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Vatican City

La Resurrezione

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Odessa, Ukraine

Monument to Orange

An artful memorial to 4,000 fateful oranges.
ahvenas Added by ahvenas
Kyiv, Ukraine

Kyiv Institute of Information

This exquisite, alienesque piece of Soviet architecture is being threatened by modern shopping malls.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Lviv, Ukraine

Citadel Inn

A fortress built to pacify local uprising that had a stint as a Nazi concentration camp before becoming a five-star hotel.
Josh Added by Josh
Odessa, Ukraine

Potemkin Stairs

Featured in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Slavutych, Ukraine

Slavutych

The last planned Soviet city was built for the former residents of Prypiat after the Chornobyl disaster.
megancstarr Added by megancstarr
Kyiv, Ukraine

Kyiv Crematorium

This oddly shaped building is a surprising Soviet-era crematorium.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Kyiv, Ukraine

Arsenalna Metro Station

The deepest metro station in the world.
SamM Added by SamM
Lviv, Ukraine

Under the Black Eagle Pharmacy Museum

Ukraine's oldest operating pharmacy now offers guests a fascinating walk through apothecary history.
Added by thestevemc
Ivankivs'kyi district, Ukraine

Duga 'Russian Woodpecker' Radar

This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.
Added by Alpha
Kyiv, Ukraine

Golden Gate of Kyiv

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.
Added by Kavya Ram Mohan
Prypiat, Ukraine

Prypiat Amusement Park

This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.
Allison Added by Allison
Prypiat, Ukraine

Abandoned City of Prypiat

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.
Added by Delireus
Athens, Greece

Tzistarakis Mosque

Legend says it was constructed with the destroyed pillar of an ancient Greek Temple.
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Athens, Greece

Petraki Monastery

The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.
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Athens, Greece

Anafiotika

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.
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Athens, Greece

Hadrian's Reservoir

This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.
gus619USA Added by gus619USA
Athens, Greece

The Athenian Agora

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Added by Sam Teicher
Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok's Ghost Tower: The Sathorn Unique

On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.
katiebaker4 Added by katiebaker4
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Sentul Depot

After being bombed and largely abandoned, this former railway workshop has been transformed into a lively market space.
Added by anisahadiputri
George Town, Malaysia

Pinang Peranakan Mansion

The lavish, well-preserved home of a wealthy Baba Nyonya family is now a cultural museum.
Added by stevelong
Kota Belud, Malaysia

Nepenthes Rajah: The King of the Pitcher Plants

These rat eating Giant Malaysian Pitcher Plants may have evolved to eat shrew poop.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park

Hang out with thousands of butterflies in one of the world's largest such enclosures.
rugby007 Added by rugby007
Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

BOH Tea Garden and Factory

The largest tea plantation in Southeast Asia supplies gorgeous vistas alongside tea for the surrounding countries.
Vanessa Added by Vanessa