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Freedom Monument
Riga, Latvia
A tall limestone monument topped by a figure holding three stars, a symbol of Latvian independence.
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Gdańsk Crane
Gdańsk, Poland
A medieval wooden port crane on the Motława river, a symbol of the city's trading past.
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Gros-Horloge
Rouen, France
Gilded Renaissance astronomical clock spanning a pedestrian street.
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Manneken Pis
Brussels, Belgium
The tiny fountain statue of a boy, one of Brussels' quirkiest symbols.
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Monument to the Battle of the Nations
Leipzig, Germany
A colossal monument to the 1813 Battle of Leipzig, with a crypt and a viewing platform.
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National Wallace Monument
Stirling, United Kingdom
A Victorian tower on a hilltop honouring William Wallace, with 360-degree views.
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Newborn Monument
Pristina, Kosovo
Large block letters spelling NEWBORN, repainted each year with a new design.
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Padrao dos Descobrimentos
Lisbon, Portugal
A huge riverside monument celebrating Portugal's explorers.
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Peine del Viento
San Sebastián, Spain
Eduardo Chillida's steel sculptures gripping the rocks at the end of the bay, where the sea crashes.
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Portara of Naxos
Naxos Town, Greece
A giant marble doorway on an islet, all that remains of an unfinished temple.
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Procession of Princes
Dresden, Germany
A huge mural of Saxon rulers made from thousands of porcelain tiles.
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Shoes on the Danube Bank
Budapest, Hungary
A moving memorial of iron shoes lined along the river.
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Sun Voyager
Reykjavík, Iceland
A steel sculpture of a ship skeleton on the Reykjavík waterfront, facing the sea and Mount Esja.
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Templo de Debod
Madrid, Spain
An authentic ancient Egyptian temple, rebuilt stone by stone in a Madrid park.
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Turning Torso
Malmö, Sweden
A twisting residential skyscraper by Santiago Calatrava and Malmö's signature landmark.
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Walls of Avila
Spain
A complete medieval ring of granite walls with dozens of towers around a historic town.
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Arch of the Sergii
Pula, Croatia
A Roman triumphal arch from the first century BC standing at the edge of the old town.
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Freddie Mercury Statue
Montreux, Switzerland
A statue of the Queen singer on the lakefront, where the band recorded for years.
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Golden Gate of Kyiv
Kyiv, Ukraine
A reconstructed medieval city gate, built to resemble the original gateway of the old city.
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John Lennon Wall
Prague, Czechia
A wall covered in graffiti, lyrics and messages of peace in the Lesser Town.
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Palais Longchamp
Marseille, France
Grand 19th-century fountain-palace celebrating arrival of water to the city.
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Pyramid of Tirana
Tirana, Albania
A striking concrete pyramid from the communist era, now being transformed into a cultural and tech space.
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Reformation Wall
Geneva, Switzerland
A long park wall with giant statues of key figures from the Protestant Reformation.