A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.

All that remains of the only English cathedral destroyed in the Protestant Reformation.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

More than 500 years after his death, a medieval ruler's remains were found buried under a parking lot.

Does being buried standing up help you get into heaven faster?

A relic of World War I that now exist as a piece of public art.

A highly-criticized monument in Budapest has become the site of a makeshift Holocaust memorial.

This memorial to a murdered empress took 20 years to design, then spent 30 years hidden away in storage.

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

A much-loved sculpture depicting the hero of a 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.

This quiet, unassuming spot in Budapest was the birthplace of the bloody 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.

A 13th-century convent where St. Margaret of Hungary spent her teenage years.

The true meaning behind this sculpture remains unknown.

The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.

This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.