Gothic Cloisters of the Porto Cathedral (Se do Porto), Roman Catholic Cathederal, Porto (Oporto), Norte, Portugal, Europe

Cloister of Carmine, Licata, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Cloisters collonade marble columns, historic courtyard of Evora University, Evora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alto Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Cathedral of the Holy Savior, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

Monasterio de Yuste, Monastery at Cuacos de Yuste, La Vera, Extremadura, Spain, Europe

Aerial of the Monastery of the Dominicans of Batalha, built to commemorate the Portuguese victory over the Castilians at the battle of Aljubarrota in 1385, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Centro, Portugal, Europe

Les Cordeliers of St. Emilion, Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France, Europe

Nave of the church, Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes, Costa Brava, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

White and red sections of Cloister and Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arequipa, Peru, South America

Cloister at the Convent of Santo Domingo de Guzman, Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca State, Mexico

Certosa, Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy, Europe

The tiny 18th-century Stavropoleos Church is one of the most beautiful religious monuments in the capital of Romania. Tucked away between taller buildings in Bucharest´s Old Town, the monument was originally part of Stavropoleos Monastery

Cloister of the Mont Saint-Michel Abbey, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Manche department, Low Normandy region, France, Europe

White and red sections of Cloister and Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arequipa, Peru, South America

Cloister of the Clarisses, with the unique addition of majolica tiles in Rococo style, Santa Chiara complex, Naples, Campania region, Italy, Europe

Cloister of the Clarisses, with the unique addition of majolica tiles in Rococo style, Santa Chiara complex, Naples, Campania region, Italy, Europe

Inner cloister of Shehzade (Sehzade) Camii Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Inner cloister of Fatih Camii Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Cloister of the church of San Juan de los Reyes, Toledo, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Castile-La Mancha, Spain, Europe

Famous buddha statue in the buddhist monastery of Thikse, Thiksay, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Famous buddha statue in the buddhist monastery of Thikse, Thiksay, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

A low angle view of the beautifully painted doors and ceiling of the entrance to Rumtek monastery, the seat of the Karmapa located in Gangtok, Sikkim, India, Asia

The beautifully decorated doors and ceiling at the entrance to the Rumtek monastery, home of the Karma Kagyu line of Tibetan buddhism, in Gangtok, Sikkim, India. Vertical

Magnificent interior of a church with golden details and frescoes, monastery, Moni Thari, near Gadouras reservoir, lonely mountain region, Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Legend, Crab, Mussel fisherman, Beautiful chapel on the rocky Mediterranean coast in sunny weather, Characteristic red roof, Chapel, Little church, Agia Kavouradena Monastery, Xirokambos, Leros, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece

Beautiful old Rosa coeli monastery - Dolní Kounice - Czech Republic. The Baroque residence is a protected cultural monument

Curchi Monastery outdoor view of the famous landmark in Orhei, Moldova. Christian Orthodox style church tradional for eastern Europe culture. Beautiful garden with trees around the basilica