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Toronto, Ontario

CN Tower Stairs

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.
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Bratislava, Slovakia

Bratislava Old Town Hall's Cannonball

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.
Added by CalWhimsey
Bratislava, Slovakia

Fountain of Union

The largest fountain in Bratislava.
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Bratislava, Slovakia

Most SNP

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.
Added by oliverkellow
Bratislava, Slovakia

Slavín

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.
Added by matejkrajcovic
Bratislava, Slovakia

Church of St. Elizabeth

Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.
Added by thommandos
Budapest, Hungary

Rubik R-26 Góbé

A giant glider—designed by the father of the Rubik's Cube's designer—now soars within a shopping mall.
Added by kaptib91
Budapest, Hungary

Gömböc

The largest statue of this convex, homogeneous object with just one stable and one unstable equilibrium point.
Added by kaptib91
Budapest, Hungary

Magyar Rádió

This quiet, unassuming spot in Budapest was the birthplace of the bloody 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
allisonkc Added by allisonkc
Bratislava, Slovakia

Radio and Television Slovakia

The inverted pyramid design of this station stands out amid Bratislava's urban landscape.
Added by aljorton
Bratislava, Slovakia

Cumil the Sewer Worker

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.
lookingforstu Added by lookingforstu
Meyrin, Switzerland

'Wandering the Immeasurable'

CERN's beautiful, bending sculpture is a tribute to the spread of knowledge.
EdgarMedina Added by EdgarMedina
Meyrin, Switzerland

Nataraj Statue (The CERN Shiva)

This statue of a Hindu cosmic dancer at CERN is a metaphor for modern physics.
EdgarMedina Added by EdgarMedina
Meyrin, Switzerland

Birthplace of the Web

The World Wide Web was created in this nondescript corridor at CERN.
EdgarMedina Added by EdgarMedina
Geneva, Switzerland

United Nations Ceiling

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Dublin, Ireland

'Meeting Place'

This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Dublin, Ireland

Samuel Beckett Bridge

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.
Added by OKonheim
Dublin, Ireland

Phil Lynott Statue

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.
kjmoore12 Added by kjmoore12
Dublin, Ireland

The Famine Memorial in Dublin

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.
Shannon Ohaire Added by Shannon Ohaire
Dublin, Ireland

Dublinia

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.
Added by bljohnson
Meath, Ireland

Mound of the Hostages

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.
Shannon Ohaire Added by Shannon Ohaire
Dowth, Ireland

Newgrange

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Added by cha
Valencia, Spain

El Carme Street Art

Vibrant street art created with mixed media.
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Valencia, Spain

Holy Chalice of Valencia

Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.
Added by kowalski