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Mascarons of Pont Neuf

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Paris Space Invaders

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

Added by maarten

Paris Padlocks of Love

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

amyfreeborn

Added by amyfreeborn

Jules Lavirotte's 29 Avenue Rapp

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

Au Roi de la Bière

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Parc Monceau

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

orchidsheart42

Added by orchidsheart42

The One-Two-Two

This innocuous-seeming building is actually the remnant of a major wartime brothel.

Musée Miniature et Cinéma

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

danielrthorne

Added by danielrthorne

Astronomical Clock of Lyon

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.

Allison

Added by Allison

The Flower Tree

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

KatieBush

Added by KatieBush

Curiosities Garden

This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.

louismtt

Added by louismtt

Ancient Roman Theaters of Lyon

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Metallic Tower of Fourvière

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Traboules Secret Passages

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Église du Bon-Pasteur

This abandoned church in central Lyon is missing its front stairs.

leilabellot

Added by leilabellot

'Le Mur des Canuts'

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

Amrapali

Added by Amrapali

Case a Igloo

In the 1940s, Italian architect Mario Cavallè built a dozen of these round homes in northern Milan.

Added by marhilary

Milan's Duomo "Dinosaur"

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

Added by Giorgio

Monumental Cemetery of Milan

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.

Added by grandesballo

'Saint Bartholomew Flayed'

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Torre Velasca (Velasca Tower)

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

grahamstewartwalker

Added by grahamstewartwalker

San Bernardino alle Ossa

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

Bosco Verticale

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

oriana

Added by oriana

The Wall of the Dolls

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

Added by mfilipazzi