The former Field Marshall and Minister of War to the Russian Imperial Army.

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

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

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

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.

At first glance, this area seems like just another city park, but the lush landscape hides a dark past.

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.

The oldest cemetery in Belgium.

A public art piece that barely gets recognized, but then that might be the point.

This small sculpture honors a shuttered bookshop that was the site of a fiery act of protest.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

Home of the infamous Cauld Lad of Hylton and one of the inspirations behind "Alice" in Sunderland.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

This tribute to Sunderland's mining past stands outside the home of its football club.

Down a pint of ale where the Bishop of Ely's servants slept in 1546.

According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

The biblical sculpture honors those who lost their lives, homes and communities to the Chernobyl disaster.

This uncanny fresco celebrating the "triumph of death" was split into four pieces to be moved to another museum.

The spectacular and eerie moss-covered grave site of 19th-century Belgian merchant.