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Edinburgh, Scotland

Greyfriars Cemetery Mortsafes

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Qesm Saint Katrin, Egypt

St. Catherine's Monastery

Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.
atimian Added by atimian
Cairo, Egypt

Cairo's City of the Dead

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.
JBHewlett Added by JBHewlett
Vienna, Austria

Habsburg Imperial Crypt

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Kathmandu, Nepal

Swayambhunath Monkey Temple

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.
atimian Added by atimian
Moscow, Russia

Hotel Ukraina

The tallest hotel in Europe.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Moscow, Russia

Lubyanka

Former headquarters of the KGB.
Moscow, Russia

Red Gates Skyscraper

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Moscow, Russia

Moscow State University

Gargantuan home of Russian science.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Guatemala

Lago de Atitlán

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.
Added by Michael Peters
Mont Saint-Michel, France

Mont Saint-Michel

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Added by IanWhalen
Brussels, Belgium

Manneken Pis

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Tenerife, Spain

Mount Teide

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.
Added by ariels
Barcelona, Spain

Tibidabo

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.
Added by ariels
Haría, Spain

Los Jameos del Agua

Partially collapsed lava tube and cave system complete with concert hall, underground pond, and unique albino crabs.
Added by taylorstevens
Fars Province, Iran

Graffiti at Persepolis

Marked by the hand of the explorer Henry Morton Stanley.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Istanbul, Turkey

Basilica Cisterns of Istanbul

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Kayadere, Turkey

Nemrut Dagi

Mausoleum and Holy Seat of Antiochus I of Commagene.
rogerbcn Added by rogerbcn
Rome, Italy

Quartiere Coppedè

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.
Added by athomio
Matmatat-Al-Qadimal, Tunisia

Hotel Sidi Driss

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Rome, Italy

Porta Alchemica

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.
Added by athomio
Madrid, Spain

Templo de Debod

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.
Added by Jacque
San Andrés Cholula, Mexico

The Great Pyramid of Cholula

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
Prague, Czechia

Prague Astronomical Clock

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
michelle Added by michelle