Reykjavik, Iceland
'The Black Cone, Monument to Civil Disobedience'
A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.
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Reykjavik, Iceland
A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.
Reykjavik, Iceland
A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.
Reykjavik, Iceland
Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.
Reykjavik, Iceland
The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.
Reykjavik, Iceland
An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Florence, Italy
Many famous English poets including Elizabeth Barrett Browning are laid to rest at this Swiss-owned cemetery in Florence.
Florence, Italy
Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.
Florence, Italy
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
Manchester, England
This bronze statue honors one of the leaders of the suffragette movement in the United Kingdom.
Manchester, England
The city of Manchester quietly unveiled this tribute to a 19th-century massacre.
Manchester, England
Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.
Manchester, England
A tiny, heartwarming piece of art hiding in plain sight.
Manchester, England
Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.
Liverpool, England
Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.
Liverpool, England
Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.
Berlin, Germany
The world's first motorway was used as a racetrack until the late 1990s.
Berlin, Germany
A socialist building dedicated to teachers showcases one of the largest Soviet mosaics in the world.
Berlin, Germany
A haunting contrast of trains that both saved and took the lives of Jewish children in Nazi Germany.
Berlin, Germany
The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.
Berlin, Germany
This platform is now a memorial dedicated to those who were deported during the Holocaust.
Berlin, Germany
This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.
Berlin, Germany
An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.