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laksarichard

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Municipiul Sebeș, Romania

Râpa Roșie

Romania's "Red Ravine" is a little-known natural wonder that bears a resemblance to the Grand Canyon.

poppyoana

Added by poppyoana

Wallachia, Romania

Poenari Castle

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

serflac

Added by serflac

Salina Turda

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

Added by oliviasorlescu

Kaspichan, Bulgaria

Madara Rider

Rock carving created 1,300 years ago 75 feet off the ground.

atimian

Added by atimian

Shumen, Bulgaria

Bulgarian State Monument

This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.

demipoulpe

Added by demipoulpe

Bucharest, Romania

Palace of the Parliament

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

ovidiuneacsu

Added by ovidiuneacsu

Bucharest, Romania

Arcul de Triumf

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

Lilina

Added by Lilina

Bucharest, Romania

Cărturești Carusel Bookstore

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

ovidiuneacsu

Added by ovidiuneacsu

Izmailovo Kremlin

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

LaurynSmith11

Added by LaurynSmith11

Salina Praid

Gigantic Romanian salt mines used to heal respiratory conditions.

Dylan

Pripyat, Ukraine

Abandoned Avanhard Stadium of Pripyat

One of the most poignant ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Pripyat, Ukraine

Pripyat Amusement Park

This attraction was abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster.

Allison

Added by Allison

Pripyat, Ukraine

Abandoned City of Pripyat

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

Added by Delireus

Pripyat, Ukraine

Canteen 19

The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.

Reina Gattuso

Added by Reina Gattuso

Ivankivs'kyi district, Ukraine

Duga 'Russian Woodpecker' Radar

This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.

Rodina-Mat : Mother Motherland

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

Dampo

Kyiv Monastery of the Caves and Microminiature Museum

This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.

Dylan

Holodomor Victims Memorial

The haunting complex honors the millions of Ukrainians who died in the forced famine under Soviet rule.

Added by chernobaevlucy

Arsenalna Metro Station

The deepest metro station in the world.

SamM

House with Chimaeras

An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.

SamM

Peter the Great Statue

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas

Padlock Tree Park

Dozens of padlock-trees along the Moscow River.

Dampo

Tsar Bell

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

ronin

Moscow Metro Stations

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

Added by rohancf