Walls

A well-worshipped shrine to the Virgin Mary nestled inside the last of Zagreb’s historic gates.

A mesmerizing amount of crazy art is attached to the side of this house on Seattle's Phinney Ridge, bringing smiles to those who venture down the driveway to take a look.

This little-known wall in Southampton stands as one of the most unique and personal monuments to D-Day.

Taiwan's first stone fortress is also the best preserved Qing Dynasty-era city on the island.

Split's smallest church, and one of its oldest, has been reconstructed inside the city's Roman walls.

Picturesque basketball courts sheltered by historical defensive walls and with an enviable sea view.

Many mysteries surround these objects questioning whether they are cannonballs at all.

An ancient wall in the shadows of the Amber Castle.

A copy of an ancient Roman distance marker that indicates the beginning of the Antonine Wall.

Acrosticism and palindromes on this randomly placed stone.

Built thousands of years ago, this wall is still part of the urban layout of this village.

The most impressive of Basel's three remaining city gates.

Hungarian Jews were ghettoized during the Second World War, but little remains of the original wall that closed the Jewish people off from the rest of the city.

Local folklore claims that this wall was not built for defense, but to provide labor during a time of famine.

The remains of the medieval wall that once surrounded Paris with ties to the construction of the Louvre.

This tall stone wall with no door and ill-matched windows was built centuries ago, and used as a shelter for domesticated pigeons.