia
A quiet memorial to the victims of the Soviet-backed communist regime in Czechoslovakia.
Stoke-on-Trent, England
A monument reduced to a quarter of its original height proves that size isn't everything.
Domodossola, Italy
A moving memorial to the first flight across the Alps and its tragic outcome.
Bergerac, France
Two very different statues celebrate the literary legacy of this medieval Dordogne town.