Colonialism

An iconic fountain dedicated to the Roman goddess Flora stands in the heart of Mumbai.

This 16th-century cannon is thought to be the oldest piece of forge-welded wrought iron in India.

Ghostly specters are said to haunt this secluded cave where a famed Wampanoag leader spent the final days of his life.

A tiny museum dedicated to the charkha, a traditional spinning wheel that became a symbol of national resistance during Gandhi's freedom movements.

Water still flows through the oldest Spanish aqueduct in America.

An Asante king spent four years in exile in a house on this very spot.

The largest Spanish artifact built in the Philippines and one of the oldest underground reservoirs in the world.

This mosque was built overnight as an act of defiance against the British colonial authorities.

An attack on this gunpowder depot led to the start of the Philippine Revolution.

The only remaining section of an aqueduct that used to supply water to Manila during the Spanish occupation.

This elaborate banquet hall in Queen Victoria's summer residence is an homage to Indian architecture, including miniature models of palaces in India.

Just a few graves remain in this neighborhood that was once a cemetery for foreigners.

A time capsule from 1934 Rhodesia, showing the grace and disgrace of a bygone era.

On the roof of the oldest department store in Tainan stands a Shinto shrine dating back to the 1930s.