Vittorio Emanuele's Gallery, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

The facade of the Palau de la Musica Catalana (Palace of Catalan Music) concert hall, old city, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Mudejar arches and Greek statue of Athene in the Patio Principal, Casa de Pilatos, Seville, Andalucia (Andalusia), Spain, Europe

Ceiling and Walls, Interior, Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque), 1609, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Caligraphy Roundels Naming Hasan, grandson of Mohammed on left and Caliph Alion on right, with tourists viewing from the Gallery, Interior, Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, 537 AD, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Detail of the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, built by Michelangelo Buonarroti, completed by the architect Giacomo della Porta, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, papal enclave in Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Detail of the Gregorian Chapel Dome, located within St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, papal enclave in Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Interior of Hagia Sophia Mosque, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Interior of City Palace, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, South Asia, Asia

Interior view of Hagia Sophia Mosque dome, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Cathedral of Messina, Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Monreale Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Monreale Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Hallway with magnificent mosaics, wall hangings and paintings at the Vatican Museums , Rome , Lazio , Italy , Europe

Detail of historic Beit ed-Dine, Beiteddine Palace of Emir Bashir, Chouf, Lebanon, Middle East, West Asia

Marble decoration of a oriental living room in the historic Beit ed-Dine, Beiteddine Palace of Emir Bashir, Chouf, Lebanon, Middle East, West Asia

Marble columns, marble arch, frescoes, mosaics, in the magnificent entrance hall, The Great Hall, The Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Capitol Hill, Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States of America, USA

Marble columns, marble arches, frescoes, mosaics in the magnificent entrance hall, The Great Hall, The Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Capitol Hill, Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States of America, USA

Marble columns, marble arch, frescoes, mosaics, in the magnificent entrance hall, The Great Hall, The Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Capitol Hill, Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States of America, USA

Cappella Palatina, Palace Chapel, Court Chapel of the Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Marble columns, marble arch, frescoes, mosaics in the magnificent entrance hall, The Great Hall, The Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Capitol Hill, Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States of America, USA

Umayyad Mosque at Damascus, Syria

Colorful stained-glass window in the city palace of Udaipur Rajasthan, India, Asia

Brass door in the ornate entrance of the royal palace, Dar el Makzhen Fes, Morocco, Africa

Monsungate at City Palace, blue peacocks, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia