Statue of large foot, Capitol Hill, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Interior of Baghdad Kiosk, Topkapi Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Cloisters collonade marble columns, historic courtyard of Evora University, Evora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alto Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Exterior of Suleymaniye Mosque, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Exterior of Suleymaniye Mosque, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

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

Suleymaniye Camii Mosque main gate, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

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

Interior of the Reggia di Caserta (Royal Palace of Caserta), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Trafford Centre, Indoor shopping mall, escalators, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Interior of Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar, Middle East

Architectural detail of the central nave of Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the papal enclave in Rome, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

The Basilica del Voto Nacional, a Catholic Cathedral, begun in 1887, Quito, Ecuador, South America

Chhavi Niwas, The Blue Room at The City Palace, City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, South Asia, Asia

Spendid entrance hall, Reggia di Caserta (Royal Palace of Caserta), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Church of San Francesco d'Assisi, Sassi di Matera, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Basilicata, Italy, Europe

White marble tombs of Duke and Duchess of Argyll, George Douglas VIII eighth Duke and wife Ina, inside Iona Abbey, Isle of Iona, Inner Hebrides and Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Interior of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, brilliant white of marble buildings punctuated by tiny woman in red, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

The old kings palace, now a hotel, in the Bussaco Forest reserve in Portugal, Europe

The old kings palace, now a hotel, in the Bussaco Forest reserve in Portugal, Europe

People in front of a second hand bookshop at Passage Jouffroy, 9. Arrondissement, Paris, France, Europe

Marmorsaal im Kursaalgebaeude, Marble hall, Bad Ems an der Lahn, Bad Ems on Lahn, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Ornate Chapel, Reiche KapelleResidenz, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Antiquarium, 66 meters long, Residenz, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Arch with carved marble window Mughal style Humayun's tomb, Delhi

Marble window vaulted ceiling, stucco, colorful decorations, ornaments, church of the former Cistercian monastery Santa Maria de la Vall Digna, Simat de la Vall Digna, Simat, Vall Digna, Gandia, Costa Blanca, Alicante province, Spain, Europe

Small marble figures and colourful fruit of painted marble, decorations in a shop window, Carrarra, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Marble window vaulted ceiling, stucco, colorful decorations, ornaments, church of the former Cistercian monastery Santa Maria de la Vall Digna, Simat de la Vall Digna, Simat, Vall Digna, Gandia, Costa Blanca, Alicante province, Spain, Europe

War memorial U.S. embassy Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) Vietnam

Low angle view of a fountain, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Cargo ship with containers at Marmara Sea, Istanbul, Turkey

Marmora sea late afternoon with ships sailing near Uskudar and Besektas, Istanbul, Turkey

Large marble stone at the center for people to lie on and dome decorated with small glass windows that create a half-light in the sıcaklık (caldarium) of Hammam Azuz, 18th century public baths, Rosetta (Rashid), Beheira, Egypt