A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

This church looks more like a spaceship than a house of worship.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

The world's largest wooden structure.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

This former charity hospital for elderly clergy houses some of Seville’s most treasured paintings.