A gilded statue of Buddha in Ananda Pahto. Old Bagan.
A statue of Buddha in Dhammayangyi Pahto. Old Bagan.
A pair of Buddha statues in Dhammayangyi Pahto. Old Bagan.
A scene from Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
The famous Mahamuni Buddha in the Mahamuni temple in Mandalay - one of the three holiest places in Burma (Myanmar). The statue is covered with thick layer of gold formed by very thin gold leafs stuck by the pilgrims since several centuries.
Gigantic seated statueas in front of the pylons of the Amun temple in Luxor.
Temple of Amun in Karnak.
Inside the temple of Amun in Karnak at night.
Statue of Ramses II in the Temple of Amon in Karnak.
The temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahri. A wall ending with a falcon head.
The famous Memnon Collosi by the road leading to the Valley of the Kings. Luxor, the western bank of the Nile.
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.
Magnificent sculptures of the largest temple complex in India in Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangam in Tiruchirappali, Tamil Nadu.
The monument of Tenzing Norgay, who climbed Mount Everest as the first man in history together with British explorer Edmund Hillary. Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Stone busts guarding the entrance gate to the city of Angkor Thom.
Monument in front of the southern gate of Angkor Thom.
One of the world famous, mysterious faces in Bayon at dawn. Angkor Thom.
Detail of a building near one of the temples in Angkor.
North Korean style sculptures (actually created by a North Korean artist) in front of the Kaysone Phomvihane Museum in Vientiane.
Soc realist sculpture in front of the Kaysone Phomvihane Museum, created by the sculptor brought from North Korea. Vientiane.
Inside Wat Si Saket - the oldest and most beautiful temple in Vientiane is more than 2000 statues of Buddha placed in niches around the courtyard.
Inside Wat Si Saket - the oldest and most beautiful temple in Vientiane is more than 2000 statues of Buddha placed in niches around the courtyard.
Statues of Buddha around Haw Pha Kaew temple (now museum) in Vientiane.
Richly decorated entrance to Haw Pha Kaew temple (now museum) in Vientiane.
A dragon in front of the royal temple Haw Pha Kaew (now museum) in Vientiane.
One of the dragons guarding the entrance to the royal temple Haw Pha Kaew (now museum). Vientiane.
Stone dragon flanking the stairway leading to Pha Tat Luang (Great Sacred Stupa). Vientiane.
Buddha statue in front of Haw Pha Kaew temple (now museum) in Vientiane.
Girl from Bhaktapur on the steps of the Nyatapola Temple.
An entrance gate to the palace complex in Mysore, Karnataka with sculpted tiger head at the foreground.
Fat Buddha on one of the streets in Kyoto.
Inside one of the pavilions of the Toji temple in Kyoto.
Big Buddha statue seen in between the buildings. Lantau Island.
The statue of Tian Tan Buddha also known as the Big Buddha - a large bronze statue of a Buddha Amoghasiddhi at Ngong Ping on Lantau Island.
The face of the Big Buddha.
The statue of Tian Tan Buddha also known as the Big Buddha - a large bronze statue of a Buddha Amoghasiddhi at Ngong Ping on Lantau Island.
A tiny statue in front of a Chinese temple on of Hong Kong Outlaying Islands.