The Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania: abandoned for 150 years, before being demolished and today erected anew

Beckford’s Folly: a cathedral for one

Hwangnyong Temple: an 260-feet-tall temple, erected without iron nails

Reading Abbey: one of England’s richest monasteries

Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant: a power station that used a reactor similar to the one used at Chernobyl

Chester Roman Amphitheatre: a lost Roman arena, rediscovered in 1929

Fort McHenry: The birthplace of the National Anthem of the USA

Kazimierz Palace: from royal villa to Warsaw Lyceum, where Chopin learned to play the organ