Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.

One of the largest cemeteries in the world.

This remnant of an ancient Persian city is considered to be the world's largest single-span brick vault arch.

The history of Mar Behnam Monastery is that of violence, intolerance, resiliency, and spirituality.

A 2200 year old vessel may have been able to keep a charge.

A bloody history is captured in this former prison turned museum.

The surviving pieces of an ancient aqueduct that may have fed into the lost Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

A giant bisected onion dome remembers the Iraqis who died in the Iran-Iraq War.

The sacred shrine of the Yazidis.

An ancient fortified mound raised over the millennia from settlements built one on top of the other.

A shrine on the shores of the Tigris.

9th century Abbasid mosque, damaged in modern warfare.

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.

Located in the Horniman Circle area, this church marks the historical Zero Point of Mumbai.

An architectural marvel that combines Gothic architecture with Indian elements.

A 19th-century church in South Mumbai built to commemorate those who died in the First Anglo-Afghan War and the retreat from Kabul in 1842.

These animal carvings stand as a representation of India and Britain.

Mumbai's angel.

World's most expensive home.

This North Korean pegasus statue was built as a symbol of the speed and perseverance of North Korean workers.

Pyongyang’s Arch of Triumph is the second tallest triumphal arch in the world.