Decorated capitals, John the Baptist, 12th century Benedictine Abbey of St. Mary Magdalene, UNESCO, Vezelay, Yonne, Burgundy, France

Headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva, Switzerland

Pietra Dura stone and jewel inlay cut in marble frescoes at Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India

Pietra Dura stone and jewel inlay cut in marble frescoes at Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India

Pietra Dura stone and jewel inlay cut in marble frescoes at Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India

Pietra Dura stone and jewel inlay cut in marble frescoes at Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India

Pietra Dura stone and jewel inlay cut in marble frescoes at Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India

Pietra Dura stone and jewel inlay cut in marble frescoes at Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India

Pietra Dura stone and jewel inlay cut in marble frescoes at Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India

Pietra Dura stone and jewel inlay cut in marble frescoes at Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India

Pietra Dura stone and jewel inlay cut in marble frescoes at Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India

Temple guide with a detail of relief carving including hieroglyphics, Kom Ombo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Bas relief on the walls of the Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Indonesia laboratory testing drinking water. Photograph taken in meulaboh, aceh province -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devastated much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour. terchnician : every house well gets tested. Unicef originally helped up to support other ngos in area, helps staff salaries provides us with equipment. coordinates activities with local government. water in local wells is quite contaminated, especially with arsenic, as well as nitrates, nitrites, iron, manganese fluoride. water became salinated after tsunami. We test here both water from shallow deep wells

Indonesia mother child built in banda aceh by. Baby receiving immunization shot. Photograph taken in banda aceh, -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devasted much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

Indonesia a kindergarten in banda aceh which lost many of children to tsunami, been rebuilt. schools director halimah anwar bustam (seen here in foreground) describes horrors suffered: area kids came from completely flattened by waves. On that fateful sunday children were in their homes, or many were already on beach having. So many died that morning. It devastating. Only we getting things back together, very grateful to helping with reconstruction of damaged building. staff give up a portion of their (already) salaries to sponsor poor children from outlying villages to come to school. structure includes offices staff, a library, prayer room wheelchair accessible classroom.__ Photograph taken in banda aceh, -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devasted much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

Indonesia growth monitoring (baby weighing) at a posyandu, or mother-child temporary health post in village of paya lumpat. Photograph taken in meulaboh, aceh province -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devastated much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

Indonesia mother child built in banda aceh by. Photograph taken in banda aceh, -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devasted much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

Vietnam crs (catholic relief service) work with people with disabilities extends into the college system with a project of inclusive education. at the hanoi college of it, shown here, there are 25 students with disabilities and 15 visually impaired. crs provides special mobility equipment such as wheelchair ramps, and with a joint grant shared by other funding agencies, provided an elevator at the college (seen here), so that wheelchair bound students could move easily to other floors of the building

Vietnam crs (catholic relief service) work with people with disabilities extends into the college system with a project of inclusive education. at the hanoi college of it, shown here, there are 25 students with disabilities and 15 visually impaired. crs provides special mobility equipment such as wheelchair ramps, and with a joint grant shared by other funding agencies, provided an elevator at the college (seen here), so that wheelchair bound students could move easily to other floors of the building

Vietnam crs (catholic relief service) work with people with disabilities extends into the college system with a project of inclusive education. at the hanoi college of it, shown here, there are 25 students with disabilities and 15 visually impaired. crs provides special mobility equipment such as wheelchair ramps, and with a joint grant shared by other funding agencies, provided an elevator at the college (seen here), so that wheelchair bound students could move easily to other floors of the building

Indonesia growth monitoring (baby weighing) at a posyandu, or mother-child temporary health post in village of paya lumpat. Photograph taken in meulaboh, aceh province -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devastated much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

Indonesia muslim girls at a koranic -school in banda aceh. Photograph taken in banda aceh, -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devasted much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

An IDP camp (internally displaced people) in Te-Tugu district of Northern Uganda has been created to accommodate the mass of Ugandan refugees fleeing the LRA (Lords Resistance Army) who are fighting the Ugandan government and its people. With all attempts to be self-sufficient in these camps, the women have to work the land as well as look after dependants. Te-Tugu, Uganda, East Africa

Man lifting pan with cement onto a scaffold, construction of brick houses for families whose houses were destroyed during the flood catastrophe of 2010, Lashari Wala village near Muzaffaragarh, Punjab, Pakistan, Asia

Sculpture in front of Leaning Tower of Pisa, Torre pendente, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Tantric stone relief demon and apsara temple Banteay Srei Angkor Siem Reap Cambodia

St. Regis Bora Bora Resort, Bora Bora, Leeward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean

Head of Medusa, Medusa medallion, relief, New Forum, Severan Forum of Septimus Severus, Leptis Magna, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Hindu elephant-headed god Ganesha, Ganesh or Ganpati mounted on a rat, gilded relief, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Grave of Elias Mauromichalis, 1800-1836, Greek officer, adjutant of King Otto of Greece, Alter Suedfriedhof, old cemetery in Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms of Alicante at Palacio de Espana, Seville, Andalusia, Spain

Grave of Johann Georg von Dillis, 1759-1841, landscape painter, landscapist, Alter Suedfriedhof, old cemetery in Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Sculpture in front of Bridge of Sighs, Ponte dei Sospiri, Venezia, Venice, Italy, Europe

Grave of Josef Hoechl, 1777-1838, municipal architect, Alter Suedfriedhof, old cemetery in Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms of Castellon at Palacio de Espana, Seville, Andalusia, Spain

Grave of Richard Jakob August von Voit, 1801-1870, architect, Alter Suedfriedhof, old cemetery in Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Detail, The Governor's Palace, Mayan excavation site, Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America

Thanatos on the gravestone, grave of Dr. jur. Georg Ludwig Ritter von Maurer, 1790-1872, privy council, Alter Suedfriedhof Cemetery, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Beethoven monument, woman rides a human lioness, mythological relief, Bonn, NRW, Germany

Temple, gable relief, pornographic depiction, Kathmandu, Nepal

Ishtar Gate, Babylonian city gate, relief of lions, dragons and bulls, Babil Province, Iraq, Middle East

"Day of the Republic" memorial in Georgetown, Guyana, South America

Relief depicting a Minoan prince with lilies in the Palace of Knossos, Crete, Greece, Europe

Serene stone face, Bayon Temple, Angkor, Cambodia, Southeast Asia

Jaffa Arch, Tel Aviv, Israel, Middle East

Jaffa Arch, Tel Aviv, Israel, Middle East

Jaffa Arch, Tel Aviv, Israel, Middle East

Stone relief, Industrial Club, Museum, Art nouveau, Alcoy/Alcoi, Alicante, Spain

Ganesha, also Ganapati, one of the foremost Hindu deities, stone relief, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Ganesha, also Ganapati, one of the foremost Hindu deities, stone relief, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Linderhof Castle, royal palace, close-up, Graswangtal Valley, Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Relief of Garuda, Indian mythology, half-human half-eagle, kills snakes, riding animal of Vishnu, Terrace of the Elephants, Angkor, Cambodia, Asia

Plaque with a portrait of Albrecht Duerer on a house facade, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

South wall of the pilgrimage church Mary Saal with tombstones and reliefs, Carinthia, Austria, Europe

Three lions, brick relief from the Babylonian Ishtar Gate, Archeological Museum, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Head of a mythical creature with an open mouth and a golden beard, facade relief on a city palace from the 17th century, Hoorn, Province of North Holland, Netherlands, Europe

Apollo temple, Medusa head, Didyma, Turkey

Candleholder and historic cross-stone, khachkar in the Armenian Orthodox church of St. Hripsime, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Echmiadzin, Armenia, Asia

Priest Franz Hoffmeister, Heimatbund homeland federation, slate mining, museum of local history, Holthausen, Schmallenberg, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Side door on the west facade of the Cathedral of St. Anastasia in Zadar, Croatia, Europe

Sassanid relief of the triumph of King Shapur I. over the Roman Emperor Valerian and Philip the Arab at the Achaemenid burial site Naqsh-e Rostam, Rustam near the archeological site of Persepolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Persia, Iran, Asia

Bas-relief at the Achaemenid archeological site of Persepolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Persia, Iran, Asia

Sassanid relief at the Achaemenid burial site Naqsh-e Rostam, Rustam near the archeological site of Persepolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Persia, Iran, Asia

Top of the Gopuram, gate tower, Chennakesava Temple, Hoysala style, Belur, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

The "39er Memorial", from July 1939, to the 39th Fusilier Regiment at Reeser Platz, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

The "39er Memorial", from July 1939, to the 39th Fusilier Regiment at Reeser Platz, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

The "39er Memorial", from July 1939, to the 39th Fusilier Regiment at Reeser Platz, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Tenth relief, Stations of the Cross to Dusenbach monastery, men undressing Jesus, Ribeauville, Alsace, France, Europe

Stone carving of Apsara dancers, Preah Khan Temple, Temples of Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia

Ninth relief, Stations of the Cross to Dusenbach monastery, Jesus falling for a third time under the weight of the cross, Ribeauville, Alsace, France, Europe

Forth relief, Stations of the Cross to Dusenbach monastery, Jesus meeting his mother, Ribeauville, Alsace, France, Europe

Stone figures on a savings bank building, Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Sixth relief, Stations of the Cross to Dusenbach monastery, Veronica passing a damp cloth to Jesus, Ribeauville, Alsace, France, Europe

Copy of Cross of the Scriptures, a high cross in Clonmacnoise Monastery, County Offaly, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Bas-relief "L'Impero fascista", the fascist empire, by Quirino Ruggeri, 1941, on the northern blind head of the Palazzo dell'INA, with a Rome, Italy, Europe

Image of Virgin Mary, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Relief, Crucifixion of Christ by Kilian Fuchs, 17th Century, Goettweig Abbey, Wachau, Mostviertel, Must Quarter, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Relief of Lenin, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

Relief with Lenin and Stalin, communism, Khojand, Tajikistan, Central Asia

Devata, Preah Ko temple, Roluos Group, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Detailed view, Cologne Cathedral main portal, west facade with restored gable, statue of Mary with baby Jesus in the centre, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Antique architectural detail at the archeological site of Tyros, Tyre, Sour, Unesco World Heritage Site, Lebanon, Middle East, West Asia

Ancient stone sarcophagus, relief with drunken cupids, National Museum, Beirut, Beyrouth, Lebanon, Middle East, West Asia

Relief with wings and a wagon wheel, a common theme in the logo of railway companies, former Reichsbahn railway building, Station 15, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Monument, Der Tod des Demonstranten, by Alfred Hrdlicka, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Stela nº 31, Sian Chaan Kawil, Stormy Sky, Double Comb, Archeological Museum, Tikal National Park, Peten Department, Guatemala, Central America

Stupas of Sanchi, a UNESCO World Heritage site, built by King Ashoka, Mauryan dynasty, Sanchi, near Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, northern India, India, Asia

William Temple, 1555 - 1627, Irish ramist and provost, memorial plaque at the Temple Bar, Crown Alley, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Europe, PublicGround

Buddhist symbols, Shrivatsa in Triratana over the chakra wheel on Torana, stupas of Sanchi, UNESCO World Heritage site, built by King Ashoka, Mauryan dynasty, Sanchi, Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh, North India, India, Asia

Construction of brick houses for families whose homes were destroyed during the flood catastrophe of 2010, Lashari Wala village near Muzaffaragarh, Punjab, Pakistan, Asia

Hands and arms of young people, arranged radially around a seedling

Three reliefs of gorgons, three terrifying female creatures with hair of snakes form the Greek mythology, above the entrance to the exhibition hall of the Vienna Secession, opened 1898, Friedrichstrasse 12, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Wooden relief on a half-timbered house, market square, historic old town, Rinteln, Weserbergland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

First Indochina War 1954, fighting Viet Minh soldier of the infantry, golden relief at the military cemetery, Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Two female sculptures by Luc Jaggi, symbolizing Peace on the right and Justice on the left, in front of the main entrance to the Centre William Rappard, headquarters of the World Trade Organization, WTO, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

Bas-relief of a fighting bull and lion at the Achaemenid archeological site of Persepolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Persia, Iran, Asia

Detail of the bas-relief on the fourth pillar-pinnacle, doomsday, showing the "chosen ones", "Gli Eletti", facade of the Duomo, cathedral, in Orvieto, province of Terni, Umbria, Italy, Europe

Stone face, Ta Som, Angkor Wat complex, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Copy of Cross of the Scriptures, a high cross in Clonmacnoise Monastery, County Offaly, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe