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

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

One of the world's heaviest musical instruments towers within a popular urban park.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Immortalized by artists, this church incorporates a medieval lighthouse into its shoreside structure.

Peeing dogs guard the Roman hunting goddess atop a fountain at France’s Château de Fontainebleau.

Beneath the city of Lourdes, France is a massive, concrete church.

This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

A decaying, yet still functioning, work of communist architecture.

Said to be the only museum in the world dedicated to the most classic of all blooms, the rose.