One architect's organic, human-centric design has been fully realized in this alien art house.

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

The ruins stand as a somber reminder of France’s worst civil catastrophe of the 20th century.

An Ottoman-era mosque looking over the Black Sea.

A monument completed by a Third Reich sculptor in 1935 in Ankara's central park encourages Turks to "be proud, work hard, and have trust."

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.

This saucy statue once caused outrage among locals.

The construction of a tram line unveiled hidden remnants of the old medieval city.

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

This camera store in Milan holds one of Europe’s largest collections of luxury-antique cameras.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.

Beirut's thinnest building was the result of feuding brothers.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

A rare north-facing Ksitigarbha statue enshrined in a passageway off Osaka’s busiest area.

This temple is home to a group of Buddha statues made from thousands of bones and ashes of the deceased.

The legend associated with these ruins understates the splendor of the mansion that once stood here.

You may get stranded and everyone's peeing in the water, but at least there's cocktails!

This Indonesian village was revitalized by a vibrant rainbow paint job.

Of five volcanoes located in the massive Tengger caldera, this cone is the youngest and most active.

Bright Indonesian villages painted in a rainbow of competing color schemes.

A mud volcano in Indonesia spews out 50,000 cubic meters of mud every day.

This amazing mountain temple is topped by one of the tallest sitting Buddha statues in the world.