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House of the Black Madonna

Prague, Czechia

House of the Black Madonna

A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.

Statue of King Wenceslas Riding an Upside-Down Dead Horse

Prague, Czechia

Statue of King Wenceslas Riding an Upside-Down Dead Horse

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

Basic layout of Kafka kinetic mirrored bust.

Prague, Czechia

Hlava Franze Kafky (Franz Kafka's Head)

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

The memorial.

Prague, Czechia

Velvet Revolution Monument

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

The Dancing House, f/k/a Fred and Ginger

Prague, Czechia

Tančící dům - Dancing House of Prague

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

One of the Spitfire Butterflies, with its LED lights on

Praha 1, Czechia

Butterflies on Máj

Spitfire airplanes with butterfly wings hover over Prague’s skyline.

Proudy

Prague, Czechia

‘Proudy’

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

The street is so narrow pedestrians need a stoplight.

Prague, Czechia

Vinárna Čertovka

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

Visitors examine the Dripstone Wall for secret passageways

Prague, Czechia

Dripstone Wall

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

The Iron Knight

Prague, Czechia

Iron Knight

The statue of a cursed knight is said to come to life every 100 years.

The 'Idiom' installation at the Prague Municipal Library.

Prague, Czechia

‘Idiom’

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

Tableau on the Charles Bridge depicting Saint John at the bottom of the Vltava River.

Prague, Czechia

Location of Saint John of Nepomuk's Martyrdom

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

Statue of Věra Čáslavská in Prague

Prague, Czechia

Tribute to Věra

This moving sculpture depicts contortionist positions based on photographs of gymnast Věra Čáslavská, who protested the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.

The Geographical Center of the European Union

Veitshöchheim, Germany

The Geographical Center of the European Union

This tiny German village has staked claim to being the center of the union following Brexit.

The shame masks.

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany

Medieval Crime Museum

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

Chamber of Art and Curiosities.

Innsbruck, Austria

Chamber of Art and Curiosities

Archduke Ferdinand II's collection of rare objects is considered one of the oldest museums in the world.

Saint Munditia, St. Peter's Kirche, Munchen

Munich, Germany

Jeweled Skeleton of Saint Munditia

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

Visitors viewing exhibits in the White Rose memorial exhibition.

Munich, Germany

DenkStätte Weiße Rose (White Rose Memorial Exhibition)

This poignant tribute to the White Rose movement showcases artifacts related to the heroic anti-Nazi struggle.

Garching Maypole

Garching bei München, Germany

Garching Maypole

An enormous hand-carved and painted pole.

MarienBrücke (Maria Bridge)

Schwangau, Germany

MarienBrücke (Maria Bridge)

A unique bridge with an equally unique view.

St Olaf's Church Tower

Tallinn, Estonia

Saint Olaf's Church

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

Hellemann Tower and City Walls

Tallinn, Estonia

Hellemann Tower and City Walls

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

The staircase is the entrance to the main monastery.

Tallinn, Estonia

Ichthus Art Gallery

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.

Literary Café

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Literary Café

Once frequented by heavyweights of the Russian arts scene, this café is stuck in the 1800s.

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