Melbourne, Australia
'The Public Purse'
This giant, granite purse is one of Melbourne's most unique and distinctive pieces of public art.
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Melbourne, Australia
This giant, granite purse is one of Melbourne's most unique and distinctive pieces of public art.
Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Madrid, Spain
A pair of gigantic baby heads greet passengers at Atocha Station.
Madrid, Spain
This enigmatic artifact is a rare depiction of an ancient Iberian noblewoman.
Barcelona, Spain
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
London, England
This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.
London, England
The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.
London, England
A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.
London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
London, England
Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.
London, England
Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.
London, England
This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
Nottingham, England
The Birthplace of the Englishman who founded the A.C. Milan football club.
Nottingham, England
A curious urban windmill once owned by a renowned British mathematical physicist.
Nottingham, England
These 90-year-old murals of local kings, Vikings, and outlaws hide in plain sight in a beautifully baroque shopping arcade.
Nottingham, England
A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.
Nottingham, England
The English Civil War began right here in 1642.
Chesterfield, England
A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.
Nottingham, England
When it came to designing his own small office building, the eccentric architect wasn't afraid to show the world what he could do.
Nottingham, England
A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.