This extravagant villa built by a Burmese merchant is part pagoda and part European mansion.

A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.

The tower claims to be the world's only pagoda made entirely from Myanmar's lucrative gemstone.

Luxurious devotion and 500,000 images of Buddha in Myanmar.

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?

A former milk-delivery driver and his wife turn their home into a glimmering mosaic.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

Limestone grottoes turns everyday objects into stone.

These medieval ruins have survived since the 12th century, even providing shelter from the Nazis.

This otherworldly French waterfall looks like its waters have turned to stone.

Figures of unknown origin carved into the surfaces of underground caves.

Pagan monument converted to Christianity with the population.

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

A majestic hotel for dreamers rises from the center of a fairytale wood.

One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.

An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.