This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.

Tower with a double-helix spiral, adorned with letters of the Georgian alphabet.

The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.

Balanced on four stone pillars, this historic tower was the site of a tragic political assassination.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

An abandoned resort in North Macedonia is a relic from the Communist Party of Yugoslavia.

This elegant monument to those who fought against fascism is inspired by the shape of the poppy flower.

One of Bogdan Bogdanović's first spomeniks honors those who died during the People's Liberation Struggle in Macedonia.

These dilapidated planes are now a canvas for graffiti artists.

Artists made this mosque into a marvel of Ottoman baroque architecture.

In the hometown of the Catholic saint and Nobel Peace Prize winner, a memorial dedicated to her legacy.

These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.