Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.

The inverted pyramid design of this station stands out amid Bratislava's urban landscape.

A unique hotel for the artistic soul.

The largest fountain in Bratislava.

This truck is celebrated as part of the "miracle" that connected this town to the rest of Mexico.

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

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

A Latvian rescuer who saved countless lives during World War II.

The statue of a legendary giant who carried Christ and shouldered the world's sins.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.

Slovenia's first mosque is a striking mix of Islamic and modernist architecture.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

In between two buildings in Ljubljana, medieval tunnel to nowhere.