Exterior of Suleymaniye Mosque, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Statue of Buddha, 12 metres tall, carved in granite, Aukana, north of Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Asia

Interior of Basilica Cistern, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Carved Bronze Age granite statue menhirs at Filitosa, approximately 3500 years old, one intact with a grumpy face, Corsica, France, Europe

Statue of Buddha, 12 metres tall, carved in granite, Aukana, north of Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Asia

Rock carved granite image of the 7m tall standing Buddha, Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa (Polonnaruva), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Detail of the rock carved granite image of the 7m tall standing Buddha, Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa (Polonnaruva), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Rock carved granite image of the seated Buddha, Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa (Polonnaruva), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Rock carved granite image of the seated Buddha, Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa (Polonnaruva), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Rock carved granite image of the 7m tall standing Buddha, Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa (Polonnaruva), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Kings Canyon National Park, California, USA.

The Bodmin Cross, an ancient stone cross near Bodmin, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

An ancient stone cross in Crows an Wra in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Local Inuit boy, carving from granite a polar bear. Cape Dorset, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada, North America

The ancient market cross in St. Just churchyard, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Great Sphinx and Pyramid of Khafre, also known as Pyramid of Chephren, Giza, Cairo, Egypt

Great Sphinx and Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as Pyramid of Khufu and Pyramid of Cheops, Giza, Cairo, Egypt

steep rock carved stone steps to Lotus Peak, Huang Shan, Anhui province, steep climb, stone steps, World Heritage, UNESCO, China, Asia

Two Jain pilgrims are pouring water over a small statue at the feet of the statue of Lord Gomateshwara, the tallest monolithic statue in the world, dedicated to Lord Bahubali, carved out of a single block of granite stone, 18 meters high, 983 AD, Sravanab

Statue of Lord Gomateshwara, the tallest monolithic statue in the world, dedicated to Lord Bahubali, carved out of a single block of granite stone, 18 meters high, 983 AD, Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asia

A Jain pilgrim is praying at the feet of the statue of Lord Gomateshwara, the tallest monolithic statue in the world, dedicated to Lord Bahubali, carved out of a single block of granite stone, 18 meters high, 983 AD, Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asi

Two Jain pilgrims are pouring water over a small statue at the feet of the statue of Lord Gomateshwara, the tallest monolithic statue in the world, dedicated to Lord Bahubali, carved out of a single block of granite stone, 18 meters high, 983 AD, Sravanab

MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL, SOUTH DAKOTA - OCTOBER 2011: The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota, in the United States. Sculpted by Danish-American Gutzon Borglum and his son, Lincoln Borglum, Mount Rushmore features 60-foot (18 m) sculptures of the heads of former United States presidents (in order from left to right) George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

Glaciar carved dome in Yosemite, tight telephoto