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jvdschuerentelenetbe

"The world is my country, music is my religion". I try to visit as many countries as I can, and also as much places that are World Heritage or on Atlas Obscura.

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Arkhivna Street

This street has over a half-dozen names, all at once.

SamR

Beer Belly of Ukraine

A peculiarly shaped brass sculpture hidden in a courtyard in central Lviv

mnml

Peeing Colors in Kyiv

When you've got to go, you've got to go.

Dampo

Chernihiv, Ukraine

Black Grave

One of the largest remaining ancient burial mounds of the 10th century.

Nicolaï Syadristy’s Micro Miniature Museum

One of the world’s best microminiaturist, Nicolaï Siadristy displays his lifetime of tiny creations in this museum.

Dylan

Sarcophagus of Prince Yaroslav the Wise

The medieval prince founded the first library in Ukraine at Saint Sophia's Cathedral where he was interred.

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

Arsenalna Metro Station

The deepest metro station in the world.

SamR

Kyiv Monastery of the Caves and Microminiature Museum

This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.

Dylan

Holodomor Victims Memorial

The haunting complex honors the millions of Ukrainians who died in the forced famine under Soviet rule.

Added by chernobaevlucy

House with Chimaeras

An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.

SamR

Rodina-Mat : Mother Motherland

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

Dampo

Golden Gate of Kyiv

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

Added by Kavya Ram Mohan

Leipzig, Germany

Völkerschlachtdenkmal (Monument to the Battle of the Nations)

This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.

Added by hkberke

Leipzig, Germany

Museum in der "Runden Ecke"

This small exhibition displays equipment and artifacts once belonging to the feared Stasi secret police.

Added by adeleboulo

Klevan, Ukraine

Tunnel of Love

This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.

Leslie McIntyre

Added by Leslie McIntyre

Leipzig, Germany

Löffelfamilie (Spoon Family)

One of the most iconic neon ads of former East Germany.

jfrank

Added by jfrank

Eisenach, Germany

Wartburg Castle

The castle where Martin Luther secretly translated the New Testament from Greek to German while in hiding.

Added by Reisevogel1981

Wrocław, Poland

Wroclaw Dwarves

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

SamR

Wrocław, Poland

Przejście (Passage)

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

Sebastian Wortys

Added by Sebastian Wortys

Wrocław, Poland

The Train to Heaven

A 90-ton, gravity-defiant steam locomotive shoots for the skies in this bizarrely beautiful public artwork.

Capemarsh

Added by Capemarsh

Ivankivs'kyi district, Ukraine

Duga 'Russian Woodpecker' Radar

This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.

Chernobyl, Ukraine

'Monument of the Third Angel'

The biblical sculpture honors those who lost their lives, homes and communities to the Chernobyl disaster.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Chernobyl, Ukraine

Canteen 19

The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.

Reina Gattuso

Added by Reina Gattuso

Pripyat, Ukraine

Abandoned Avanhard Stadium of Pripyat

One of the most poignant ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer