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Gardone Riviera, Italy

Vittoriale Degli Italiani (Victory Shrine of the Italians)

A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.
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Cislano, Italy

Pyramids of Zone

A unique form of erosion created an uncanny landscape of boulders perched atop slender columns of clay.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Realmonte, Italy

Scala dei Turchi

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.
Palermo, Italy

La Zisa

This Arabesque Italian castle was built with a primitive, if ingenious, air-conditioning system.
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Palermo, Italy

Capuchin Monastery Catacombs

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Added by CPilgrim
Palermo, Italy

San Giovanni degli Eremiti

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.
Joel Cusumano Added by Joel Cusumano
Palermo, Italy

Arabic Inscription of Palermo Cathedral

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.
Joel Cusumano Added by Joel Cusumano
Palermo, Italy

Galleria delle Vittorie

An abandoned shopping gallery built during Fascist Italy tucked in the center of Palermo.
Added by JattMohnson
Palermo, Italy

The Martorana

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.
Joel Cusumano Added by Joel Cusumano
Caltagirone, Italy

Ceramic Steps of Caltagirone

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.
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Caltanissetta, Italy

Caltanissetta Radio Transmitter

The tallest structure in Italy is a remote radio transmitter in Sicily.
StepYoshi Added by StepYoshi
Erice, Italy

Phoenician Walls of Erice

Tourists to the mountaintop Sicilian town often overlook its ancient fortifications.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Calatafimi, Italy

Temple of Segesta

This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Archaggelos, Greece

Epta Piges (Seven Springs)

A dark, narrow tunnel that leads to a charming lake and waterfall.
Added by ConstantinX
Rodos, Greece

Tsambika Monastery

Scores of wax baby figurines add an unusual mood to this beautiful church on the Greek coast.
Added by jenniferelrington
Nassau, Bahamas

Queen's Staircase

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.
Added by aarongoode
Mumbai, India

Antilia

World's most expensive home.
atimian Added by atimian
Ajanta, India

Ajanta Caves

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.
serflac Added by serflac
Aurangabad, India

Bibi Ka Maqbara

Half-size replica of the Taj Mahal.
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Verul, India

Ellora Caves

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.
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New Delhi, India

Bahá'í Lotus Temple

A blooming house of worship for the masses.
serflac Added by serflac
New Delhi, India

India Gate Canopy

The mysterious empty cupola behind the monumental arch points to an ancient prophecy of Delhi.
mariellen Added by mariellen
New Delhi, India

Iron Pillar of Delhi

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Jodhpur, India

The Blue City of Jodhpur

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.
daviddoochin Added by daviddoochin