Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.

Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.