Just outside the Saint Ambrose church in Milan, stands a white marble column with two prominent holes at the base.
According to the legend, the Devil tried to seduce Ambrose into temptation. Frustrated by the indifference of the holy man, the Devil hit the column with the head, piercing the marble with his horns. If you use your imagination you can still smell the sulfur and by leaning close, hear the sounds of hell.
October 29, 2009
Vancouver, Washington
A monument dedicated to three unlikely visitors to North America.
Port Jervis, New York
A pair of 19th-century granite markers symbolically record where the state boundaries of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania intersect.
Turin, Italy
See every month of the year personified at this opulent Turinese fountain.
Prešov, Slovakia
A quirky monument to the 49th parallel in downtown Prešov, Slovakia.
Ürgüp, Turkey
A monument to the Turkish librarian who delivered books on the back of a donkey.
Blieskastel, Germany
After Nazi forces smashed this 4,000-year-old Neolithic standing stone, locals banded together to restore it.
East Wenatchee, Washington
A monument tucked within a suburban neighborhood commemorates the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean.
Lyon, France
This statue stands in honor of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the French author of 'The Little Prince' and an aviation hero.
