A deserted church in Goa, India

The temple complex of Angkor Wat, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Asia

Abu Al-Fadhil-al-Abbas mosque, Kerbala, Iraq, Middle East

Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

People in the Place Bou Jeloud, Fez (Fes), Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Pena National Palace, built in 1840s for the Royal family, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sintra, Portugal, Europe

The royal cemetery of Nuri, burial place of King Taharqa, ancient ruler of the Kingdom of Kush, Karima, Sudan, Africa

Place Stanislas, formerly Place Royale, dating from the 18th century, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nancy, Meurthe et Moselle, Lorraine, France, Europe

Women in saris walking past the Palace of the Winds (Hawa Mahal), Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

People walking past Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Temple, the largest Hindu temple outside India, winner of UK Pride of Place award 2007, Neasden, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Families decorating graves for Day of the Dead, Templo de Guadalupe, Real de Catorce, former silver mining town, San Luis Potosi state, Mexico, North America

Royal family performing a blood letting ritual, Room 3, Temple of Murals, Bonampak Archaeological Zone, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

Old town, Monopoli, Bari, Apulia, Italy

The interior of the San Lorenzo, the parish church of the Medici family, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Weston Park Museum and Mappin Art Gallery, opened 1875, Western Bank, Mushroom Lane, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Detail, Palace of Agriculture, Bari waterfront, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Azaleas (Rhododendron) (Ericaceae family), Nezu Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

The Maharajah's study at the hunting lodge of the Maharajas of Jhalawar, now run by the family as Prithvi Vilas Palace Hotel, Jhalawar, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Fertile farmland in Pwales valley, St Paul's Bay, Ghajn Tuffieha, Malta, Mediterranean, Europe

Palace of the Dukes of Braganza, Guimaraes, UNESCO, Minho Region, Portugal

Temple at Phrom Thep cape, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mother Church of the Assumption, Polignano a Mare, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Barletta, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Italy

Old 19th century wooden family house, Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum, Riga, Latvia, Europe

Azaleas (Rhododendron) (Ericaceae family), Nezu Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Crystal Palace, Retiro Park, Madrid, Spain, Europe

The Sacristy of the San Domenico Maggiore Church housing the coffins of members of the royal Aragonese family, Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Azaleas (Rhododendron) (Ericaceae family), Nezu Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Mu Family residence, City of Lijiang, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yunnan, China, Asia

Crystal Palace, Retiro Park, Madrid, Spain, Europe

St. Basils Cathedral in the evening, Red Square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moscow, Russia, Europe

Jaswant Thada (Jaswant Thanda), mausoleum dedicated to the royal family, near the fort in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Mu Family residence, City of Lijiang, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yunnan, China, Asia

Reflections in mirrored reception hall, Khan-e Zinat al-Molk, Qavam al-Molk family's private quarters, Shiraz, Iran, Middle East

Mu Family residence, City of Lijiang, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yunnan, China, Asia

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, Washington D.C. (District of Columbia), United States of America, North America

Columbus House, Pilar Nuevo Square, Vegueda, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Settlers Monument on Playfair Street, The Rocks District, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Rozmberk nad Vltavou, 13th century castle of Rozmberk family, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Cathedral in Tacna, near the border with Chile, Peru, South America

The Holy Family depicted in a stained glass window, Saint Salvators Cathedral, Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

The Sacristy of the San Domenico Maggiore Church housing the coffins of members of the royal Aragonese family, Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Notre Dame Cathedral, Strasbourg, Alsace, France, Europe

The mausoleum of the Petrinovic family, Supertar, Brac, Dalmata, Croatia, Europe

Mausoleum of the Petrinovic family, Kap Sv. Nikolaus, Supertar, Brac Island, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

San Giovanni church, Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe

Giant statue of the great pharaoh Rameses II with the small statue of his daughter Bent'anta between his legs in the forecourt behind the first Pylon of the great Temple at Karnak near Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Statue of the great pharaoh Rameses II with small statue of his daughter Bent'anta between his legs in the forecourt behind the first Pylon of the great Temple at Karnak, near Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Young boys jumping over a wood fire beside the Cathedral St. Marka, Korcula old town, Korcula island, Croatia, Southeast Europe

Dunvegan Castle, the oldest continuously inhabited castle in Scotland, by the Macleod family for 800 years, Dunvegan, Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Pier and VOC Ship Amsterdam Replica and NEMO Science Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Inuit memorial, Grise Fjord, most northern community in America, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic, Canada, North America

Female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) with newborn pup on the beach in Stromness Bay, South Georgia Island

Female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) with newborn pup on the beach in Stromness Bay, South Georgia Island

Petrified sand dunes, White Canyon State Park, Red Cliffs Desert Reserve near St. George, Utah, United States of America

Share bread for Lent starting Ash Wednesday and ending Holy Thursday evening, France

Llanfair Light Railway, Llanfair Caereinion, Welshpool, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom

Snowdon Mountain Railway, Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom

Llanfair Light Railway, Llanfair Caereinion, Welshpool, Powis, Wales, United Kingdom

Rinconoda Community, Angochagua Parochia, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Festival of Light (Inti Raymi festival) Cochas Community, Angochagua Parochia, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Festival of Light (Inti Raymi festival) Cochas Community, Angochagua Parochia, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Festival of Light (Inti Raymi festival) Cochas Community, Angochagua Parochia, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Rupea Fortress, near Brasov, Translyvania, Romania

Guayusa Upina Ceremony, Sinchi Warmi, Amazonia, Napo Province, Ecuador

Zhuge Bagua village, 600 years old, Bagua layout, Lanxi County, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China

African Renaissance Monument, 49 m tall bronze statue on top of one of the twin hills known as Collines des Mamelles, Dakar, Senegal, West Africa

View of Sannen Zaka and Yasaka Pagoda in Gion, Kyoto Geisha District, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Two little girls, Mosque, Wakan village, Western Hajar Mountains, border South Batinah and Al Dakhiliyah Governorates, Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Visitor Center, Dadan Archaeological site, ancient capital of Dadan and Lihyan kingdoms over 2000 years ago. AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Tomb of Lihyan, son of Kuza (Qasr al-Farid), carved into sandstone outcrop within the Site of Hegra, UNESCO, AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Famous Krupowki street in winter in Zakopane, Poland

Christmas Street Scene in Valletta, Valletta, Malta

Esplora Interactive Science Centre, Bighi, Malta

Interior view of typical wooden chalet cafe in Entreves in winter, Entreves, Aosta Valley, Italian Alps, Italy

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque at dusk, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

View of the Lincoln Memorial at night, Washington, D.C., United States of America

Beautiful Zen garden of Tenryu-ji Temple, UNESCO, with vibrant autumn foliage, pond and stone bridge. Arashiyama, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Totem poles in the cemetery of the First Nations Kwakwaka'wakw people in Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada, North America

City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Astronomical instruments of Jantar Mantar, UNESCO, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Jag Mandir Palace on Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Humayun's Tomb, UNESCO, Delhi, India

Toubou houses in Tigui, Tibesti Mountains, Chad

Dean Castle, Country Park, East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Dean Castle, Country Park, East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Dean Castle, Country Park, East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

L'Horloge Fleurie (Flower Clock), Jardin Anglais (English Garden), Old Town (Vieille Ville), Ferris wheel (Grande roue), Geneva, Switzerland

Zhuge Bagua village, 600 years old, Lanxi County, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China

Sausages air dried at Zhuge Bagua village, 600 years old, Bagua layout, Lanxi County, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China

Zhuge Bagua village, 600 years old, Bagua layout, Lanxi County, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China

Youbu Old Town, Lanxi County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, China

Village where people from both Khmu and Hmong minority ethnics groups live, in mountain massif near Nong Khiaw, Luang Prabang Province, Laos

Burial Ground for Slaves and Free Blacks up to 1854, containing 180 graves, St. Peter's Churchyard, St. George, Bermuda

Rabindranath Tagore's House and Museum, an impressive mansion built in 1784, family home of the Takur (Tagore) family, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia

Family from Embera native community living by the Chagres River within the Chagres National Park, Republic of Panama, Central America

Rustenberg Vineyard, Stellenbosch, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa

Bathing huts, Veules-les-Roses, Seine-Maritime department, Normandy region, France, Europe

View of Saint Demetrius Cathedral, Berat, Albania, Europe