Interiors
Skylight over the courtyard of one of the riads (guesthouses) in Marrakesh.
Beautiful, top lit courtyard of one of the riads (guesthouses) in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Internal courtyard of a rich riad (traditional Moroccan house). Fez.
Islamic tapestries for sale in Fez.
Underground mykwa (Jewish ritual baths) in Ibn Danan Synangogue in Fez.
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.
Corridor in the living quarters of medrassa Bou Inania in Meknes.
Interior of the Mevlana mausoleum and his tomb. Konya.
Fine floor mosaic in one of the rich town-houses in the ancient Roman city of Volubilis near Meknes.
Inside the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque. Istambul.
Inside the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Inside the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Entrance to a restaurant in The Palace Downtown Dubai hotel.
Traditional Middle Eastern lanterns hung together as a design feature in the entrance lobby of a restaurant in The Palace Downtown Dubai hotel.
One of the many halls of the Potala Palace in Lhasa.
An internal courtyard in the Potala Palace in Lhasa.
Inside a tourist shop with spices in Sharm el-Sheikh.
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.
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.
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.
Polish restaurant Polonia. Hamtramck, Detroit, Michigan.
Man smoking water pipes (nargileh) in the Fishawi tea house. Khan al-Khalili bazaar, Cairo.
Monks during prayers in their gathering hall in the monastery in Rumtek, Sikkim.
Trained elephant in Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai gently taps the head of anyone who gives him a coin.
A woman weaving a silk carpet in the Centre for Tibetan Refugees in Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Traditional teahouse under a bridge in Kerman.
One of the masters from Imam Square decorating tin dishes with famous enamelled ornaments. Isfahan.
Inside the mausoleum of imam Ali in Shiraz - the second holiest place in Iran after the tomb of imam Reza in Mashad.
Inside a small mosque in Tehran.
Water pipes' "caffe" - a place where local men (and only men) meet. Tehran.
Water pipes' "caffe" - a place where local men (and only men) meet. Tehran.
Water pipes' "caffe" - a place where local men (and only men) meet. Tehran.
The tomb of imam Ali. Shiraz.
A prayer next to the tomb of Imam Ali. Shiraz.
Inside the Jame mosque in Yazd.
An orthodox Jew in a supermarket in Jerusalem.
Inside an Arab bakery. Jerusalem.
Jews reading and praying in the outdoor library in the northern, covered part of the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
The main triangular concrete space running through the entire Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum. Jerusalem.
Hall of Names in the Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum in 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.
Audience hall within the King's Palace complex in Phnom Penh.
Dark and atmospheric interior of Preah Khan temple.
Class break in the primary school in Vientiane.
Interior of the main hall of the Grand Lisboa Casino.
Inside the Macau Venetian Casino, which is an exact copy of the Venetian Casino from Las Vegas.
Inside A-ma temple.
Inner courtyard of the famous Mandarin's House on Travessa de António da Silva.
Inside the Leal Senado building on Largo de Senado.
Fire-fighting equipment ready to be used, even if the extinguishers look a bit old.
Inside the Kun lam temple.
Drawers containing various Chinese herbs and medicines in an original old shop in the center of Macau.
Inside a dark room of the fort in Nizwah.
First of the two internal courtyards of the castle in Jabrin.
Dimly lit corridor inside the Jibrin castle.
Traditional Omani jewelery in the museum of the Nizwah fort.
Interior of the famous Jim Thompson's house in Bangkok.
Interior of the famous Jim Thompson's house in Bangkok.
Living room in Jim Thompson's house in Bangkok.
Inside the buddhist Chiang Dao Cave in northern Thailand.
Dark interior of the Jokhang temple lit only by the candles creates an unforgettable, mistic atmosphere. Lhasa.
Painted detail of the wooden pillar and beam in the Potala Palace in Lhasa.
A group of monks next to a window decorated in typically Tibetan style. Shigatse.
A cell in Alcatraz prison, from which the famous escape took place in 1970. An entry to the tunnel dug out by prisoner is seen below the sink. San, Francisco, California.
Main corridor of the Alcatraz prison. San, Francisco, California
A glimpse from the dark interior of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa into the open courtyard surrounded by hundreds of yak butter lamps.
Cell, iron bed and shackles in the infamous Khmer Roughe prison of Tuol Sleng (now museum) near Phnom Penh.
Inside the fort in Nizwah.
Mystic interior of the Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary (Tomb of the Virgin Mary) at the foot of Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
Inside the mosque in Yazd.
Inside the main hall of the Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Inside Lady Linshui's Temple. Tainan.
Inside a shop producing elaborately embroidered materials used for decorating the temples. Tainan
Inside the Matsu Temple. Tainan.
Inside the Matsu Temple. Tainan.
Chinese medicine pharmacy. Tainan.
Inside Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
View of the interior of Hagia Sophia from the upper gallery. Istanbul.
Iznik tiles on the wall of the harem in the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul.
Inside the harem 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.
A figure of "dancing Dervish" in the lobby of the Hodjapasha Dance Theater in Istanbul.
Interior of the Suleymaniye Mosque, the largest in Istanbul, designed by the great Ottoman architect Sinan.
Inside the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) in Istanbul.
Little, Hello Kitty themed hotel in Malacca.
Chinese lantern in a shophouse in Malacca.
Inside Cheng Hoon Teng temple - the oldest Chinese temple in Malacca, founded in the 1600s.
Dining room in the residence of the governor of Malacca.
Inside the skybridge linking both Petronas Towers on 41st and 42nd floors. Kuala Lumpur.
Inside Thean Hou Chinese Hainan Temple (established in 1865) on Muntri Street. Goergetown, Penang.
Rich interior of Thean Hou temple. Goergetown, Penang.
View from inside to the inner courtyard of Thean Hou Hainan temple. Goergetown, Penang.
Inside the Jhoo Kongsi Confucian temple. Georgetown, Penang.
Inside Kuan Yin Temple. Georgetown, Penang.
Inside Ng family clan house (Ng See Kah Miew) on King Street in Georgetown, Penang.
Candles inside Tua Pek Kong Temple on King Street in Georgetown, Penang.
Inside Tua Pek Kong Temple on King Street in Georgetown, Penang.
Inner patio of Pinang Peranakan Mansion - the townhouse and ancestral hall of Chung Keng Kwee. Georgetown, Penang.
Window in Pinang Peranakan Mansion. Georgetown, Penang.
Courtyard in Pinang Peranakan Mansion. Georgetown, Penang.
Jars with incenses. Ancestral temple of the Pinang Peranakan Mansion. Georgetown, Penang.
One of the rooms in the Pinang Peranakan Mansion. Georgetown, Penang.
Red lantern in Blue Mansion. Georgetown, Penang.
Inside Captain Keling Mosque. Georgetown, Penang.
Grand lobby of the new wing of the colonial Majestic Hotel. Kuala Lumpur.
Sculpture in the entrance lobby of the Armani Hotel in Burj Khalifa.
Curtain wall in the entrance area of the Armani Hotel in Burj Khalifa.
Lighting candles inside St. Stephen's cathedral in Vienna.
Lobby lounge in Hotel Sacher in Vienna.
Entrance lobby with the reception in Hotel Sacher in Vienna.
Inside the gothic St. Steven's Cathedral (Stephansdom) built in XIVth century.
Interior of Cafe Central at Herrengasse 14 - near entrance with statue of Peter Altenberg. Opened in 1876 it is one of the most famous, traditional caffes in Vienna - in 19th a key meeting place of the Viennese intellectual scene.
Mantle of Austrian Emperor. Imperial Treasury (Schatzkammer) in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna.
Imperial bedroom - the marital bedroom of Emperor Franz Josef and Empress Elizabeth. XiXth century, Schoenbrunn Palace, Vienna.
Private dining room of the Imperial Family of Austria. Schoenbrunn Palace, Vienna.
Mirror Room with white and gold Rococo decorations - a typical example of a state room from the era of Maria Theresa. Schoenbrunn Palace, Vienna.
The Great Gallery measuring over 40 m by 10 m and designed in Rococo style was the setting for Austrian court functions such as balls, receptions and banquets. Schoenbrunn Palace, Vienna.
Inside the Haas Haus designed by the Austrian architect Hans Hollein oposite St. Stephan's Cathedral in Vienna.
Interior of the baroque St. Peter's church (Peterskirche) in Vienna.
Lobby of The Astor hotel in Calcutta.
Under the main dome inside the Victoria Memorial, Calcutta. In the center is a statue of young Queen Victoria.
The central space inside the Queen Victoria Memorial in Calcutta seen from the upper gallery around the dome.
Interior of Nevheh Shalome Synagogue, Calcutta.
Main lobby of the Oberoi Grand Hotel in Calcutta with choir singing carols on the Christmas Day.
Buddha statue inside the Mahabodi Temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar.
Main lobby of the heritage hotel Fort Mahodadhi in Puri, Odisha.
Typical Japanese gaming venue. Nara.
Shop with fetishist products in Shinjuku district in Tokyo.
Gundam Cafe in Chiyoda City in Tokyo.
Shop with fetishist products in Shinjuku district in Tokyo.
Selling machine in Shinjuku district in Tokyo.
Baroque interior of St. Andrew's Church (Bernardine Church) in Lwów, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Baroque interior of St. Andrew's Church (Bernardine Church) in Lwów, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Inside the 17th-century Baroque Garrison Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Lwów.
Dark wooden decorative coffin in the Garrison Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Lwów.
Ticket validator in a bus in Lwów.
Inside Kawiarnia Mikolasha, a cafe and confectionery located in Lviv (Lwów).
Golden side nave interior of the Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, commonly known as the Latin Cathedral. Lviv (Lwów).
Grand staircase of the George Hotel on Mickiewicz Square in Lviv (Lwów).
Baroque interior of the Church of the Transfiguration in Lviv (Lwów).
Mariacka Pharmacy on Mickiewicz Square in Lviv (Lwów) with the original interior from more than 100 years ago.
Colorful light filtered through stained glass windows in Church of St. Archangel Michael (formerly the Carmelite Church) in Lviv (Lwów).
Colorful light filtered through stained glass windows in Church of St. Archangel Michael (formerly the Carmelite Church) in Lviv (Lwów).
Open air lobby / changing Room of the Anusha Khan Bathhouses complex with a floral pattern. Minaret visible in the background belongs to the nearby Polvon Qori Madrasah. Inner town of Itchan Kala, Khiva.
Intricate tilework inside the Mausoleum of Pahlavan Mahmud who was a local poet, philosopher, and wrestler in 13th-14th century in Khiva.
Inner courtyard of the Tosh-Hovli Palace (Stone Palace) built between 1830 and 1841 by order of Allah Kuli Bahadur Khan, the ruler of the Khanate of Khiva.
Inner courtyard of the Tosh-Hovli Palace (Stone Palace) built between 1830 and 1841 by order of Allah Kuli Bahadur Khan, the ruler of the Khanate of Khiva.
Khan's bedroom within the Toshhovli Palace (Stone Palace) complex in Khiva.
Interior of the Samanid Mausoleum. Samonids Recreation Park in Bukhara.
Interior of a room in the Abdulaziz Khan Madrasah in the old city of Bukhara.
Interior of the Usto Ali Nesefi Mausoleum at the Shah-i-Zinda necropolis in Samarkand.
Interior of the Shad-i-Mulk Oko Mausoleum, the burial place of Tamerlane's sister and his niece built between 1371 and 1383. Shah-i-Zinda necropolis in Samarkand.
Meeting room in the cold war emergency shelter built for the communist leadership of Gjirokastra as a hiding place in case of a nuclear war.
Grim cooridors of the cold war emergency shelter built for the communist leadership of Gjirokastra as a hiding place in case of a nuclear war.
The national emblem of Albania in one of the halls of the Skanderberg Museum in Kruje.
Concrete doors in Bunk'art 1 - a cold war era bunker on the outskirts of Tirana built for the communist dictator Enver Hoxha and the top leaders of the Albanian regime.
Toilet in Bunk'art 1 - a cold war era bunker built on the outskirts of Tirana.
Office in Bunk'art 1 - a cold war era bunker built on the outskirts of Tirana.
Meeting room near the office of Enver Hoxha in Bunk'art 1 - a cold war era bunker built on the outskirts of Tirana.
Meeting hall built for the Albanian parliament in Bunk'art 1 - a cold war era bunker built on the outskirts of Tirana.
Artistic installation in a seemingly endless corridor of Bunk'art 1 - a cold war era bunker built on the outskirts of Tirana.
Inside Haji's Cafe 1950 - an atmospheric vintage (over 70 years old) local eatery near Bab Al Bahrain in Manama.
Interior of Al Fatih Mosque during prayer time, Manama, which can hold up to 7000 worshippers.
Inside the lobby of the Ritz Carlton hotel.
Entrance lobby of the hotel Makers in Seoul near Jongno 3-ga station on metro line 5.
A corridor in Alte Pinakothek, Munich.
Ticket hall of the Cotisse Tana Mahajanga transportation terminal in Antananarivo, from which the buses to Morondava leave.
Inside the Lindt factory shop in Kilchberg south of Zurich.
Flamenco show in Las Tablas bar on Plaza de Espana in Madrid.
Main nave of the Il Gesu church. Rome.
Restaurant in the Ritz Carlton hotel.
Interior of the Church of St. Theresa (Kościół Św. Teresy) in Vilnius.
Waiting hall of the Cotisse Tana Mahajanga transportation terminal in Antananarivo, from which the buses to Morondava leave.
Mural in the lobby of a prominent building in Moscow showing symbols of different branches of the Soviet Armed Forces.
Main lobby of the Raffles Hotel.
A window of the painting workshop. Tao O village on Lantau Island.
The working room of the Danish owner Christian Wiehe in Château de Labourdonnais.
Containers with parasite specimens in the Meguro Parasitological Museum in Tokyo,
Inside Spruengli - the most famous confisserie in Zurich at the corener of Paradeplatz and on Bahnhofstrasse.
Japanese restaurant in Tokyo.
Raffles Hotel Courtyard Bar.
Famous double colored arcades inside the Grand Mosque in Cordoba.
Shoes left by the sumo wrestlers and guests in the tiny entrance space to the Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Russian cafeteria "Stolovaya No. 1 Kopeika" on Nevsky Prospect 25 in St. Petersburg.
Mihrab - the holy niche showing the direction of Mekka. Grand Mosque in Cordoba.
The choir of the Fraumünster (Women's Minster) church in Zurich with three of five famous stained glass windows by Marc Chagall.
Galleries inside the Shakespeare's Globe theater. London.
Inside the Grand Mosque in Cordoba one can see Roman columns used by the muslim builders.
Interior of the Western Concourse at King’s Cross station in London designed by architects John McAslan + Partners.
One of the many great vistas inside the Grand Mosque in Cordoba.
Main staircase of the Kunsthaus Museum in Zurich with Ferdinand Hodler mural - View To Infinity.
Inside the Central Market in Port Louis.
A monk reading a book in Nga Phe Kyaung monastery (Jumping Cat monastery) on Inle lake in Shan state.
Ground floor lobby of the Marina Bay Sands hotel.
Ground floor lobby of the Marina Bay Sands hotel.
Inside the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg.
Magnificent Gothic vault inside St. George's Chapel within WIndsor Castle.
Interior of the Dominican Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius.
Interior of the Dominican Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius.
The King's Bed Chamber in the State Apartments at Windsor Castle.
Bedroom in Château de Labourdonnais, a grand Creaole mansion in Mapou.
Queens Presence Chamber. Windsor Castle.
Inside one of the pavilions of the Toji temple in Kyoto.
The Waterloo Chamber decorated in celebration of Napoleon's defeat in Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Windsor Castle.
Inside the enormous hall of the Kyoto railway station.
The entrance hall of the Natural History Museum in London.
The entrance hall of the Prado Museum in Madrid.
The inner courtyard of the Museum of Fine Arts. Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City).
White, nicely restored facades inside Bugis Junction shopping mall.
Interior of Colosseum and hypogeum seen from the upper level of seats. Rome.
Inside St. Patrick's cathedral, New York.
Jordan Staircase used by imperial guests to ascend to the state rooms. in the Winter Palace, now part of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.
Inside a typical Madrid bar.
Jordan Staircase used by imperial guests to ascend to the state rooms. in the Winter Palace, now part of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.
Small Throne Room of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, also known as the Peter the Great Memorial Hall.
Interior of Gabi Restaurant in the Old Town of Vilnius located in an 18th-century handicraftsman's house.
Armorial Hall designed by the architect Vasily Stasov and intended for official ceremonies and events. Winter Palace, St. Petersburg.
Choir performing in the ornate interior of St. Anne's Church in Vilnius.
Inside a typical Madrid restaurant.
Table with chairs in Tai Hoa Palace (Palace of Supreme Harmony). Hue Imperial City.
St. George's Hall (also known as the Great Throne Room) which served as the official throne room for Russian emperors from 1732 to 1917. Winter Palace in St. Petersburg.
Interior of the Atocha train station in Madrid.
Breathtaking gilded wall decorations on the wall in the St. John Cathedral in Valetta.
Inside the church of Christ the King of the Universe in Łyse before the solemn Palm Sunday procession.
Gilded door to a Gold Drawing Room of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg.
The eight-pointed Maltese cross as part of the arch decoration in the St. John Co-Cathedral in Valetta.
Gothic Library of Emperor Nicholas II in Winter Palace, St. Petersburg.
Gilded wall decorations of the chapels of of the Langue of Germany (front) and the entrance to Sacristy (back) in the St. John Co-Cathedral in Valetta.
The Boudoir, or Raspberry Study, of Empress Maria Alexandrovna in the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg.
One of the many charming courtyards in Cordoba.
Golden Drawing Room, part of the private apartments for Empress Maria Alexandrovna, in the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg.
Interior of the Il Gesu church - the mother church of the Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits. Piazza del Gesu, Rome.
Knights' armors displayed in the corridor of the Grand Master Palace in Valetta.
Pavilion Hall of the Small Hermitage at the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.
Inside the fast train "Rapit" from the Namba station in Osaka to Kansai airport.
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.
Lobby of the Savoy - one of the most famous and prestigious hotels in London.
Main lobby of Four Seasons hotel in Seoul.
Pavilion Hall in the Small Hermitage building with the exquisite mosaic floor, an exact copy of an ancient Roman mosaic discovered in the ruins of a bathhouse in Ostia, near Rome. St. Petersburg.
Interior view of the famous dome of Pantheon with the oculus at the top illuminating the interior. Piazza della Rotonda, Rome.
Interior of Novello Theater in London's West End.
Kioku Japanese restaurant in Four Seasons hotel in Seoul.
Ornate interior door within the Winter Palace (now part of the Hermitage Museum) in St. Petersburg.
A corridor in a "capsule hotel" in Osaka.
Interior of Novello Theater in London's West End.
A corridor in a "capsule hotel" in Osaka. Resembles mortuary a bit ...
Ornate interior door, part of the decoration in the Leonardo da Vinci Hall in the Hermitage Museum. St. Petersburg.
Traditional Japenese restaurant specializing in Okonomiyaki pies. Nara.
An inner courtyard of the Raffles Hotel.
One of the tens of restaurants on the narrow street of Pontocho in Gijon - the entertainment district of Kyoto.
Lobby of the National Gallery, London.
Dining hall in Golgul-sa monastery. All the monks as well as visitors eat in silence while sitting on the floor dressed in obligatory orange monastery robes.
Inside a small textile factory in Hoi An.
A shop with american antiques and memorabilia. California.
Interior of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Vilnius (consecrated in 1701), a masterpiece of Baroque architecture with around 2,000 stucco figures and ornaments created by Italian artists Giovanni Pietro Perti and Giovanni Maria Galli.
Interior of the church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at the Campus Martius on Piazza St Ignazio in Rome.
Old truck in a shop with american antiques and memorabilia and a new one on the road. California.
Dust & Rust - vintage store in Murchison, South Island.
Interior of the Stanislas Theater on an island in the Łazienki (Royal Baths) Park in Warsaw.
Inside St. George's Basilica in Victoria, Gozo Island.
Interior of the Lincoln Cathedral, one of the masterpieces of the Early English Gothic style.
Looms at a small textile factory near Danang.
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.
Ornate vaulted wooden ceiling (built between 1260 and 1286) of the octagonal Chapter House inside York Minster.
Room of a Japanese princess in the Himeji castle.
Inside a hollow trunk of a sequoia tree. The first explorers and settlers of this area used such trunks as houses. Sequoia National Park, California.
Inside a wine cellar of Wither Hills winery in Blenheim, Marlborough, South Island.
Original vintage interior of a "party tram".
Life size model of whale hanging in Hep 5 shopping mall in Osaka.
Inside a hollow trunk of a sequoia tree. Sequoia National Park, California.
Interior of the beautifully restored Batavia cafe on Taman Fatahillah - the main square of the Kota (Batavia) old, colonial city built by the Dutch.
Barrels of wine in the basement cellar of Wither Hills winery in Blenheim, Marlborough, South Island.
The toilette in Batavia Cafe on Taman Fatahillah. Kota, Jakarta.
Small local cafe in Valetta.
In the basement of Wither Hills winery in Blenheim, Marlborough, South Island.
Interior of the sleeping capsule in the "capsule hotel" in Osaka
Great Hall, also known as the "Bright Gallery," covering over 1000 m² in the Catherine Palace at Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), near St. Petersburg.
Great Hall, covering around 1000 m² in the Catherine Palace at Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), near St. Petersburg.
View to the glass dome above the Bramante Staircase - a double helix staircase in the Vatican Museums in Vatican.
White State Dining Room in the Catherine Palace used for formal dinners and evening meals hosted by the Empress. Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin) near St. Petersburg.
Gilded candelabra inside the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo, near St. Petersburg.
Interior of Mr. D's Diner in Kingman , Arizona.
Ceramic heating stoves inspired by Dutch Delftware styles in the Great Hall of the Catherine Palace at Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), near St. Petersburg.
Inside the "atrium". Federation Square. Melbourne, Victoria.
Purposefully kitschy interior of Mr. D's Diner in Kingman , Arizona.
Extravagant gilded Rococo ornamentation of a wall in the Great Hall of the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), near St. Petersburg.
Interior of Mr. D's Diner in Kingman , Arizona.
South State Staircase in Wollation Hall in Nottingham. The ceiling features The Creation of Pandora painting completed around 1700.
Great Hall at Wollaton Hall, a prominent Elizabethan country house in Nottingham.
Chinese Drawing Room of Alexander I in Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo, near St. Petersburg
Inside the St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican - the most famous, holiest and most important church of the Christianity.
The Sherlock Holmes restaurant on Northumberland Street. London.
An walkway elevated about 30 m over the floor level inside the Cloud Forest, a taller of the two conservatories in Gardens by the Bay park.
Interior of St Paul's cathedral - the most famous and the largest church in London, designed by Sir Christopher Wren in XVII century.
Famous Food Hall on the ground floor of Harrods department store in London.
The vault of the side aisle of the Salisbury Cathedral.
Great Hall at Warwick Castle decorated with a large display of weapons, including swords and polearms, arranged on the stone wall above arched doorways.
Two customers of the bar in the once famous Connor Hotel. Jerome, Arizona.
View of the main nave of the Salisbury Cathedral from the Quire to the west.
Blue Boudoir, one of the State Rooms at Warwick Castle dating from around 1870. Above the fireplace is ans Holbein's portrait of Henry VIII.
Interior of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, which has more mosaics than any other church in the world, covering over 7,500 square meters.
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa - the excellent interactive museum in Wellington, North Island.
Interior of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood opened in 1907 and officially named as the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ. St. Petersburg.
A mosaic covered ceiling of the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood (also known as the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ) in St.Petersburg.
Interior of MAXXI - Museum of XXIst Century Arts designed by Zaha Hadid near the northern part of Via Flaminia, Rome.
Interior of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg. The church was built in a traditional medi Russian style and is famous for its mosaics which cover the entire walls and ceilings over the area of 7,500 m².
Highly decorated iconostasis inside the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St.Petersburg.
Shop window of Restauri Artistici Squatriti near Piazza del Popolo in Rome - a workshop, which renovates old things of any kind, but particularly dolls.
Royal Doors of the iconostasis inside the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg.
Inside Restauri Artistici Squatriti near Piazza del Popolo in Rome - a workshop, which renovates old things, particularly dolls, which is why it is also called Ospedale delle Bambole (Doll Hospital).
A couple of long time residents in the Spirit Room of Connor Hotel in Jerome, Arizona.
Interior of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, which has more mosaics than any other church in the world, covering over 7,500 square meters.
Interior of the ruined church built by the convicts in Port Arthur, Tasmania.
Vintage Soviet "Sport" pinball machine found in the Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines in St. Petersburg on Konyushennaya Square 2B.
Min hall of the quiet Honzan Higashihongan-ji Temple about 600m west of the Senso-ji temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Visitors playing vintage arcade machines at the Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines in St. Petersburg on Konyushennaya Square 2B.
Lift lobby in the Grand Hyatt Tokyo hotel.
View of the main nave of the Basilica of St. John in the Lateran in Rome.
Japanese slot machines in Tokyo.
Inside the huge covered space of Tokyo International Forum - a convention and art center designed by Rafael Vinoly.
Letters on top of the kiosk Inside the covered space of Tokyo International Forum.
Inside the restaurant Papa Re on Piazza Del Drago Roma in Trastevere, Rome.
Restaurant Aristocampo, which does not like "tourist menu" - for a good reason. Trastevere, Rome.
Tanks with fish, lobsters and other creatures in one of the seafood restaurants on Lamma island.
Lobby lounge in Chateau Tongariro - the most luxurious hotel in Tongariro National Park, built in 1929. North Island.
View towards the side nave of Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere.
Inside Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery in Sha Tin, New Territories.
Buddhist priests celebrate the coming of a New Year in the Zojo-ji temple in Tokyo.
Artist's workshop on the way from Via Pellegrino 19 to Piazza Navona in Rome.
Little girl's look from behind the candles in one of the Roman churches.
VIew up the void, central space of the Guggenheim Museum designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, New York.
Grace "bar and event venue" at 103 Victoria Street West in Auckland.
Interior of the Cathedral of Monreale, built in 12th century by William II - one of the greatest examples of Norman architecture in the world.
Capital of one of the columns of the main nave inside the Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily.
Inside the cloisters of the abbey of Monreale.
Golden interior, covered with 12th century mosaics, of Capella Palatina - the royal chapel of the Norman kings of Sicily located in Palazzo Reale in Palermo, Sicily.
Golden interior, covered with 12th century mosaics, of Capella Palatina - the royal chapel of the Norman kings of Sicily located in Palazzo Reale in Palermo, Sicily.
Inside one of the villas of Amandari hotel in Ubud, Bali.
Bar in Wanchai, Hong Kong Island.
Inside a busy kitchen of a Hong Kong restaurant. Hong Kong Island.
Inside a casino. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Inside the Duomo (Cathedral) di San Giorgio in Modica Alta, Sicily.
Older woman preparing food in his flat in Modica Alta, Sicily.
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.
Antique shop in South Dakota.
Skulls and antlers in an antique shop in Central USA.
Gold Pan Saloon. Custer, South Dakota.
Inside a shop with tacky Elvis' memorabilia. Graceland, Tennessee
Skylight over the courtyard of one of the riads (guesthouses) in Marrakesh.
Beautiful, top lit courtyard of one of the riads (guesthouses) in Marrakesh medina (old city).
Internal courtyard of a rich riad (traditional Moroccan house). Fez.
Islamic tapestries for sale in Fez.
Underground mykwa (Jewish ritual baths) in Ibn Danan Synangogue in Fez.
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.
Corridor in the living quarters of medrassa Bou Inania in Meknes.
Interior of the Mevlana mausoleum and his tomb. Konya.
Fine floor mosaic in one of the rich town-houses in the ancient Roman city of Volubilis near Meknes.
Inside the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque. Istambul.
Inside the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Inside the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Entrance to a restaurant in The Palace Downtown Dubai hotel.
Traditional Middle Eastern lanterns hung together as a design feature in the entrance lobby of a restaurant in The Palace Downtown Dubai hotel.
One of the many halls of the Potala Palace in Lhasa.
An internal courtyard in the Potala Palace in Lhasa.
Inside a tourist shop with spices in Sharm el-Sheikh.
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.
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.
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.
Polish restaurant Polonia. Hamtramck, Detroit, Michigan.
Man smoking water pipes (nargileh) in the Fishawi tea house. Khan al-Khalili bazaar, Cairo.
Monks during prayers in their gathering hall in the monastery in Rumtek, Sikkim.
Trained elephant in Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai gently taps the head of anyone who gives him a coin.
A woman weaving a silk carpet in the Centre for Tibetan Refugees in Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Traditional teahouse under a bridge in Kerman.
One of the masters from Imam Square decorating tin dishes with famous enamelled ornaments. Isfahan.
Inside the mausoleum of imam Ali in Shiraz - the second holiest place in Iran after the tomb of imam Reza in Mashad.
Inside a small mosque in Tehran.
Water pipes' "caffe" - a place where local men (and only men) meet. Tehran.
Water pipes' "caffe" - a place where local men (and only men) meet. Tehran.
Water pipes' "caffe" - a place where local men (and only men) meet. Tehran.
The tomb of imam Ali. Shiraz.
A prayer next to the tomb of Imam Ali. Shiraz.
Inside the Jame mosque in Yazd.
An orthodox Jew in a supermarket in Jerusalem.
Inside an Arab bakery. Jerusalem.
Jews reading and praying in the outdoor library in the northern, covered part of the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
The main triangular concrete space running through the entire Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum. Jerusalem.
Hall of Names in the Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum in 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.
Audience hall within the King's Palace complex in Phnom Penh.
Dark and atmospheric interior of Preah Khan temple.
Class break in the primary school in Vientiane.
Interior of the main hall of the Grand Lisboa Casino.
Inside the Macau Venetian Casino, which is an exact copy of the Venetian Casino from Las Vegas.
Inside A-ma temple.
Inner courtyard of the famous Mandarin's House on Travessa de António da Silva.
Inside the Leal Senado building on Largo de Senado.
Fire-fighting equipment ready to be used, even if the extinguishers look a bit old.
Inside the Kun lam temple.
Drawers containing various Chinese herbs and medicines in an original old shop in the center of Macau.
Inside a dark room of the fort in Nizwah.
First of the two internal courtyards of the castle in Jabrin.
Dimly lit corridor inside the Jibrin castle.
Traditional Omani jewelery in the museum of the Nizwah fort.
Interior of the famous Jim Thompson's house in Bangkok.
Interior of the famous Jim Thompson's house in Bangkok.
Living room in Jim Thompson's house in Bangkok.
Inside the buddhist Chiang Dao Cave in northern Thailand.
Dark interior of the Jokhang temple lit only by the candles creates an unforgettable, mistic atmosphere. Lhasa.
Painted detail of the wooden pillar and beam in the Potala Palace in Lhasa.
A group of monks next to a window decorated in typically Tibetan style. Shigatse.
A cell in Alcatraz prison, from which the famous escape took place in 1970. An entry to the tunnel dug out by prisoner is seen below the sink. San, Francisco, California.
Main corridor of the Alcatraz prison. San, Francisco, California
A glimpse from the dark interior of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa into the open courtyard surrounded by hundreds of yak butter lamps.
Cell, iron bed and shackles in the infamous Khmer Roughe prison of Tuol Sleng (now museum) near Phnom Penh.
Inside the fort in Nizwah.
Mystic interior of the Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary (Tomb of the Virgin Mary) at the foot of Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
Inside the mosque in Yazd.
Inside the main hall of the Longshan Temple, Taipei.
Inside Lady Linshui's Temple. Tainan.
Inside a shop producing elaborately embroidered materials used for decorating the temples. Tainan
Inside the Matsu Temple. Tainan.
Inside the Matsu Temple. Tainan.
Chinese medicine pharmacy. Tainan.
Inside Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
View of the interior of Hagia Sophia from the upper gallery. Istanbul.
Iznik tiles on the wall of the harem in the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul.
Inside the harem 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.
A figure of "dancing Dervish" in the lobby of the Hodjapasha Dance Theater in Istanbul.
Interior of the Suleymaniye Mosque, the largest in Istanbul, designed by the great Ottoman architect Sinan.
Inside the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) in Istanbul.
Little, Hello Kitty themed hotel in Malacca.
Chinese lantern in a shophouse in Malacca.
Inside Cheng Hoon Teng temple - the oldest Chinese temple in Malacca, founded in the 1600s.
Dining room in the residence of the governor of Malacca.
Inside the skybridge linking both Petronas Towers on 41st and 42nd floors. Kuala Lumpur.
Inside Thean Hou Chinese Hainan Temple (established in 1865) on Muntri Street. Goergetown, Penang.
Rich interior of Thean Hou temple. Goergetown, Penang.
View from inside to the inner courtyard of Thean Hou Hainan temple. Goergetown, Penang.
Inside the Jhoo Kongsi Confucian temple. Georgetown, Penang.
Inside Kuan Yin Temple. Georgetown, Penang.
Inside Ng family clan house (Ng See Kah Miew) on King Street in Georgetown, Penang.
Candles inside Tua Pek Kong Temple on King Street in Georgetown, Penang.
Inside Tua Pek Kong Temple on King Street in Georgetown, Penang.
Inner patio of Pinang Peranakan Mansion - the townhouse and ancestral hall of Chung Keng Kwee. Georgetown, Penang.
Window in Pinang Peranakan Mansion. Georgetown, Penang.
Courtyard in Pinang Peranakan Mansion. Georgetown, Penang.
Jars with incenses. Ancestral temple of the Pinang Peranakan Mansion. Georgetown, Penang.
One of the rooms in the Pinang Peranakan Mansion. Georgetown, Penang.
Red lantern in Blue Mansion. Georgetown, Penang.
Inside Captain Keling Mosque. Georgetown, Penang.
Grand lobby of the new wing of the colonial Majestic Hotel. Kuala Lumpur.
Sculpture in the entrance lobby of the Armani Hotel in Burj Khalifa.
Curtain wall in the entrance area of the Armani Hotel in Burj Khalifa.
Lighting candles inside St. Stephen's cathedral in Vienna.
Lobby lounge in Hotel Sacher in Vienna.
Entrance lobby with the reception in Hotel Sacher in Vienna.
Inside the gothic St. Steven's Cathedral (Stephansdom) built in XIVth century.
Interior of Cafe Central at Herrengasse 14 - near entrance with statue of Peter Altenberg. Opened in 1876 it is one of the most famous, traditional caffes in Vienna - in 19th a key meeting place of the Viennese intellectual scene.
Mantle of Austrian Emperor. Imperial Treasury (Schatzkammer) in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna.
Imperial bedroom - the marital bedroom of Emperor Franz Josef and Empress Elizabeth. XiXth century, Schoenbrunn Palace, Vienna.
Private dining room of the Imperial Family of Austria. Schoenbrunn Palace, Vienna.
Mirror Room with white and gold Rococo decorations - a typical example of a state room from the era of Maria Theresa. Schoenbrunn Palace, Vienna.
The Great Gallery measuring over 40 m by 10 m and designed in Rococo style was the setting for Austrian court functions such as balls, receptions and banquets. Schoenbrunn Palace, Vienna.
Inside the Haas Haus designed by the Austrian architect Hans Hollein oposite St. Stephan's Cathedral in Vienna.
Interior of the baroque St. Peter's church (Peterskirche) in Vienna.
Lobby of The Astor hotel in Calcutta.
Under the main dome inside the Victoria Memorial, Calcutta. In the center is a statue of young Queen Victoria.
The central space inside the Queen Victoria Memorial in Calcutta seen from the upper gallery around the dome.
Interior of Nevheh Shalome Synagogue, Calcutta.
Main lobby of the Oberoi Grand Hotel in Calcutta with choir singing carols on the Christmas Day.
Buddha statue inside the Mahabodi Temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar.
Main lobby of the heritage hotel Fort Mahodadhi in Puri, Odisha.
Typical Japanese gaming venue. Nara.
Shop with fetishist products in Shinjuku district in Tokyo.
Gundam Cafe in Chiyoda City in Tokyo.
Shop with fetishist products in Shinjuku district in Tokyo.
Selling machine in Shinjuku district in Tokyo.
Baroque interior of St. Andrew's Church (Bernardine Church) in Lwów, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Baroque interior of St. Andrew's Church (Bernardine Church) in Lwów, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Inside the 17th-century Baroque Garrison Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Lwów.
Dark wooden decorative coffin in the Garrison Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Lwów.
Ticket validator in a bus in Lwów.
Inside Kawiarnia Mikolasha, a cafe and confectionery located in Lviv (Lwów).
Golden side nave interior of the Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, commonly known as the Latin Cathedral. Lviv (Lwów).
Grand staircase of the George Hotel on Mickiewicz Square in Lviv (Lwów).
Baroque interior of the Church of the Transfiguration in Lviv (Lwów).
Mariacka Pharmacy on Mickiewicz Square in Lviv (Lwów) with the original interior from more than 100 years ago.
Colorful light filtered through stained glass windows in Church of St. Archangel Michael (formerly the Carmelite Church) in Lviv (Lwów).
Colorful light filtered through stained glass windows in Church of St. Archangel Michael (formerly the Carmelite Church) in Lviv (Lwów).
Open air lobby / changing Room of the Anusha Khan Bathhouses complex with a floral pattern. Minaret visible in the background belongs to the nearby Polvon Qori Madrasah. Inner town of Itchan Kala, Khiva.
Intricate tilework inside the Mausoleum of Pahlavan Mahmud who was a local poet, philosopher, and wrestler in 13th-14th century in Khiva.
Inner courtyard of the Tosh-Hovli Palace (Stone Palace) built between 1830 and 1841 by order of Allah Kuli Bahadur Khan, the ruler of the Khanate of Khiva.
Inner courtyard of the Tosh-Hovli Palace (Stone Palace) built between 1830 and 1841 by order of Allah Kuli Bahadur Khan, the ruler of the Khanate of Khiva.
Khan's bedroom within the Toshhovli Palace (Stone Palace) complex in Khiva.
Interior of the Samanid Mausoleum. Samonids Recreation Park in Bukhara.
Interior of a room in the Abdulaziz Khan Madrasah in the old city of Bukhara.
Interior of the Usto Ali Nesefi Mausoleum at the Shah-i-Zinda necropolis in Samarkand.
Interior of the Shad-i-Mulk Oko Mausoleum, the burial place of Tamerlane's sister and his niece built between 1371 and 1383. Shah-i-Zinda necropolis in Samarkand.
Meeting room in the cold war emergency shelter built for the communist leadership of Gjirokastra as a hiding place in case of a nuclear war.
Grim cooridors of the cold war emergency shelter built for the communist leadership of Gjirokastra as a hiding place in case of a nuclear war.
The national emblem of Albania in one of the halls of the Skanderberg Museum in Kruje.
Concrete doors in Bunk'art 1 - a cold war era bunker on the outskirts of Tirana built for the communist dictator Enver Hoxha and the top leaders of the Albanian regime.
Toilet in Bunk'art 1 - a cold war era bunker built on the outskirts of Tirana.
Office in Bunk'art 1 - a cold war era bunker built on the outskirts of Tirana.
Meeting room near the office of Enver Hoxha in Bunk'art 1 - a cold war era bunker built on the outskirts of Tirana.
Meeting hall built for the Albanian parliament in Bunk'art 1 - a cold war era bunker built on the outskirts of Tirana.
Artistic installation in a seemingly endless corridor of Bunk'art 1 - a cold war era bunker built on the outskirts of Tirana.
Inside Haji's Cafe 1950 - an atmospheric vintage (over 70 years old) local eatery near Bab Al Bahrain in Manama.
Interior of Al Fatih Mosque during prayer time, Manama, which can hold up to 7000 worshippers.
Inside the lobby of the Ritz Carlton hotel.
Entrance lobby of the hotel Makers in Seoul near Jongno 3-ga station on metro line 5.
A corridor in Alte Pinakothek, Munich.
Ticket hall of the Cotisse Tana Mahajanga transportation terminal in Antananarivo, from which the buses to Morondava leave.
Inside the Lindt factory shop in Kilchberg south of Zurich.
Flamenco show in Las Tablas bar on Plaza de Espana in Madrid.
Main nave of the Il Gesu church. Rome.
Restaurant in the Ritz Carlton hotel.
Interior of the Church of St. Theresa (Kościół Św. Teresy) in Vilnius.
Waiting hall of the Cotisse Tana Mahajanga transportation terminal in Antananarivo, from which the buses to Morondava leave.
Mural in the lobby of a prominent building in Moscow showing symbols of different branches of the Soviet Armed Forces.
Main lobby of the Raffles Hotel.
A window of the painting workshop. Tao O village on Lantau Island.
The working room of the Danish owner Christian Wiehe in Château de Labourdonnais.
Containers with parasite specimens in the Meguro Parasitological Museum in Tokyo,
Inside Spruengli - the most famous confisserie in Zurich at the corener of Paradeplatz and on Bahnhofstrasse.
Japanese restaurant in Tokyo.
Raffles Hotel Courtyard Bar.
Famous double colored arcades inside the Grand Mosque in Cordoba.
Shoes left by the sumo wrestlers and guests in the tiny entrance space to the Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Russian cafeteria "Stolovaya No. 1 Kopeika" on Nevsky Prospect 25 in St. Petersburg.
Mihrab - the holy niche showing the direction of Mekka. Grand Mosque in Cordoba.
The choir of the Fraumünster (Women's Minster) church in Zurich with three of five famous stained glass windows by Marc Chagall.
Galleries inside the Shakespeare's Globe theater. London.
Inside the Grand Mosque in Cordoba one can see Roman columns used by the muslim builders.
Interior of the Western Concourse at King’s Cross station in London designed by architects John McAslan + Partners.
One of the many great vistas inside the Grand Mosque in Cordoba.
Main staircase of the Kunsthaus Museum in Zurich with Ferdinand Hodler mural - View To Infinity.
Inside the Central Market in Port Louis.
A monk reading a book in Nga Phe Kyaung monastery (Jumping Cat monastery) on Inle lake in Shan state.
Ground floor lobby of the Marina Bay Sands hotel.
Ground floor lobby of the Marina Bay Sands hotel.
Inside the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg.
Magnificent Gothic vault inside St. George's Chapel within WIndsor Castle.
Interior of the Dominican Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius.
Interior of the Dominican Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius.
The King's Bed Chamber in the State Apartments at Windsor Castle.
Bedroom in Château de Labourdonnais, a grand Creaole mansion in Mapou.
Queens Presence Chamber. Windsor Castle.
Inside one of the pavilions of the Toji temple in Kyoto.
The Waterloo Chamber decorated in celebration of Napoleon's defeat in Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Windsor Castle.
Inside the enormous hall of the Kyoto railway station.
The entrance hall of the Natural History Museum in London.
The entrance hall of the Prado Museum in Madrid.
The inner courtyard of the Museum of Fine Arts. Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City).
White, nicely restored facades inside Bugis Junction shopping mall.
Interior of Colosseum and hypogeum seen from the upper level of seats. Rome.
Inside St. Patrick's cathedral, New York.
Jordan Staircase used by imperial guests to ascend to the state rooms. in the Winter Palace, now part of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.
Inside a typical Madrid bar.
Jordan Staircase used by imperial guests to ascend to the state rooms. in the Winter Palace, now part of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.
Small Throne Room of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, also known as the Peter the Great Memorial Hall.
Interior of Gabi Restaurant in the Old Town of Vilnius located in an 18th-century handicraftsman's house.
Armorial Hall designed by the architect Vasily Stasov and intended for official ceremonies and events. Winter Palace, St. Petersburg.
Choir performing in the ornate interior of St. Anne's Church in Vilnius.
Inside a typical Madrid restaurant.
Table with chairs in Tai Hoa Palace (Palace of Supreme Harmony). Hue Imperial City.
St. George's Hall (also known as the Great Throne Room) which served as the official throne room for Russian emperors from 1732 to 1917. Winter Palace in St. Petersburg.
Interior of the Atocha train station in Madrid.
Breathtaking gilded wall decorations on the wall in the St. John Cathedral in Valetta.
Inside the church of Christ the King of the Universe in Łyse before the solemn Palm Sunday procession.
Gilded door to a Gold Drawing Room of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg.
The eight-pointed Maltese cross as part of the arch decoration in the St. John Co-Cathedral in Valetta.
Gothic Library of Emperor Nicholas II in Winter Palace, St. Petersburg.
Gilded wall decorations of the chapels of of the Langue of Germany (front) and the entrance to Sacristy (back) in the St. John Co-Cathedral in Valetta.
The Boudoir, or Raspberry Study, of Empress Maria Alexandrovna in the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg.
One of the many charming courtyards in Cordoba.
Golden Drawing Room, part of the private apartments for Empress Maria Alexandrovna, in the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg.
Interior of the Il Gesu church - the mother church of the Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits. Piazza del Gesu, Rome.
Knights' armors displayed in the corridor of the Grand Master Palace in Valetta.
Pavilion Hall of the Small Hermitage at the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.
Inside the fast train "Rapit" from the Namba station in Osaka to Kansai airport.
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.
Lobby of the Savoy - one of the most famous and prestigious hotels in London.
Main lobby of Four Seasons hotel in Seoul.
Pavilion Hall in the Small Hermitage building with the exquisite mosaic floor, an exact copy of an ancient Roman mosaic discovered in the ruins of a bathhouse in Ostia, near Rome. St. Petersburg.
Interior view of the famous dome of Pantheon with the oculus at the top illuminating the interior. Piazza della Rotonda, Rome.
Interior of Novello Theater in London's West End.
Kioku Japanese restaurant in Four Seasons hotel in Seoul.
Ornate interior door within the Winter Palace (now part of the Hermitage Museum) in St. Petersburg.
A corridor in a "capsule hotel" in Osaka.
Interior of Novello Theater in London's West End.
A corridor in a "capsule hotel" in Osaka. Resembles mortuary a bit ...
Ornate interior door, part of the decoration in the Leonardo da Vinci Hall in the Hermitage Museum. St. Petersburg.
Traditional Japenese restaurant specializing in Okonomiyaki pies. Nara.
An inner courtyard of the Raffles Hotel.
One of the tens of restaurants on the narrow street of Pontocho in Gijon - the entertainment district of Kyoto.
Lobby of the National Gallery, London.
Dining hall in Golgul-sa monastery. All the monks as well as visitors eat in silence while sitting on the floor dressed in obligatory orange monastery robes.
Inside a small textile factory in Hoi An.
A shop with american antiques and memorabilia. California.
Interior of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Vilnius (consecrated in 1701), a masterpiece of Baroque architecture with around 2,000 stucco figures and ornaments created by Italian artists Giovanni Pietro Perti and Giovanni Maria Galli.
Interior of the church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at the Campus Martius on Piazza St Ignazio in Rome.
Old truck in a shop with american antiques and memorabilia and a new one on the road. California.
Dust & Rust - vintage store in Murchison, South Island.
Interior of the Stanislas Theater on an island in the Łazienki (Royal Baths) Park in Warsaw.
Inside St. George's Basilica in Victoria, Gozo Island.
Interior of the Lincoln Cathedral, one of the masterpieces of the Early English Gothic style.
Looms at a small textile factory near Danang.
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.
Ornate vaulted wooden ceiling (built between 1260 and 1286) of the octagonal Chapter House inside York Minster.
Room of a Japanese princess in the Himeji castle.
Inside a hollow trunk of a sequoia tree. The first explorers and settlers of this area used such trunks as houses. Sequoia National Park, California.
Inside a wine cellar of Wither Hills winery in Blenheim, Marlborough, South Island.
Original vintage interior of a "party tram".
Life size model of whale hanging in Hep 5 shopping mall in Osaka.
Inside a hollow trunk of a sequoia tree. Sequoia National Park, California.
Interior of the beautifully restored Batavia cafe on Taman Fatahillah - the main square of the Kota (Batavia) old, colonial city built by the Dutch.
Barrels of wine in the basement cellar of Wither Hills winery in Blenheim, Marlborough, South Island.
The toilette in Batavia Cafe on Taman Fatahillah. Kota, Jakarta.
Small local cafe in Valetta.
In the basement of Wither Hills winery in Blenheim, Marlborough, South Island.
Interior of the sleeping capsule in the "capsule hotel" in Osaka
Great Hall, also known as the "Bright Gallery," covering over 1000 m² in the Catherine Palace at Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), near St. Petersburg.
Great Hall, covering around 1000 m² in the Catherine Palace at Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), near St. Petersburg.
View to the glass dome above the Bramante Staircase - a double helix staircase in the Vatican Museums in Vatican.
White State Dining Room in the Catherine Palace used for formal dinners and evening meals hosted by the Empress. Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin) near St. Petersburg.
Gilded candelabra inside the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo, near St. Petersburg.
Interior of Mr. D's Diner in Kingman , Arizona.
Ceramic heating stoves inspired by Dutch Delftware styles in the Great Hall of the Catherine Palace at Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), near St. Petersburg.
Inside the "atrium". Federation Square. Melbourne, Victoria.
Purposefully kitschy interior of Mr. D's Diner in Kingman , Arizona.
Extravagant gilded Rococo ornamentation of a wall in the Great Hall of the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), near St. Petersburg.
Interior of Mr. D's Diner in Kingman , Arizona.
South State Staircase in Wollation Hall in Nottingham. The ceiling features The Creation of Pandora painting completed around 1700.
Great Hall at Wollaton Hall, a prominent Elizabethan country house in Nottingham.
Chinese Drawing Room of Alexander I in Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo, near St. Petersburg
Inside the St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican - the most famous, holiest and most important church of the Christianity.
The Sherlock Holmes restaurant on Northumberland Street. London.
An walkway elevated about 30 m over the floor level inside the Cloud Forest, a taller of the two conservatories in Gardens by the Bay park.
Interior of St Paul's cathedral - the most famous and the largest church in London, designed by Sir Christopher Wren in XVII century.
Famous Food Hall on the ground floor of Harrods department store in London.
The vault of the side aisle of the Salisbury Cathedral.
Great Hall at Warwick Castle decorated with a large display of weapons, including swords and polearms, arranged on the stone wall above arched doorways.
Two customers of the bar in the once famous Connor Hotel. Jerome, Arizona.
View of the main nave of the Salisbury Cathedral from the Quire to the west.
Blue Boudoir, one of the State Rooms at Warwick Castle dating from around 1870. Above the fireplace is ans Holbein's portrait of Henry VIII.
Interior of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, which has more mosaics than any other church in the world, covering over 7,500 square meters.
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa - the excellent interactive museum in Wellington, North Island.
Interior of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood opened in 1907 and officially named as the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ. St. Petersburg.
A mosaic covered ceiling of the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood (also known as the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ) in St.Petersburg.
Interior of MAXXI - Museum of XXIst Century Arts designed by Zaha Hadid near the northern part of Via Flaminia, Rome.
Interior of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg. The church was built in a traditional medi Russian style and is famous for its mosaics which cover the entire walls and ceilings over the area of 7,500 m².
Highly decorated iconostasis inside the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St.Petersburg.
Shop window of Restauri Artistici Squatriti near Piazza del Popolo in Rome - a workshop, which renovates old things of any kind, but particularly dolls.
Royal Doors of the iconostasis inside the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg.
Inside Restauri Artistici Squatriti near Piazza del Popolo in Rome - a workshop, which renovates old things, particularly dolls, which is why it is also called Ospedale delle Bambole (Doll Hospital).
A couple of long time residents in the Spirit Room of Connor Hotel in Jerome, Arizona.
Interior of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, which has more mosaics than any other church in the world, covering over 7,500 square meters.
Interior of the ruined church built by the convicts in Port Arthur, Tasmania.
Vintage Soviet "Sport" pinball machine found in the Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines in St. Petersburg on Konyushennaya Square 2B.
Min hall of the quiet Honzan Higashihongan-ji Temple about 600m west of the Senso-ji temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Visitors playing vintage arcade machines at the Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines in St. Petersburg on Konyushennaya Square 2B.
Lift lobby in the Grand Hyatt Tokyo hotel.
View of the main nave of the Basilica of St. John in the Lateran in Rome.
Japanese slot machines in Tokyo.
Inside the huge covered space of Tokyo International Forum - a convention and art center designed by Rafael Vinoly.
Letters on top of the kiosk Inside the covered space of Tokyo International Forum.
Inside the restaurant Papa Re on Piazza Del Drago Roma in Trastevere, Rome.
Restaurant Aristocampo, which does not like "tourist menu" - for a good reason. Trastevere, Rome.
Tanks with fish, lobsters and other creatures in one of the seafood restaurants on Lamma island.
Lobby lounge in Chateau Tongariro - the most luxurious hotel in Tongariro National Park, built in 1929. North Island.
View towards the side nave of Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere.
Inside Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery in Sha Tin, New Territories.
Buddhist priests celebrate the coming of a New Year in the Zojo-ji temple in Tokyo.
Artist's workshop on the way from Via Pellegrino 19 to Piazza Navona in Rome.
Little girl's look from behind the candles in one of the Roman churches.
VIew up the void, central space of the Guggenheim Museum designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, New York.
Grace "bar and event venue" at 103 Victoria Street West in Auckland.
Interior of the Cathedral of Monreale, built in 12th century by William II - one of the greatest examples of Norman architecture in the world.
Capital of one of the columns of the main nave inside the Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily.
Inside the cloisters of the abbey of Monreale.
Golden interior, covered with 12th century mosaics, of Capella Palatina - the royal chapel of the Norman kings of Sicily located in Palazzo Reale in Palermo, Sicily.
Golden interior, covered with 12th century mosaics, of Capella Palatina - the royal chapel of the Norman kings of Sicily located in Palazzo Reale in Palermo, Sicily.
Inside one of the villas of Amandari hotel in Ubud, Bali.
Bar in Wanchai, Hong Kong Island.
Inside a busy kitchen of a Hong Kong restaurant. Hong Kong Island.
Inside a casino. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Inside the Duomo (Cathedral) di San Giorgio in Modica Alta, Sicily.
Older woman preparing food in his flat in Modica Alta, Sicily.
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.
Antique shop in South Dakota.
Skulls and antlers in an antique shop in Central USA.
Gold Pan Saloon. Custer, South Dakota.
Inside a shop with tacky Elvis' memorabilia. Graceland, Tennessee
