Visit the Fiat Tagliero building

Sacred red monolith at the desert heart.

Visit Cologne Cathedral, a masterpiece of High Gothic architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Construction began in 1248 and took over 600 years to complete. It is the tallest twin-spired church in the world, standing at 157 meters, and houses the Shrine of the Three Kings, a reliquary said to contain the bones of the Biblical Magi.

A whole town of trulli — conical drystone houses found nowhere else, white and strange in the Puglian sun

Sunken Byzantine reservoir under Istanbul, its columns rising from black water.

Faded Ottoman-Italian Red Sea port.

Visit Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, known for its well-preserved Italian Modernist architecture from the 1930s. Explore landmarks like the Fiat Tagliero Building (a futuristic service station shaped like an airplane), the Cinema Impero (an Art Deco movie theater), and the Asmara Opera House (a cultural hub with neoclassical design). Stroll through the city center to see colorful markets and sample local coffee culture.

Visit Malaysia's iconic twin towers in Kuala Lumpur

Explore Australia's iconic performing arts venue