Air Force Palace, Bari waterfront, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Detail, Palace of Agriculture, Bari waterfront, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Scrimieri Palace, Galatina, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Episcopal Palace (Bishop's Palace), Plaza del Obispo (Bishop's Square), Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

Episcopal Palace (Bishop's Palace), Plaza del Obispo (Bishop's Square), Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

Palace of the Popes, UNESCO, Avignon, Rhone Valley, Grand Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

Marquis Palace, Melpignano, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Mincuzzi Palace, Bari, Apulia, Italy

The Tau Room with tapestries depicting the life of Clovis, Tau Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Reims, Champagne, France, Europe

Courtyard of the Black Eunuchs, The Harem, Topkapi Palace,UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

View of contrasting city skyline and Japanese Red Pine trees near the Imperial Palace of Tokyo, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan

View of city skyline reflecting in the moat of the Imperial Palace of Tokyo, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan

View of contrasting city skyline and Japanese Red Pine trees near the Imperial Palace of Tokyo, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan

View of contrasting city skyline and Japanese Red Pine trees near the Imperial Palace of Tokyo, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan

View of Christmas market at Charlottenburg Palace in Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany

View of traffic on city street near Imperial Palace on a sunny day, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan

Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Bored bodyguard in the Fadar Daurama Emir's palace, Daura Emirate, Katsina state, Nigeria

Guards at the entrance of the Royal Palace, Rabat, Morocco

View North to beyond the Nicolae Titulescu Park from the Aro Palace hotel, Brasov, Transylvania, Romania

View of Christmas market at Charlottenburg Palace in Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany

Palazzo dei Consoli (Palace of the Consuls) and Cathedral at sunset, Gubbio, Umbria, Italy

Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

View of contrasting city skyline and Japanese Red Pine trees near the Imperial Palace of Tokyo, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan

View of runners near Ote-bori Moat, The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace, on a sunny day, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan

View of city buildings reflecting in Ote-bori Moat, The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan

View of city buildings and Sakuradabori Moat of the Imperial Palace, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan

View of city buildings and Sakuradabori Moat of the Imperial Palace, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan

View of city buildings and Sakuradabori Moat of the Imperial Palace, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan

View of Christmas decorations on Karl Johans Gate and The Royal Palace at dusk, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia

View of Christmas decorations on Karl Johans Gate and The Royal Palace at dusk, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia

View of Christmas market on Karl Johans Gate and Royal Palace at dusk, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia

View of cafes, bars and architecture on Karl Johans Gate and Royal Palace at Christmas, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia

View of The Royal Palace from Karl Johans Gate at Christmas, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia

View of The Royal Palace from Karl Johans Gate at Christmas, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia

Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Palace of Glaoui (Telouet Kasbah), on the outskirts of the village of Telouet, Ouarzazate Province, region of Draa-Tafilalet, Morocco

Palace of the Popes, Avignon, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, Europe

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

Guardsmen of the Blues and Royals regiment of the Queen's Life Guards riding along The Mall in front of Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Palazzo Ducale, Ducal Palace, Martina Franca, Taranto, Apulia, Italy

Royal Life Guards, Amalienborg, winter home of the Danish royal family, Copenhagen, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Prince Siddhartha escapes his palace, accompanied by Channa aboard his horse Kanthaka, scene from the life of the Buddha, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Dharma chakra, jhokang roof, lhasa. Buddha shakyamuni considered a cultivated awareness of death impermanence to be fundamental to a happy healthy life. Tibet

Purchang (cremation palace) of h.h. Dilgo khyenste. Bhutan. H.h. Dilgo khyentse rinpoche (1910-1991), tutor to present dalai lama revered as of greatest exponents of dzogchen- teachings of great perfection. Khyentse rinpoche®s purchang (cremation palace), satsam chorten, below paro takstang, bhutan, november 4, 1992 never forget swiftly this life will be over, like a flash of summer lightning or wave of a hand. that have opportunity to practice dharma, do waste a single moment on anything else, practice with your energy.oe h.h. Dilgo khyenste rinpoche, heart treasure of enlightened ones my delight in death is, greater than delight of traders at making vast fortunes at, or of lords of gods vaunt their victory in battle or of those sages have entered rapture of perfect meditative absorbtion. So just as a traveler sets on road when time come to go, i will remain in this world no longer, will dwell in stronghold of great bliss of deathlessness. -longchenpa, fourteenth- century dzogchen master

The Bishop's Palace or Peninsula Athenaeum and The San Ildefonso Cathedral in Mérida, the capital and largest city in the Yucatan State and Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

Stuttgart, DEU, 08.06.2005: The new art museum at the Stuttgart Palace Square. At day a simple glass cube, the building unveils its architectonially interesting inner life at night.

Stuttgart, DEU, 08.06.2005: The new art museum at the Stuttgart Palace Square. At day a simple glass cube, the building unveils its architectonially interesting inner life at night.

The Geunjeongjeon throne hall is displayed to demonstrate daily life at Gyeongbokgung Palace, a national landmark in Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Cano's Castle, built by Donald "Cano" Espinoza, a Native American and Vietnam veteran who built the Christian-themed structure from beer cans, hub caps, and other scrap materials, in thanks for his life being spared in Vietnam, Antonito, Colorado, USA

Le Montreux Palace Hotel Montreux and the snow-covered peak of Rochers de Naye (2042 m) Switzerland

Assembley of many people Durbar Square Royal palace Hanuman Dhoka Kathmandu Nepal

Inverary castle Scotland

Aerial view of Milan from the covered glass terrace of the 39th floor, Palazzo Lombardia palace, Headquarters of the Regional Council of Lombardy, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Detail of Mexico a Traves de los Siglos mural by Diego Rivera in the Palacio Nacional depicting life before the Conquest including paper making, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico

Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, Mural by Diego Rivera depicting life before the Conquest in the Palacio National.

Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, Group of visitors looking at mural by Diego Rivera depicting life before the Conquest in the Palacio Nacional.