A gigantic statue of a Russian soldier watches over the ancient city of Plovdiv, a prominent reminder of the Soviet period in Bulgaria.

"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.

This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."

The last remaining bottle-shaped kilns in Scotland stand alone in an Edinburgh suburb.

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

The only Roman honorific column in Istanbul.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.