Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.

This impressive clifftop temple was once at the center of an international custody dispute.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

A monument built to commemorate the billionth barrel of oil extracted from the Seria oil field in Brunei.

A well kept and well documented look at the Bruneian Sultan's life and successes.

A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.

Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."

A former bank seized as a sniper vantage point during the Bosnian War is now a secret graffiti art gallery.

A monument on the pavement marks the spot where two cultures that shaped Sarajevo come together.

This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.

The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.

The ruins of a medieval monastery built on a perilous slope.

Nestled in a peaceful valley, this Armenian monastery may have been saved from Mongols thanks to the eyes of God.

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

The world's longest nonstop reversible cable car soars through spectacular scenery to the medieval Tatev Monastery.

Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.