Person wearing masked carnival costume, Venice Carnival, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Ceramic detail on Mir-I-Arab madressa (madrasa), Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

The Chapel of Bones (Capela dos Ossos), city of Evora, Alto Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Exterior view of a stupa inside the Royal Palace grounds in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Statue of the Virgin Mary and the Neues Rathaus, Marienplatz, Munich (Munchen / Muenchen), Bavaria (Bayern), Germany

Flower pattern on dress, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Chhavi Niwas, The Blue Room at The City Palace, City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, South Asia, Asia

Se Cathedral, thought to be Asia's biggest church, Old Goa, Goa, India

Abstract or stylized floral motif, chalk blue and white painted Mahal (hall), The City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Abstract or stylized floral motif, chalk blue and white painted Mahal (hall), The City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Iznik tiles in Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Detail of the fine wall paintings, The City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Detail of the fine wall paintings, The City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Jeronimos monastery cloister, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Detail of traditional Slovak folk embroidered waistcoat, Slovakia, Europe

Red berries and leaves on table with flowers

A young woman poses in the traditional ceremonial dress of the MIao ethnic minority in Fenghuang, China.

A young woman poses in the traditional ceremonial dress of the MIao ethnic minority in Fenghuang, China.

A young woman poses in the traditional ceremonial dress of the Tujia ethnic minority in Fenghuang, China.

Decorative Tor tor with floral motifs and a crowd of people below, festive ambience, Feria de la Manzanilla, Feria de Sanlúcar, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Sanlucar, Cádiz, Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Happy women s day lettering white background with copy space

Lourdes Chapel from 1895, colourful window with floral motifs, Oberstaufen, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Close up of ornate tiles, Lisbon, Portugal