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Monument to the Battle of the Nations (Leipzig, Germany)

+ The Battle of the Nations, or the Battle of Leipzig, was turning point and decisive victory in the war against Napoleon, though it came at the cost of many lives from many nations.

Today a monument stands on the sight of the fiercest fighting and serves as a reminder to remember the fallen and their sacrifice.

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Arc de Triomphe (Paris, France)

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Resurrection by Andrea Mantegna, 1457-1459

Designed as a predella panel on the altarpiece in San Zeno, Verona, the original was looted by Napoleon and never returned. Today the original is in Tours while a copy is found at the altar in San Zeno.

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Veiled Christ by Giuseppe Sanmartino (1753)

+ This is one of the most incredible works of sculpture of all time. His contemporaries were so stunned by it that conspiracies arose abut his use of alchemy to create it.

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Crucifixion by Titian, is a 1558 oil on canvas painting that in addition to being a technical masterpiece, was also a pioneering piece of Counter-Reformation art.

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The Sam Houston Statue (Huntsville, Texas)

+ This monumental statue of Texas legend Sam Houston is the tallest statue of any American hero, anywhere in the world.

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The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci

+ Painted c. 1495-1498, this piece of religious artwork is arguably the most heavily scrutinized and studied work of art in history. Its alleged secrets have even inspired conspiracy theory novels and movies.

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Rock sculpture of Decebalus (near Orșova, Romania)

+ on the banks of the Danube, on the border between Romania and Serbia, sits a monumental rock sculpture of the last king of the Dacians.

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Christ Carrying the Cross by El Greco

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Winged Victory of Samothrace

+ Originally discovered on the island of Samothrace in the northeastern Aegean Sea, it is a masterpiece of Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic era, dating from the beginning of the 2nd century BC