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Church of Christ the Saviour

Pristina, Kosovo

Church of Christ the Saviour

An unfinished Serbian Orthodox church with 1,389 golden crosses planned to represent the Battle of Kosovo.

Main Post Office, Skopje, 1974

Skopje, North Macedonia

Post Office and Telecommunications Center

A Brutalist architectural gem hidden among Skopje’s neoclassical buildings.

Mother Teresa Memorial House

Skopje, North Macedonia

Memorial House of Mother Teresa

In the hometown of the Catholic saint and Nobel Peace Prize winner, a memorial dedicated to her legacy.

Skopje Fortress

Skopje, North Macedonia

Skopje Fortress

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.

The Ship of Doom at sundown

Skopje, North Macedonia

The Ship of Doom

A tragic legacy of the attempt to beautify Skopje and line the pockets of corrupt politicians

Center of Mount Imbiah Battery

Singapore

Forts of Sentosa

Forgotten forts that were pivotal in Singapore’s military history.

The Atomium

Brussels, Belgium

The Atomium

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Gravensteen

Ghent, Belgium

Gravensteen

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

The Porte de Paris.

Lille, France

Porte de Paris

This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

Belfry of Tournai

Tournai, Belgium

Belfry of Tournai

After the construction of a nearby cathedral obstructed the view, the oldest belfry in Belgium was more than doubled in height.

Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift

Le Roeulx, Belgium

Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift

The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.

Within the museum.

Charleroi, Belgium

Bois du Cazier

This former coal mine, now a fascinating museum, was the site of Belgium's worst mining disaster.

C-Mine towers

Genk, Belgium

C-Mine

What was once a bustling mining installation is now a bustling hub of contemporary art.

The Doomed City of Doel

Beveren, Belgium

The Doomed City of Doel

This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.

Terminal

Chicago, Illinois

Meigs Field Tower and Terminal

The last remnants of a lakeside airport that was bulldozed overnight by the mayor of Chicago.

Exterior.

Chicago, Illinois

The Sullivan Center

Louis Sullivan’s dark, swirling cast-iron designs envelop a popular department store in this Chicago landmark.

Willis Tower Glass Platform

Chicago, Illinois

Willis Tower Glass Platform

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

Kinzie Street Bridge

Chicago, Illinois

Kinzie Street Bridge

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

Crown Fountain

Chicago, Illinois

Crown Fountain

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

‘Fantasy Swan’

Orlando, Florida

‘Fantasy Swan’

A different kind of swan princess.

Global Convergence.

Orlando, Florida

Global Convergence Sculpture

Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.

Space Shuttle Launch display

Titusville, Florida

American Space Museum

The unique collection includes bronze cast handprints of some of America's most famous astronauts.

Exterior view of the Vehicle Assembly Building.

Titusville, Florida

NASA Vehicle Assembly Building

A building so large that it has its own weather.

Like this sculpture, humanity is just trying to hang on.
Permanently Closed

Potsdam, Germany

'Nach Vorn'

A bizarre representation of our ever forward moving society.

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