Jizo statues and graves at Okunoin of Mount Koya, a sacred Buddhist site and cemetery. Opened in 835, it houses the mausoleum of Kūkai, founder of the Shingon school of esoteric Buddhism, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, East Asia

Jizo statues and graves at Okunoin of Mount Koya, a sacred Buddhist site and cemetery. Opened in 835, it houses the mausoleum of Kūkai, founder of the Shingon school of esoteric Buddhism, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, East Asia

Jizo statues and graves at Okunoin of Mount Koya, a sacred Buddhist site and cemetery. Opened in 835, it houses the mausoleum of Kūkai, founder of the Shingon school of esoteric Buddhism, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, East Asia

Large carved face at Bukit Kasih, a volcanic tourist park with fumarole fields, a world peace themed tower and worship houses of five major religions, Bukit Kasih, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Large carved face at Bukit Kasih, a volcanic tourist park with fumarole fields, a world peace themed tower and worship houses of five major religions, Bukit Kasih, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Steaming volcanic fumarole field at Bukit Kasih, a tourist park with a world peace themed tower and worship houses of five major religions, Bukit Kasih, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Twelfth Station of the Cross on the trail to the top of this tourist park with its world peace tower and worship houses of five major religions, Bukit Kasih, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pavilion at this volcanic tourist park with a peace tower, worship houses of five religions and steamy fumaroles, Bukit Kasih, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Statue of the Madonna in a grotto at this volcanic tourist park with a peace tower and worship houses of five major religions, Bukit Kasih, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Steaming fumarole field at Bukit Kasih, a tourist volcanic park with a world peace themed tower and worship houses of five major religions, Bukit Kasih, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Steaming fumarole field at Bukit Kasih, a tourist volcanic park with a world peace themed tower and worship houses of five major religions, Bukit Kasih, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Worship houses of five major religions at Bukit Kasih, a volcanic tourist park with a world peace themed tower, Bukit Kasih, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia Asia

The Catholic Church at this volcanic tourist park with worship houses of the five major religions, Bukit Kasih, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Steaming fumarole field at Bukit Kasih, a tourist park with a world peace themed tower and worship houses of five major religions, Bukit Kasih, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Steaming fumarole field at Bukit Kasih, a tourist park with a world peace themed tower and worship houses of five major religions, Bukit Kasih, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Large carved face at Bukit Kasih, a volcanic tourist park with fumarole fields, a world peace themed tower and worship houses of five major religions, Bukit Kasih, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hindu Temple at this tourist park with a peace tower, worship houses of five major religions and volcanic fumaroles, Bukit Kasih, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

The world peace themed tower and dark stormy sky at this tourist park with worship houses of five major religions and volcanic fumarole field,. Bukit Kasih, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Steaming volcanic fumarole field, shops and cafes at Bukit Kasih, a tourist park with a peace tower and worship houses of five major religions, Bukit Kasih, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

The world peace themed tower at this tourist park with worship houses of five major religions and volcanic fumarole fields, Bukit Kasih, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Steaming volcanic fumarole field at Bukit Kasih, a tourist park with a world peace themed tower and worship houses of five major religions, Bukit Kasih, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Montserrat is a mountain near Barcelona, in Catalonia. It is the site of a Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary. Montserrat is a multi-peaked mountain range near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range. The main peaks are Sant Jeroni (1,236 m), Montgrós (1,120 m) and Miranda de les Agulles (903 m). It is well known as the site of the Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary. Montserrat literally means "saw (serrated, like the common handsaw) mountain" in Catalan. It describes its peculiar aspect with multitude of rock formations which are visible from a great distance. The mountain is composed of strikingly pink conglomerate, a form of sedimentary rock. Montserrat was designated as a National Park in 1987. On this mountain we will have access to the Monastery of Montserrat which houses the virgin that gives its name to the monastery, although it is also known as La Moreneta

Altar boy ringing the bells in the Iglesia la Merced of Granada in Nicaragua Central America. Back cathedral of Granada Nicaragua

Local people inside a house in Gyantse village or Gyangze town, Tibet, China. Located in the northeast of Gyantse at 3900 meters above sea level. Pelkor Chode Monastery, or rather Palcho Monastery in Tibetan language means auspicious monastery. It was first built in early 15th century and took 10 years to complete. Because it was built when different religious sectors conflicted neck and neck in Tibet, Sakyapa, Kadampa and Gelukpa of Tibetan Buddhism coexist in it. Each religious sector has five to six Dratsang schools in the monastery.

Front court of a buddhist monastery in Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Tamil temple in St. Pierre, La Reunion Island, France, Africa

Tamil temple in St. Pierre, La Reunion Island, France, Africa

Lingyin Temple, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, Asia

Tamil temple in St. Pierre, La Reunion Island, France, Africa

Am Xuanmiao Guan Temple, Suzhou, China, Asia

Damascus, Syria - January 2008: Umayyad mosque in Damascus has been for 3000 years a place of worship starting with an Aramaens temple to the god Hadad - over the years Jupiter with the Romans, then Christ and lastly in 636 AD Muslims entered Damascus. It houses a shrine of John the Baptist.

Fresco paintings, St. George's (Yuriev) Monastery, Veliky Novgorod, Novgorod Oblast, Russia

Close-up of Brunelleschi's Dome of Florence Cathedral decorative details of facade and blue sky, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Frescoes, New St George Church, 1705, Old Town Bucharest; Bucharest, Romania

Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan with Yaksha Guardian Statues at the entrance to Ordination Hall, illuminated at dusk, Bangkok, Bangkok Yai District, Thailand

Steeple with cross on the Santa Cruz Church along Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

View from the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore of the City of Venice with Chiesa Santa Maria della Salute at Punta della Dogana and boats traveling through the Grand Canal on a sunny day, Venice, Veneto, Italy

View of a Venetian canal and Giudecca island at sunset from the bell tower of the church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Italy

Organ manufacturer in a church with one of his company's organs, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America

Organ manufacturer in a church with one of his company's organs, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America

San Vinvenzo church at Cala Cinque Denti on Pantelleria Island, Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy

Exterior frescoes, portion of 'Last Judgement', Voronet Monastery, 1487; Gura Humorului, Suceava County, Romania

Organ manufacturer in a church with one of his company's organs, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America

Gondolas at Saint Mark's Square with view of San Giorgio Maggiore island in Venice, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Stunning vista of the City of Venice with St Mark's Campanile and Chiesa Santa Maria della Salute at Punta della Dogana, viewed from the bell tower of San Giorgio Maggiore Island, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Interior Fresco, St George Church Mirauti, 1375; Suceava, Suceava County, Romania

Abandoned Christ Lutheran Church in rural Saskatchewan in winter, Trossachs, Saskatchewan, Canada

Message of hope on an abandoned church in rural Saskatchewan, Orkney, Saskatchewan, Canada

Northern Lights over a church in Hellnar, Snaefellsnes peninsula, west coast of Iceland, Hellnar, Iceland

View of the City of Venice with the Campanile di San Marco (St Mark's Campanile) and St Mark's Basilica (Basilica di San Marco) standing out among the red clay rooftops, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Palermo Cathedral in the area of Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Sicily, Italy

Interior fresco, Church of the Holy Cross, 1487; Patrauti, Suceava County, Romania

Cobh, County Cork, Ireland

Olvera Church And Twelfth Century Moorish Castle In C√°diz Province, Andalucia, Spain

Fresco, Holy Dormition Cathedral, The Holy Trinity Saint Serguis Lavra, Sergiev Posad, Sergiyevo-Posadsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia

Wall fresco, Saint Serguis Church, The Holy Trinity Saint Serguis Lavra, Sergiev Posad, Sergiyevo-Posadsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia

Figure on the door of St. Catherine Cathedral, Cajamarca, Peru

Monument to Minin and Pozharsky, Saint Basil's Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow, Russia

A church and small graveyard are dwarfed by the surrounding nature in Western Iceland, Iceland

Large, colourful fresco called 'The Last Judgement' with Christ painted under the dome in the Florence Cathedral, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Bell Tower of Trogir Cathedral, or Cathedral of St Lawrence, in the historical city of Trogir, Trogir, Croatia

Wild lupines growing in the countryside of Iceland under dramatic skies and a road leading to a church in the distance, Snaefellsness Peninsula, Iceland

Lit candles and artwork in a cathedral, Italy

Florence cityscape showing Florence Cathedral, Giotto's Campanile and Brunelleschi's Dome, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Ceiling fresco, Saint Serguis Church, The Holy Trinity Saint Serguis Lavra, Sergiev Posad, Sergiyevo-Posadsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia

Frescoes on a cathedral ceiling, Italy

View of a cathedral dome with stained glass windows from directly below, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Florence Cathedral, Giotto's Campanile, Baptistry of St. John, Brunelleschi's Dome, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Tarbat Old Parish Church, Portmahomack and Commonwealth War Cemetery on site of old Pictish Monastery, Portmahomack, Scotland

Fresco, Holy Gate, The Holy Trinity Saint Serguis Lavra, Sergiev Posad, Sergiyevo-Posadsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia

Close-up of stone urn on top of column with dome of Florence Cathedral and towers in the background, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Close-up of the gold mosaic of Christ and figures painted in the Florence Cathedral dome, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

A pigeon sits on the head of an evangelist bronze sculpture outside the Cathedral of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil

Church Bell Tower In Mountain Village Of Zahara De La Sierra, Zahara De La Sierra, Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain

A broom sitting outside a doorway, Lhasa xizang china

Cattle grazing in grassy field with stone church framed by shrubs and trees in the background; Cornwall County, England

Interior Fresco, St George Church Mirauti, 1375; Suceava, Suceava County, Romania

Fresco, Saviour Church on the City; Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Fresco, Saviour Church on the City; Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Church of Elijah the Prophet, with colourful frescoes on the walls depicting Biblical scenes; Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Church of Elijah the Prophet, with colourful frescoes; Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Fresco, Holy Formation Cathedral, Trinity Sergius Lavra Monastery complex; Sergiev Posad, Moscow Oblast, Russia

Original Fresco, St Demetrius Cathedral (1194-97); Vladimir, Russia

Fresco, Gate Church of the Resurrection (1670), Kremlin, Golden Ring; Rostov Veliky, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Fresco, Holy Monastery of Varlaam, Meteora; Thessaly, Greece

Interior Fresco, Cathedral of the Nativity (1222), Kremlin; Suzdal, Vladimir Oblast, Russia

Fresco, Transfiguration Cathedral, Monastery of St Euthymius; Suzdal, Vladimir Oblast, Russia

Fresco, Gate-Church of the Resurrection (1670), Kremlin, Golden Ring; Rostov Veliky, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Fresco, Miracle-Image of the Saviour Church, Kremlin, Golden Ring; Rostov Veliky, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Fresco, The Resurrection Church on the Debra; Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast, Russia

Fresco, Miracle-Image of the Saviour Church, Kremlin, Golden Ring; Rostov Veliky, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Frescoes, Holy Dormition Cathedral, Trinity Sergius Lavra Monastery complex; Sergiev Posad, Moscow Oblast, Russia

Fresco, Church of Elijah the Prophet; Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Church of Elijah the Prophet, with colourful frescoes on the walls depicting Biblical scenes; Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Ceiling Fresco, Monastery of Varlaam, Meteora; Thessaly, Greece

Fresco, St Johns Forerunners Parish; Athens, Greece

Beautiful and bright electrical storm with a church in the foreground; Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

Fresco, Holy Formation Cathedral, Trinity Sergius Lavra Monastery complex; Sergiev Posad, Moscow Oblast, Russia

Fresco, Holy Formation Cathedral, Trinity Sergius Lavra Monastery complex; Sergiev Posad, Moscow Oblast, Russia

Fresco, Gate-Church of St John, Kremlin, Golden Ring; Rostov Veliky, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia