London, England
Frank Gilbert Crichlow Plaque
Celebrating the man behind the Mangrove, a restaurant that became a crucial hub for Black activism in London.
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London, England
Celebrating the man behind the Mangrove, a restaurant that became a crucial hub for Black activism in London.
London, England
A living lighting fixture.
Nice, France
This saucy statue once caused outrage among locals.
Nice, France
This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.
Monaco
This public amphitheater was once a key part of Monaco’s defense strategy.
Nice, France
A memorial to honor those who were killed in a Bastille Day terror attack in Nice.
Nice, France
An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.
Monaco
This statue of the great Argentinian car driver is located near a famous curve of the Monaco Grand Prix.
Monaco
Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.
London, England
A monolithic monument in Greater London.
London, England
This sanitized yet surreal depiction of a Greek fertility god looks over a square in one of central London’s residential areas.
London, England
This unassuming brick building contains the last purpose-built drill hall in the United Kingdom.
Riga, Latvia
A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.
Riga, Latvia
This controversial statue once honoured a Russian Field Marshall, before ultimately being dismantled in a push to remove symbols of Russian influence.
Riga, Latvia
A small museum contains one of the largest collections of ethnic and traditional headgear in the world.
Riga, Latvia
A Latvian rescuer who saved countless lives during World War II.
Riga, Latvia
A monument to the grand synagogue that stood in this space before Nazis burned it down.
Riga, Latvia
This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.
Riga, Latvia
This statue is dedicated to the animal cosmonauts that perished during space flight experiments.
Riga, Latvia
Medical museum that houses most notably the taxidermied remains of Vladimir Demikhov's famous two-headed dog experiment.
Riga, Latvia
3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.
Riga, Latvia
Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.
Riga, Latvia
A map store filled with original Cold War era Russian maps of the world.
Riga, Latvia
A statue built to honor the elite soldiers who fought for Latvia during World War I.