Geneva, Switzerland
Repère Pierre du Niton
This stone in Lake Geneva was once the reference point used to determine altitude in Switzerland.
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Geneva, Switzerland
This stone in Lake Geneva was once the reference point used to determine altitude in Switzerland.
Geneva, Switzerland
On the side of a building, a depiction of the woman who became a local legend by tossing soup out her window.
Geneva, Switzerland
An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.
Geneva, Switzerland
Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.
Geneva, Switzerland
One of the most historical literary characters continues to stroll his hometown.
Geneva, Switzerland
This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.
Meyrin, Switzerland
Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.
Kaunas, Lithuania
Described as one of the Baltic region’s most daring and original construction projects.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.
London, England
This wildly-tiled artist's palace is a living and growing account of the creator's life, loves, and labors.
Istanbul, Turkey
An Ottoman-era mosque looking over the Black Sea.
Istanbul, Turkey
A mosque with distinctive modern features.
Istanbul, Turkey
A massive marble pedestal is all that remains of a column that towered over Constantinople for 1300 years.
Istanbul, Turkey
Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.
Istanbul, Turkey
One of the newest mosques in a city filled with thousands.
Istanbul, Turkey
This family-owned canteen has been selling goat milk ice cream since 1933.
Istanbul, Turkey
Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.
Istanbul, Turkey
Quite possibly the oldest love poem known to humankind.
Istanbul, Turkey
No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.
Istanbul, Turkey
This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.
Istanbul, Turkey
A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.
Istanbul, Turkey
Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.
Istanbul, Turkey
This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.
Istanbul, Turkey
Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.