15 historical finds that travelers came across (16 photos)

Traveling always reveals many new and curious things to us. Every turn can hide a miracle: from forgotten works of art to masterpieces hidden on a quiet city street. In this post, you will see amazing finds that travelers unexpectedly came across in different corners of the globe.





1. Medieval humor. Abbey of Sainte-Foy, France. Around 1050



2. Staircase built by Bernardo Buontalenti, 1574. Church of Santo Stefano al Ponte in Florence





3. Bridge winding over Macclesfield Canal in Astbury, England



4. Carn Brae Castle, Cornwall, United Kingdom



Built in the 14th century and still standing today, it was completely renovated in the 18th century as a hunting lodge for the Bassett family. Today it is used privately as a restaurant.

5. Palazzo Zuccari, Rome, Italy



6. Ancient wooden Orthodox Sretensko-Mikhailovskaya Church, built in 1655 in the abandoned village of Krasnaya Lyaga, in the Kargopolsky district, Arkhangelsk region



7. Tinted glass lampshade of the early 19th century century



8. Magnificent 15th-century snake decoration in Siena, Italy



9. Carved turtle column, Sagrada Familia, Antonio Gaudi, Barcelona



10. Chantilly Castle, France. Railings made in 1870 by the Moreau brothers based on designs by Honore Daumier



11. House with a pineapple roof. Built in 1791 in Stirlingshire, Scotland by Earl John Murray for his wife Charolette



It is considered one of the most bizarre buildings in the country. Pineapples were first brought to Europe by Christopher Columbus from the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe in 1493. The pineapple became a rare delicacy in Europe and signified strength, wealth and hospitality. The pineapple structure in this building is 14 meters high.

12. The main staircase of the S.P. Ryabushinsky house (now the A.M. Gorky Museum-Apartment) Moscow. Complete with a jellyfish-shaped chandelier. Built in 1900-1902 by architect Fyodor Shekhtel



13. Tentacle-shaped handle, in the Art Deco house by architect Emile de Nile, Ghent, Belgium



14. Staircase with swans. The Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, where this motif was common



15. Amsterdam School, 1921