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The Stone of Twelve Angles, the Inca Palace of Hatunrumiyoc, Cuzco, Peru"The stone is in the Lienzo petreo wall, it is an excellent exaple of the Inca's skill with polygonal masonry"

Fortress of Frederick II of Swabia, Castel del Monte, Andria, Western Murge, Barletta, Apulia, Italy, Europe

Fortress of Frederick II of Swabia, Castel del Monte, Andria, Western Murge, Barletta, Apulia, Italy, Europe

Long view of the precision-built, mortar-less Incan masonry of Loreto Street, Cusco, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Ancient stone ruins on a grassy hill with overcast skies, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Church of the Most Holy Redeemer (Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore) , Ruvo di Puglia, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Entrance doorway in the Temenos wall to the sacred precinct, Apollonia Archaeological Park, Pojan, Albania, Europe

The Roman period water storage cistern building, Apollonia Archaeological Park, Pojan, Albania, Europe

One of 53 stone masonry houses at Orongo, a stone village and Birdman ceremonial site at the southwestern tip of Easter Island, Rapa Nui National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Easter Island (Isla de Pascua), Chile, South America

View of clock tower of Greek Orthodox Church, Theologos, Thassos, Aegean Sea, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Elevated view of Cusco (Cuzco) Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cusco (Cuzco), Cusco Province, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Church, museum and Convent of San Francisco, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cusco (Cuzco), Peru, South America

Coricancha and Santo Domingo Convent, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cusco (Cuzco), Peru, South America

White section of Cloister and Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arequipa, Peru, South America

Aerial View of Beaumaris Castle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey, North Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

A stone lion guarding the traditional village of Lucignano d'Asso, comune of Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy

View towards Mausoleum of Hadrian (Castel Sant'Angelo) (Castle of the Holy Angel) and Ponte Sant'Angelo, UNESCO, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Detail of the historic Belfry of Namur, constructed in 1388, a belfry from 1746, UNESCO, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

Centuries Old Cannons, Havana Castle of the Royal Force (Castillo de la Real Fuerza), Havana Old Town, UNESCO, Havana, Cuba

Castle of the Three Kings of Morro in foreground, UNESCO, Havana Skyline in the background, Havana, Cuba

Burial Ground for Slaves and Free Blacks up to 1854, containing 180 graves, St. Peter's Churchyard, St. George, Bermuda

Detail of bell tower of Church of the Society of Jesus at Plaza de Armas Square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cusco (Cuzco), Cusco Province, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Stairs up to the third floor in the historic Desert View Watchtower at Grand Canyon South Rim, artwork created by Fred Kobotie in 1933, now owned by the National Park Service, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Archaeological site of Chinchero and Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de la Natividad Church, Chinchero, Sacred Valley, Urubamba Province, Cusco (Cuzco) Region, Peru, South America

Santa Gertrudis de Fruitera Church, Santa Gertrudis de Fruitera, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Dry stone walls, Inishmore, largest of the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

Detail of the carved facade at one of the temples in Angkor Wat complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

One of 53 stone masonry houses at Orongo, a stone village and Birdman ceremonial site at the southwestern tip of Easter Island, Rapa Nui National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Easter Island (Isla de Pascua), Chile, South America

Typical French architecture in popular picturesque tourist destination of Sarlat in Dordogne, France

Centre Ville, tourists in the popular picturesque tourist destination of Sarlat in the Dordogne, France

Centre Ville, tourists in the popular picturesque tourist destination of Sarlat in the Dordogne, France

Brightly painted window and traditional water hydrant at Parnay near Saumur in the Loire Valley, France

Typical French architecture in popular picturesque tourist destination of Sarlat in Dordogne, France

The beautiful masonry of the Chateau de Chambord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, Europe

Ball court, masonry not adobe, unique to Sinagua Indian culture, Wupatki, 1120-1210 AD, Arizona, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Typical French architecture in popular picturesque tourist destination of Sarlat in Dordogne, France

Tourists visit Konigliches Schloss in Schlossplatz, Berchtesgaden in Baden-Wurttenberg, Bavaria, Germany

Located in the heart of the capital next to the Parliament Buildings, the Fairmont Chateau Laurier hotel is limestone edifice with turrets and masonry reminiscent of a French chateau, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, North America

House in Keswick next to the River Greta, collapsed after it was undermined by the flood waters, Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Traditional music of Galicia. Gaiteiros Rio de anxo. Old Town, Santiago de Compostela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Galicia, Spain.
Bagpipes are a woodwind instrument using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. The Scottish Great Highland bagpipes are the best known examples in the Anglophone world, but people have played bagpipes for centuries throughout large parts of Europe. The term bagpipe is equally correct in the singular or the plural, though pipers usually refer to the bagpipes as the pipes, a set of pipes or a stand of pipes.

Traditional music of Galicia. Gaiteiros Rio de anxo. Old Town, Santiago de Compostela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Galicia, Spain.
Bagpipes are a woodwind instrument using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. The Scottish Great Highland bagpipes are the best known examples in the Anglophone world, but people have played bagpipes for centuries throughout large parts of Europe. The term bagpipe is equally correct in the singular or the plural, though pipers usually refer to the bagpipes as the pipes, a set of pipes or a stand of pipes.

Traditional music of Galicia. Gaiteiros Rio de anxo. Old Town, Santiago de Compostela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Galicia, Spain.
Bagpipes are a woodwind instrument using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. The Scottish Great Highland bagpipes are the best known examples in the Anglophone world, but people have played bagpipes for centuries throughout large parts of Europe. The term bagpipe is equally correct in the singular or the plural, though pipers usually refer to the bagpipes as the pipes, a set of pipes or a stand of pipes.

One of many marble slabs containing text and commentary from the Tripitaka, Kuthodaw Pagoda, Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

Stone birds on front of Afrosiab (Afrosiyob) Museum depicting 2750th anniversary of Samarkand, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Carved stone figures on front of Afrosiab Museum, also known as Afrosiyob Museum, Samarkand, Uzbekistan