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Myanmar's most famous Buddha image, 13ft high and covered in 6 inches of pure gold leaf , Mahamuni Paya, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Myanmar's most famous Buddha image, 13ft high and covered in 6 inches of pure gold leaf , Mahamuni Paya, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Striking gold leaf, Mandalay city, Mandalay Division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Detail of the statue of the Maitreya (future Buddha) installed to commemorate the visit of the 14th Dalai Lama to the monastery, Thiksey Gompa, Ladakh, Himalayas, India, Asia

Detail of the statue of the Maitreya (future Buddha) installed to commemorate the visit of the 14th Dalai Lama to the monastery, Thiksey Gompa, Ladakh, Himalayas, India, Asia

Hand of the Phra Achana Buddha figure, covered in gold leaf, Wat Si Chum (Temple of the Bodhi Tree), Sukhothai Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mahamuni Paya (Mahamuni Buddhist temple), devotees praying and pressing gold leaf onto the Mahamuni buddha statue, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Hand of the Phra Achana Buddha figure, covered in gold leaf, Wat Si Chum (Temple of the Bodhi Tree), Sukhothai Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Gold leaf Buddha hand close up, Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Courtyard with columns and ceiling covered in gold leaf, Mahamuni Paya, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Cascades on the Big Bear Creek in the fall, San Miguel County, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Courtyard with columns and ceiling covered in gold leaf, Mahamuni Paya, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Gold leaf Buddha and incense sticks at Wat Doi Suthep Temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Workers on bamboo scaffolding applying fresh gold leaf to the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Dome fresco of The Last Judgement, by Giorgio Vasari and Federico Zuccari, inside the Duomo, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Dome fresco of The Last Judgement by Giorgio Vasari and Federico Zuccari inside the Duomo, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Golden Temple (Kinkaku-ji) (Temple of the Golden Pavilion), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Golden Temple (Kinkaku-ji) reflected in the surrounding pond, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Caligraphy Roundels Naming Hasan, grandson of Mohammed on left and Caliph Alion on right, with tourists viewing from the Gallery, Interior, Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, 537 AD, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Interior of Hagia Sophia Mosque, Sultanahmet, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fatih District, Istanbul Province, Turkey, Europe

Architectural detail of the ceiling of Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the papal enclave in Rome, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Ornate ceiling decoration in gold leaf in the Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale), Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Close-up of the head of a statue of the Buddha covered in gold leaf, Wat Pho (Wat Po) (Wat Chetuphon), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Balanced rock covered in gold leaf, major Buddhist stupa and pilgrim site, Kyaiktiyo, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Workers on bamboo scaffolding applying fresh gold leaf to the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Workers on bamboo scaffolding applying fresh gold leaf to the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Inside Tilla Kari, Tilya-Kori, Madrasah in Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan. During restoration.

Detail of the hand of a stucco seated Buddha statue, Wat Si Chum, Sukhothai Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sukhothai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Rudbeckia flower, Asteraceae, also known as Coneflower, in country garden at Swinbrook in The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, UK

Lighted candles offering Buddhist prayers at Dharmarajika Stupa at Sarnath near Varanasi, Northern India

Buddhist visitors applying gold leaf as traditional offering at Dhamakh Stupa at Sarnath ruins near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Balanced rock covered in gold leaf, major Buddhist stupa and pilgrim site, Kyaiktiyo, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Buddha's eyes on gold leaf spire of one of the world's largest Buddhist stupas at Boudhanath, Kathmandu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

Balanced rock covered in gold leaf, major Buddhist stupa and pilgrim site, Kyaiktiyo, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Balanced rock covered in gold leaf, major Buddhist stupa and pilgrim site, Kyaiktiyo, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Giant seated Buddha statue covered in gold leaf in the Haripoonchai Wat in Lamphun, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Girl making offerings at foot of the giant Buddha statue in Wat Intharawihan, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Detail of Buddha statue showing alms bowl covered in gold leaf, Nakhon Pathom Chedi, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Detail of a gilded cistern in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China. The gold leaf was scratched off by foreign soldiers during the Boxer Rebellion.