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incaruk

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Waterloo, England

Crosby Blitz Beach

Much of what constituted mid-century Liverpool now litters a beach outside of town.

isaacschultz

Added by isaacschultz

Liverpool, England

Liverpool Central Library Entrance Riddle

The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.

Gavin

Squero di San Trovaso

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

Added by Kavya Ram Mohan

St. Mark's Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio)

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Monument to Niccolò Tommaseo

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

Church of Santa Margherita

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

Grande Ferro R

An unusual sculpture with a meaning shrouded in mystery.

Added by sandroid76

Piraeus Lion

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

Added by mpwestfall

St. Mark's Lost Third Column

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Michael Inscoe

Added by Michael Inscoe

Poveglia Plague Island

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

The Mad Colored Houses of Burano

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Added by laurajok

Baptistery of Neon

Psychoanalyst Carl Jung reported a paranormal experience after visiting this mosaic-lined Roman baptistry.

Joel Cusumano

Added by Joel Cusumano

Flooded Crypt of San Francesco

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

Basilica of San Vitale

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

deepbluehue

Added by deepbluehue

Arian Baptistry

A medieval, mosaic-lined baptistry built by a heretical Christian sect.

Joel Cusumano

Added by Joel Cusumano

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia

An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.

Joel Cusumano

Added by Joel Cusumano

Mausoleum of Theoderic

The roof of this ancient mausoleum is made from a single Istrian stone weighing a massive 230 tons.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Bologna Zoological Museum

This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.

Dylan

Basilica of St. Joseph of Cupertino

Church holding the preserved body of a levitating saint.

Allison

Added by Allison

Temple of Valadier

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Dante's Tomb

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

Added by lastpearl

Monopoli, Italy

Chiesa di Santa Maria del Suffragio detta del Purgatorio

Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.

Added by giampersa

Chiesa del Purgatorio

Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

Sassi di Matera

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

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