Granite falcons, Pylon, Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Sunrise at Mount Rushmore, Black Hills, South Dakota, United States of America, North America

Monument to the Friendship of Nations, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

Horus statue, Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt

Moment of reverence in front of the eternal flame at the center of the twelve granite slabs of the Armenian Genocide memorial complex on the hill of Tsitsernakaberd at Yerevan, Armenia, Eurasia

Monumental Fountain (Fonte da Ribeira) with St. John the Baptist Statue on Ribeira Square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Porto, Norte, Portugal, Europe

Huguenot Monument, Franschhoek, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Siena Cathedral tower, Siena, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Tank memorial in Massawa, Eritrea, Africa

Views from the Vigeland Sculpture Park in the city of Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Granite Head of Ramesses II in front of Osiris Statues, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II, 13th century BC, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Granite Head of Ramesses II in front of Osiris Statues, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II, 13th century BC, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Granite Head of Ramesses II in front of Osiris Statues, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II, 13th century BC, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Granite Head of Ramesses II in front of Osiris Statues, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II, 13th century BC, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Granite Head of Ramesses II in front of Osiris Statues, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II, 13th century BC, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Granite Head of Ramesses II in front of Osiris Statues, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II, 13th century BC, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Atlantes, granite giants by sculptor Alexander Terebenev supporting the portico of the New Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia, Europe

View of the Musikbrunnen, a fountain constructed from metal, marble and granite located in a courtyard behind Wilhelm Marx Haus a historical high-rise building in the central district, Dusseldorf, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe

View of the Musikbrunnen, a fountain constructed from metal, marble and granite located in a courtyard behind Wilhelm Marx Haus a historical high-rise building in the central district, Dusseldorf, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Atlantes, granite giants by sculptor Alexander Terebenev supporting the portico of the New Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia, Europe

Martin Luther King JR Memorial, Washington D.C., United States of America, North America

Nelson's Column and National Gallery at dusk, Trafalgar Square, London, England United Kingdom, Europe

Carving on a war memorial, St Petersburg, Russia.

Granite monument of the participants of the Pereyaslavska Rada of 1654, Khreschaty Park, Kiev, Ukraine, 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

USA, South Dakota, Mount Rushmore

Monolith Plateau, granite sculptures by Gustav Vigeland in Vigeland Park, Oslo, Norway

Granite sculpture by Gustav Vigeland in Vigeland Park, Oslo, Norway

Granite sculpture by Gustav Vigeland in Vigeland Park, Oslo, Norway

Helsinki Central Station, entrance portal with granite figures by Emil Wikström, landmark, Helsinki, Finland

Tourist group on Monolith Plateau, granite sculptures by Gustav Vigeland in Vigeland Park, Oslo, Norway

Monolith Plateau, granite sculptures by Gustav Vigeland in Vigeland Park, Oslo, Norway

Monolith, erotic sculpture by Gustav Vigeland in Vigeland Park, Oslo, Norway

Sculptures and visitors in the museum for "Abguesse Klassischer Bildwerke", Munich, Germany

Tourist group on Monolith Plateau, granite sculptures by Gustav Vigeland in Vigeland Park, Oslo, Norway

Monolith, erotic sculpture by Gustav Vigeland in Vigeland Park, Oslo, Norway

Holcaust monument at dawn Berlin Germany

Historic grave stone, balbal, in Balasagun, silk road, Kyrgyzstan

Historic grave stone, balbal, in Balasagun, silk road, Kyrgyzstan

Monolith Plateau, granite sculptures at Vigeland Park, Frogner Park, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Monolith Plateau, granite sculptures by Gustav Vigeland in Vigeland Sculpture Park, Frogner Park, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Cement squares, steles of the Holocaust Memorial, Mitte district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

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

Holcaust monument at dawn Berlin Germany

Modern granite Pieta in front of the Gothic cathedral of Saint-Paul Aurelien, Saint-Pol-de-Leon, department of Finistere Penn ar Bed, region of Brittany Breizh, France, Europe

Names of Holocaust victims on a granite wall, The Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, Miami, Florida, USA

Granite sculptures Les Roches Sculptes near Rotheneuf, Saint Malo, Brittany, France, Europe

Memorial gate lit up at night, Alcala Gate, Madrid, Spain

Memorial gate at the roadside, Alcala Gate, Madrid, Spain

Memorial gate lit up at night, Alcala Gate, Madrid, Spain

Sculpture of head and face in tradtional style. Small town Uummannaq in the north of west greenland. America, North America, Greenland, Denmark

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Grand Casablanca region, western Morocco, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

The Roman gate view from the interior of the site, Perge, Turkey,Europe

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.

Martin Luther King Junior Memorial, Located On Four Acres Along Tidal Basin, Dedicated In 2011, 30 Foot Granite Sculpture Called Stone Of Hope By Lei Yixen, Washington Monument In The Background, Washington, District Of Columbia, United States Of America

Martin Luther King Junior Memorial, Located On Four Acres Along Tidal Basin, Dedicated In 2011, 30 Foot Granite Sculpture Called Stone Of Hope By Lei Yixen, Washington, District Of Columbia, United States Of America

USA, South Dakota, Mount Rushmore National Memorial and American flag

USA, South Dakota, George Washington head at Mount Rushmore National Memorial

USA, South Dakota, Mount Rushmore National Memorial

USA, South Dakota, Mount Rushmore National Memorial

USA, South Dakota, Mount Rushmore National Memorial

USA, South Dakota, Mount Rushmore National Memorial

USA, South Dakota, Mount Rushmore National Memorial

USA, South Dakota, Mount Rushmore National Memorial

USA, South Dakota, Mount Rushmore National Memorial

USA, South Dakota, Mount Rushmore National Memorial

USA, Wyoming, Mount Rushmore