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Located on the Russian-Finnish border, Paanajärvi is the last intact village in the district of Viena Karelia along the Kemi River.

In the 18th century, Prince Nikolai Golitsyn commissioned French architects to craft an elaborate palace and grounds on the outskirts of Moscow.

The origins of Vistulamouth Fortress probably date to the early medieval period, when a lighthouse and watchtower guarding the mouth of the Vistula River occupied the site of the current structures.

For centuries, the Teku Thapathali Monument Zone, has played a critical role in the spiritual lives of both Hindus and Buddhists alike.

The first fortifications of San Lorenzo castle were built by prominent military engineer Juan Bautista Antonelli in 1595.

San Jerónimo Fort was built in several stages between 1596 and 1779 to protect the transportation of goods from South America to Spain.

The ancient city of Uch was one of several metropolises founded by Alexander the Great on his crusade through Central Asia in the late 4th century BC.

In 1911, at the time of the collapse of the Qing Dynasty in China, the independence of Outer Mongolia was proclaimed.

A line of modest wooden buildings follows the gently curving waterfront at Kampung Cina, the oldest street in what is now one of Malaysia's largest cities, Kuala Terengganu.

Within the fortress-like Basilica of Santi Quattro Coronati complex is an early-13th-century cloister that is possibly the earliest structure in Rome in the Cosmatesque style.

Il Ponte della Catene, or the Chains Bridge, spans the Lima River in Tuscany, connecting the towns of Fomoli and Chifenti.

Three mudbrick arches that span a gateway are the world’s oldest known arches made of this material.