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Brandenburg Gate
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's neoclassical triumphal gate, the symbol of division and of reunification.
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Dubrovnik City Walls
Dubrovnik, Croatia
A complete ring of medieval fortifications you can walk around, with views over rooftops and the sea.
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Houses of Parliament and Big Ben
London, United Kingdom
The Gothic riverside Palace of Westminster and its famous clock tower.
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East Side Gallery
Berlin, Germany
A long stretch of the Berlin Wall covered in murals by artists from around the world.
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Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Berlin, Germany
A field of grey concrete slabs in the heart of Berlin, remembering the victims of the Holocaust.
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Pula Arena
Pula, Croatia
A Roman amphitheatre with an almost complete outer wall, still used for concerts and events.
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Roman Aqueduct of Segovia
Segovia, Spain
A towering Roman aqueduct of granite blocks, held together without mortar.
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Atomium
Brussels, Belgium
A giant model of an iron crystal, built for the 1958 World's Fair and now an icon of Brussels.
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Holstentor
Lübeck, Germany
A twin-towered brick gate and symbol of Lübeck, now a museum.
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Jet d'Eau
Geneva, Switzerland
A giant water fountain that shoots high above Lake Geneva and is the city's emblem.
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Potemkin Stairs
Odesa, Ukraine
A monumental stairway of white steps leading from Primorskyi Boulevard to the port.
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Spanish Steps
Rome, Italy
A sweeping stairway climbing to the Trinita dei Monti church, and a classic Roman meeting spot.
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Holy Trinity Column Olomouc
Olomouc, Czechia
A towering baroque plague column in Olomouc's upper square.
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Les Invalides
Paris, France
Golden-domed complex housing Napoleon's tomb and a military museum.
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Lion Monument
Lucerne, Switzerland
A huge carved lion in a rock face, commemorating Swiss soldiers.
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Menin Gate
Ypres, Belgium
A memorial arch with the names of thousands of missing Commonwealth soldiers.
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The Little Mermaid
Copenhagen, Denmark
A small bronze statue on the waterfront inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, and Copenhagen's bes...
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Ales Stenar
Sweden
A ship-shaped ring of standing stones on a clifftop above the Baltic, Sweden's best-known prehistoric monument...
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Altare della Patria
Rome, Italy
The white marble monument to Italian unification, with a rooftop panorama.
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Centennial Hall
Wrocław, Poland
A pioneering early 20th-century reinforced-concrete hall with a giant dome, next to a famous fountain.
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Cibeles Fountain
Madrid, Spain
The goddess in a lion-drawn chariot at one of Madrid's grandest crossroads.