War

Taken as a war trophy in 1739, this Portuguese bell now hangs in an ancient Hindu temple.

The site of the surrender of Colonel Fannin and his men during the Texas Revolution.

An old anti-aircraft cannon.

The site of detentions and torture under the Pinochet regime in Chile is now a memorial.

Ghostly specters are said to haunt this secluded cave where a famed Wampanoag leader spent the final days of his life.

Located within military grounds, this one-legged bronze soldier poignantly showcases the human cost of war.

This decaying, grandiose tweed mill once housed the Norwegian Army in exile.

This market built by German prisoners of war is made of local stones.

Above the heads of passersby stands a small statue commemorating soldiers from the Boer War.

This impressive gate is the only remaining remnant of a Spanish naval station.

A telegraph station used to send information from Cuba to the U.S. during the Spanish-American War.

The ruins in this village were caused by something more sinister than neglect.

The first statue to be added to Saint Peter's Square in over 350 years is an ode to migrants and refugees around the world.

This modest site memorializes a World War II mission described without hyperbole as “the greatest raid of all.”