Year: 2014

Zuccari Palace

Discover Zuccari Palace in Rome, Italy: Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

The Flooded Crypt of San Zaccaria

Discover The Flooded Crypt of San Zaccaria in Venice, Italy: As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

The Mad Colored Houses of Burano

Discover The Mad Colored Houses of Burano in Venice, Italy: This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The Mouth of Truth

Discover The Mouth of Truth in Rome, Italy: The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

The Monsters of Bomarzo

Discover The Monsters of Bomarzo in Bomarzo, Italy: A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Le Corbusier’s Studio-Apartment

Discover Le Corbusier's Studio-Apartment in Boulogne-Billancourt, France: Experience architect Le Corbusier's modernist design for living in the home he designed for himself.

Fort Louvois

Discover Fort Louvois in Bourcefranc-le-Chapus, France: A castle-like sea fort from the 17th century is now a museum to oyster farming.

Fort of Ratonneau

Discover Fort of Ratonneau in Marseille, France: A crumbling island fortress that seems to be covered in a field of stone crosses but is simply incomplete.

Carriere Wellington Tunnels

Discover Carriere Wellington Tunnels in Arras, France: An underground city of ancient quarry tunnels hid thousands of Allied soldiers in WWI.

The Flower Tree

Discover The Flower Tree in Lyon, France: A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

Chemin de la Mâture

Discover Chemin de la Mâture in Etsaut, France: This narrow path was cut right into a French mountainside to feed the country's early naval expansion.

Petrified Fountain of Réotier

Discover Petrified Fountain of Réotier in Réotier, France: This otherworldly French waterfall looks like its waters have turned to stone.

Passage du Gois

Discover Passage du Gois in Barbâtre, France: This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

The Lion of Belfort

Discover The Lion of Belfort in Belfort, France: A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.

The Abode of Chaos

Discover The Abode of Chaos in Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or, France: An art world insider finds himself battling for his artistic home.

Museum of a Million and One Roots

Discover Museum of a Million and One Roots in Cornimont, France: This collection of French root art looks like an indoor fairy wonderland.

Strasbourg Astronomical Clock

Discover Strasbourg Astronomical Clock in Strasbourg, France: There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

Château de Montségur

Discover Château de Montségur in Montségur, France: This French castle is said to have once held the Holy Grail but is now a gorgeous mountaintop ruin.

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To be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals. 135 v
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