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Matt Arsenault

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Winston Churchill Ave. runs across the Gibraltar Airport runway.

Gibraltar

Gibraltar Airport

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

Tunnels inside the Rock of Gibraltar

Gibraltar

Operation Tracer Cave

There was a top secret plan during World War II to seal a group of soldiers inside the rock.

Union Jack Steps

Gibraltar

Union Jack Steps

Red, white, and blue painted steps along with a Union Jack celebrate the outcome of Gibraltar's 1967 referendum.

The Great Siege Tunnels

Gibraltar

The Great Siege Tunnels

Engineering ingenuity during the battle of Gibraltar.

Trafalgar Cemetery

Gibraltar

Trafalgar Cemetery

Many of the tombs contain victims of yellow fever epidemics.

The stadium of Plaza de Toros.

Seville, Spain

Plaza de toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla

Spain's largest bullring offers a unique glimpse at architecture and history.

Tomb of Columbus in Seville Cathedral

Seville, Spain

Tomb of Christopher Columbus

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

Tower of Hercules

A Coruña, Spain

Tower of Hercules

The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.

Menhires Pola Paz

A Coruña, Spain

Menhires Pola Paz

Giant granite sculptures representing family on the northern coast of Spain.

Museo de Escultura al Aire Libre de La Castellana

Madrid, Spain

Museo de Escultura al Aire Libre de La Castellana

This open-air sculpture museum is located under a bridge in the center of Madrid.

Lizard/salamander

Madrid, Spain

Casa de los Lagartos (Lizards House)

A masterpiece of Rationalist architecture in the center of Madrid with lizards on it.

Palacio de Longoria

Madrid, Spain

Palacio de Longoria

One of the best examples of the modernist movement in Madrid.

Pottery discovered here

Madrid, Spain

Gran Vía Museum and Palacios Pavilion

A small museum displays some of the artifacts discovered during a subway station renovation.

Diana and her hunting hounds.

Madrid, Spain

Statue of Diana the Huntress

Artist Natividad Sánchez wrote a new ending for one of Roman mythology's tragic love stories.

Plaza de la Luna marker.

Madrid, Spain

'La Plaza de la Luna'

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, celestial wonders marked a portal to a powerful route of travel at this site in Madrid, Spain.

The automaton is perched above the store.

Madrid, Spain

Salt Street Watchmaker

An automaton perched above an classic clock and watch store

Travesía del Biombo

Madrid, Spain

Travesía del Biombo

At only 14.25 meters long, Travesía del Biombo is the shortest street in Madrid

The Tower of the Bones.

Madrid, Spain

The Tower of the Bones

Part of the medieval watchtower is displayed in an otherwise ordinary parking garage.

Statues lined up in Plaza de Oriente.

Madrid, Spain

Royal Palace of Madrid Statues

After the queen of Spain had a dream where these statues fell and crushed her, they were removed from the palace and given new homes around Madrid.

The Republican lamppost

Madrid, Spain

Republican Lamppost at the Royal Palace

A small but stubborn relic of Spain’s turbulent past hides in plain sight.

The beginning of the tunnel

Madrid, Spain

The Tunnel of Bonaparte

A tunnel commissioned by ‘the Intruder King’ to escape from the palace if there were problems.

View of the arches of the San Gil barracks.

Madrid, Spain

Arches of the San Gil Barracks

The remains of a convent turned military barrack in the heart of Madrid.

Stars in front of the Renoir Cinema

Madrid, Spain

Madrid's Walk of Fame

Just like in Hollywood, Madrid has also a forgotten walk of fame.

Study of Ramón Gómez de la Serna

Madrid, Spain

Study of Ramón Gómez de la Serna

The writer's study, a “portable museum,” is on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Madrid.

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