Stone circle cairn on Dartmoor, known as both the Nine Maidens and the Seventeen Brothers, Belstone Common, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Nine Maidens stone circle, otherwise known as the Seventeen Brothers on Belstone Common in Northern Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Frescoes in the ancient city of Sigiriya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka

The Porch of the Maidens, Erechtheion, Acropolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Athens, Attica, Greece, Europe

Prehistoric stone circle, Merry Maidens, in a field near Mousehole, near Penzance, west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cloud maidens, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Cloud maidens, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Cloud maidens, Sigiriya frescoes, Sigiriya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Cloud maiden, fresco on cave wall, 5th Century, Lion Rock, rock fortress, UNESCO World Heritage site, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Cloud maiden, fresco on cave wall, 5th Century, Lion Rock, rock fortress, UNESCO World Heritage site, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Cloud maidens, fresco on cave wall, 5th Century, Lion Rock, rock fortress, UNESCO World Heritage site, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Cloud maiden, fresco on cave wall, 5th Century, Lion Rock, rock fortress, UNESCO World Heritage site, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Cloud maiden, fresco on cave wall, 5th Century, Lion Rock, rock fortress, UNESCO World Heritage site, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Cloud maidens, fresco on cave wall, 5th Century, Lion Rock, rock fortress, UNESCO World Heritage site, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, Asia