The Great Hall (Throne Hall) painting, the reception of Shah Abbas I for Vali Mohammad Khan, Chehel Sotun Palace, Isfahan, Iran, Middle East

The Great Hall (Throne Hall) painting, the reception of Shah Abbas I for Vali Mohammad Khan, Chehel Sotun Palace, Isfahan, Iran, Middle East

Genghis Khan statue at the Government Palace, Ulan Bator, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Genghis Khan statue at the Government Palace, Ulan Bator, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Khan's Palace, Bakhchysarai, Crimea, Russia, Europe

Khan's Palace, Bakhchysarai, Crimea, Russia, Europe

Khudayar Khan's Palace, Kokand, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

Great Mosque at Hansaray (Khan's Palace), Bakhchisaray, Crimea, Ukraine, Europe

Great Mosque at Hansaray (Khan's Palace), Bakhchisaray, Crimea, Ukraine, Europe

Great Mosque, Hansaray (Khan's Palace), Bakhchisaray, Crimea, Ukraine, Europe

Aleviz Portal, Hansaray (Khan's Palace), Bakhchisaray, Crimea, Ukraine, Europe

Room in the Hansaray (Khan's Palace), Bakhchisaray, Crimea, Ukraine, Europe

Hansaray (Khan's Palace), Bakhchisaray, Crimea, Ukraine, Europe

Serena Inn Hotel, former palace now luxury hotel of Aga Khan Group at the Forodhani shore of Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa

Famous historic caravanserai, Han, Khan Assad Pacha, Damascus, Syria

Abdullah Khan Medressa, Bukhara, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Uzbekistan

Ghengis Khan statue sits at the centre of the Government Palace building on a rainy wet day at Sukhbaatar Square in downtown Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Asia

The Khan's Palace, Bakhchisaray, Crimea, Ukraine, Eastern Europe

The Khan's Palace, Bakhchisaray, Crimea, Ukraine, Eastern Europe

The Khan's Palace, Bakhchisaray, Crimea, Ukraine, Eastern Europe

The Khan's Palace, Bakhchisaray, Crimea, Ukraine, Eastern Europe

The Khan's Palace, Bakhchisaray, Crimea, Ukraine, Eastern Europe

Workers pause by the columns of a 19th century summer pavilion in the Babur Gardens, or Bagh-i-Babur, Kabul, Afghanistan, September 25, 2002. The pavilion, which was used as a restaurant in the 20th century, was built by Amir Abdur Rahman, but was heavily damaged by the factional fighting of the mujihadeen in the 1990's and later by the Taliban. The buildings and gardens are now being carefully restored. Shah Babur, a descendent of Ghengis Khan and grandson of Tamerlane, is credited for founding the great Moghul dynasty which ruled India for two centuries. Babur built the palace and created the gardens on a hill looking over the southern part of Kabul in the 16th century,

Windows Of The Palace Of Shaki Khans, Shaki, Azerbaijan

Tile Decorations On The Facade Of The Palace Of Shaki Khans, Shaki, Azerbaijan

Preah Khan Temple in the Angkor Wat complex; Siem Reap, Cambodia

Entrance gate to the Winter Palace of the Bogd Khan, Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator), Mongolia