What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

Space-age monument to an early 20th-century uprising.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

This abandoned Olympic skiing facility still bears the scars of the Siege of Sarajevo.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.

This ironic war memorial thumbs its nose at a campaign of inedible humanitarian aid food products.

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.

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

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

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

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.

Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.

Berlin's old airport.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.