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Intricate patterns on a wall in medressa Ben Youssef in Marrakesh.
Traditional lamps for sale in Marrakesh.
Intricate details of the wall of Medresa Bou Inania in Fez.
Lanterns of various forms and sizes for sale in the medina (old city) of Fez.
Temple carving from Ellora temples, Maharashtra.
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).
Detail of the parapet wall finish on one of the houses in the medina (old city) in Fez.
Intricate pattern of the door portal. Meknes.
Detail of the temple decorations.
Detail of the wall. Merida.
Bas-relief from Chichen Itza.
Spiral incense in Kun lam temple.
Devilish face decorating a pedestal of a temple in 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.
Plaques commemorating founders, who paid for restoring particular stupas. Shwe Inn Thein near Indein village. Shan State.
Wall decoration in Ramesseum (mortuary temple of Ramses II) in Luxor.
Female bas-relief. Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahri.
Hieroglyphs with still preserved colors in the temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahri.
Collection of metal lamps in front of the shop in Coptic Cairo.
The Sphinx. Giza.
Such blades - sharp as razors are attached to a leg of every fighting cock. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Such blades - sharp as razors are attached to a leg of every fighting cock. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Notes prepared for betting in the hands of gamblers watching the cock fight. Donsol village, south of Luzon.
Hammer, with which a man playing out Christ will have his hands nailed to the cross during Good Friday celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man demonstrates nails, which will be used for fixing the hands of a volunteer to the cross during the Good Friday celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Crowning of one of the gopurams (towers) within the palace of maharaja in Mysore, Karnataka.
World famous glazed tiles from Isfahan at the entrance to the Imam Mosque.
Stone busts guarding the entrance gate to the city of Angkor Thom.
Reliefs from Ta Prohm or Preah Khan temple. Angkor.
Face from Bayon. Angkor Thom.
Delicate sculptural ornaments 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.
Faces from Bayon temple in Angkor.
Faces from Bayon temple in Angkor.
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.
Face from Bayon temple. Angkor.
Detail of a building near one of the temples in Angkor.
Stone dragon in front of Haw Pha Kaew temple (now museum) in Vientiane.
Rich decoration over the entrance to a Kun lam temple.
Spiral incense in A-ma temple.
Detail of the old arcade on Rua das Lorchas leading to the A-ma temple.
Spiral incenses in Kun lam temple.
Tiny outdoor shrine of the Kam Fa Temple. Coloane Island.
Fierce looking lion guarding the Kam Fa Temple. Coloane Island.
Sculptural decorations on the corner of the Mayan structure in Uxmal.
Mask of the rain god Chaac sculpted on one of the structures in Chichen Itza.
The eyes of Boudhanath stupa, Kathmandu.
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.
Traditional Omani jewelery in the museum of the Nizwah fort.
A plaque with the name of St. Florian's church in Latin and Polish. Hamtramck, Detroit, Michigan.
Prague roofs and chimneys seen from the castle hill.
Sign posts. Manhattan, New York.
Metal credit card plates abandoned in a grass land.
Pigeons on the gigantic stupa of Shwemawdaw Paya,in Bago.
Cable shadows on a wall. Merida.
Fragment of the front facade of the San Juan church in San Juan Chamula.
Window from the old city (medina) in Marrakesh.
Roofs and rooftops in Fez.
Battlements on the city walls of Fez.
Cast iron kitchen equipment for sale in the old city (medina) in Fez.
Spiral cone shaped incense from Kun lam temple.
Smiling stone face on one of the towers of Bayon.
Famous stone faces of Bayon in Angkor.
Closeup of the entrance portal of the Imam mosque in Isfahan.
Little window in a defensive wall of the Bam Citadel.
A hand of the man crucified during the Good Friday celebrartions, San Fernando, Pampanga. The nail is real and the hand is really pierced and nailed to the cross.
Feet of the man crucified during the Good Friday celebrartions, San Fernando, Pampanga. The nails are real, but they are placed between the toes doing no harm. The wodden shelf provides support for the feet.
Wisdom Eyes of Bodnath Stupa in Kathmandu.
Depiction of bestiality (intercourse with an animal) on one of the famous sculptures on the exterior of Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh.
One of the most famous erotic sculptures of Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh - on the exterior of Lakshmana Temple.
Detail of the door. Toledo.
Layers of old paint on a piece of wood. Tao O village on Lantau Island.
Green paint peeling off the old wooden door. Tao O village on Lantau Island.
Streets of New York - bags of rubbish and fancy cars.
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.
Sumo wrestler from the back. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Sumokas wrestler waiting for the fight. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Wooden grave boards called sotoba with the names of the deceased on a cemetery in the Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Window. Kyoto.
Saguaro cacti. Saguaro National Park, Arizona.
Balcony in the old part of Kyoto.
Holy statue in the Kyiomizu temple in Kyoto being polished with thousands of hands.
Eastern facade of the U.S. Department of Treasury building along 15th Street. Washington D.C.
One of many graffitis on the wall surrounding Graceland - the residence of Elvis Presley. Memphis, Tennessee.
Old, dilapidated church in a small town in Guatemala.
A part of the church adornment. Antigua Guatemala.
Bells of a church somewhere in Guatemala.
Vintage fast food outlet in Arizona.
Sign on the street in Kyoto.
Frozen tunas with removed gills. Tsukiji Market, Tokyo.
A tiny shrine. Hong Kong Island.
Chinese lion on a Hong Kong street
Incense burning in the Senso-ji temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Detail of the famous Bank of China building designed by Ieoh Ming Pei. Central.
Lower part of the standing Buddha statue in the Chingodo Shrine near the Senso-ji temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Painting on a wooden house in Tokyo.
Complex electrical installation. Tokyo.
Letters on top of the kiosk Inside the covered space of Tokyo International Forum.
High sole and heel shoes on a Japanese girl. Harajuku bridge, Tokyo.
Shinto priests wearing black clogs walk in procession to Meiji Temple in Tokyo.
Close up of the rock resembling human face. Arches National Park, Utah
Roof detail in the shintoistic Meiji Temple in Tokyo.
Lanterns in the shintoistic Meiji Temple in Tokyo.
Robes of a Buddhist priest from the Zojo-ji temple in Tokyo.
Paper rolls with wishes and prayers in the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Decorative golden ornament in Pura Beskih, 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.
Closeup of the head of a mythical monster. Gunung Kawi, Bali.
Yellow heat loving bacteria at the Black Sand Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Yellow bacteria mat, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone, Wyoming.
Spasmodic Geyser, Sawmill Group, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone, Wyoming.
Custom made Harley Davidson motorcycle at a gas station in Nevada.
A commonly seen shape of a saguaro cactus branch. Saguaro National Park, Arizona.
Barrel cactus. Saguaro National Park, Arizona.
A branch of saguaro cactus. Saguaro National Park, Arizona.
A young branch of saguaro cactus. Saguaro National Park, Arizona.
Details of the restored mission church of San Xavier del Bac. Tucson, Arizona.
Longhorn Saloon - closeup of the cattle skulls over the signpost. Lakota Sioux reservation, South Dakota.
Old "Saloon" signboard for sale at an antique shop. Central USA.
Vintage oil cans for sale in an antique shop in central USA.
DKNY commercial mural on a wall in SoHo, New York.
A window on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository building, from which Lee Harvey Oswald shot at president Kennedy on 22 November 1963. Dallas, Texas.
Gear left in the street after the parade by tired performers. New York.