Images tagged "historic architecture"
Entrance gate of the hotel The Palace Downtown Dubai.
A gilded statue of Buddha in Ananda Pahto. Old Bagan.
View of the Bagan plateau from the terrace of Shwesandaw temple. Old Bagan.
View from Shwegugyi Paya to Tabetkya Paya (in the foreground) and Ananda Pahto (further away). Old Bagan.
View of the Old Bagan. In the far right corner is Htilominlo temple.
View of the Old Bagan. In the fat left corner is Dhammayangyi Pahto.
A statue of Buddha in Dhammayangyi Pahto. Old Bagan.
A pair of Buddha statues in Dhammayangyi Pahto. Old Bagan.
Ananda Pahto - one of the most beautiful and most famous temples in Bagan
A scene from Shwedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
A courtyard in front of Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
A scene from Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
Mahabodhi temple, modeled after the Mahabodhi temple from Bihar in India. Old Bagan.
Richly decorated portal of the Sulamani Pahto. Old Bagan.
Shwedagon Paya at night. Rangoon (Yangon).
Window of an old, collonial house. Rangoon (Yangon).
Old synagogue in Rangoon (Yangon).
An old british bus remembering collonial times still carries passengers in Rangoon (Yangon).
Golden arcades in Mahamuni temple in Mandalay.
Golden arcades in Mahamuni temple in Mandalay.
Gawdaw Palin temple in the centre with two other stupas in the foreground. Old Bagan.
Elaborate sculptures on the roof of the Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay - a unique and one of the few original wooden buildings in Burma.
Detail of the intricately carved roof of the Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay.
Detail of a door in Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay.
Young boy in the elaborately carved entrance to Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay.
GIlded adornings of roofs and shrines and stupas around Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
A square with grand collonial City Hall. Rangoon (Yangon).
Frescoes in the entrance to Kyautawgyi Paya in Amarapura near Mandalay.
Shwedagon Paya with the surrounding shrines and pagodas. Rangoon (Yangon).
Facade of an old collonial house in Rangoon (Yangon).
An alley with densely arranged golden stupas in Shw Inn Thein complex in Indein village. Shan State.
A view from traveller's oriental fairy tale - a forest of old, delapidated stupas with a mountain range in the background. Indein village, Shan State.
Typical long boats berthed next to the Nga Phe Kyaung (Jumping Cat) monastery on Inle lake in Shan State.
Yadana Man Aung temple in Nyaungshwe on Inle lake in Shan State.
Kuthodaw temple in Mandalay is called "the largest book in the world", because it contains marble tables with the text of the entire buddhist teaching canon (tripitaka) in 729 litttle shrines.
A picturesque collection of old, delapidated (and a few restored) stupas near Swe Inn Thein in Indein village, Shan State.
A row of old stupas near Swe Inn Thein in Indein village, Shan State.
Old stupas around Swe Inn Thein in Indein village on Inle lake.
Old stupas around Swe Inn Thein in Indein village on Inle lake.
Local woman among the old stupas near Swe Inn Thein in Indein village on Inle lake.
A wall of golden stupas line a path in Shwe Inn Thein in Indein village on Inle lake.
The most beautiful "street" in Burma - an alley in Shwe Inn Thein temple lined on both sides with golden, white and brick stupas. Near Indein village in Shan State.
The most beautiful "street corner" in Burma. Shwe Inn Thein near Indein village. Shan State.
Plaques commemorating founders, who paid for restoring particular stupas. Shwe Inn Thein near Indein village. Shan State.
Beautiful colonial houses in Rangoon (Yangon).
An enormous size of an unfinished Mantalagyi paya in Mingun can be best appreciated when compared to people.
Mantalagyi paya in Mingun or rather what king Bodawpaya managed to build.
A cart pulled by oxen in Mingun. At the background one of two gigantic jars, which were meant to flank the access to Mantalagyi paya.
90 ton bell dedicated to the Mantalagyi stupa called the Mingun Bell, cast between 1808 and 1810. It is the second largest bell in the world after the Tsar Bell in Moscow, which however is broken and does not work.
Shemawdaw Paya in Bago with its height of 114m is the tallest stupa in Burma . It is 16 m taller than the Shwedagon Paya in Rangoon (Yangon).
An old Spanish church. Bohol.
A tower - the only visible part of a church buried by the eruption of the Mayon volcano together with the worshippers, who seeked shelter inside. Luzon island.
Chidren in front of the church of San Pedro Apostol in Loboc on Bohol Island.
Typical Philippino jeepney on fron of the church of San Pedro Apostol in Loboc on Bohol Island.
Tsimshatsui Clock Tower - a famous Hong Kong landmark and a part of the former terminus station of the Cowloon-Kanton Railway.
Sleeping Beauty castle in Hong Kong Disneyland.
Temple Luhur Batukau. Bali.
Rarely seen arched gate leading to the inner (closed for non-Hindus) part of the Luhur Ulu Watu temple. Bali.
Tanah Lot temple. Bali.
A view of one of the inner courtyards of Pura Besakich - one of the most important temples in Bali.
Pura Besakih - a group of Meru towers. Bali
Main entrance gate of Pura Besakih. Bali.
Huge Pura Besakih is a forest of Meru towers, gates and pavilions' roofs - one of the most beautiful lsights in Bali.
Beautiful door within the king's palace complex in Ubud, Bali.
Intricately carved door with tower within the king's palace complex in Ubud, Bali.
Shrines (candi) of the 11th century temple complex of Gunung Kawi in Tampaksiring south of Ubud, Bali.
Shrines (candi) of the 11th century temple complex of Gunung Kawi in Tampaksiring south of Ubud, Bali.
Entrance gate of Luhur Batukau temple. Bali.
Luhur Batukau temple. Bali.
Entrance gate. Pura Besakih. Bali.
Meru towers in Pura Besakih, Bali.
Steps with the main entrance gate to Pura Besakih, Bali.
Traditional instruments of the Balinese orchestra (gamelan) prepared for the evening performance on the courtyard of the king's palace in Ubud, Bali.
An entrance gate to the king's palace complex in Ubud, Bali.
Courtyard in front of the Convent Armenian St. James (St. James Cathedral) in the Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem.
Windows of various shapes and sizes on the courtyard in front of St. James Cathedral in the Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem.
Statue of a Franciscan monk in the old city of Jerusalem.
Young Israeli soldiers in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem.
Domes, minarets and satellite antennas of the northern city of Akko.
Damascus Gate (Arabic: باب العامود, Bab Alamud , Hebrew: שַׁעַר שְׁכֶם, Sha'ar Sh'khem) - one of the main entrances to the Old City of Jerusalem.
A street in the Old CIty of Jerusalem.
Romanesque church of St. Anne on Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem built by the Crusaders between 1131 and 1138.
In a courtyard of Mea Shearim. Jerusalem.
A street in Jewish ultraorthodox neighbourhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem.
Courtyard in front of the entrance to Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria and the Basilica of the Nativity. Bethlehem .
Cloisters around the courtyard in front of the entrance to Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria and the Basilica of the Nativity. , Bethlehem .
A monk in front of the entrance to the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Mara Saba near Bethlehem.
A view of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Mara Saba near Bethlehem from the nearby hill.
Builidings of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Mara Saba near Bethlehem and the surrounding landscape.
A street in Jerusalem Old City.
An alley in Old City of Jerusalem.
Front facade of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Jerusalem.
VIa Dolorosa and Ecce Homo arch in Muslim Quarter. Jerusalem.
A view of the domes of the Church of Condemnation from via Dolorosa. Jerusalem.
Arab man walking along the arcades surrounding the Al-Aksa mosque. Mount Zion. Jerusalem.
Two Arabs talking in front of the western gate to the Temple Square. Mount Zion. Jerusalem.
Hall of Names in the Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum in Jerusalem.
Gentle ramp leading to the Western Wall (Wailing Wall) - the holiest place of worship for Jews. Jerusalem.
House in the Old City of Jerusalem at night.
Nuns walking to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Early morning sun begins to lit the steps in front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem.
A corner near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem.
A view along the Sultan Suleiman street towards the towers of the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center.
Al-Aksa mosque and Israeli security patrolling the area around it. Temple Mount, Jerusalem.
Fountain of Qayt Bay or Sabil Qaitbay - a public fountain (sabil) located on the western esplanade of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, Built in the XVth century is called "the most beautiful edifice in the Temple Mount" after the Dome of the Rock.
A street in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem.
Greek Orthodox priest walking towards the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Chapel of the Angel in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Greek Orthodox priests entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Greek Orthodox priest in front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Postboxes in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Haredi Jews walking down the street in Jerusalem Old City.
Dome of the Rock at the Temple Mount. Jerusalem.
A street in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem.
Wall and the surrounding of the Greek Orthodox monastery Mar Saba on a slope of the Kidron Valley.
Some buildings within the Mar Saba Greek Orthodox monastery compound are literally built into the rock.
A courtyard of the Mar Saba Greek Orthodox monastery in Kidron Valley.
Walls of Mar Saba Greek Orthodox monastery. Kidron Valley.
Mar Saba Greek Orthodox monastery. Kidron Valley.
Copper dome of a church in Mar Saba Greek Orthodox monastery. Kidron Valley.
Dome of the Rock with with the old city of Jerusalem in the background seen from the Mount of Olives. Jerusalem.
Dome of the Rock with with the old city of Jerusalem in the background and the city walls in the foreground seen from the Mount of Olives. Jerusalem.
Text of the Pater Noster (Our Father) in Polish (one of more than 100 languages) in the cloisters of the Church of the Pater Noster on the Mount of Olives.
Old priest from the Russian Church of the Ascension sweeping the pavement. Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.
Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene. Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.
One of the narrow streets in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Door on the courtyard of the Ethiopian Coptic Church in Jerusalem.
Arched door on the courtyard of the Ethiopian Coptic Church in Jerusalem.
Cloisters of the Khan al-Umdan (Caravanserai of the Pillars) in Akko built under the Ottoman rule in 1784.
Fruit seller's cart in the cloisters of the Khan al-Umdan (Caravanserai of the Pillars) in Akko built under the Ottoman rule in 1784.
Port in Akko (Acre) in northern Israel.
Israeli flag in Akko.
A view from the defensive walls of the old Crusaders' port towards the Al-Jazzar mosque. Akko.
Old city walls protecting the city of Akko from the seaside.
Windo. Akko.
Restored old street in Akko.
Church of the Dormition, Mount Zion, Jerusalem.
An ancient courtyard on Mt. Zion, Jerusalem.
Dome of a small church in Akko in northern Israel.
Golden dome of the Dome of the Rock temple in Jerusalem.
in the old city of Jerusalem.
Green door near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem,
An old street in Acre in northern Israel.
Himeji castle - the largest of the Japanese castles preserved in its original state.
Room of a Japanese princess in the Himeji castle.
Within the walls of the Himeji castle.
A view from the central pavilion of the Himeji castle towards lower lying buildings.
Todaiji temple in Nara - the largest wooden building in the world.
An alley with a little temple. Kyoto.
Todaiji temple in Nara - the largest wooden building in the world.
Part of the facade of Todaiji temple in Nara.
Traditional Japanese shop in Kyoto.
Traditional Japanese entrance to a restaurant in Kyoto.
A street in the old part of Kyoto.
Roofs of the old, traditional houses in the old part of Kyoto.
Artist drawing a view of the old street in Kyoto.
Balcony in the old part of Kyoto.
A classic view from Kyoto.
Two elderly Japanese men in one of the pavilions of the Toji temple in Kyoto.
Young men sitting by one of the pavilions of the Toji temple in Kyoto.
Inside one of the pavilions of the Toji temple in Kyoto.
The highest in Japan - 54 m tall pagoda of the Toji temple in Kyoto.
The main "plaza" in Petra with the famous facade of Al Khazneh or The Treasury.
Nabatean tomb on the Street of Facades. Petra.
Small, cut in rock tombs on the Street of Facades. Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
Walking the Siq - the passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
The Elephant Stone in Siq, on the way to The Treasury. Petra.
Hadrian's Arch in Jerash.
Close up of the column capital and parts of tympanum Hadrian's Arch in Jerash.
An amateur performer dressed as a Roman soldier on top of the entrance colonnade of the hippodrome in Jerash.
"Roman soldiers" (actually retired Jordanian soldiers) taking part in a performance in the hippodrome in Jerash presenting chariot races and Roman army fighting techniques.
Performers dressed as Roman soldiers during the show in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Roman soldier simulating attack with the pilum (thin javelin). Jerash.
Demonstration of the fight of gladiators in the Roman hippodrome in Jerash.
Roman soldiers in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Roman soldiers holding pilums (thin javelins) in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Roman soldier presenting his helmet and armor after the show in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Roman column capital on the side of the colonnaded street (Cardo) leading to the tetrapylon. Jerash.
Partly preserved capital of Corinthian column. Jerash.
Among the Roman columns in Jerash.
A guard dresses as a Roman centurion. Jerash.
Amateur performers present fighting techniques of Roman army in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Amateur performers present fighting techniques of Roman army in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Chariot races recreated in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Photo with a Roman gladiator. Jerash.
Roman soldiers and gladiators are played by enthusiasts recruited among the former Jordanian soldiers. Jerash.
Columns around Cardo Forum. Jerash.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
Wider area of The Siq - the passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
Facade of The Treasury (Al Khazneh) emerging at the end of Siq. Petra.
Camels waiting for tourists in front of The Treasury (Al Khazneh). Petra.
The Treasury (Al Khazneh). Petra.
The Treasury (Al Khazneh). Petra.
Guard dressed as a Nabatean soldier in front of the entrance to The Treasury (Al Khazneh). Petra.
Roman theater in Amman.
Buildings on Jebel al-Ashrafiyeh' in the center of Amman. In the upper right corner is the Abu Dervish mosque.
Stepped seats in Roman theater in Amman.
Some tourists choose to ride the 1.2 km Siq to get to The Treasury in Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
Souvenirs for sale in front of the Palace Tomb, one of the Royal Tombs in Petra.
Arab man contemplating the valley of Petra.
Central round part of the broken pediment of The Treasury. Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
Guard dressed as a Nabatean soldier in front of the entrance to The Treasury (Al Khazneh). Petra.
Arid landscape of Petra seen from the path to Ad Deir.
Arid landscape of Petra seen from the path to Ad Deir.
Over the cliff in Petra.
The Tomb of a Roman Soldier. Petra.
Rock steps leading to Ad Deir (The Monastery). Petra.
Urn Tomb - one of the Royal Tombs in Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
Amazing rocks of The Siq - a narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
A camel waiting for tourists in front of The Treasury (Al Khazneh) - the most famous monument in Petra.
The Treasury (Al Khazneh) - the most famous monument in Petra.
Columns along Cardo - the colonnaded main street of the ancient Roman city of Jerash.
Cardo - the colonnaded main street of the ancient Roman city of Jerash.
Inside the Macau Venetian Casino, which is an exact copy of the Venetian Casino from Las Vegas.
Woman emptying rubbish bins near the famous Mandarin's House on Travessa de António da Silva.
Typical look of old residential buildings in the centre of Macau.
Fancy, manicured hedge in front of the facade of St. Paul's cathedral.
Inner courtyard of the famous Mandarin's House on Travessa de António da Silva.
Old man under the arcades on Largo de Senado.
Man reading newspaper under the side door of St. Dominc church built in 1828.
Man reading newspaper under the side door of St. Dominc church built in 1828.
Inside the Leal Senado building on Largo de Senado.
Chinese lanterns decorating an old Chinese house on Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro.
Door. Bahla.
View to the fort tower from a street in Bahla.
General view of the fort in Bahla - the oldest one in Oman (built in pre-islamic times). Part of it undergoing restoration sponsored by UNESCO as it is included on UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites.
Mutrah fort, built by the Portuguese in 1580, seen from the seaside road connecting districts of Mutrah and Old Muscat.
Windows. Old Muscat.
Door. Old Muscat.
Window. Old Muscat.
Window. Old Muscat.
Modern, but related to tradition architecture at the entrance to government district in Old Muscat.
Entering the old city with a maze of narrow streets from Mutrah Corniche. Old Muscat.
An alley in Mutrah district in Old Muscat.
Door and steps. Mutrah, Muscat.
A window of Shia house. Mutrah district, Muscat.
View of the courtyard inside the huge round tower of the fort in Nizwah.
Window. Nizwah.
Old, side alley in Nizwah.
Typical Arabic architecture along the seaside promenade in the Mutrah district in Muscat.
Three windows. Mutrah district, Muscat.
Three windows. Mutrah district, Muscat.
Balcony of one of the old merchants' houses in Mutrah district in Muscat.
Windows. Mutrah Corniche, Muscat.
In front of one of the historic merchants' houses in Mutrah district in Muscat.
Arcades of the new market (souq) in Nizwah.
Inside a dark room of the fort in Nizwah.
Defensive walls and ramparts of the Nizwah fort. Far in the center is minaret and dome of the Sultan Qaboos mosque.
Ramparts of the Nizwah fort.
Walls and ramparts of the Nizwah fort.
Panoramic view from the fort at the city of Nizwah and distant mountains.
On the ramparts of gigantic, round tower of the Nizwah fort.
Dome within the palace complex of sultan Qaboos of Oman.
Arcades along the side of the plaza being part of the great urban axis leading to sultan Qaboos palace. Old Muscat.
Window. Old Muscat.
One of the alleys of the famous covered bazaar (souq) in Muscat.
Central part of the main pavilion of the palace of the sultan of Oman. Old Muscat.
Old fort and mosque near the palace of sultan Qaboos of Oman. Ols Muscat.
Main street and gate leading to the palace of sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman.
Emblem of Oman on the entrance gate to the palace of sultan Qaboos. One of the objects on the emblem is "kanjar" - a traditional Omani dagger with its sheath bent at 90 degrees.
Main gate and the entrance to the palace of Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman.
The castle in Jibrin near Bahla built in 1675 by imam Bil'arab Bin Sultan from the Yaruba dynasty. Meticulously restored is now a museum.
First of the two internal courtyards of the castle in Jabrin.
Deep courtyard of the castle in Jabrin.
View from the top gallery into the courtyard of the Jabrin castle.
Sculptural forms of the walls of Jabrin castle resulting from the stair leading to the highest level of the tower.
View from the ramparts of the Jibrin castle to the surrounding plain and the Hajar Mountains.
Dimly lit corridor inside the Jibrin castle.
Second of the courtyards of the Jabrin castle is more austere than the first one - without the galleries and arcades.
Enormous round tower of the fort in Nizwah.
Parts of the original walls were preserved in the now fully reconstructed fort in Nizwah.
The street with the sultan Qaboos mosque seen from the walls of the fort in Nizwah.
View from the ramparts of thr Nizwah fort towards the dome and minaret of sultan Qaboos mosque.
Heavy necklace worn by Bedouin women. Museum of the Nizwah fort.
Traditional Omani jewelery in the museum of the Nizwah fort.
Wooden door of the reconstructed market (souq) in Nizwah.
Omani man in front of the gate of the reconstructed market (souq) in Nizwah.
Door leading to the reconstructed market (souq) in Nizwah.
Wawel Castle in Cracow - the seat and place of coronations of Polish kings from 1320 to 1734.
Hotel Royal in Cracow, opposite the royal Wawel Castle.
The wing housing the Cathedral Museum within the Wawel Royal Castle in Cracow.
Golden domed Sigismund's Chapel (Kaplica Zygmuntowska) of the Wawel Cathedral. Built in 1519-33 by Bartolomeo Berrecci as a funerary chapel for the last kings of Jagiellonian dynasty.
Closeup of the Renaissance golden domed Sigismund's Chapel (Kaplica Zygmuntowska) of the Wawel Cathedral built in 1519-33. Cracow.
The Royal Archicathedral Basilica on the Wawel Hill - the coronation church of the Polish kings from 1320 to 1734.
The Royal Sigismund Bell - the largest bell in the Sigismund Tower of the Wawel Cathedral in Cracow. It tolls on special occasions and is one of Poland's national symbols.
Wawel Cathedral and Sigismund's Chapel in Cracow seen from the south.
Wawel Cathedral and Sigismund's Chapel in Cracow seen from the south-west.
Sigismund's Chapel (right) and Vasa Chape (left) in the evening sunlight. Wawel Hill, Cracow.
Colorful houses surrounding the Castle Square in the Old Town district of Warsaw. Visible above them is the roof of the St. John's Archcathedral totally rebuilt after the Warsaw uprising of 1944.
Main facade of the Royal Castle in Warsaw with the 60m tall Sigismund's Tower in the centre.
General view of the Castle Square in Warsaw from Krakowskie Przedmieście or Trakt Królewski (Royal Avenue).
King Sigismund's Column - the oldest monument in Warsaw and the mansion houses of the Castle Square seen from Krakowskie Przedmieście or Trakt Królewski (Royal Avenue).
Part of the old defence wall and a yellow house in the Old Town district of Warsaw.
Roofs, dormers and chimneys of the houses in the Old Town district in Warsaw.
Saint Kinga Chamber in the Wieliczka Salt Mine near Cracow.
A bas relief made in salt showing the biblical visit of Jesus Christ in Temple. Saint Kinga Chamber in the Wieliczka Salt Mine near Cracow.
Saint Kinga Chamber in the Wieliczka Salt Mine near Cracow.
Main facade of the world famous collonial Raffles Hotel opened in 1887.
Main lobby of the Raffles Hotel.
Old buildings in Chinatown.
Destroyed American tank in Cu Chi - a site of the most fierce fights during the Vietnam War and famous because of the tunnels dug by the Vietkong guerilla fighters.
Museum of Fine Arts the 1929 colonial-era yellow-and-white building. Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City).
The inner courtyard of the Museum of Fine Arts. Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City).
Colourful wall of a house in the old city of Ankara.
Classical Tibetan architecture of Tashilunpo Monastery in Shigatse.
Little girl in front of the temples of Badami, Karnataka.
Tibetan woman dressed her best in front of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
A collection of decorative elements on top of the roofs of the Sera Monastery complex near Lhasa.
Colors of the street in Merida.
Stones embedded in the floor on the top of the Pyramid of the Sun. Teotihuacan.
Golden fence surrounding Doi Suthep temple near Chiang Mai.
Colors and forms of Taipa Village.
Nicely textured wall in Taipa Village.
Cell, iron bed and shackles in the infamous Khmer Roughe prison of Tuol Sleng (now museum) near Phnom Penh.
Smiling stone face on one of the towers of Bayon.
Sunset over majestic towers of Angkor Wat.
Famous stone faces of Bayon in Angkor.
Dramatic forms of roots entwining the walls of Ta Prohm temple.
Tangle of roots covering a wall of Ta Prohm temple.
Closeup of the entrance portal of the Imam mosque in Isfahan.
Structural arches along a side street in Isfahan.
Little side window of a mosque in Isfahan beautifully lit by the evening sun.
Graphics of light and shade on a small street in Yazd.
Little window in a defensive wall of the Bam Citadel.
View from the upper lecel of Hagia Sophia towards Bosphorus. Iatanbul.
Colourful wall of an old house in Ankara.
Mantenence worker on one of the domes of Hagia Sophia. Istanbul.
A girl and a wall form Coptic Cairo.
An entrance gate to the palace complex in Mysore, Karnataka with sculpted tiger head at the foreground.
Colorful stupas on a small street in Vientiane.
Old Peugeot on a side street in Vientiane. One of the remainders of the French colonial past.
Elaborated iron balustrades cast this tangled shadow on a wall in French Quarter in New orleans, Louisiana.
Worn out window in French Quarter. New Orleans, Louisiana.
One of the stupas of the Swedagon paya complex in Rangoon (Yangon).
Colors of Nepal, Bakhtapur.
Window from the old city (medina) in Marrakesh.
Colors of Morocco. Marrakesh.
Roofs and rooftops in Fez.
Battlements on the city walls of Fez.
Inside St. Patrick's cathedral, New York.
Eastern facade of the U.S. Department of Treasury building along 15th Street. Washington D.C.
Architectural detail. Rome.
Via Sistina early in the morning. Rome.
A couple in love sitting on the parapet wall of Giardino Storico di Sant' Alessio on Avantine Hill in Rome with the dome of Saint Peter's Cathedral in the background.
Old woman begging in front of the Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome.
Little window in the medieval courtyard of Arco Degli Acetari on Via Pellegrino 19 near Campo di Fiori in Rome.
Detail of a wall in the tiny medieval courtyard of Arco Degli Acetari on Via Pellegrino 19 near Campo di Fiori in Rome.
Roof detail in the shintoistic Meiji Temple in Tokyo.
Women lining up to enter the Taj Mahal in Agra.
Woman sitting on the marble pavement in front of the Taj Mahal, Agra.
People queuing to enter the Taj Mahal Agra.
Taj Mahal, Agra.
On of the towers on the Yamuna river near the Taj Mahal at dawn. Agra.
Taj Mahal and brightly dressed pilgrims seen from the northern side of amuna river. Agra.
Towers and domes of the entrance gates to Taj Mahal seen from the roof terrace of a hotel in Agra.
Beautiful door and entrance portal in the maharaja's palace in Jaipur.
Woman on the steps leading to the temple in Udaipur, Rajastan.
Pichola Lake with the lake palace seen from the terrace of one of the hotels. Udaipur, Rajastan.
A group of Woman visiting the palace of maharaja in Jaisalmer, Rajastan.
Colors of Jaisalmer, Rajastan.
National Palace Museum in Taipei. It hosts the most precious collection of ancient Chinese art in the world, which was evacuated to Taiwan in 1949 by the Kuomintang forces to save it from advancing communist army.
Detail of the roof of the Longshan Temple in Taipei.
Huge censer (vessel for burning incense) in the courtyard of the Longshan Temple, Taipei.
General view of the inner courtyard and the main hall of the Longshan Temple, Taipei.
General view of the entrance building of the Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Elaborate roof decorations. Longshan Temple, Taipei.
National Theater, Taipei.
National Concert Hall, Taipei.
Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei.
Impeccably dressed and motionless guard inside the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei.
General view of the Tribute Boulevard and the plaza in front of the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall in Taipei with National Theater (left), National Concert Hall (right) and the Entrance Archway (center).
Lingxing Gate at the front of the Confucius Temple in Taipei.
National Museum of Taiwanese Literature in the former Tainan District Hall built by the Japanese in 1916 in colonial style. Tainan.
Stelae in one of the halls of COnfucius Temple in Tainan.
The Paifang - Chinese style gate opposite the main entrance to the Confucius Temple. Tainan.
Adornments on the roof of the Wufei Temple. Tainan.
Turquoise colored tiling of the roof of the Koxinga Shrine. Tainan. The temple is devoted to the famous Chinese general of the Ming era, who defeated the Dutch forcing them to leave Taiwan.
Inner courtyard of the Koxinga Shrine. Tainan.
Small courtyard inside Lady Linshui's Temple. Tainan.
City God Temple. Tainan.
A door next to the City God Temple. Tainan.
CIngtan Road with the City God Temple. Tainan.
VIew throught a circular opening to the courtyard of the City God Temple. Tainan.
Close up view of the roof from the upper floor of the Matsu Temple. Tainan.
Adornments of the front facade of the Matsu Temple. Tainan.
Courtyard of the Official God of War Temple. Tainan.
Furnace and chimney at the back of the Official God of War Temple. Tainan.
Adornment of the roof corner of the Chihkan Towers - the former fort started by the Dutch in 1653 and finished by the CHinese. Tainan
Chihkan Towers - the former fort started by the Dutch in 1653 and finished by the Chinese. At the front are nine Qing dynasty stelae placed on the backs of nine turetles. Tainan
An apse with mihrab (a niche showing the direction of Mecca) in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
Mimbar (an elevated pulpit for delivering sermons) in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
Inside Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
People queuing to put their thumbs into the hole at the bottom part of the Sweating Column in the northern corner of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Doing this and rotating one's palm 360 degrees is said to cure various ailments.
View of the interior of Hagia Sophia from the upper gallery. Istanbul.
Mosaic (IX - X century) located in the tympanum above The Imperial Gate of Haghia Sophia in Istanbul. It shows an emperor (Leo VI the Wise or his son Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus) bowing down before Christ Pantocrator.
A door to a house in the residential district of Beyoglu on the northern side of Golden Horn. Istanbul.
In front of the museum of Adam Mickiewicz - one of the most prominent Polish poets of the XIX century, who died in this place in 1855. Beyoglu district, Istanbul.
Heritage tram of T2 line on İstiklal Caddesi in the Beyoglu district on the northern side of the Golden Horn. Istanbul.
Iznik tiles on the wall of the harem in the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul.
Inside the harem of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.
Beautifully tiled dome over the harem of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.
Detail of the external wall and canopy of the Murat III pavilion within the harem complex of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.
Islamic inscription made of famous Iznik tiles over the door in the harem complex of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.
Domes over the kitchens of the Topkapi Palace in istanbul.
Inside the Basilica Cistern ( Yerebatan Sarayı – "Sunken Palace") in Istanbul built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
One of the two Medusa heads below a column located in the northwest corner of the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul.
The "upside down" Medusa head below a column located in the northwest corner of the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul.
Bust of Mimar Sinan - one the greatest Ottoman architects living in XVI century at the entrance to Cafer Aga Medresesi (religious school) - one of his works in Istanbul.
Turkish family walking past an old wooden house in the western part of Istanbul near the Byzantine city walls.
An old wooden house in the western part of Istanbul near the Byzantine city walls.
Interior of the Suleymaniye Mosque, the largest in Istanbul, designed by the great Ottoman architect Sinan.
Collonaded gallery outside the Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii) in Istanbul.
Valens aqueduct completed in the late 4th century AD crossing the Ataturk Boulevard. Istanbul.
Inside the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) in Istanbul.
Picturesque Rumelian Castle (Rumelihisari) located in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul, on a hill at the European side of the Bosphorus.
Old cannons displayed in the Rumelihisari castle, Istanbul.
Narrow street near the Rüstem Pasha Mosque in Istanbul.
Minbar decorated with beautiful Iznik tiles in Rüstem Pasha Mosque located in the Strawmat Weavers Market in the Tahtakale neighborhood, of the Fatih district of Istanbul and designed around 1560 by the Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan for the grand vizier Rüstem.
The mosaic showing Christ as “The Land of the Living” placed in the lunette over the doorway to the esonarthex of the Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, Istanbul.
Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator in the south dome of the inner narthex of the Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, Istanbul.
Part of the defensive walls of Constantinopole, which protected the city for many centuries until the fall to the Ottoman forces on 29th May 1453.
Hagia Sophia seen from Beyoglu area over Golden Horn. Istanbul.
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
Approaching the main entrance to the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul - the major residency of the Ottoman sultans from 1465 to 1856.
Northern part of Golden Horn with the Galata Tower, built in Romanesque style in 1348 during an expansion of the Genoese colony in Constantinople, now Istanbul.
Morning view of the Sultan Ahmed (Blue) Mosque and the Fatih Mosque (at the background) in Istanbul.
Sultan Ahmed Mosque (known as Blue Mosque) - one of the greatest and most famous mosques of Istanbul.
View over the domes of Hagia Sophia towards the Bosphorus.
View from the roof of Riad Tlaatawa-Sitteen. Marrakesh.
View from the roof of Riad Tlaatawa-Sitteen. Marrakesh.
Products of a glazed tiles workshop. Marrakesh medina (old city).
Straw canopies covering some of the narrow streets in Marrakesh medina.
Skylight over the courtyard of one of the riads (guesthouses) in Marrakesh.
Doors in medressa Ben Youssef. Marrakesh.
Intricately sculpted patterns on the walls of the inner courtyard of medressa Ben Youssef in Marrakesh.
Window overlooking the inner courtyard of medressa Ben Youssef in Marrakesh.
Intricate patterns on a wall in medressa Ben Youssef in Marrakesh.
Pink painted, narrow street in the Marrakesh medina (old city).
Quiet corner in the Marrakesh medina (old city).
Beautiful, top lit courtyard of one of the riads (guesthouses) in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Ornate door portal in a narrow alley in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Entrance to Saadian Tombs with 77m tall minaret of the Koutoubia Mosque at the background. Marrakesh.
Street scene from Marrakesh medina (old city).
Street scene from Marrakesh medina (old city).
Street scene from Marrakesh medina (old city).
Arched passage in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Door. Marrakesh medina (old city).
Narrow passage in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Narrow passage in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Finding a way in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Mellah (Jewish quarter), Marrakesh.
Life in the narrow streets of Mellah (Jewish quarter) in Marrakesh.
Life in the narrow streets of Mellah (Jewish quarter) in Marrakesh.
Windows of the minaret of El Mansour Mosque, Marrakesh.
Garden of the Saadian Tombs with graves of soldiers and servants of Ahmad al-Mansur, his son and other members of the Saadi Dynasty. Marrakesh.
Local men resting near El Mansour Mosque, Marrakesh.
Green door in a side alley in Marrakesh.
Narrow street in Marrakesh medina (old city).
El Khammsi alley (Derb El Khammsi), Marrakesh.
Narrow street in medina (old city) in Marrakesh.
Busy street in medina (old city) in Marrakesh.
Seagulls over the promontory fort in Essaouira (former Mogador).
Door from the medina (old city) in Essaouira.
Door from the medina (old city) in Essaouira.
Old narrow street in the medina (old city) in Essaouira.
Narrow street in the medina (old city) in Essaouira.
Street with colorful door portals in the medina (old city) of Essaouira.
Randomly placed windows of the old house in Essaouira.
Harbor in Ceuta (Spanish enclave on the northern coast of Morocco) with Fortaleza (Fortress) de Hacho at the top of Monte Hacho at the background.
Foso de San Felipe - Portuguese fort in Ceuta - the Spanish enclave on the northern coast of Morocco.
Old cannon in front of the church of Santa Maria de Africa, Ceuta.
Casa de los Dragones - the most famous house in Ceuta commissioned in 1900 by Francisco Cerni González, Mayor of Ceuta. Designed by Valencian architect José M. Cortina Pérez it is an example of eclectic architecture.
Beautiful courtyard elevation of Medresa Bou Inania in Fez.
Intricate details of the wall of Medresa Bou Inania in Fez.
Narrow street in the medina (old city) in Fez.
Roofs and minarets of the old city (medina) in Fez.
Minaret of the Kairaouine Mosque in Fez - the oldest Islamic monument in the city dating from 956.
Beige buildings of the old city in Fez with hills surrounding the city at the background.
Old city in Fez seen from one of the rooftop restaurants.
Old city in Fez with the minaret of the Kairaouine Mosque - the oldest Islamic monument in the city dating from 956.
One of the many beautifully decorated public drinking fountains in the Fez medina (old city).
Decorations of the pavilion in the courtyard of Qarawiyyin Mosque in Fez.
Internal courtyard of a rich riad (traditional Moroccan house). Fez.
Resident of the medina (old city) in Fez on his street.
Restored facades of houses in the Jewish quarter (mellah) in Fez.
Restored facades of houses in the Jewish quarter (mellah) in Fez.
Door from the old Jewish quarter (mellah) in Fez.
Children in a dark and narrow alley in the old Jewish quarter (mellah) in Fez.
Underground mykwa (Jewish ritual baths) in Ibn Danan Synangogue in Fez.
Jewish cemetery next to Ibn Danan Synangogue in Fez.
Jewish tombs on the the cemetery next to Ibn Danan Synangogue in Fez.
Jewish tombs on the the cemetery next to Ibn Danan Synangogue in Fez.
Golden door of the Royal Palace of Fez (Dar el Makhzen).
Ornate portal and door of the Royal Palace of Fez (Dar el Makhzen).
Detail of the pattern adorning brass door of the Royal Palace of Fez (Dar el Makhzen).
Delicate and intricate patterns on the portal of the Royal Palace of Fez (Dar el Makhzen).
The Blue Gate (Bab Bou Jeloud) is the main entrance leading to the walled medina (old city) in Fez.
Minaret of the Bou Inania madrassa (Islamic religious school) seen through The Blue Gate (Bab Bou Jeloud). Fez.
The narrowest street in the medina (old city) in Fez.
This street in the medina (old city) in Fez is only about 60 cm wide - just enough for one person.
An alley in the UNESCO World Heritage listed medina in Fez with buildings connected high above the pavement level.
On upper floor of this street in the UNESCO World Heritage listed medina in Fez buildings are so close that residents could easily shake hands.
Preservation works prevent the unique structures and urban fabric of the UNESCO World Heritage listed medina in Fez from further dilapidation.
One of the antique shops, not much different from a museum housed in a beautifully restored riad hidden among the winding alleys of the medina (old city) in Fez.
Detail of the parapet wall finish on one of the houses in the medina (old city) in Fez.
Medina in Fez seen from the roof top terrace.
Old door in an antique shop in Fez.
Old lady sitting on the door threshold in the old city (medina) in Meknes.
Intricate pattern of the door portal. Meknes.
Pink wall. Meknes.
Moroccan flag in the old city (medina) in Meknes.
Corridor in the living quarters of medrassa Bou Inania in Meknes.
Minaret of the Grand Mosque in Meknes.
Charming winding alleys in the old city (medina) of Meknes.
Shops in the old city (medina) of Meknes closed for the holiday.
In the old city (medina) in Meknes.
Colors and patterns of the medina (old city) in Meknes.
Medina (old city) in Meknes.
Old man dressed to match the color of the wall of his house walking down the alley in the old city (medina) of Meknes.
Window. Meknes.
Window. Meknes.
Ruins of the Roman city of Volubilis near Meknes inhabited from 3rd century BC to 3rd century AD.
Triumphal arch in the ancient Roman city of Volubilis near Meknes.
Fine floor mosaic in one of the rich town-houses in the ancient Roman city of Volubilis near Meknes.
Cardo (one of the two main streets) in the ancient Roman city of Volubilis near Meknes.
General view of the ancient Roman city of Volubilis near Meknes.
Stork on his nest built on top of an ancient column in the ruins of the Roman city of Volubilis.
Steep street in the town of Moulay Idriss 25 km from Meknes.
The only round minaret in Morocco built in 1939 as an addition to Idriss Medersa - a much older Koranic school. Moulay Idriss.
General view of the charming town of Moulay Idriss.
Row of roofed pavilions along the north-eastern side of El-Hedim square in Meknes.
Roofed pavilions along the north-eastern side of El-Hedim square in Meknes.
Colorful shophouses in Chinatown.
Old shophouses along Boat Quay.
Colorful shophouses in Boat Quay.
Bugis Junction - an old street with shophouses covered with transparent canopy and converted into a shopping mall.
White, nicely restored facades inside Bugis Junction shopping mall.
Red shutters of the Red Dot Traffic building at 28 Maxwell street - a former traffic police headquarters' building housing how Red Dot Design Museum.
Victorian detail of the Maxwell Road Hawker Centre in Chinatown - one of the most famous food courts.
Shophouses in Chinatown.
Pink shutters of the old shophouse in Chinatown.
Vintage Vespa scooter under the arcades of the old shophouses.
Clarke Quay - a historical quay on the bank of Singapore River named after Sir Andrew Clarke, the governor of Singapore from 1873 to 1875. Restored houses and promenade are one of the major leisure and dining destinations.
Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall with its Clock Tower seen from the top deck of the Marina Bay Sands. At the background is old and new Parliament House.
Baroque Łazienki Palace or Palace on the Water in Łazienki (Royal Baths) Park in Warsaw.
The Palace of Belweder - seat of the president of Poland seen from the Łazienki (Royal Baths) Park in Warsaw.
Interior of the Stanislas Theater on an island in the Łazienki (Royal Baths) Park in Warsaw.
Replicas of Campanilla and Ponte Rialto at the Venetian Casino. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Vintage fast food outlet in Arizona.
A shop with american antiques and memorabilia. California.
A hut of first settlers - now a historic monument. Sequoia National Park, California.
A shopfront designed as if from a western movie on a historic Route 66. Seligman , Arizona
A street sign of the once famous Connor Hotel. Jerome, Arizona.
Wheel from an old mine embedded into the pavement is used to advertise the Mine Museum on the main street of Jerome, Arizona.
The famous Connor Hotel in Jerome Arizona was one of the most luxurious hotels in the entire West at the end of XIXth century.
Holy Family church in Jerome, Arizona.
Holy Family church in Jerome, Arizona.
An old house in Jerome, Arizona.
Old houses in Jerome, Arizona.
Old houses in winter setting Jerome, Arizona.
Village of Hopi Indians at the top of the First Mesa. Hopi Reservation, Arizona.
The entrance gate (Kaminarimon) to Senso-ji - the oldest (founded in 628 a.d) and most important Buddhist temple in Tokyo (Asakusa district).
Hozomon Gate and Five Story Pagoda of the Senso-ji temple complex in the Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Giagantic lantern in the Hozmon Gate on the way to the Main Hall (Hondo) of the Senso-Ji temple in Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Painting on a wooden house in Tokyo.
Min hall of the quiet Honzan Higashihongan-ji Temple about 600m west of the Senso-ji temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Yasukuni Temple in Tokyo commemorating anyone who had died in service of the Empire of Japan (i.e. from 1868 to 1947).
Japanese Zero fighter from the II World War on exhibition in Yushunkan - a Japanese military and war museum located within Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Japanese rocket-powered aircraft Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, designed for suicide kamikaze attacks, on exhibition in Yushunkan - a military and war museum located within the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Window and door (probably leading to a demolished balcony) of a house in Georgetown - the oldest area of Washington D.C.
Walt Disney Concert Hall designed by Frank Gehry. Los Angeles, California.
Temple Ulun Danu Bratan with its eleven level Meru tower, Bali.
An entrance gate of Tanah Lot temple, Bali.
A forest of multilevel Meru towers in Pura Besakih, Bali.
The most famous feature of Balinese temples - multilevel Meru towers.
Meru tower above the roofs of temple buildings of Pura Besakih, Bali.
A sculpted head of mythical monster is barely seen among the mossy structures of Gunung Kawi near Ubud - one of the oldest heritage sites in Bali.
Church of St. Stanislaus of the Poles - the Polish church in Rome.
A bit more fancy thatched house from Belize - with verandah.
The famous FIshawi tea house inside the Khan al-Khalili bazaar in Cairo has been open continously (24 hours a day) for the past 200 years.
Pyramids of (from right to left) Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinos. Giza.
Wall decoration in Ramesseum (mortuary temple of Ramses II) in Luxor.
Inside the Ramesseum (mortuary temple of Ramses II) in Luxor.
Hieroglyphs cover the columns and walls of the temple of Ramzes III in Medinet Habu.
Hieroglyphs cover the columns and walls of the temple of Ramzes III in Medinet Habu.
Beautifully adorned columns in the temple of Ramzes III in Medinet Habu.
Beautifully adorned columns in the temple of Ramzes III in Medinet Habu.
Temple of Amun in Luxor.
Gigantic seated statueas in front of the pylons of the Amun temple in Luxor.
Temple of Amun in Luxor at dusk.
Temple of Amun in Karnak.
Statue of Ramses II in front of the main alley of the temple of Amun in Karnak.
Inside the temple of Amun in Karnak at night.
The Avenue of Sphinxes. Luxor.
A street corner in the town of Luxor.
Door and window in the village of Luxor.
A village of Gurna (Qurna) near Luxor, which reportedly lives since centuries with robbery of the royal graves.
Very well preserved colored reliefs on the walls of the Hatshepsut temple in Deir el-Bahri.
A closed shop in the coptic area of Cairo.
A part of the temple of Ramesseum (mortuary temple of Ramses II) in Luxor with Osiris columns.
Ramessesum. Luxor.
Ramessesum. Luxor.
Grand collonade in the temple of Amon in Luxor.
Statue of Ramses II in the Temple of Amon in Karnak.
Temple of Amon in Karnak after dusk.
The temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahri. A wall ending with a falcon head.
Female bas-relief. Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahri.
Well preserved colerd reliefs on the wall of Hatshepsut temple in Deir el-Bahri.
Hieroglyphs with still preserved colors in the temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahri.
The temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahri just before the entrance to level three (then closed because of the works conducted by the polish archeologists).
Decoration of a wall in the Ramesseum temple near Luxor showing the pharaoh killing his enemies while riding on a chariot.
Decorated wall in Ramessesum. Luxor.
A narrow street in Coptic Cairo - an area in Cairo traditionally inhabited by Copts.
A narrow street in Coptic Cairo - an area in Cairo traditionally inhabited by Copts.
The sphinx with the pyramid of Mykerinos (Menkaure) at the background. Giza near Cairo.
The Sphinx and pyramid of Cheops. Giza.
View of the three most famous egyptian pyramids - from the left Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinos and the Sphinx. Giza near Cairo.
A beautiful street in the coptic part of Cairo.
At the corner of a street in Cairo.
At the courtyard of Sayyidna al-Hussein in Cairo.
General view of the Valley of the Kings. Luxor.
Inside the tomb of Twosret and Setnakhte from 19th-20th Dynasties. Valley of the Kings, Luxor.
23 Sarcophagus, Valley of The Kings, Luxor.
Paintings and hieroglyphs inside some of the tombs have their colors still preserved. Valley of The Kings, Luxor.
A way to the tomb of Amenophis III. Valley of The Kings, Luxor.
The famous FIshawi tea house inside the Khan al-Khalili bazaar in Cairo has been open continously (24 hours a day) for the past 200 years.
Opulent grave of a Chinese rich. Chinese Cemetery, Manila.
This villa is really a mausoleum with air conditioning. Chinese Cemetery, Manila.
Rich tombs on the Chinese Cemetery in Manila have sometimes quite high architectural ambitions.
A pretty tasteful, but still very rich tomb on the Chinese Cemetery in Manila.
A huge mausoleum resembling a church. Chinese Cemetery, Manila.
A courtyard of the former Augustian monastery in the district of Intramuros in Manila.
A square in front of St. Agustin church in Manila.
Narrow street within the only remaining (after the II World War) complex of colonial Spanish houses in Intramuros, Manila.
Small square with an old well near Casa Manila. Intramuros, Manila.
Beautiful square in a former Spanish residence in Intramuros, Manila.
Cathedral in Manila.
Traditional calesa - a two-wheeled horse drawn carriage in front of the Manila Cathedral.
The monumental Roman aqueduct in Segovia.
The castle in Segovia is the one on which Walt Disney based his Sleeping Beauty palace in California Disneyland or at least one of the castles claiming this honor...
The mighty Roman aqueduct in Segovia cuts across the medieval old city like a gigantic comb.
Inside the labirynth of the winding alleys of Toledo.
The Roman aqueduct in Segovia.
The castle of Segovia with its monumental gate tower.
Strange person in front of the King's Palace in Madrid.
Under the arcades of the King's Palace in Madrid.
A quiet alley in Cordoba.
One of the many great vistas inside the Grand Mosque in Cordoba.
Inside the Grand Mosque in Cordoba one can see Roman columns used by the muslim builders.
Famous double colored arcades inside the Grand Mosque in Cordoba.
Grand courtyard in front of the King's Palace in Madrid.
The mighty arcades of the very well preserved Roman aqueduct in Segovia rise up to 28 m above the street level.
Arcades of the monumental Roman aqueduct in Segovia on a foggy January morning.
Main gate of the King's Palace in Madrid.
Huge plaza in front of the cathedral Santa María la Real de La Almudena in Madrid.
Narrow street in Cordoba.
Blind arcades in Mauretanian style on a wall surrounding the famous mosque of Cordoba.
Richly decorated entrance to the compound of the Great Mosque in Cordoba.
A window on Plaza Mayor, Madrid.
Part of a building facade on Plaza Mayor, Madrid.
A view over the roofs of Toledo.
Over the roofs of Toledo.
A magnificent romanesque portal at the entrance to Museo de Santa Cruz in Toledo.
A beautiful street corner in Toledo.
Walking along the walls of the Castle of the Christian Monarchs (Alcazar de los Reyes Christianos). Cordoba.
A town house in the old city of Toledo. Seen at the background is one of the towers of the cathedral of Toledo.
Part of the main facade of the King's Palace in Madrid.
A narrow passage between the streets in Cordoba.
A building of the Museo des Santa Cruz in Toledo is a former hospital from XVth century.
Square of St. Anna on a sunny afternoon of the New Year's Day.
A part of the outer walls of the Segovia cathedral.
Part of the frontage of one of the narrow streets in Toledo.
Panorama of the Roman Bridge (Puente Romano) and the old city of Cordoba seen from the defensive tower Torre de la Calhorra.
One of many shops selling souvenirs of the rich hisory of the city of Toledo.
Mihrab - the holy niche showing the direction of Mekka. Grand Mosque in Cordoba.
Interior of the Atocha train station in Madrid.
Detail of the door. Toledo.
Water fountain. Cordoba.
A view of the gothic cathedral from the Roman Bridge (Puente Romano). Cordoba.
A window of a town house under renovation. Plaza Mayor, Madrid.
The tower on the courtyard of the Grand Mosque in Cordoba.
One of the many charming courtyards in Cordoba.
A street in the old city of Toledo.
The walls of many inner courtyards in Cordoba are decorated with compositions of potted plants and flowers.
The tower on the courtyard of the Grand Mosque in Cordoba.
Old city of Toledo.
A monument of a musilm sage from Middle Ages next to the city walls in Cordoba.
Bautiful street in Cordoba.
The gothic cathedral of Segovia - one of the most magnificent in Spain.
Roman Bridge (Punte Romano) with the gothic cathedral of Cordoba in the background.
One of the city walls' gates. Segovia.
The entrance hall of the Prado Museum in Madrid.
A street in the old city of Toledo.
The famous cathedral of Toledo. In Middle Ages the main seat of the catholic church in Spain.
Charming narrow street in the old city of Toledo.
Potted plants decorating a wall of a small courtyard in Cordoba.
Yet another beautiful street in Cordoba.
Famous two-color arcades in the Cordoba mosque.
The towers and wall of the castle in Segovia.
One of the main streets of the old city of Toledo after dark
A fairy tale castle (alcazar) in Segovia.
Famous double colored arcades inside the Grand Mosque in Cordoba.
Chinese letters on an old building on Hong Kong Island.
In front of a Chinese temple. New Territories.
Restored old building on the waterfront promenade in Stanley.
Little temple of Tin Hau (Goddess of the Sea) in Sai Wan on Cheung Chau island.
Murray House - one of the oldest public buildings in Hong Kong, built in Central in 1844 and in 2002 relocated to Stanley on the southern side of Hong Kong Island.
Old building within the University of Hong Kong - the oldest and most renowned of the universities in Hong Kong.
St. John's cathedral - the oldest existing church in Hong Kong (completed in 1849). Central, Hong Kong Island.
Old Spanish mission church of San Xavier del Bac founded in 1692. Located 16 km south of Tucson, Arizona serves presently the indian Tohono O'odham community.
Details of the restored mission church of San Xavier del Bac. Tucson, Arizona.
Colorful frescoes and sculptures of the church of San Xavier del Bac earned its interior the name of "American Sistine Chapel" and are considered the finest example of Spanish mission architecture in the US.
Richly decorated interior of the of San Xavier del Bac. Tucson, Arizona.
Interior of the church of San Xavier del Bac. Tucson, Arizona.
Kneeling statue of Pope Pius IX in Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore. Rome.
Main nave of Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore. Rome
Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore - a Papal major basilica and the largest Catholic Marian church in Rome.
Monumental arcades surrounding the Colosseum. Rome.
Interior of Colosseum and hypogeum seen from the upper level of seats. Rome.
Inside the Colosseum in Rome. At the bottom is hypogeum - rooms and corridors for animals and gladiators covered by the arena when Colosseum was in use.
Arch of Constantine (left) and Colosseum. Rome.
Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheatre) - the largest amphitheater ever built and one of the most famous icons of Rome.
Arch of Septimius Severus in Forum Romanum in Rome. On the left Chiesa di Santi Luca e Martina.
House of Vestals - the residence of Vestal Virgins in Forum Romanum in Rome.
Triumphal Arch of Septimius Severus (left) and Temple of Saturn in Forum Romanum in Rome seen from Via di San Pietro in Carcere.
Forum Romanum with the collonade of the Temple of Saturn seen from Via di San Pietro in Carcere. Rome.
Steps to the left of Capitoline Museums on Piazza dei Campodoglio in Rome leading to Basilica di Santa Maria di Ara Coeli.
Piazza dei Campodoglio in Rome with the famous equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius from 175 AD (front) . The present statue is a replica made in 1981 and the original is in the Capitoline Museum seen at the background.
Corner of Via dei Polacchi and VIcolo dei Polacchi. Rome.
Facade of the Il Gesu church - the mother church of the Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits. Piazza del Gesu, Rome.
Interior of the Il Gesu church - the mother church of the Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits. Piazza del Gesu, Rome.
Illusionistic painting at the vault of the Il Gesu church - the mother church of the Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits. Piazza del Gesu, Rome.
Pantheon - one of the best preserved of all ancient Roman buildings with the famous dome 43.4 meters in diameter, which ranks as the world's largest dome made of unreinforced solid concrete. Piazza della Rotonda, Rome.
Interior of the Pantheon - one of the best preserved of all Ancient Roman buildings with the famous dome 43.4 meters in diameter, which ranks as the world's largest dome made of unreinforced solid concrete. Piazza della Rotonda, Rome.
Interior view of the famous dome of Pantheon with the oculus at the top illuminating the interior. Piazza della Rotonda, Rome.
Tomb of Raphael Santi with a sculpture of Madonna del Sasso created by Raphael’s student Lorenzetto. Pantheon, Piazza della Rotonda, Rome.
Tomb of the Italian king Victor Emanuel II inside the Pantheon on Piazza della Rotonda, Rome.
View to Piazza della Rotonda from under the portico of the Pantheon, Rome.
"Roman soldier" waiting for tourists willing to take a photo with him in front of the Pantheon. Piazza della Rotonda, Rome.
Statue of Christ by Michelangelo in the Basilica Santa Maria sopra Minerva on Piazza della Minerva.
Baroque link between two sides of Via di Sant Ignazio, Rome.
Facade of the church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at the Campus Martius on Piazza St Ignazio in Rome.
Interior of the church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at the Campus Martius on Piazza St Ignazio in Rome.
11 Corinthian columns of the temple of Hadrian (built in 145 AD) incorporated into the facade of the Roman Stock Exchange (Borsa di Roma) on Piazza di Pietra.
Trajan's Column on Trajan's Forum, Rome.
A bicycle in front of the church of Santa Maria Maddalena on the Via della Maddalena, Rome.
Two members of Arma dei Carabinieri Honor Guard - an elite military unit and the honor guard of the President of the Italian Republic. Rome.
Tiny window near Campo di Fiori. Rome.
Campo di Fiori - a square in Rome on which Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake. The monument at the centre was erected to his memory.
Famous perspective gallery by Francesco Borromini in Palazzo Spada in Rome. The corridor appears much longer and the sculpture at its end much larger then they really are due to the optical illusion caused by artificially enhanced impression of perspective.
Collonade of the temple of Vesta (near right) and the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin (far left), under arcades of which is Bocca del Verita (Mouth of Truth) - one of the most iconic Roman artefacts.
Theatre of Marcellus and the three remaining columns of the Temple of Apollo Sosianus (right) at night. Rome.
Collonade of the Theatre of Marcellus (left) and the three remaining columns of the Temple of Apollo Sosianus (right) at night. Rome.
Antique Jewish symbols on a wall in the Jewish Ghetto in Rome.
A restaurant in the Jewish Ghetto in Rome.
The dome of the St. Peter's Basilica seen from the terrace of the Vatican Museums, Vatican.
The Gallery of Maps. Vatican Museums, Vatican.
Polish King John III Sobieski’s victory over the Turks in Vienna in 1683 - a picture painted by the Polish painter Jean Matejko displayed in the Sobieski Room in the Vatican Museums, Vatican.
Raphael's fresco of the Battle of Milvian Bridge, Raphael Rooms in Vatican Museums, Vatican.
The School of Athens - fresco by Raphael Santi. Apostolic Palace, Vatican.
The Creation of Adam - world famous fresco by Michelangelo Buonarotti around 1511–1512 on the ceiling the Sistine Chapel in Vatican.
The Last Judgment - world famous fresco by Michelangelo Buonarotti on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican.
View to the glass dome above the Bramante Staircase - a double helix staircase in the Vatican Museums in Vatican.
St. Peter's Square with St. Peter's Basilica and a fragment of the Bernini's collonade. Vatican.
Pieta - the most famous sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarotti is kept behind a bulletproof glass in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome to the right of the entrance, between the Holy door and the altar of Saint Sebastian.
The right foot of Arnolfo di Cambio’s sculpture of St. Peter (from around 1300) in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican is worn down from centuries of pilgrims kissing and rubbing it.
Arnolfo di Cambio’s sculpture of St. Peter (from around 1300) in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican is a highly venerated sculpture, which has feet worn down from centuries of pilgrims kissing and rubbing them.
Baldacchino over the main altar of St. Peters Basilica in Vatican by Gian Lorenzo Bernini is 30 metres tall and claimed to be the largest piece of bronze in the world.
Inside the St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican - the most famous, holiest and most important church of the Christianity.
Group of pilgrims singing in front of the St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican.
Saint Peter holding the keys to heaven in front of the St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican.
Via Sistina early in the morning. Rome.
Capuchin Crypt beneath the church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini in Rome housing the skeletons of 3,700 bodies of the Capuchin friars who died between 1528 and 1870.
Piazza del Popolo, Rome with its Egyptian obelisque of Sety I from Heliopolis and twin baroque churches of Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto, begun by Carlo Rainaldi and completed by Bernini and Carlo Fontana.
Via del Corso at night. Rome.
Fontana di Trevi - the most famous of all the fountains in Rome.
Baldacchino, dating from 1369, over the high altar of the Basilica of St. John in the Lateran, Rome.
View of the main nave of the Basilica of St. John in the Lateran in Rome.
IX th century well at the center of the XIII th century cloister courtyard - a masterpiece of the Vasaletto family next to the Papal Archbasilica of St. John in the Lateran, Rome.
The front facade of the Papal Archbasilica of St. John in the Lateran. Rome.
The Holy Stairs (Scala Sancta) - 28 white marble steps near the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano in Rome. According to the Catholic tradition Jesus Christ walked on these steps in the Palace of Pontius Pilate on his way to trial. The stairs were, reputedly, brought to Rome by St. Helena in the fourth century.
Kiss of Judas - a sculpture by Ignazio Giacometti on the right side of the Holy Stairs (Scala Sancta) near the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano in Rome.
"Footprints of Jesus" in Basilica di San Sebastiano - a church above the Catacombe di San Sebastiano on Via Appia Antica in the southern suburbs of Rome.
The entrance gate to the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta. Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta on Aventine Hill, Rome.
A view of the dome of the St. Peter's Cathedral through the keyhole in the door of the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta, dubbed "the most beautiful hole in Rome". Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta on Aventine Hill.
A keyhole in the door of the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta dubbed "the most beautifule hole in Rome". Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta on Aventine Hill.
A photographer setting his tripod for a shot through "the most beautifule hole in Rome". Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta on Aventine Hill.
A couple in love sitting on the parapet wall of Giardino Storico di Sant' Alessio on Aventine Hill in Rome with the dome of Saint Peter's Cathedral in the background.
View of the St. Peter Cathedral's dome from Giardino Storico di Sant' Alessio on Aventine Hill in Rome.
Ponte Fabricio leading from central Rome to Isola Tiberina and further to Trastevere.
A window found in Trastevere in Rome.
An old woman begging in front of the Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere. Rome.
"Coronation of the Virgin" - the main of all the 13th century mosaics depicting the life of the Virgin Mary in Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere. Rome
The main altar and apse with magnificent 13th-century mosaics of Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere. ROme.
View towards the side nave of Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere.
Main nave of Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere - the oldest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Rome with 13th-century mosaics as the main highlight.
Little shrine with the painting of Virgin Mary on Piazza Trilussa on the corner of Vicolo del Cinque. Rome.
Fragment of the arcades on Via Giulia along the Tiber river in Rome.
Window on the corner of Via Giulia and Viccolo dell' Arcaccio on the bank of the Tiber river. Rome.
Window on Via Pellegrino. Rome.
Baroque Arco del Monte on Via Archo del Monte 98.
Church Santa Barbara dei Librari on Largo dei Librari. Rome.
Charming medieval courtyard Arco Degli Acetari on Via Pellegrino 19 near Campo di Fiori in Rome.
Medieval courtyard Arco Degli Acetari on Via Pellegrino 19 near Campo di Fiori in Rome.
Carousel on Piazza Navona, Rome.
Entrance to a small restaurant in Trastevere, Rome.
A gate leading to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab.
On the way to the main sanctuary within the Golden Temple complex. Amritsar, Punjab.
Buddhist monastery in Rumtek, Sikkim.
Entrance to the buddhist monastery in Pemayangtse, West Sikkim.
Buddhist monastery in Pemayangtse, West Sikkim.
Temple carving from Ellora temples, Maharashtra.
Buddha statue in one of the rock temples of Ellora, Maharashtra.
Rock temples of Ellora, Maharashtra.
One of the world famous rock temples of Ellora, Maharashtra.
One of the world famous rock temples of Ellora, Maharashtra.
Rock temples in Badami, Karnataka.
Women selling coconuts under the arcades of old Portuguese collonial buildings.
A street in Badami, Karnataka.
Victoria Memorial - a proud monument of the British collonial era. Calcutta.
A street in Darjeeling with beautiful collonial houses.
Japanese temple. Darjeeling, West Bengal.
One of the rock temples in Ellora, Maharashtra.
One of the gopurams (towers) of Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Gates and towers of the palace of maharaja in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
View of the city of Jaisalmer, Rajastan.
Sand colored city of Jaisalmer, Rajastan.
A way to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab.
Gopuram (tower) of the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam - the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world,
A street leading to Jama Masjid mosque in Old Delhi.
Narrow streets of Old Delhi.
A view through an arch in Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi.
Old Delhi.
Wlaking through the courtyards of the fort in Jodhpur, Rajastan.
Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, Rajastan.
View of the old city in Udaipur, Rajastan. The blue houses belong to Bramins - the uppermost cast of the traditional Indian society.
World famous Gate of India near equally famous Taj Mahal hotel on the waterfront in Bombay (Mumbai).
Gate of India (right) and Taj Mahal hotel on the waterfront in Bombay (Mumbai).
Buddhist monastery in Gangtok, Sikkim.
A monastery in Rumtek, Sikkim.
A monastery in Rumtek, Sikkim.
A window from the monastery in Rumtek, Sikkim.
The Golden Temple in the light of setting sun. Amritsar, Punjab.
The famous rock temples of Ellora where carved from a sheer rock from top down. In the background is the original level of rocks high above the current temple. Maharashtra.
Rock temples of Ellora in Maharashtra.
Rock temples of Ellora in Maharashtra.
Old catholic church in Kerala.
Old catholic church in Kerala.
The famous Gate of India at the seaside in Bombay, next to the equally famous hotel Taj Mahal.
Windows of old, colonial houses in Kochi, Kerala.
Adornments of the gopuram (tower) of Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Adornments of the gopuram (tower) of Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Adornments of the gopuram (tower) of Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Adornments of the gopuram (tower) of Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Adornments of the gopuram (tower) of Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Colorful gopuram (tower) of the Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
A group of children in front of the temple in Somnathpur, Karnataka.
Magnificent sculptures of the largest temple complex in India in Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangam in Tiruchirappali, Tamil Nadu.
Famous seaside temples in Mahabalipuram are on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Temple in Somnathpur, Karnataka.
A soldier guarding the palace of maharaja in Mysore, Karnataka.
Partial view of one of the entrance gates to the palace of maharaja in Mysore, Karnataka.
A view through an entrance gate to the palace of maharaja in Mysore, Karnataka.
Crowning of one of the gopurams (towers) within the palace of maharaja in Mysore, Karnataka.
A vendor located his shop next to the guards' booth of the palcae of maharaja in Mysore, Karnataka.
Old man sweeping the pavement in front of one of side entrances to the maharaja's palace in Mysore, Karnataka.
Kailasanathar Temple in Ellora, Maharashtra.
Kailasanathar Temple in Ellora, Maharashtra.
Kailasanathar Temple in Ellora, Maharashtra.
Kailasanathar Temple in Ellora, Maharashtra.
Unusual juxtaposition of symbols - christian cross and a red star together on a church in Kerala.
Medieval Bam Citadel (Arg-e Bam) near Kerman.
Beautiful ornaments made of the famous Iranian glazed tiles on the entrance to the Jame Mosque (Masjid-e-Jāmeh) in Yazd.
The tomb of imam Ali. Shiraz.
Imam Mosque at night. Isfahan.
Jame Mosque (Masjid-e-Jāmeh) in Yazd.
World famous glazed tiles from Isfahan at the entrance to the Imam Mosque.
Old window. Busher on the Persian Gulf.
Old door in a narrow street. Busher on the Persian Gulf.
A prayer next to the tomb of Imam Ali. Shiraz.
One of the towers of the Bam Citadel (Arg-e Bam) near Kerman.
Beautiful Jame mosque (Masjid-e-Jāmeh) in Yazd. Its image is printed on the Iranian 20 rial note.
Qavam House in the Eram (Heaven) Garden in Shiraz.
General view of the amazing desert fortress of Bam (Arg-e Bam) near Kerman.
Grand stairway in Persepolis.
Bam Citadel seen from outside its defensive walls.
One of the exits from Jame mosque in Yazd leads to a narrow featureless street.
Defensive wall in fairy tale-like Bam Citadel, which was later almost completely destroyed in an earthquake (on 26th December 2003).
Beautiful Jame Mosque (Masjid-e-Jāmeh) in Yazd. Its image is printed on the Iranian 20 rial note.
Inside the Jame mosque in Yazd.
Traditional teahouse under a bridge in Kerman.
Imam Square in Isfahan. In the foreground are arcades sheltering shops and bazaar, in the background a huge dome of the Imam Mosque.
Imam Mosque (Masjed-e Imam) in Isfahan in evening sunlight.
Narrow street in Yazd.
Pavilion in the Eram garden in Shiraz with beautiful mountainous background.
Horse sculpture. Persepolis.
Ancient necropolis of Naqsh-e Rustam located 12 km northwest of Persepolis.
General view of the amazing desert fortress of Bam (Arg-e Bam) near Kerman.
Inside the mausoleum of imam Ali in Shiraz - the second holiest place in Iran after the tomb of imam Reza in Mashad.
Inside the Bam fortress (Arg-e Bam) near Kerman.
Fairy tale-like Bam Citadel, which was later almost completely destroyed in an earthquake (on 26th December 2003).
Bas relief along the stairway in Persepolis.
Pavilion in the Eram (Heaven) garden in Shiraz.
Old wooden balkony i a narrow street in Busher on the Gulf Coast.
Arcades and mosque on the Imam Square in Isfahan.
Bam Citadel - the largest adobe building in the world, which was later almost completely destroyed in an earthquake (on 26th December 2003).
Old, narrow streets of Busher on the Persian Gulf.
Entrance gate to the Imam Square (Maidān-e-Imam) in Isfahan.
Defensive wall of the Bam Citadel (Arg-e Bam) near Kerman.
Zoroastrian temple, Yazd.
Imam Mosque (Masjed-e Imam) in Isfahan in evening sunlight.
Early morning on one of the atmospheric, narrow streets of Busher on the Persian Gulf.
Imam Square (Maidān-e-Imam) in Isfahan at night.
Ambulatory of the cloister next to the Basilica San Giovanni in Laterano. Rome.
Main nave of the Il Gesu church. Rome.
Church of Santa Maria della Scala. Rome.
Old street in Rome.
Palazzo Farnese - a seat of the French embassy in Italy. Piazza Farnese, Rome.
Small church in Rome.
Bernini's Collonade on St. Peter's Square, Via della Conciliazione an the Tiber river seen from the top of the dome of St. Peter's Basilica. Rome.
View from the top of the dome of St. Peter's Basilica to the south-west with the domes of the Pantheon and the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone on Piazza Navona.
Fragment of the Bernini's Collonade
Ochre and yellow coloured houses along Canale Grande. Venice.
Ponte Rialto on Canale Grande. Venice.
A narrow side channel in Venice
Campanilla (bell tower) of the church of Santa Maria dei Carmini seen from the bridge over Rio de San Barnaba. Venice.
Closeup view of Basilica Santa Maria della Salute in Venice.
Roofs, houses and chimneys of Venice.
Front facade of Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua built around 1310 in Padua.
Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua built around 1310 in Padua.
Loggia del Bigallo built in 1352–58 probably according to the design of Alberto Arnoldi. FLorence.
Ponte Vecchio, Florence.
Top of the world famous Brunelleschi's Dome over the Basilica Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence seen from Ponte Vecchio.
View along the Arno river towards the Vasari Loggia from Lungarno degli Archibusieri street. Florence
Three famous story loggia closing Piazzale Degli Uffizzi street with a view to the Arno river - the work of Giorgio Vasari. Florence.
Top of the world famous Brunelleschi's Dome over the Basilica Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence seen from Piazzale Degli Uffizzi. At the bottom three sculptures in front of Palazzo Vecchio on Piazza della Signioria.
Tomb of Dante Alighieri in Basilica of San Francesco in Ravenna.
Piazza San Marco. Venice.
Majestic towers of Angkor Wat at sunset.
Angkor Wat and its reflection in the northern water reservoir.
Stone busts guarding the entrance gate to the city of Angkor Thom.
Monument in front of the southern gate of Angkor Thom.
Reliefs from Ta Prohm or Preah Khan temple. Angkor.
Face from Bayon. Angkor Thom.
One of the world famous, mysterious faces in Bayon at dawn. Angkor Thom.
National Museum in Phnom Penh.
Portrait of king Norodom Sihanouk on the Reception Hall in the King's Palace complex in Phnom Penh.
"Iron house" - a gift of the French emperor - Napoleon III for the king of Cambodia can be seen on the courtyard of the King's Palace complex.
Tourists descend the steep stairs of Angkor Wat holding tightly the handle for security.
Towers of Angkor Wat at sunrise.
Roots of trees attacking ancient walls of Preah Khan temple.
Mighty trunk/root climbing the wall of Ta Prohm temple.
Towers of Angkor Wat at sunset.
Famous reliefs of apsaras in Angkor Wat.
Delicate sculptural ornaments in Banteay Srei temple near Angkor.
Finial of one of the richly decorated gates on the main axis of Banteay Srei temple near Angkor.
View through a window. Banteay Srei temple near Angkor.
Young monk in front of the Angkor Wat temple at sunset.
Towers of Angkor Wat at sunset.
Banteay Srei near Angkor. Bas-reliefs on the walls of this temple are among the finest examples of sculptural masterpieces in the world.
Pavilions of Banteay Srei temple near Angkor.
One of the richly decorated portals in Banteay Srei temple near Angkor.
One of the masterpieces of figurative art in Bateay Srei temple near Angkor.
Detail of the fine ornamentation in Banteay Srei temple near Angkor.
Rarely visited ruins of Phnom Bok temple on a hill about 25 kilometres northeast of Siem Reap.
Stone rubble left from a part of Phnom Bok temple on a hill about 25 kilometres northeast of Siem Reap.
Richly decorated stone portal in Preah Khan temple.
A temple in Angkor.
Ta Som temple overgrown with trees.
A tree embracing the eastern towers of Ta Som temple with roots of fantastic shapes.
Dark and atmospheric interior of Preah Khan temple.
Double story building of still unknown purpose within the precincts of Preah Khan temple.
One of the towers in Bayon temple with its famous smiling faces on four sides. Angkor.
Faces from Bayon temple in Angkor.
Faces from Bayon temple in Angkor.
Magnificent sculptures on the Terrace of the Lepper King in Angkor Thom.
Magnificent sculptures on the Terrace of the Lepper King in Angkor Thom.
Elaborated bas-reliefs in a winding corridor of the Terrace of the Lepper King in Angkor Thom.
Richly sculpted wall of the Terrace of the Elephants in Angkor Thom.
Tangles of roots of unimaginable forms devouring the walls and rich decorations of Ta Prohm temple.
Roots of gigantic banyan trees entwining the walls and decorations of Ta Prohm temple.
Roots of banyan trees holding the walls of Ta Prohm temple in the merciless embrace create a unique, surrealistic atmosphere.
Banyan trees have been growing for hundreds of years over the 900 years old Ta Prohm temple creating breathtaking scenery of nature devouring even the most magnificent man made structures.
Huge banyan tree overgrowing the Ta Prohm temple.
Huge banyan tree overgrowing the Ta Prohm temple.
A temple in Angkor.
Detail of a building near one of the temples in Angkor.
General view of the Angkor Wat temple in the morning sun.
Mighty roots of a tree embracing one of the buildings of Ta Prohm temple.
Audience hall within the King's Palace complex in Phnom Penh.
Entrance gate of the hotel The Palace Downtown Dubai.
A gilded statue of Buddha in Ananda Pahto. Old Bagan.
View of the Bagan plateau from the terrace of Shwesandaw temple. Old Bagan.
View from Shwegugyi Paya to Tabetkya Paya (in the foreground) and Ananda Pahto (further away). Old Bagan.
View of the Old Bagan. In the far right corner is Htilominlo temple.
View of the Old Bagan. In the fat left corner is Dhammayangyi Pahto.
A statue of Buddha in Dhammayangyi Pahto. Old Bagan.
A pair of Buddha statues in Dhammayangyi Pahto. Old Bagan.
Ananda Pahto - one of the most beautiful and most famous temples in Bagan
A scene from Shwedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
A courtyard in front of Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
A scene from Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
Mahabodhi temple, modeled after the Mahabodhi temple from Bihar in India. Old Bagan.
Richly decorated portal of the Sulamani Pahto. Old Bagan.
Shwedagon Paya at night. Rangoon (Yangon).
Window of an old, collonial house. Rangoon (Yangon).
Old synagogue in Rangoon (Yangon).
An old british bus remembering collonial times still carries passengers in Rangoon (Yangon).
Golden arcades in Mahamuni temple in Mandalay.
Golden arcades in Mahamuni temple in Mandalay.
Gawdaw Palin temple in the centre with two other stupas in the foreground. Old Bagan.
Elaborate sculptures on the roof of the Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay - a unique and one of the few original wooden buildings in Burma.
Detail of the intricately carved roof of the Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay.
Detail of a door in Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay.
Young boy in the elaborately carved entrance to Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay.
GIlded adornings of roofs and shrines and stupas around Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
A square with grand collonial City Hall. Rangoon (Yangon).
Frescoes in the entrance to Kyautawgyi Paya in Amarapura near Mandalay.
Shwedagon Paya with the surrounding shrines and pagodas. Rangoon (Yangon).
Facade of an old collonial house in Rangoon (Yangon).
An alley with densely arranged golden stupas in Shw Inn Thein complex in Indein village. Shan State.
A view from traveller's oriental fairy tale - a forest of old, delapidated stupas with a mountain range in the background. Indein village, Shan State.
Typical long boats berthed next to the Nga Phe Kyaung (Jumping Cat) monastery on Inle lake in Shan State.
Yadana Man Aung temple in Nyaungshwe on Inle lake in Shan State.
Kuthodaw temple in Mandalay is called "the largest book in the world", because it contains marble tables with the text of the entire buddhist teaching canon (tripitaka) in 729 litttle shrines.
A picturesque collection of old, delapidated (and a few restored) stupas near Swe Inn Thein in Indein village, Shan State.
A row of old stupas near Swe Inn Thein in Indein village, Shan State.
Old stupas around Swe Inn Thein in Indein village on Inle lake.
Old stupas around Swe Inn Thein in Indein village on Inle lake.
Local woman among the old stupas near Swe Inn Thein in Indein village on Inle lake.
A wall of golden stupas line a path in Shwe Inn Thein in Indein village on Inle lake.
The most beautiful "street" in Burma - an alley in Shwe Inn Thein temple lined on both sides with golden, white and brick stupas. Near Indein village in Shan State.
The most beautiful "street corner" in Burma. Shwe Inn Thein near Indein village. Shan State.
Plaques commemorating founders, who paid for restoring particular stupas. Shwe Inn Thein near Indein village. Shan State.
Beautiful colonial houses in Rangoon (Yangon).
An enormous size of an unfinished Mantalagyi paya in Mingun can be best appreciated when compared to people.
Mantalagyi paya in Mingun or rather what king Bodawpaya managed to build.
A cart pulled by oxen in Mingun. At the background one of two gigantic jars, which were meant to flank the access to Mantalagyi paya.
90 ton bell dedicated to the Mantalagyi stupa called the Mingun Bell, cast between 1808 and 1810. It is the second largest bell in the world after the Tsar Bell in Moscow, which however is broken and does not work.
Shemawdaw Paya in Bago with its height of 114m is the tallest stupa in Burma . It is 16 m taller than the Shwedagon Paya in Rangoon (Yangon).
An old Spanish church. Bohol.
A tower - the only visible part of a church buried by the eruption of the Mayon volcano together with the worshippers, who seeked shelter inside. Luzon island.
Chidren in front of the church of San Pedro Apostol in Loboc on Bohol Island.
Typical Philippino jeepney on fron of the church of San Pedro Apostol in Loboc on Bohol Island.
Tsimshatsui Clock Tower - a famous Hong Kong landmark and a part of the former terminus station of the Cowloon-Kanton Railway.
Sleeping Beauty castle in Hong Kong Disneyland.
Temple Luhur Batukau. Bali.
Rarely seen arched gate leading to the inner (closed for non-Hindus) part of the Luhur Ulu Watu temple. Bali.
Tanah Lot temple. Bali.
A view of one of the inner courtyards of Pura Besakich - one of the most important temples in Bali.
Pura Besakih - a group of Meru towers. Bali
Main entrance gate of Pura Besakih. Bali.
Huge Pura Besakih is a forest of Meru towers, gates and pavilions' roofs - one of the most beautiful lsights in Bali.
Beautiful door within the king's palace complex in Ubud, Bali.
Intricately carved door with tower within the king's palace complex in Ubud, Bali.
Shrines (candi) of the 11th century temple complex of Gunung Kawi in Tampaksiring south of Ubud, Bali.
Shrines (candi) of the 11th century temple complex of Gunung Kawi in Tampaksiring south of Ubud, Bali.
Entrance gate of Luhur Batukau temple. Bali.
Luhur Batukau temple. Bali.
Entrance gate. Pura Besakih. Bali.
Meru towers in Pura Besakih, Bali.
Steps with the main entrance gate to Pura Besakih, Bali.
Traditional instruments of the Balinese orchestra (gamelan) prepared for the evening performance on the courtyard of the king's palace in Ubud, Bali.
An entrance gate to the king's palace complex in Ubud, Bali.
Courtyard in front of the Convent Armenian St. James (St. James Cathedral) in the Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem.
Windows of various shapes and sizes on the courtyard in front of St. James Cathedral in the Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem.
Statue of a Franciscan monk in the old city of Jerusalem.
Young Israeli soldiers in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem.
Domes, minarets and satellite antennas of the northern city of Akko.
Damascus Gate (Arabic: باب العامود, Bab Alamud , Hebrew: שַׁעַר שְׁכֶם, Sha'ar Sh'khem) - one of the main entrances to the Old City of Jerusalem.
A street in the Old CIty of Jerusalem.
Romanesque church of St. Anne on Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem built by the Crusaders between 1131 and 1138.
In a courtyard of Mea Shearim. Jerusalem.
A street in Jewish ultraorthodox neighbourhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem.
Courtyard in front of the entrance to Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria and the Basilica of the Nativity. Bethlehem .
Cloisters around the courtyard in front of the entrance to Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria and the Basilica of the Nativity. , Bethlehem .
A monk in front of the entrance to the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Mara Saba near Bethlehem.
A view of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Mara Saba near Bethlehem from the nearby hill.
Builidings of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Mara Saba near Bethlehem and the surrounding landscape.
A street in Jerusalem Old City.
An alley in Old City of Jerusalem.
Front facade of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Jerusalem.
VIa Dolorosa and Ecce Homo arch in Muslim Quarter. Jerusalem.
A view of the domes of the Church of Condemnation from via Dolorosa. Jerusalem.
Arab man walking along the arcades surrounding the Al-Aksa mosque. Mount Zion. Jerusalem.
Two Arabs talking in front of the western gate to the Temple Square. Mount Zion. Jerusalem.
Hall of Names in the Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum in Jerusalem.
Gentle ramp leading to the Western Wall (Wailing Wall) - the holiest place of worship for Jews. Jerusalem.
House in the Old City of Jerusalem at night.
Nuns walking to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Early morning sun begins to lit the steps in front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem.
A corner near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem.
A view along the Sultan Suleiman street towards the towers of the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center.
Al-Aksa mosque and Israeli security patrolling the area around it. Temple Mount, Jerusalem.
Fountain of Qayt Bay or Sabil Qaitbay - a public fountain (sabil) located on the western esplanade of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, Built in the XVth century is called "the most beautiful edifice in the Temple Mount" after the Dome of the Rock.
A street in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem.
Greek Orthodox priest walking towards the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Chapel of the Angel in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Greek Orthodox priests entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Greek Orthodox priest in front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Postboxes in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Haredi Jews walking down the street in Jerusalem Old City.
Dome of the Rock at the Temple Mount. Jerusalem.
A street in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem.
Wall and the surrounding of the Greek Orthodox monastery Mar Saba on a slope of the Kidron Valley.
Some buildings within the Mar Saba Greek Orthodox monastery compound are literally built into the rock.
A courtyard of the Mar Saba Greek Orthodox monastery in Kidron Valley.
Walls of Mar Saba Greek Orthodox monastery. Kidron Valley.
Mar Saba Greek Orthodox monastery. Kidron Valley.
Copper dome of a church in Mar Saba Greek Orthodox monastery. Kidron Valley.
Dome of the Rock with with the old city of Jerusalem in the background seen from the Mount of Olives. Jerusalem.
Dome of the Rock with with the old city of Jerusalem in the background and the city walls in the foreground seen from the Mount of Olives. Jerusalem.
Text of the Pater Noster (Our Father) in Polish (one of more than 100 languages) in the cloisters of the Church of the Pater Noster on the Mount of Olives.
Old priest from the Russian Church of the Ascension sweeping the pavement. Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.
Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene. Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.
One of the narrow streets in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Door on the courtyard of the Ethiopian Coptic Church in Jerusalem.
Arched door on the courtyard of the Ethiopian Coptic Church in Jerusalem.
Cloisters of the Khan al-Umdan (Caravanserai of the Pillars) in Akko built under the Ottoman rule in 1784.
Fruit seller's cart in the cloisters of the Khan al-Umdan (Caravanserai of the Pillars) in Akko built under the Ottoman rule in 1784.
Port in Akko (Acre) in northern Israel.
Israeli flag in Akko.
A view from the defensive walls of the old Crusaders' port towards the Al-Jazzar mosque. Akko.
Old city walls protecting the city of Akko from the seaside.
Windo. Akko.
Restored old street in Akko.
Church of the Dormition, Mount Zion, Jerusalem.
An ancient courtyard on Mt. Zion, Jerusalem.
Dome of a small church in Akko in northern Israel.
Golden dome of the Dome of the Rock temple in Jerusalem.
in the old city of Jerusalem.
Green door near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem,
An old street in Acre in northern Israel.
Himeji castle - the largest of the Japanese castles preserved in its original state.
Room of a Japanese princess in the Himeji castle.
Within the walls of the Himeji castle.
A view from the central pavilion of the Himeji castle towards lower lying buildings.
Todaiji temple in Nara - the largest wooden building in the world.
An alley with a little temple. Kyoto.
Todaiji temple in Nara - the largest wooden building in the world.
Part of the facade of Todaiji temple in Nara.
Traditional Japanese shop in Kyoto.
Traditional Japanese entrance to a restaurant in Kyoto.
A street in the old part of Kyoto.
Roofs of the old, traditional houses in the old part of Kyoto.
Artist drawing a view of the old street in Kyoto.
Balcony in the old part of Kyoto.
A classic view from Kyoto.
Two elderly Japanese men in one of the pavilions of the Toji temple in Kyoto.
Young men sitting by one of the pavilions of the Toji temple in Kyoto.
Inside one of the pavilions of the Toji temple in Kyoto.
The highest in Japan - 54 m tall pagoda of the Toji temple in Kyoto.
The main "plaza" in Petra with the famous facade of Al Khazneh or The Treasury.
Nabatean tomb on the Street of Facades. Petra.
Small, cut in rock tombs on the Street of Facades. Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
Walking the Siq - the passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
The Elephant Stone in Siq, on the way to The Treasury. Petra.
Hadrian's Arch in Jerash.
Close up of the column capital and parts of tympanum Hadrian's Arch in Jerash.
An amateur performer dressed as a Roman soldier on top of the entrance colonnade of the hippodrome in Jerash.
"Roman soldiers" (actually retired Jordanian soldiers) taking part in a performance in the hippodrome in Jerash presenting chariot races and Roman army fighting techniques.
Performers dressed as Roman soldiers during the show in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Roman soldier simulating attack with the pilum (thin javelin). Jerash.
Demonstration of the fight of gladiators in the Roman hippodrome in Jerash.
Roman soldiers in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Roman soldiers holding pilums (thin javelins) in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Roman soldier presenting his helmet and armor after the show in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Roman column capital on the side of the colonnaded street (Cardo) leading to the tetrapylon. Jerash.
Partly preserved capital of Corinthian column. Jerash.
Among the Roman columns in Jerash.
A guard dresses as a Roman centurion. Jerash.
Amateur performers present fighting techniques of Roman army in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Amateur performers present fighting techniques of Roman army in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Chariot races recreated in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Photo with a Roman gladiator. Jerash.
Roman soldiers and gladiators are played by enthusiasts recruited among the former Jordanian soldiers. Jerash.
Columns around Cardo Forum. Jerash.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
Wider area of The Siq - the passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
Facade of The Treasury (Al Khazneh) emerging at the end of Siq. Petra.
Camels waiting for tourists in front of The Treasury (Al Khazneh). Petra.
The Treasury (Al Khazneh). Petra.
The Treasury (Al Khazneh). Petra.
Guard dressed as a Nabatean soldier in front of the entrance to The Treasury (Al Khazneh). Petra.
Roman theater in Amman.
Buildings on Jebel al-Ashrafiyeh' in the center of Amman. In the upper right corner is the Abu Dervish mosque.
Stepped seats in Roman theater in Amman.
Some tourists choose to ride the 1.2 km Siq to get to The Treasury in Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
Souvenirs for sale in front of the Palace Tomb, one of the Royal Tombs in Petra.
Arab man contemplating the valley of Petra.
Central round part of the broken pediment of The Treasury. Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
Guard dressed as a Nabatean soldier in front of the entrance to The Treasury (Al Khazneh). Petra.
Arid landscape of Petra seen from the path to Ad Deir.
Arid landscape of Petra seen from the path to Ad Deir.
Over the cliff in Petra.
The Tomb of a Roman Soldier. Petra.
Rock steps leading to Ad Deir (The Monastery). Petra.
Urn Tomb - one of the Royal Tombs in Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
Amazing rocks of The Siq - a narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
A camel waiting for tourists in front of The Treasury (Al Khazneh) - the most famous monument in Petra.
The Treasury (Al Khazneh) - the most famous monument in Petra.
Columns along Cardo - the colonnaded main street of the ancient Roman city of Jerash.
Cardo - the colonnaded main street of the ancient Roman city of Jerash.
Inside the Macau Venetian Casino, which is an exact copy of the Venetian Casino from Las Vegas.
Woman emptying rubbish bins near the famous Mandarin's House on Travessa de António da Silva.
Typical look of old residential buildings in the centre of Macau.
Fancy, manicured hedge in front of the facade of St. Paul's cathedral.
Inner courtyard of the famous Mandarin's House on Travessa de António da Silva.
Old man under the arcades on Largo de Senado.
Man reading newspaper under the side door of St. Dominc church built in 1828.
Man reading newspaper under the side door of St. Dominc church built in 1828.
Inside the Leal Senado building on Largo de Senado.
Chinese lanterns decorating an old Chinese house on Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro.
Door. Bahla.
View to the fort tower from a street in Bahla.
General view of the fort in Bahla - the oldest one in Oman (built in pre-islamic times). Part of it undergoing restoration sponsored by UNESCO as it is included on UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites.
Mutrah fort, built by the Portuguese in 1580, seen from the seaside road connecting districts of Mutrah and Old Muscat.
Windows. Old Muscat.
Door. Old Muscat.
Window. Old Muscat.
Window. Old Muscat.
Modern, but related to tradition architecture at the entrance to government district in Old Muscat.
Entering the old city with a maze of narrow streets from Mutrah Corniche. Old Muscat.
An alley in Mutrah district in Old Muscat.
Door and steps. Mutrah, Muscat.
A window of Shia house. Mutrah district, Muscat.
View of the courtyard inside the huge round tower of the fort in Nizwah.
Window. Nizwah.
Old, side alley in Nizwah.
Typical Arabic architecture along the seaside promenade in the Mutrah district in Muscat.
Three windows. Mutrah district, Muscat.
Three windows. Mutrah district, Muscat.
Balcony of one of the old merchants' houses in Mutrah district in Muscat.
Windows. Mutrah Corniche, Muscat.
In front of one of the historic merchants' houses in Mutrah district in Muscat.
Arcades of the new market (souq) in Nizwah.
Inside a dark room of the fort in Nizwah.
Defensive walls and ramparts of the Nizwah fort. Far in the center is minaret and dome of the Sultan Qaboos mosque.
Ramparts of the Nizwah fort.
Walls and ramparts of the Nizwah fort.
Panoramic view from the fort at the city of Nizwah and distant mountains.
On the ramparts of gigantic, round tower of the Nizwah fort.
Dome within the palace complex of sultan Qaboos of Oman.
Arcades along the side of the plaza being part of the great urban axis leading to sultan Qaboos palace. Old Muscat.
Window. Old Muscat.
One of the alleys of the famous covered bazaar (souq) in Muscat.
Central part of the main pavilion of the palace of the sultan of Oman. Old Muscat.
Old fort and mosque near the palace of sultan Qaboos of Oman. Ols Muscat.
Main street and gate leading to the palace of sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman.
Emblem of Oman on the entrance gate to the palace of sultan Qaboos. One of the objects on the emblem is "kanjar" - a traditional Omani dagger with its sheath bent at 90 degrees.
Main gate and the entrance to the palace of Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman.
The castle in Jibrin near Bahla built in 1675 by imam Bil'arab Bin Sultan from the Yaruba dynasty. Meticulously restored is now a museum.
First of the two internal courtyards of the castle in Jabrin.
Deep courtyard of the castle in Jabrin.
View from the top gallery into the courtyard of the Jabrin castle.
Sculptural forms of the walls of Jabrin castle resulting from the stair leading to the highest level of the tower.
View from the ramparts of the Jibrin castle to the surrounding plain and the Hajar Mountains.
Dimly lit corridor inside the Jibrin castle.
Second of the courtyards of the Jabrin castle is more austere than the first one - without the galleries and arcades.
Enormous round tower of the fort in Nizwah.
Parts of the original walls were preserved in the now fully reconstructed fort in Nizwah.
The street with the sultan Qaboos mosque seen from the walls of the fort in Nizwah.
View from the ramparts of thr Nizwah fort towards the dome and minaret of sultan Qaboos mosque.
Heavy necklace worn by Bedouin women. Museum of the Nizwah fort.
Traditional Omani jewelery in the museum of the Nizwah fort.
Wooden door of the reconstructed market (souq) in Nizwah.
Omani man in front of the gate of the reconstructed market (souq) in Nizwah.
Door leading to the reconstructed market (souq) in Nizwah.
Wawel Castle in Cracow - the seat and place of coronations of Polish kings from 1320 to 1734.
Hotel Royal in Cracow, opposite the royal Wawel Castle.
The wing housing the Cathedral Museum within the Wawel Royal Castle in Cracow.
Golden domed Sigismund's Chapel (Kaplica Zygmuntowska) of the Wawel Cathedral. Built in 1519-33 by Bartolomeo Berrecci as a funerary chapel for the last kings of Jagiellonian dynasty.
Closeup of the Renaissance golden domed Sigismund's Chapel (Kaplica Zygmuntowska) of the Wawel Cathedral built in 1519-33. Cracow.
The Royal Archicathedral Basilica on the Wawel Hill - the coronation church of the Polish kings from 1320 to 1734.
The Royal Sigismund Bell - the largest bell in the Sigismund Tower of the Wawel Cathedral in Cracow. It tolls on special occasions and is one of Poland's national symbols.
Wawel Cathedral and Sigismund's Chapel in Cracow seen from the south.
Wawel Cathedral and Sigismund's Chapel in Cracow seen from the south-west.
Sigismund's Chapel (right) and Vasa Chape (left) in the evening sunlight. Wawel Hill, Cracow.
Colorful houses surrounding the Castle Square in the Old Town district of Warsaw. Visible above them is the roof of the St. John's Archcathedral totally rebuilt after the Warsaw uprising of 1944.
Main facade of the Royal Castle in Warsaw with the 60m tall Sigismund's Tower in the centre.
General view of the Castle Square in Warsaw from Krakowskie Przedmieście or Trakt Królewski (Royal Avenue).
King Sigismund's Column - the oldest monument in Warsaw and the mansion houses of the Castle Square seen from Krakowskie Przedmieście or Trakt Królewski (Royal Avenue).
Part of the old defence wall and a yellow house in the Old Town district of Warsaw.
Roofs, dormers and chimneys of the houses in the Old Town district in Warsaw.
Saint Kinga Chamber in the Wieliczka Salt Mine near Cracow.
A bas relief made in salt showing the biblical visit of Jesus Christ in Temple. Saint Kinga Chamber in the Wieliczka Salt Mine near Cracow.
Saint Kinga Chamber in the Wieliczka Salt Mine near Cracow.
Main facade of the world famous collonial Raffles Hotel opened in 1887.
Main lobby of the Raffles Hotel.
Old buildings in Chinatown.
Destroyed American tank in Cu Chi - a site of the most fierce fights during the Vietnam War and famous because of the tunnels dug by the Vietkong guerilla fighters.
Museum of Fine Arts the 1929 colonial-era yellow-and-white building. Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City).
The inner courtyard of the Museum of Fine Arts. Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City).
Colourful wall of a house in the old city of Ankara.
Classical Tibetan architecture of Tashilunpo Monastery in Shigatse.
Little girl in front of the temples of Badami, Karnataka.
Tibetan woman dressed her best in front of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
A collection of decorative elements on top of the roofs of the Sera Monastery complex near Lhasa.
Colors of the street in Merida.
Stones embedded in the floor on the top of the Pyramid of the Sun. Teotihuacan.
Golden fence surrounding Doi Suthep temple near Chiang Mai.
Colors and forms of Taipa Village.
Nicely textured wall in Taipa Village.
Cell, iron bed and shackles in the infamous Khmer Roughe prison of Tuol Sleng (now museum) near Phnom Penh.
Smiling stone face on one of the towers of Bayon.
Sunset over majestic towers of Angkor Wat.
Famous stone faces of Bayon in Angkor.
Dramatic forms of roots entwining the walls of Ta Prohm temple.
Tangle of roots covering a wall of Ta Prohm temple.
Closeup of the entrance portal of the Imam mosque in Isfahan.
Structural arches along a side street in Isfahan.
Little side window of a mosque in Isfahan beautifully lit by the evening sun.
Graphics of light and shade on a small street in Yazd.
Little window in a defensive wall of the Bam Citadel.
View from the upper lecel of Hagia Sophia towards Bosphorus. Iatanbul.
Colourful wall of an old house in Ankara.
Mantenence worker on one of the domes of Hagia Sophia. Istanbul.
A girl and a wall form Coptic Cairo.
An entrance gate to the palace complex in Mysore, Karnataka with sculpted tiger head at the foreground.
Colorful stupas on a small street in Vientiane.
Old Peugeot on a side street in Vientiane. One of the remainders of the French colonial past.
Elaborated iron balustrades cast this tangled shadow on a wall in French Quarter in New orleans, Louisiana.
Worn out window in French Quarter. New Orleans, Louisiana.
One of the stupas of the Swedagon paya complex in Rangoon (Yangon).
Colors of Nepal, Bakhtapur.
Window from the old city (medina) in Marrakesh.
Colors of Morocco. Marrakesh.
Roofs and rooftops in Fez.
Battlements on the city walls of Fez.
Inside St. Patrick's cathedral, New York.
Eastern facade of the U.S. Department of Treasury building along 15th Street. Washington D.C.
Architectural detail. Rome.
Via Sistina early in the morning. Rome.
A couple in love sitting on the parapet wall of Giardino Storico di Sant' Alessio on Avantine Hill in Rome with the dome of Saint Peter's Cathedral in the background.
Old woman begging in front of the Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome.
Little window in the medieval courtyard of Arco Degli Acetari on Via Pellegrino 19 near Campo di Fiori in Rome.
Detail of a wall in the tiny medieval courtyard of Arco Degli Acetari on Via Pellegrino 19 near Campo di Fiori in Rome.
Roof detail in the shintoistic Meiji Temple in Tokyo.
Women lining up to enter the Taj Mahal in Agra.
Woman sitting on the marble pavement in front of the Taj Mahal, Agra.
People queuing to enter the Taj Mahal Agra.
Taj Mahal, Agra.
On of the towers on the Yamuna river near the Taj Mahal at dawn. Agra.
Taj Mahal and brightly dressed pilgrims seen from the northern side of amuna river. Agra.
Towers and domes of the entrance gates to Taj Mahal seen from the roof terrace of a hotel in Agra.
Beautiful door and entrance portal in the maharaja's palace in Jaipur.
Woman on the steps leading to the temple in Udaipur, Rajastan.
Pichola Lake with the lake palace seen from the terrace of one of the hotels. Udaipur, Rajastan.
A group of Woman visiting the palace of maharaja in Jaisalmer, Rajastan.
Colors of Jaisalmer, Rajastan.
National Palace Museum in Taipei. It hosts the most precious collection of ancient Chinese art in the world, which was evacuated to Taiwan in 1949 by the Kuomintang forces to save it from advancing communist army.
Detail of the roof of the Longshan Temple in Taipei.
Huge censer (vessel for burning incense) in the courtyard of the Longshan Temple, Taipei.
General view of the inner courtyard and the main hall of the Longshan Temple, Taipei.
General view of the entrance building of the Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Elaborate roof decorations. Longshan Temple, Taipei.
National Theater, Taipei.
National Concert Hall, Taipei.
Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei.
Impeccably dressed and motionless guard inside the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei.
General view of the Tribute Boulevard and the plaza in front of the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall in Taipei with National Theater (left), National Concert Hall (right) and the Entrance Archway (center).
Lingxing Gate at the front of the Confucius Temple in Taipei.
National Museum of Taiwanese Literature in the former Tainan District Hall built by the Japanese in 1916 in colonial style. Tainan.
Stelae in one of the halls of COnfucius Temple in Tainan.
The Paifang - Chinese style gate opposite the main entrance to the Confucius Temple. Tainan.
Adornments on the roof of the Wufei Temple. Tainan.
Turquoise colored tiling of the roof of the Koxinga Shrine. Tainan. The temple is devoted to the famous Chinese general of the Ming era, who defeated the Dutch forcing them to leave Taiwan.
Inner courtyard of the Koxinga Shrine. Tainan.
Small courtyard inside Lady Linshui's Temple. Tainan.
City God Temple. Tainan.
A door next to the City God Temple. Tainan.
CIngtan Road with the City God Temple. Tainan.
VIew throught a circular opening to the courtyard of the City God Temple. Tainan.
Close up view of the roof from the upper floor of the Matsu Temple. Tainan.
Adornments of the front facade of the Matsu Temple. Tainan.
Courtyard of the Official God of War Temple. Tainan.
Furnace and chimney at the back of the Official God of War Temple. Tainan.
Adornment of the roof corner of the Chihkan Towers - the former fort started by the Dutch in 1653 and finished by the CHinese. Tainan
Chihkan Towers - the former fort started by the Dutch in 1653 and finished by the Chinese. At the front are nine Qing dynasty stelae placed on the backs of nine turetles. Tainan
An apse with mihrab (a niche showing the direction of Mecca) in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
Mimbar (an elevated pulpit for delivering sermons) in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
Inside Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
People queuing to put their thumbs into the hole at the bottom part of the Sweating Column in the northern corner of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Doing this and rotating one's palm 360 degrees is said to cure various ailments.
View of the interior of Hagia Sophia from the upper gallery. Istanbul.
Mosaic (IX - X century) located in the tympanum above The Imperial Gate of Haghia Sophia in Istanbul. It shows an emperor (Leo VI the Wise or his son Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus) bowing down before Christ Pantocrator.
A door to a house in the residential district of Beyoglu on the northern side of Golden Horn. Istanbul.
In front of the museum of Adam Mickiewicz - one of the most prominent Polish poets of the XIX century, who died in this place in 1855. Beyoglu district, Istanbul.
Heritage tram of T2 line on İstiklal Caddesi in the Beyoglu district on the northern side of the Golden Horn. Istanbul.
Iznik tiles on the wall of the harem in the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul.
Inside the harem of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.
Beautifully tiled dome over the harem of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.
Detail of the external wall and canopy of the Murat III pavilion within the harem complex of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.
Islamic inscription made of famous Iznik tiles over the door in the harem complex of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.
Domes over the kitchens of the Topkapi Palace in istanbul.
Inside the Basilica Cistern ( Yerebatan Sarayı – "Sunken Palace") in Istanbul built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
One of the two Medusa heads below a column located in the northwest corner of the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul.
The "upside down" Medusa head below a column located in the northwest corner of the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul.
Bust of Mimar Sinan - one the greatest Ottoman architects living in XVI century at the entrance to Cafer Aga Medresesi (religious school) - one of his works in Istanbul.
Turkish family walking past an old wooden house in the western part of Istanbul near the Byzantine city walls.
An old wooden house in the western part of Istanbul near the Byzantine city walls.
Interior of the Suleymaniye Mosque, the largest in Istanbul, designed by the great Ottoman architect Sinan.
Collonaded gallery outside the Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii) in Istanbul.
Valens aqueduct completed in the late 4th century AD crossing the Ataturk Boulevard. Istanbul.
Inside the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) in Istanbul.
Picturesque Rumelian Castle (Rumelihisari) located in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul, on a hill at the European side of the Bosphorus.
Old cannons displayed in the Rumelihisari castle, Istanbul.
Narrow street near the Rüstem Pasha Mosque in Istanbul.
Minbar decorated with beautiful Iznik tiles in Rüstem Pasha Mosque located in the Strawmat Weavers Market in the Tahtakale neighborhood, of the Fatih district of Istanbul and designed around 1560 by the Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan for the grand vizier Rüstem.
The mosaic showing Christ as “The Land of the Living” placed in the lunette over the doorway to the esonarthex of the Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, Istanbul.
Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator in the south dome of the inner narthex of the Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, Istanbul.
Part of the defensive walls of Constantinopole, which protected the city for many centuries until the fall to the Ottoman forces on 29th May 1453.
Hagia Sophia seen from Beyoglu area over Golden Horn. Istanbul.
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
Approaching the main entrance to the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul - the major residency of the Ottoman sultans from 1465 to 1856.
Northern part of Golden Horn with the Galata Tower, built in Romanesque style in 1348 during an expansion of the Genoese colony in Constantinople, now Istanbul.
Morning view of the Sultan Ahmed (Blue) Mosque and the Fatih Mosque (at the background) in Istanbul.
Sultan Ahmed Mosque (known as Blue Mosque) - one of the greatest and most famous mosques of Istanbul.
View over the domes of Hagia Sophia towards the Bosphorus.
View from the roof of Riad Tlaatawa-Sitteen. Marrakesh.
View from the roof of Riad Tlaatawa-Sitteen. Marrakesh.
Products of a glazed tiles workshop. Marrakesh medina (old city).
Straw canopies covering some of the narrow streets in Marrakesh medina.
Skylight over the courtyard of one of the riads (guesthouses) in Marrakesh.
Doors in medressa Ben Youssef. Marrakesh.
Intricately sculpted patterns on the walls of the inner courtyard of medressa Ben Youssef in Marrakesh.
Window overlooking the inner courtyard of medressa Ben Youssef in Marrakesh.
Intricate patterns on a wall in medressa Ben Youssef in Marrakesh.
Pink painted, narrow street in the Marrakesh medina (old city).
Quiet corner in the Marrakesh medina (old city).
Beautiful, top lit courtyard of one of the riads (guesthouses) in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Ornate door portal in a narrow alley in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Entrance to Saadian Tombs with 77m tall minaret of the Koutoubia Mosque at the background. Marrakesh.
Street scene from Marrakesh medina (old city).
Street scene from Marrakesh medina (old city).
Street scene from Marrakesh medina (old city).
Arched passage in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Door. Marrakesh medina (old city).
Narrow passage in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Narrow passage in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Finding a way in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Mellah (Jewish quarter), Marrakesh.
Life in the narrow streets of Mellah (Jewish quarter) in Marrakesh.
Life in the narrow streets of Mellah (Jewish quarter) in Marrakesh.
Windows of the minaret of El Mansour Mosque, Marrakesh.
Garden of the Saadian Tombs with graves of soldiers and servants of Ahmad al-Mansur, his son and other members of the Saadi Dynasty. Marrakesh.
Local men resting near El Mansour Mosque, Marrakesh.
Green door in a side alley in Marrakesh.
Narrow street in Marrakesh medina (old city).
El Khammsi alley (Derb El Khammsi), Marrakesh.
Narrow street in medina (old city) in Marrakesh.
Busy street in medina (old city) in Marrakesh.
Seagulls over the promontory fort in Essaouira (former Mogador).
Door from the medina (old city) in Essaouira.
Door from the medina (old city) in Essaouira.
Old narrow street in the medina (old city) in Essaouira.
Narrow street in the medina (old city) in Essaouira.
Street with colorful door portals in the medina (old city) of Essaouira.
Randomly placed windows of the old house in Essaouira.
Harbor in Ceuta (Spanish enclave on the northern coast of Morocco) with Fortaleza (Fortress) de Hacho at the top of Monte Hacho at the background.
Foso de San Felipe - Portuguese fort in Ceuta - the Spanish enclave on the northern coast of Morocco.
Old cannon in front of the church of Santa Maria de Africa, Ceuta.
Casa de los Dragones - the most famous house in Ceuta commissioned in 1900 by Francisco Cerni González, Mayor of Ceuta. Designed by Valencian architect José M. Cortina Pérez it is an example of eclectic architecture.
Beautiful courtyard elevation of Medresa Bou Inania in Fez.
Intricate details of the wall of Medresa Bou Inania in Fez.
Narrow street in the medina (old city) in Fez.
Roofs and minarets of the old city (medina) in Fez.
Minaret of the Kairaouine Mosque in Fez - the oldest Islamic monument in the city dating from 956.
Beige buildings of the old city in Fez with hills surrounding the city at the background.
Old city in Fez seen from one of the rooftop restaurants.
Old city in Fez with the minaret of the Kairaouine Mosque - the oldest Islamic monument in the city dating from 956.
One of the many beautifully decorated public drinking fountains in the Fez medina (old city).
Decorations of the pavilion in the courtyard of Qarawiyyin Mosque in Fez.
Internal courtyard of a rich riad (traditional Moroccan house). Fez.
Resident of the medina (old city) in Fez on his street.
Restored facades of houses in the Jewish quarter (mellah) in Fez.
Restored facades of houses in the Jewish quarter (mellah) in Fez.
Door from the old Jewish quarter (mellah) in Fez.
Children in a dark and narrow alley in the old Jewish quarter (mellah) in Fez.
Underground mykwa (Jewish ritual baths) in Ibn Danan Synangogue in Fez.
Jewish cemetery next to Ibn Danan Synangogue in Fez.
Jewish tombs on the the cemetery next to Ibn Danan Synangogue in Fez.
Jewish tombs on the the cemetery next to Ibn Danan Synangogue in Fez.
Golden door of the Royal Palace of Fez (Dar el Makhzen).
Ornate portal and door of the Royal Palace of Fez (Dar el Makhzen).
Detail of the pattern adorning brass door of the Royal Palace of Fez (Dar el Makhzen).
Delicate and intricate patterns on the portal of the Royal Palace of Fez (Dar el Makhzen).
The Blue Gate (Bab Bou Jeloud) is the main entrance leading to the walled medina (old city) in Fez.
Minaret of the Bou Inania madrassa (Islamic religious school) seen through The Blue Gate (Bab Bou Jeloud). Fez.
The narrowest street in the medina (old city) in Fez.
This street in the medina (old city) in Fez is only about 60 cm wide - just enough for one person.
An alley in the UNESCO World Heritage listed medina in Fez with buildings connected high above the pavement level.
On upper floor of this street in the UNESCO World Heritage listed medina in Fez buildings are so close that residents could easily shake hands.
Preservation works prevent the unique structures and urban fabric of the UNESCO World Heritage listed medina in Fez from further dilapidation.
One of the antique shops, not much different from a museum housed in a beautifully restored riad hidden among the winding alleys of the medina (old city) in Fez.
Detail of the parapet wall finish on one of the houses in the medina (old city) in Fez.
Medina in Fez seen from the roof top terrace.
Old door in an antique shop in Fez.
Old lady sitting on the door threshold in the old city (medina) in Meknes.
Intricate pattern of the door portal. Meknes.
Pink wall. Meknes.
Moroccan flag in the old city (medina) in Meknes.
Corridor in the living quarters of medrassa Bou Inania in Meknes.
Minaret of the Grand Mosque in Meknes.
Charming winding alleys in the old city (medina) of Meknes.
Shops in the old city (medina) of Meknes closed for the holiday.
In the old city (medina) in Meknes.
Colors and patterns of the medina (old city) in Meknes.
Medina (old city) in Meknes.
Old man dressed to match the color of the wall of his house walking down the alley in the old city (medina) of Meknes.
Window. Meknes.
Window. Meknes.
Ruins of the Roman city of Volubilis near Meknes inhabited from 3rd century BC to 3rd century AD.
Triumphal arch in the ancient Roman city of Volubilis near Meknes.
Fine floor mosaic in one of the rich town-houses in the ancient Roman city of Volubilis near Meknes.
Cardo (one of the two main streets) in the ancient Roman city of Volubilis near Meknes.
General view of the ancient Roman city of Volubilis near Meknes.
Stork on his nest built on top of an ancient column in the ruins of the Roman city of Volubilis.
Steep street in the town of Moulay Idriss 25 km from Meknes.
The only round minaret in Morocco built in 1939 as an addition to Idriss Medersa - a much older Koranic school. Moulay Idriss.
General view of the charming town of Moulay Idriss.
Row of roofed pavilions along the north-eastern side of El-Hedim square in Meknes.
Roofed pavilions along the north-eastern side of El-Hedim square in Meknes.
Colorful shophouses in Chinatown.
Old shophouses along Boat Quay.
Colorful shophouses in Boat Quay.
Bugis Junction - an old street with shophouses covered with transparent canopy and converted into a shopping mall.
White, nicely restored facades inside Bugis Junction shopping mall.
Red shutters of the Red Dot Traffic building at 28 Maxwell street - a former traffic police headquarters' building housing how Red Dot Design Museum.
Victorian detail of the Maxwell Road Hawker Centre in Chinatown - one of the most famous food courts.
Shophouses in Chinatown.
Pink shutters of the old shophouse in Chinatown.
Vintage Vespa scooter under the arcades of the old shophouses.
Clarke Quay - a historical quay on the bank of Singapore River named after Sir Andrew Clarke, the governor of Singapore from 1873 to 1875. Restored houses and promenade are one of the major leisure and dining destinations.
Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall with its Clock Tower seen from the top deck of the Marina Bay Sands. At the background is old and new Parliament House.
Baroque Łazienki Palace or Palace on the Water in Łazienki (Royal Baths) Park in Warsaw.
The Palace of Belweder - seat of the president of Poland seen from the Łazienki (Royal Baths) Park in Warsaw.
Interior of the Stanislas Theater on an island in the Łazienki (Royal Baths) Park in Warsaw.
Replicas of Campanilla and Ponte Rialto at the Venetian Casino. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Vintage fast food outlet in Arizona.
A shop with american antiques and memorabilia. California.
A hut of first settlers - now a historic monument. Sequoia National Park, California.
A shopfront designed as if from a western movie on a historic Route 66. Seligman , Arizona
A street sign of the once famous Connor Hotel. Jerome, Arizona.
Wheel from an old mine embedded into the pavement is used to advertise the Mine Museum on the main street of Jerome, Arizona.
The famous Connor Hotel in Jerome Arizona was one of the most luxurious hotels in the entire West at the end of XIXth century.
Holy Family church in Jerome, Arizona.
Holy Family church in Jerome, Arizona.
An old house in Jerome, Arizona.
Old houses in Jerome, Arizona.
Old houses in winter setting Jerome, Arizona.
Village of Hopi Indians at the top of the First Mesa. Hopi Reservation, Arizona.
The entrance gate (Kaminarimon) to Senso-ji - the oldest (founded in 628 a.d) and most important Buddhist temple in Tokyo (Asakusa district).
Hozomon Gate and Five Story Pagoda of the Senso-ji temple complex in the Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Giagantic lantern in the Hozmon Gate on the way to the Main Hall (Hondo) of the Senso-Ji temple in Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Painting on a wooden house in Tokyo.
Min hall of the quiet Honzan Higashihongan-ji Temple about 600m west of the Senso-ji temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Yasukuni Temple in Tokyo commemorating anyone who had died in service of the Empire of Japan (i.e. from 1868 to 1947).
Japanese Zero fighter from the II World War on exhibition in Yushunkan - a Japanese military and war museum located within Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Japanese rocket-powered aircraft Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, designed for suicide kamikaze attacks, on exhibition in Yushunkan - a military and war museum located within the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Window and door (probably leading to a demolished balcony) of a house in Georgetown - the oldest area of Washington D.C.
Walt Disney Concert Hall designed by Frank Gehry. Los Angeles, California.
Temple Ulun Danu Bratan with its eleven level Meru tower, Bali.
An entrance gate of Tanah Lot temple, Bali.
A forest of multilevel Meru towers in Pura Besakih, Bali.
The most famous feature of Balinese temples - multilevel Meru towers.
Meru tower above the roofs of temple buildings of Pura Besakih, Bali.
A sculpted head of mythical monster is barely seen among the mossy structures of Gunung Kawi near Ubud - one of the oldest heritage sites in Bali.
Church of St. Stanislaus of the Poles - the Polish church in Rome.
A bit more fancy thatched house from Belize - with verandah.
The famous FIshawi tea house inside the Khan al-Khalili bazaar in Cairo has been open continously (24 hours a day) for the past 200 years.
Pyramids of (from right to left) Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinos. Giza.
Wall decoration in Ramesseum (mortuary temple of Ramses II) in Luxor.
Inside the Ramesseum (mortuary temple of Ramses II) in Luxor.
Hieroglyphs cover the columns and walls of the temple of Ramzes III in Medinet Habu.
Hieroglyphs cover the columns and walls of the temple of Ramzes III in Medinet Habu.
Beautifully adorned columns in the temple of Ramzes III in Medinet Habu.
Beautifully adorned columns in the temple of Ramzes III in Medinet Habu.
Temple of Amun in Luxor.
Gigantic seated statueas in front of the pylons of the Amun temple in Luxor.
Temple of Amun in Luxor at dusk.
Temple of Amun in Karnak.
Statue of Ramses II in front of the main alley of the temple of Amun in Karnak.
Inside the temple of Amun in Karnak at night.
The Avenue of Sphinxes. Luxor.
A street corner in the town of Luxor.
Door and window in the village of Luxor.
A village of Gurna (Qurna) near Luxor, which reportedly lives since centuries with robbery of the royal graves.
Very well preserved colored reliefs on the walls of the Hatshepsut temple in Deir el-Bahri.
A closed shop in the coptic area of Cairo.
A part of the temple of Ramesseum (mortuary temple of Ramses II) in Luxor with Osiris columns.
Ramessesum. Luxor.
Ramessesum. Luxor.
Grand collonade in the temple of Amon in Luxor.
Statue of Ramses II in the Temple of Amon in Karnak.
Temple of Amon in Karnak after dusk.
The temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahri. A wall ending with a falcon head.
Female bas-relief. Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahri.
Well preserved colerd reliefs on the wall of Hatshepsut temple in Deir el-Bahri.
Hieroglyphs with still preserved colors in the temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahri.
The temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahri just before the entrance to level three (then closed because of the works conducted by the polish archeologists).
Decoration of a wall in the Ramesseum temple near Luxor showing the pharaoh killing his enemies while riding on a chariot.
Decorated wall in Ramessesum. Luxor.
A narrow street in Coptic Cairo - an area in Cairo traditionally inhabited by Copts.
A narrow street in Coptic Cairo - an area in Cairo traditionally inhabited by Copts.
The sphinx with the pyramid of Mykerinos (Menkaure) at the background. Giza near Cairo.
The Sphinx and pyramid of Cheops. Giza.
View of the three most famous egyptian pyramids - from the left Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinos and the Sphinx. Giza near Cairo.
A beautiful street in the coptic part of Cairo.
At the corner of a street in Cairo.
At the courtyard of Sayyidna al-Hussein in Cairo.
General view of the Valley of the Kings. Luxor.
Inside the tomb of Twosret and Setnakhte from 19th-20th Dynasties. Valley of the Kings, Luxor.
23 Sarcophagus, Valley of The Kings, Luxor.
Paintings and hieroglyphs inside some of the tombs have their colors still preserved. Valley of The Kings, Luxor.
A way to the tomb of Amenophis III. Valley of The Kings, Luxor.
The famous FIshawi tea house inside the Khan al-Khalili bazaar in Cairo has been open continously (24 hours a day) for the past 200 years.
Opulent grave of a Chinese rich. Chinese Cemetery, Manila.
This villa is really a mausoleum with air conditioning. Chinese Cemetery, Manila.
Rich tombs on the Chinese Cemetery in Manila have sometimes quite high architectural ambitions.
A pretty tasteful, but still very rich tomb on the Chinese Cemetery in Manila.
A huge mausoleum resembling a church. Chinese Cemetery, Manila.
A courtyard of the former Augustian monastery in the district of Intramuros in Manila.
A square in front of St. Agustin church in Manila.
Narrow street within the only remaining (after the II World War) complex of colonial Spanish houses in Intramuros, Manila.
Small square with an old well near Casa Manila. Intramuros, Manila.
Beautiful square in a former Spanish residence in Intramuros, Manila.
Cathedral in Manila.
Traditional calesa - a two-wheeled horse drawn carriage in front of the Manila Cathedral.
The monumental Roman aqueduct in Segovia.
The castle in Segovia is the one on which Walt Disney based his Sleeping Beauty palace in California Disneyland or at least one of the castles claiming this honor...
The mighty Roman aqueduct in Segovia cuts across the medieval old city like a gigantic comb.
Inside the labirynth of the winding alleys of Toledo.
The Roman aqueduct in Segovia.
The castle of Segovia with its monumental gate tower.
Strange person in front of the King's Palace in Madrid.
Under the arcades of the King's Palace in Madrid.
A quiet alley in Cordoba.
One of the many great vistas inside the Grand Mosque in Cordoba.
Inside the Grand Mosque in Cordoba one can see Roman columns used by the muslim builders.
Famous double colored arcades inside the Grand Mosque in Cordoba.
Grand courtyard in front of the King's Palace in Madrid.
The mighty arcades of the very well preserved Roman aqueduct in Segovia rise up to 28 m above the street level.
Arcades of the monumental Roman aqueduct in Segovia on a foggy January morning.
Main gate of the King's Palace in Madrid.
Huge plaza in front of the cathedral Santa María la Real de La Almudena in Madrid.
Narrow street in Cordoba.
Blind arcades in Mauretanian style on a wall surrounding the famous mosque of Cordoba.
Richly decorated entrance to the compound of the Great Mosque in Cordoba.
A window on Plaza Mayor, Madrid.
Part of a building facade on Plaza Mayor, Madrid.
A view over the roofs of Toledo.
Over the roofs of Toledo.
A magnificent romanesque portal at the entrance to Museo de Santa Cruz in Toledo.
A beautiful street corner in Toledo.
Walking along the walls of the Castle of the Christian Monarchs (Alcazar de los Reyes Christianos). Cordoba.
A town house in the old city of Toledo. Seen at the background is one of the towers of the cathedral of Toledo.
Part of the main facade of the King's Palace in Madrid.
A narrow passage between the streets in Cordoba.
A building of the Museo des Santa Cruz in Toledo is a former hospital from XVth century.
Square of St. Anna on a sunny afternoon of the New Year's Day.
A part of the outer walls of the Segovia cathedral.
Part of the frontage of one of the narrow streets in Toledo.
Panorama of the Roman Bridge (Puente Romano) and the old city of Cordoba seen from the defensive tower Torre de la Calhorra.
One of many shops selling souvenirs of the rich hisory of the city of Toledo.
Mihrab - the holy niche showing the direction of Mekka. Grand Mosque in Cordoba.
Interior of the Atocha train station in Madrid.
Detail of the door. Toledo.
Water fountain. Cordoba.
A view of the gothic cathedral from the Roman Bridge (Puente Romano). Cordoba.
A window of a town house under renovation. Plaza Mayor, Madrid.
The tower on the courtyard of the Grand Mosque in Cordoba.
One of the many charming courtyards in Cordoba.
A street in the old city of Toledo.
The walls of many inner courtyards in Cordoba are decorated with compositions of potted plants and flowers.
The tower on the courtyard of the Grand Mosque in Cordoba.
Old city of Toledo.
A monument of a musilm sage from Middle Ages next to the city walls in Cordoba.
Bautiful street in Cordoba.
The gothic cathedral of Segovia - one of the most magnificent in Spain.
Roman Bridge (Punte Romano) with the gothic cathedral of Cordoba in the background.
One of the city walls' gates. Segovia.
The entrance hall of the Prado Museum in Madrid.
A street in the old city of Toledo.
The famous cathedral of Toledo. In Middle Ages the main seat of the catholic church in Spain.
Charming narrow street in the old city of Toledo.
Potted plants decorating a wall of a small courtyard in Cordoba.
Yet another beautiful street in Cordoba.
Famous two-color arcades in the Cordoba mosque.
The towers and wall of the castle in Segovia.
One of the main streets of the old city of Toledo after dark
A fairy tale castle (alcazar) in Segovia.
Famous double colored arcades inside the Grand Mosque in Cordoba.
Chinese letters on an old building on Hong Kong Island.
In front of a Chinese temple. New Territories.
Restored old building on the waterfront promenade in Stanley.
Little temple of Tin Hau (Goddess of the Sea) in Sai Wan on Cheung Chau island.
Murray House - one of the oldest public buildings in Hong Kong, built in Central in 1844 and in 2002 relocated to Stanley on the southern side of Hong Kong Island.
Old building within the University of Hong Kong - the oldest and most renowned of the universities in Hong Kong.
St. John's cathedral - the oldest existing church in Hong Kong (completed in 1849). Central, Hong Kong Island.
Old Spanish mission church of San Xavier del Bac founded in 1692. Located 16 km south of Tucson, Arizona serves presently the indian Tohono O'odham community.
Details of the restored mission church of San Xavier del Bac. Tucson, Arizona.
Colorful frescoes and sculptures of the church of San Xavier del Bac earned its interior the name of "American Sistine Chapel" and are considered the finest example of Spanish mission architecture in the US.
Richly decorated interior of the of San Xavier del Bac. Tucson, Arizona.
Interior of the church of San Xavier del Bac. Tucson, Arizona.
Kneeling statue of Pope Pius IX in Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore. Rome.
Main nave of Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore. Rome
Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore - a Papal major basilica and the largest Catholic Marian church in Rome.
Monumental arcades surrounding the Colosseum. Rome.
Interior of Colosseum and hypogeum seen from the upper level of seats. Rome.
Inside the Colosseum in Rome. At the bottom is hypogeum - rooms and corridors for animals and gladiators covered by the arena when Colosseum was in use.
Arch of Constantine (left) and Colosseum. Rome.
Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheatre) - the largest amphitheater ever built and one of the most famous icons of Rome.
Arch of Septimius Severus in Forum Romanum in Rome. On the left Chiesa di Santi Luca e Martina.
House of Vestals - the residence of Vestal Virgins in Forum Romanum in Rome.
Triumphal Arch of Septimius Severus (left) and Temple of Saturn in Forum Romanum in Rome seen from Via di San Pietro in Carcere.
Forum Romanum with the collonade of the Temple of Saturn seen from Via di San Pietro in Carcere. Rome.
Steps to the left of Capitoline Museums on Piazza dei Campodoglio in Rome leading to Basilica di Santa Maria di Ara Coeli.
Piazza dei Campodoglio in Rome with the famous equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius from 175 AD (front) . The present statue is a replica made in 1981 and the original is in the Capitoline Museum seen at the background.
Corner of Via dei Polacchi and VIcolo dei Polacchi. Rome.
Facade of the Il Gesu church - the mother church of the Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits. Piazza del Gesu, Rome.
Interior of the Il Gesu church - the mother church of the Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits. Piazza del Gesu, Rome.
Illusionistic painting at the vault of the Il Gesu church - the mother church of the Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits. Piazza del Gesu, Rome.
Pantheon - one of the best preserved of all ancient Roman buildings with the famous dome 43.4 meters in diameter, which ranks as the world's largest dome made of unreinforced solid concrete. Piazza della Rotonda, Rome.
Interior of the Pantheon - one of the best preserved of all Ancient Roman buildings with the famous dome 43.4 meters in diameter, which ranks as the world's largest dome made of unreinforced solid concrete. Piazza della Rotonda, Rome.
Interior view of the famous dome of Pantheon with the oculus at the top illuminating the interior. Piazza della Rotonda, Rome.
Tomb of Raphael Santi with a sculpture of Madonna del Sasso created by Raphael’s student Lorenzetto. Pantheon, Piazza della Rotonda, Rome.
Tomb of the Italian king Victor Emanuel II inside the Pantheon on Piazza della Rotonda, Rome.
View to Piazza della Rotonda from under the portico of the Pantheon, Rome.
"Roman soldier" waiting for tourists willing to take a photo with him in front of the Pantheon. Piazza della Rotonda, Rome.
Statue of Christ by Michelangelo in the Basilica Santa Maria sopra Minerva on Piazza della Minerva.
Baroque link between two sides of Via di Sant Ignazio, Rome.
Facade of the church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at the Campus Martius on Piazza St Ignazio in Rome.
Interior of the church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at the Campus Martius on Piazza St Ignazio in Rome.
11 Corinthian columns of the temple of Hadrian (built in 145 AD) incorporated into the facade of the Roman Stock Exchange (Borsa di Roma) on Piazza di Pietra.
Trajan's Column on Trajan's Forum, Rome.
A bicycle in front of the church of Santa Maria Maddalena on the Via della Maddalena, Rome.
Two members of Arma dei Carabinieri Honor Guard - an elite military unit and the honor guard of the President of the Italian Republic. Rome.
Tiny window near Campo di Fiori. Rome.
Campo di Fiori - a square in Rome on which Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake. The monument at the centre was erected to his memory.
Famous perspective gallery by Francesco Borromini in Palazzo Spada in Rome. The corridor appears much longer and the sculpture at its end much larger then they really are due to the optical illusion caused by artificially enhanced impression of perspective.
Collonade of the temple of Vesta (near right) and the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin (far left), under arcades of which is Bocca del Verita (Mouth of Truth) - one of the most iconic Roman artefacts.
Theatre of Marcellus and the three remaining columns of the Temple of Apollo Sosianus (right) at night. Rome.
Collonade of the Theatre of Marcellus (left) and the three remaining columns of the Temple of Apollo Sosianus (right) at night. Rome.
Antique Jewish symbols on a wall in the Jewish Ghetto in Rome.
A restaurant in the Jewish Ghetto in Rome.
The dome of the St. Peter's Basilica seen from the terrace of the Vatican Museums, Vatican.
The Gallery of Maps. Vatican Museums, Vatican.
Polish King John III Sobieski’s victory over the Turks in Vienna in 1683 - a picture painted by the Polish painter Jean Matejko displayed in the Sobieski Room in the Vatican Museums, Vatican.
Raphael's fresco of the Battle of Milvian Bridge, Raphael Rooms in Vatican Museums, Vatican.
The School of Athens - fresco by Raphael Santi. Apostolic Palace, Vatican.
The Creation of Adam - world famous fresco by Michelangelo Buonarotti around 1511–1512 on the ceiling the Sistine Chapel in Vatican.
The Last Judgment - world famous fresco by Michelangelo Buonarotti on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican.
View to the glass dome above the Bramante Staircase - a double helix staircase in the Vatican Museums in Vatican.
St. Peter's Square with St. Peter's Basilica and a fragment of the Bernini's collonade. Vatican.
Pieta - the most famous sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarotti is kept behind a bulletproof glass in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome to the right of the entrance, between the Holy door and the altar of Saint Sebastian.
The right foot of Arnolfo di Cambio’s sculpture of St. Peter (from around 1300) in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican is worn down from centuries of pilgrims kissing and rubbing it.
Arnolfo di Cambio’s sculpture of St. Peter (from around 1300) in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican is a highly venerated sculpture, which has feet worn down from centuries of pilgrims kissing and rubbing them.
Baldacchino over the main altar of St. Peters Basilica in Vatican by Gian Lorenzo Bernini is 30 metres tall and claimed to be the largest piece of bronze in the world.
Inside the St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican - the most famous, holiest and most important church of the Christianity.
Group of pilgrims singing in front of the St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican.
Saint Peter holding the keys to heaven in front of the St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican.
Via Sistina early in the morning. Rome.
Capuchin Crypt beneath the church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini in Rome housing the skeletons of 3,700 bodies of the Capuchin friars who died between 1528 and 1870.
Piazza del Popolo, Rome with its Egyptian obelisque of Sety I from Heliopolis and twin baroque churches of Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto, begun by Carlo Rainaldi and completed by Bernini and Carlo Fontana.
Via del Corso at night. Rome.
Fontana di Trevi - the most famous of all the fountains in Rome.
Baldacchino, dating from 1369, over the high altar of the Basilica of St. John in the Lateran, Rome.
View of the main nave of the Basilica of St. John in the Lateran in Rome.
IX th century well at the center of the XIII th century cloister courtyard - a masterpiece of the Vasaletto family next to the Papal Archbasilica of St. John in the Lateran, Rome.
The front facade of the Papal Archbasilica of St. John in the Lateran. Rome.
The Holy Stairs (Scala Sancta) - 28 white marble steps near the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano in Rome. According to the Catholic tradition Jesus Christ walked on these steps in the Palace of Pontius Pilate on his way to trial. The stairs were, reputedly, brought to Rome by St. Helena in the fourth century.
Kiss of Judas - a sculpture by Ignazio Giacometti on the right side of the Holy Stairs (Scala Sancta) near the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano in Rome.
"Footprints of Jesus" in Basilica di San Sebastiano - a church above the Catacombe di San Sebastiano on Via Appia Antica in the southern suburbs of Rome.
The entrance gate to the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta. Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta on Aventine Hill, Rome.
A view of the dome of the St. Peter's Cathedral through the keyhole in the door of the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta, dubbed "the most beautiful hole in Rome". Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta on Aventine Hill.
A keyhole in the door of the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta dubbed "the most beautifule hole in Rome". Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta on Aventine Hill.
A photographer setting his tripod for a shot through "the most beautifule hole in Rome". Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta on Aventine Hill.
A couple in love sitting on the parapet wall of Giardino Storico di Sant' Alessio on Aventine Hill in Rome with the dome of Saint Peter's Cathedral in the background.
View of the St. Peter Cathedral's dome from Giardino Storico di Sant' Alessio on Aventine Hill in Rome.
Ponte Fabricio leading from central Rome to Isola Tiberina and further to Trastevere.
A window found in Trastevere in Rome.
An old woman begging in front of the Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere. Rome.
"Coronation of the Virgin" - the main of all the 13th century mosaics depicting the life of the Virgin Mary in Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere. Rome
The main altar and apse with magnificent 13th-century mosaics of Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere. ROme.
View towards the side nave of Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere.
Main nave of Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere - the oldest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Rome with 13th-century mosaics as the main highlight.
Little shrine with the painting of Virgin Mary on Piazza Trilussa on the corner of Vicolo del Cinque. Rome.
Fragment of the arcades on Via Giulia along the Tiber river in Rome.
Window on the corner of Via Giulia and Viccolo dell' Arcaccio on the bank of the Tiber river. Rome.
Window on Via Pellegrino. Rome.
Baroque Arco del Monte on Via Archo del Monte 98.
Church Santa Barbara dei Librari on Largo dei Librari. Rome.
Charming medieval courtyard Arco Degli Acetari on Via Pellegrino 19 near Campo di Fiori in Rome.
Medieval courtyard Arco Degli Acetari on Via Pellegrino 19 near Campo di Fiori in Rome.
Carousel on Piazza Navona, Rome.
Entrance to a small restaurant in Trastevere, Rome.
A gate leading to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab.
On the way to the main sanctuary within the Golden Temple complex. Amritsar, Punjab.
Buddhist monastery in Rumtek, Sikkim.
Entrance to the buddhist monastery in Pemayangtse, West Sikkim.
Buddhist monastery in Pemayangtse, West Sikkim.
Temple carving from Ellora temples, Maharashtra.
Buddha statue in one of the rock temples of Ellora, Maharashtra.
Rock temples of Ellora, Maharashtra.
One of the world famous rock temples of Ellora, Maharashtra.
One of the world famous rock temples of Ellora, Maharashtra.
Rock temples in Badami, Karnataka.
Women selling coconuts under the arcades of old Portuguese collonial buildings.
A street in Badami, Karnataka.
Victoria Memorial - a proud monument of the British collonial era. Calcutta.
A street in Darjeeling with beautiful collonial houses.
Japanese temple. Darjeeling, West Bengal.
One of the rock temples in Ellora, Maharashtra.
One of the gopurams (towers) of Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Gates and towers of the palace of maharaja in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
View of the city of Jaisalmer, Rajastan.
Sand colored city of Jaisalmer, Rajastan.
A way to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab.
Gopuram (tower) of the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam - the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world,
A street leading to Jama Masjid mosque in Old Delhi.
Narrow streets of Old Delhi.
A view through an arch in Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi.
Old Delhi.
Wlaking through the courtyards of the fort in Jodhpur, Rajastan.
Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, Rajastan.
View of the old city in Udaipur, Rajastan. The blue houses belong to Bramins - the uppermost cast of the traditional Indian society.
World famous Gate of India near equally famous Taj Mahal hotel on the waterfront in Bombay (Mumbai).
Gate of India (right) and Taj Mahal hotel on the waterfront in Bombay (Mumbai).
Buddhist monastery in Gangtok, Sikkim.
A monastery in Rumtek, Sikkim.
A monastery in Rumtek, Sikkim.
A window from the monastery in Rumtek, Sikkim.
The Golden Temple in the light of setting sun. Amritsar, Punjab.
The famous rock temples of Ellora where carved from a sheer rock from top down. In the background is the original level of rocks high above the current temple. Maharashtra.
Rock temples of Ellora in Maharashtra.
Rock temples of Ellora in Maharashtra.
Old catholic church in Kerala.
Old catholic church in Kerala.
The famous Gate of India at the seaside in Bombay, next to the equally famous hotel Taj Mahal.
Windows of old, colonial houses in Kochi, Kerala.
Adornments of the gopuram (tower) of Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Adornments of the gopuram (tower) of Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Adornments of the gopuram (tower) of Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Adornments of the gopuram (tower) of Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Adornments of the gopuram (tower) of Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Colorful gopuram (tower) of the Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
A group of children in front of the temple in Somnathpur, Karnataka.
Magnificent sculptures of the largest temple complex in India in Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangam in Tiruchirappali, Tamil Nadu.
Famous seaside temples in Mahabalipuram are on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Temple in Somnathpur, Karnataka.
A soldier guarding the palace of maharaja in Mysore, Karnataka.
Partial view of one of the entrance gates to the palace of maharaja in Mysore, Karnataka.
A view through an entrance gate to the palace of maharaja in Mysore, Karnataka.
Crowning of one of the gopurams (towers) within the palace of maharaja in Mysore, Karnataka.
A vendor located his shop next to the guards' booth of the palcae of maharaja in Mysore, Karnataka.
Old man sweeping the pavement in front of one of side entrances to the maharaja's palace in Mysore, Karnataka.
Kailasanathar Temple in Ellora, Maharashtra.
Kailasanathar Temple in Ellora, Maharashtra.
Kailasanathar Temple in Ellora, Maharashtra.
Kailasanathar Temple in Ellora, Maharashtra.
Unusual juxtaposition of symbols - christian cross and a red star together on a church in Kerala.
Medieval Bam Citadel (Arg-e Bam) near Kerman.
Beautiful ornaments made of the famous Iranian glazed tiles on the entrance to the Jame Mosque (Masjid-e-Jāmeh) in Yazd.
The tomb of imam Ali. Shiraz.
Imam Mosque at night. Isfahan.
Jame Mosque (Masjid-e-Jāmeh) in Yazd.
World famous glazed tiles from Isfahan at the entrance to the Imam Mosque.
Old window. Busher on the Persian Gulf.
Old door in a narrow street. Busher on the Persian Gulf.
A prayer next to the tomb of Imam Ali. Shiraz.
One of the towers of the Bam Citadel (Arg-e Bam) near Kerman.
Beautiful Jame mosque (Masjid-e-Jāmeh) in Yazd. Its image is printed on the Iranian 20 rial note.
Qavam House in the Eram (Heaven) Garden in Shiraz.
General view of the amazing desert fortress of Bam (Arg-e Bam) near Kerman.
Grand stairway in Persepolis.
Bam Citadel seen from outside its defensive walls.
One of the exits from Jame mosque in Yazd leads to a narrow featureless street.
Defensive wall in fairy tale-like Bam Citadel, which was later almost completely destroyed in an earthquake (on 26th December 2003).
Beautiful Jame Mosque (Masjid-e-Jāmeh) in Yazd. Its image is printed on the Iranian 20 rial note.
Inside the Jame mosque in Yazd.
Traditional teahouse under a bridge in Kerman.
Imam Square in Isfahan. In the foreground are arcades sheltering shops and bazaar, in the background a huge dome of the Imam Mosque.
Imam Mosque (Masjed-e Imam) in Isfahan in evening sunlight.
Narrow street in Yazd.
Pavilion in the Eram garden in Shiraz with beautiful mountainous background.
Horse sculpture. Persepolis.
Ancient necropolis of Naqsh-e Rustam located 12 km northwest of Persepolis.
General view of the amazing desert fortress of Bam (Arg-e Bam) near Kerman.
Inside the mausoleum of imam Ali in Shiraz - the second holiest place in Iran after the tomb of imam Reza in Mashad.
Inside the Bam fortress (Arg-e Bam) near Kerman.
Fairy tale-like Bam Citadel, which was later almost completely destroyed in an earthquake (on 26th December 2003).
Bas relief along the stairway in Persepolis.
Pavilion in the Eram (Heaven) garden in Shiraz.
Old wooden balkony i a narrow street in Busher on the Gulf Coast.
Arcades and mosque on the Imam Square in Isfahan.
Bam Citadel - the largest adobe building in the world, which was later almost completely destroyed in an earthquake (on 26th December 2003).
Old, narrow streets of Busher on the Persian Gulf.
Entrance gate to the Imam Square (Maidān-e-Imam) in Isfahan.
Defensive wall of the Bam Citadel (Arg-e Bam) near Kerman.
Zoroastrian temple, Yazd.
Imam Mosque (Masjed-e Imam) in Isfahan in evening sunlight.
Early morning on one of the atmospheric, narrow streets of Busher on the Persian Gulf.
Imam Square (Maidān-e-Imam) in Isfahan at night.
Ambulatory of the cloister next to the Basilica San Giovanni in Laterano. Rome.
Main nave of the Il Gesu church. Rome.
Church of Santa Maria della Scala. Rome.
Old street in Rome.
Palazzo Farnese - a seat of the French embassy in Italy. Piazza Farnese, Rome.
Small church in Rome.
Bernini's Collonade on St. Peter's Square, Via della Conciliazione an the Tiber river seen from the top of the dome of St. Peter's Basilica. Rome.
View from the top of the dome of St. Peter's Basilica to the south-west with the domes of the Pantheon and the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone on Piazza Navona.
Fragment of the Bernini's Collonade
Ochre and yellow coloured houses along Canale Grande. Venice.
Ponte Rialto on Canale Grande. Venice.
A narrow side channel in Venice
Campanilla (bell tower) of the church of Santa Maria dei Carmini seen from the bridge over Rio de San Barnaba. Venice.
Closeup view of Basilica Santa Maria della Salute in Venice.
Roofs, houses and chimneys of Venice.
Front facade of Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua built around 1310 in Padua.
Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua built around 1310 in Padua.
Loggia del Bigallo built in 1352–58 probably according to the design of Alberto Arnoldi. FLorence.
Ponte Vecchio, Florence.
Top of the world famous Brunelleschi's Dome over the Basilica Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence seen from Ponte Vecchio.
View along the Arno river towards the Vasari Loggia from Lungarno degli Archibusieri street. Florence
Three famous story loggia closing Piazzale Degli Uffizzi street with a view to the Arno river - the work of Giorgio Vasari. Florence.
Top of the world famous Brunelleschi's Dome over the Basilica Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence seen from Piazzale Degli Uffizzi. At the bottom three sculptures in front of Palazzo Vecchio on Piazza della Signioria.
Tomb of Dante Alighieri in Basilica of San Francesco in Ravenna.
Piazza San Marco. Venice.
Majestic towers of Angkor Wat at sunset.
Angkor Wat and its reflection in the northern water reservoir.
Stone busts guarding the entrance gate to the city of Angkor Thom.
Monument in front of the southern gate of Angkor Thom.
Reliefs from Ta Prohm or Preah Khan temple. Angkor.
Face from Bayon. Angkor Thom.
One of the world famous, mysterious faces in Bayon at dawn. Angkor Thom.
National Museum in Phnom Penh.
Portrait of king Norodom Sihanouk on the Reception Hall in the King's Palace complex in Phnom Penh.
"Iron house" - a gift of the French emperor - Napoleon III for the king of Cambodia can be seen on the courtyard of the King's Palace complex.
Tourists descend the steep stairs of Angkor Wat holding tightly the handle for security.
Towers of Angkor Wat at sunrise.
Roots of trees attacking ancient walls of Preah Khan temple.
Mighty trunk/root climbing the wall of Ta Prohm temple.
Towers of Angkor Wat at sunset.
Famous reliefs of apsaras in Angkor Wat.
Delicate sculptural ornaments in Banteay Srei temple near Angkor.
Finial of one of the richly decorated gates on the main axis of Banteay Srei temple near Angkor.
View through a window. Banteay Srei temple near Angkor.
Young monk in front of the Angkor Wat temple at sunset.
Towers of Angkor Wat at sunset.
Banteay Srei near Angkor. Bas-reliefs on the walls of this temple are among the finest examples of sculptural masterpieces in the world.
Pavilions of Banteay Srei temple near Angkor.
One of the richly decorated portals in Banteay Srei temple near Angkor.
One of the masterpieces of figurative art in Bateay Srei temple near Angkor.
Detail of the fine ornamentation in Banteay Srei temple near Angkor.
Rarely visited ruins of Phnom Bok temple on a hill about 25 kilometres northeast of Siem Reap.
Stone rubble left from a part of Phnom Bok temple on a hill about 25 kilometres northeast of Siem Reap.
Richly decorated stone portal in Preah Khan temple.
A temple in Angkor.
Ta Som temple overgrown with trees.
A tree embracing the eastern towers of Ta Som temple with roots of fantastic shapes.
Dark and atmospheric interior of Preah Khan temple.
Double story building of still unknown purpose within the precincts of Preah Khan temple.
One of the towers in Bayon temple with its famous smiling faces on four sides. Angkor.
Faces from Bayon temple in Angkor.
Faces from Bayon temple in Angkor.
Magnificent sculptures on the Terrace of the Lepper King in Angkor Thom.
Magnificent sculptures on the Terrace of the Lepper King in Angkor Thom.
Elaborated bas-reliefs in a winding corridor of the Terrace of the Lepper King in Angkor Thom.
Richly sculpted wall of the Terrace of the Elephants in Angkor Thom.
Tangles of roots of unimaginable forms devouring the walls and rich decorations of Ta Prohm temple.
Roots of gigantic banyan trees entwining the walls and decorations of Ta Prohm temple.
Roots of banyan trees holding the walls of Ta Prohm temple in the merciless embrace create a unique, surrealistic atmosphere.
Banyan trees have been growing for hundreds of years over the 900 years old Ta Prohm temple creating breathtaking scenery of nature devouring even the most magnificent man made structures.
Huge banyan tree overgrowing the Ta Prohm temple.
Huge banyan tree overgrowing the Ta Prohm temple.
A temple in Angkor.
Detail of a building near one of the temples in Angkor.
General view of the Angkor Wat temple in the morning sun.
Mighty roots of a tree embracing one of the buildings of Ta Prohm temple.
Audience hall within the King's Palace complex in Phnom Penh.