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Castel Sant’Angelo: The Pope's Private Bunker and the Inquisition’s Blackest Dungeons

Explore Castel Sant’Angelo, the imperial tomb turned Papal fortress. Discover the secret Passetto corridor, the Inquisition's torture chambers, and the vertical architecture of survival in the heart of Rome.

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Castel Sant’Angelo: The Pope's Private Bunker and the Inquisition’s Blackest Dungeons

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Lukiškės Prison: From Soviet Horrors to Lithuania’s Most Haunting Concert Hall

Lukiškės Prison: From Soviet Horrors to Lithuania’s Most Haunting Concert Hall

Step into Lukiškės Prison, where Lithuania’s darkest history meets its most unexpected rebirth. Once a Soviet-era chamber of horrors - where political prisoners were tortured and executed - this haunting neoclassical fortress now hosts concerts in the very courtyard where firing squads once stood.

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Step inside Alcatraz, America’s most infamous prison, where the walls still echo with the cries of Al Capone, the defiance of escape artists, and the ghosts of inmates broken by isolation.

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