The heartbeat of modern Uzbekistan’s thriving market culture.

Beautiful palace stands tall over the Fergana Valley.

Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.

Giant cauldrons overflow with Uzbekistan's favorite rice dish at this cavernous dining hall.

18m long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

The ruins of an ancient Zoroastrian Tower of Silence believed to be the earliest example of the traditional funerary practice.

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

Final palace complex of the last of 29 Kokand rulers.

Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

A unique housing complex born from the aftermath of the Greek Civil War.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

Elaborate stone houses constructed from the ruins of war.

This building displays the scars of the “Dekemvriana,” a dark time in modern Greek history.

An important example of architectural history slowly decays in the city center.

The home of Greece’s national poet sits crumbling in the middle of a popular tourist district.

This Byzantine Church was moved from Paris to Athens block by block.

This Ottoman-era church is hidden amid a busy tourist area.

The only ancient site that remains on the south bank of the sacred Ilissos river.

Underneath one of the region's most historic roads lies the home of Plato's successor.

According to legend, this ancient column contains healing properties.

Legend says it was constructed with the destroyed pillar of an ancient Greek Temple.

The ruins of this ancient fortification wall sit in the middle of a quiet, residential intersection.