Facade detail of neo-classical Primate's Palace dating from 1781, now a major opera and ballet venue, Bratislava, Slovakia, Europe

Statue and detail of facade of Bratislava's neo-baroque Slovak National Theatre, now major opera and ballet venue, Bratislava, Slovakia, Europe

Marseille Cathedral (Catedrale de la Major) (Sainte Marie Majeure), Marseille, Bouches du Rhone, Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur, France, Europe

Opera House and Harbour Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Carrer Major, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

Church of Notre Dame de la Major, Arles, Bouches du Rhone, Camargue, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

The Mahamuni Buddha Temple, a Buddhist temple and major pilgrimage site, Mandalay city, Mandalay division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

The Church of the Holy Trinity in Plaza Major in Trinidad, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Trinidad, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Cathedrale La Major, Marseille Cathedral in Marseille, Bouches du Rhone, Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur, French Riviera, France, Mediterranean, Europe

Roman Temple of Cordoba, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

The Mole Antonelliana, 167 meters high, now housing the Museo Nazionale del Cinema, a major landmark building in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

The Mahamuni Buddha Temple, a Buddhist temple and major pilgrimage site, Mandalay city, Mandalay division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Temple of the Tooth) at sunset, a major tourist attraction and site of Buddhist pilgrimage, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Padlocks, Plaza Major, Madrid, Spain, Europe

The Mahamuni Buddha Temple, a Buddhist temple and major pilgrimage site, Mandalay city, Mandalay division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

The Mahamuni Buddha Temple, a Buddhist temple and major pilgrimage site, Mandalay city, Mandalay division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Aerial drone view of Praca do Comercio in Lisbon, Portugal with major landmarks visible such as Castelo Sao Jorge and Se Cathedral

Aerial drone view of Baixa District, facing south towards the Tagus River with the major landmarks visible including St. George Castle, Pantheon, Figueira, Rossio Square, Martim Moniz Squares, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

A view from Plaza Major towards the bell tower of the Convent of San Francisco, Trinidad, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

The 13th century St. Michael's Church, on the summit of Brent Tor, a major landmark on the western edge of Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cathedrale La Major, Marseille, Bouches du Rhone, Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, Mediterranean, Europe

Cathedral of Marseille (Notre-Dame de la Major) (Sainte-Marie-Majeure), Marseille, Bouches du Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France, Europe

The Trotternish Ridge north of the Quiraing, a major geological feature of lava flows over Jurassic sediments, a major scenic attraction in the far north east of the island, Flodigarry, Trotternish Peninsula, Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Stone Buddha statue, Borobudur, 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple, UNESCO, Java, Indonesia

American flags surrounding the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., United States of America

Aerial of Ouara, former capital of the Ouaddai Empire, Chad

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

De Belsunce statue at the Cathedral of Marseille (Notre-Dame de la Major) (Sainte-Marie-Majeure), Marseille, Bouches du Rhone Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France, Europe

Cathedral of Marseille (Notre-Dame de la Major) (Sainte-Marie-Majeure), Marseille, Bouches du Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France, Europe

De Belsunce statue at the Cathedral of Marseille (Notre-Dame de la Major) (Sainte-Marie-Majeure), Marseille, Bouches du Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France, Europe

The Church of the Holy Trinity in Plaza Major in Trinidad, UNESCO World Heritage Site,Trinidad, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Cathedral of Marseille (Notre-Dame de la Major) (Sainte-Marie-Majeure), Marseille, Bouches du Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France, Europe

Cathedral of Marseille (Notre-Dame de la Major) (Sainte-Marie-Majeure), Marseille, Bouches du Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France, Europe

View of the Mole Antonelliana, a major landmark, named after its architect, Alessandro Antonelli, Turin, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Cathedrale La Major, Marseille, Bouches du Rhone, Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, Mediterranean, Europe

A view from Plaza Major towards the bell tower of the Convent of San Francisco, Trinidad, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Cathedral of Marseille (Notre-Dame de la Major) (Sainte-Marie-Majeure), Marseille, Bouches du Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France, Europe

The Caldea, built in the 1990s using natural hot spas it has become a major tourist attraction in the capital, Andorra la Vella, Andorra, Europe

Neo-baroque Slovak National Theatre, now major opera and ballet venue, Bratislava, Slovakia, Europe

Balanced rock covered in gold leaf, major Buddhist stupa and pilgrim site, Kyaiktiyo, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Neo-baroque Slovak National Theatre, now major opera and ballet venue, Bratislava, Slovakia, Europe

Marseille Cathedral (Cathedrale de la Major) (Sainte Marie Majeure), Marseille, Bouches du Rhone, Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur, Provence, France, Europe

The Church of the Holy Trinity in Plaza Major in Trinidad, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Trinidad, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Fort St. Jean and Cathedrale de la Major, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence, France, Europe

MUCEM and Cathedrale La Major, Marseille, Bouches du Rhone, Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, Europe

Balanced rock covered in gold leaf, major Buddhist stupa and pilgrim site, Kyaiktiyo, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

The Church of the Holy Trinity in Plaza Major in Trinidad, UNESCO World Heritage Site,Trinidad, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Balanced rock covered in gold leaf, major Buddhist stupa and pilgrim site, Kyaiktiyo, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Scotty's Castle, a major attraction and historic home in Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Balanced rock covered in gold leaf, major Buddhist stupa and pilgrim site, Kyaiktiyo, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Alhondiga de Granaditas, former granary, site of first major rebel victory of the War of Independence, now a museum, Guanajuato, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guanajuato State, Mexico, North America

The Romerberg plaza one of the major landmarks in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Aerial views of El Castillo and the Ruins of the Mayan temple grounds at Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Tulum is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The ruins are situated on 12 meter 39 ft tall cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya; it was at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries and managed to survive about 70 years after the Spanish began occupying Mexico. Old World diseases brought by the Spanish settlers appear to have resulted in very high fatalities, disrupting the society, and eventually causing the city to be abandoned.

Aerial views of El Castillo and the Ruins of the Mayan temple grounds at Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Tulum is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The ruins are situated on 12 meter 39 ft tall cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya; it was at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries and managed to survive about 70 years after the Spanish began occupying Mexico. Old World diseases brought by the Spanish settlers appear to have resulted in very high fatalities, disrupting the society, and eventually causing the city to be abandoned.

View of Beuron Archabbey, a major house of the Benedictine Order, Upper Danube Valley, Swabian Alp, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Two people walking over the Charles Bridge at dawn, Prague, Czech Republic

Time exposure of the Television Tower or Fernsehturm behind light streaks left by a passing car, Alexanderplatz, Berlin, Germany

Brandenburg gate with a giant soccer ball during world championchip 2006 Berlin Germany

Construction site - Palast der Republik building in East Berlin, former GDR, the Berlin Cathedral (left) and telecommunications tower in the background, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Construction site - Palast der Republik building in East Berlin, former GDR, and the Berlin Cathedral (left), Berlin, Germany, Europe

Time exposure of the Television Tower or Fernsehturm behind light streaks left by a passing car, Alexanderplatz, Berlin, Germany

Exterior view of the Colosseum at night, Rome, Italy

Barges on a loading canal, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate) in the evening, Berlin, Germany

The bull of the Bull and Bear in front of the brightly lit Frankfurt Stock Exchange at night, illuminated by multicoloured spotlights for the Luminale, biannual lighting festival in Frankfurt, Germany

Harbour Bridge, Opera House, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

St. Peter's Basilica, main facade, Vatican City, Rome, Italy

Spanish Steps (Italian: Scalinata della Trinita dei Monti) at night, Rome, Italy, Europe

Towers of the palace of Katharina, Pushkin near St. Petersburg, Russia

Downtown Calgary and Calgary Tower from the south east, Alberta, Canada

Quadriga on the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate) at night, Pariser Platz, Central Berlin, Germany, Europe

"Dem Deutschen Volke" ("To the German people") inscribed over the entrance of the Reichstag (German parliament) building by night, Berlin, Germany

Monument of Yuri Dolgoruki in front of St. Basil cathedral, Moscow, Russia

Fireworks above Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Panoramic city view, Frauenkirche Church, Bruehlsche Terasse, Bruehl's Terrace, Hausmannturm Tower, Hofkirche Church and Semperoper Opera House with reflection in the river Elbe at dusk, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Statue of Christ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

The Merlion, landmark of the metropolis of Singapore, designed by artist Fraser Brunner in 1964, Singapore River, Singapore, Southeast Asia

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

The intricately carved facade of the Nathmal Ki Haveli home, former residence of the prime minister of Jaisalmer and major tourist attraction in Rajasthan, India, Asia

Sail boat Abel Tasman at the Hafengeburtstag port birthday 2009 in Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Cityscape of Paris with the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, Europe

View over the city of Kiel towards the inner fjord with a cruise ship and a Stena Line ferry, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Holocaust Memorial designed by architect Peter Eisenman, memorial to the murdered jews of Europe, with a view of the Quadriga on the Brandenburg Gate and the dome of the Reichstag parliament, Tiergarten district, Mitte district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Cityscape of the Seattle financial district and the Space Needle, from the Columbia Center, Seattle, Washington, USA

Panoramic view of the Siegessaeule, Victory Column, towards east with the government district, the Reichstag building, Brandenburg Gate, TV Tower, skyscrapers in Potsdamer Platz, Potsdam Square, Mitte district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Night scene, skyline of the Financial District in Seattle, Space Needle, Columbia Center, formerly known as Bank of America Tower, Washington Mutual Tower, Two Union Square Tower, Municipal Tower, formerly Key Tower, US Bank Center, Washington, United Sta

Night scene, skyline of the Financial District in Seattle, Space Needle, Columbia Center, formerly known as Bank of America Tower, Washington Mutual Tower, Municipal Tower, formerly Key Tower, U.S. Bank Center, Washington, United States of America, USA

Evening mood, skyline of the Financial District in Seattle, Space Needle, Columbia Center, formerly known as Bank of America Tower, Washington Mutual Tower, Municipal Tower, formerly Key Tower, Washington, United States of America, USA

Night scene, skyline of the Financial District in Seattle, Space Needle, Columbia Center, formerly known as Bank of America Tower, Washington Mutual Tower, Municipal Tower, formerly Key Tower, U.S. Bank Center, Washington, United States of America, USA

Night scene, skyline of the Financial District in Seattle with a full moon, Space Needle, Columbia Center, formerly known as Bank of America Tower, Washington Mutual Tower, Two Union Square Tower, Municipal Tower, formerly Key Tower, U.S. Bank Center, Was

Evening mood, skyline of the Financial District in Seattle, Space Needle, Columbia Center, formerly known as Bank of America Tower, Washington Mutual Tower, Two Union Square Tower, Municipal Tower, formerly Key Tower, US Bank Center, with Mount Rainier in

Night scene with full moon, skyline of the Financial District in Seattle, Space Needle, Columbia Center, formerly known as Bank of America Tower, Washington Mutual Tower, Two Union Square Tower, Municipal Tower, formerly Key Tower, US Bank Center, Washing

Night scene, skyline of the Financial District in Seattle with a full moon, Space Needle, Columbia Center, formerly known as Bank of America Tower, Washington Mutual Tower, Municipal Tower, formerly Key Tower, U.S. Bank Center, Washington, United States o

Looking through the steel sculpture "Changing Form" by Doris Chase, Kerry Park, skyline of the Seattle financial district with Space Needle, full moon, Columbia Center, formerly Bank of America Tower, Municipal Tower, formerly Key Tower, U.S. Bank Center,

Looking through the steel sculpture "Changing Form" by Doris Chase, Kerry Park, skyline of the Seattle financial district with Space Needle, Columbia Center, formerly Bank of America Tower, Two Union Square Tower, Municipal Tower, formerly Key Tower, U.S.

Early morning skyline, Seattle financial district with Space Needle, Mount Rainier at back, Columbia Center, formerly Bank of America Tower, Washington Mutual Tower, Two Union Square Tower, Municipal Tower, formerly Key Tower, U.S. Bank Center, Seattle, W

Skyline at dusk, Seattle financial district with Space Needle, Mount Rainier at back, Columbia Center, formerly Bank of America Tower, Washington Mutual Tower, Two Union Square Tower, Municipal Tower, formerly Key Tower, U.S. Bank Center, Seattle, Washing

Sydney Cove, with the Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge in the harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

The Merlion, symbol of the city of Singapore, city center skyline, financial center, Finance District, Singapore river, Singapore, Asia

London skyline and the River Thames at night, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe