Amsterdam, Netherlands
Normaal Amsterdams Peil (Amsterdam Ordnance Datum)
Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the few remaining monuments dedicated to South Boston's Irish heritage.
Milan, Italy
This camera store in Milan holds one of Europe’s largest collections of luxury-antique cameras.
Paris, France
This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.
Paris, France
This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.
Paris, France
This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.
Paris, France
One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.
Paris, France
A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.
Paris, France
This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.
Paris, France
Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte were fans of this 200-year-old French chocolatier.
Paris, France
A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.
Paris, France
The former home of France's controversial pop maestro is almost completely covered in ever-changing tributes and graffiti.
Paris, France
The oldest continuously operating mint in the world that has been making coins since the 9th-century.
Paris, France
Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.
Paris, France
This 400-year-old tree is actually an immigrant from North America.