Chokushimon Imperial Gate at Eiheiji Temple, headquarters of the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism, in Fukui, Japan

View of autumn colours and souvenir shop in Jingshan Park at dusk, Xicheng, Beijing, People's Republic of China, Asia

Mount Hayden at dusk from Point Imperial, North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arizona, United States of America, North America

View of the Guanmiao Pavilion in Jingshan Park at sunset, Xicheng, Beijing, People's Republic of China, Asia

Visitors at Chokushimon Imperial Gate at Eiheiji Temple, headquarters of the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism, in Fukui, Japan

Mount Hayden from Point Imperial, Grand Canyon National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arizona, United States of America, North America

View of the Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque), from Sultanahmet Park, constructed between 1609 and 1617, an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque and a functioning mosque today, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

View of the Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque), from Sultanahmet Park, constructed between 1609 and 1617, an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque and a functioning mosque today, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Storm rolling into Point Imperial at Grand Canyon North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Mount Hayden at dusk from Point Imperial, North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Point Imperial in Grand Canyon North Rim viewed from the summit of Saddle Mountain, Grand Canyon National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arizona, United States of America, North America

People relaxing and picnicking amongst the beautiful cherry blossom in Tokyo Imperial Palace East Gardens, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Grand Canyon view north of Point Imperial with Woolsey Butte on the left and Mount Hayden on the right, Grand Canyon National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Steam from Imperial and Spray Geysers through regenerating forest, Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

People relaxing and picnicking amongst the beautiful cherry blossom in Tokyo Imperial Palace East Gardens, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Couple boating on Imperial Palace Moat, Chidorigafuchi Park in spring with cherry blossoms, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Grevy's Zebra or Imperial zebra (Equus grevyi). Park of the Nature of Cabarceno. Cabarceno, Cantabria, Spain.

Imperial cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps), Tuckers Islets, Whiteside Canal, PN Alberto de Agostini, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile

Hien Lam Pavilion (Pavilion of Glorious Coming), Citadel, Imperial City, Hue, Trung Bo, Vietnam

Totem pole in The Butchart Gardens near Victoria on Vancouver Island, Canada, North America

View from Point Imperial towards Mount Hayden, Coconimo Rim, Palisades of the Desert, Cedar Mountain, evening light, Grand Canyon National Park, North Rim, Arizona, United States of America, USA

Imperial Crown Convertible, built in 1961, USA, Classic-Gala, Concours d'Elegance in the Baroque castle gardens, Schwetzingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Landscape at the Etang de l'Imperial east of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue nature reserve, Provence, southern France, France, Europe

Roman style trophy sculptures, Gloriette, Schoenbrunn, Vienna, Austria

Castle Schoenbrunn, left wing, view from the castle grounds, Vienna, Austria

The Kaiservilla, Imperial Villa, Bad Ischl, Salzkammergut area, Upper Austria, Austria, Europe

Castle Schoenbrunn, view from the castle grounds, Vienna, Austria

Pavilion, Hoang Thanh Imperial Palace, Forbidden City, Hue, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vietnam, Asia

Imperial Palace, Goslar, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Imperial Drive, Pacific Spirit Regional Park, Point Grey, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

England, Manchester, Tafford Park Imperial War Museum North steel exterior.