Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

Some Moscow residents once claimed the bizarre, contorted mass of metal on top of the building was used to manipulate minds.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

Museum design and public transportation meet in this unique Russian train car.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

Ripped apart by a bomb in 1993, the shell of Pablo Escobar's infamous vacation house still stands.

The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.

A pocket of jungle amidst urban expansion in Panama.