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Buddhist stupa and torana (gateway) of Stupa 1, known as the Great Stupa, built by the Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BC, at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India

Rock cut panel showing the Hindu God Lord Shiva in Cave no 29, the Dhuma Lena Cave, at Ellora, Maharashtra State, India

The Abode of the Gods, there are over 863 temples on this most sacred of Jain Holy Hills, Shatrunjaya Hill, Palitana, Gujarat, India

Rock cut panel depicting the Hindu God Lord Shiva and his wife Parvati, in Cave No 29, the Dhumar Lena Cave, at Ellora, Maharashtra State, India

The Mahabodi Temple at Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya), where the Buddha attained enlightenment, Bihar State, India

Gothic detail on the facade of the Duomo (Cathedral), including the sun symbol, Siena, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The Mahabodhi temple, the stupa at the Bodhi tree where the Buddha attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya), Bihar State, India

A carved figure, or poupou, in a Maori village at the Whakarewarewa thermal and cultural area of Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand

Rock cut reclining statue of the Buddha preparing to enter nirvana, in cave 26, a chaitya in the Buddhist cave site at Ajanta, carved from a gorge in the Waghore River, Ajanta, Maharashtra State, India.

The huge Kailasa (Kailash) Temple, Ellora, Maharashtra State, India"Cut from the rock in the Hindu section of the world-heritage cave temples at Ellora, a project which took 150 years and entailed the removal of 200,000 tons of rock"

Vishnu and Lakshami, sculptures on the Parshvinath (Parsvanath) Temple, Jain Group, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh State, India

Erotic sculptures on the west side, Kandariya Mahadev Temple, Western Group, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh State, India

Christo Rei (28m tall), statue of Christ, in Cacilhas suburb across the Rio Tejo, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Hindu temple of Somnath, one of the twelve most sacred Siva temples, Somnath, Gujarat State, India, Asia

Ptolemy XVI son of Julius Ceasar, with his mother Cleopatra, in presence of deities, reliefs on the south facade, late Plotemaic temple of Hathor, Dendera, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Buddhist monks at the Bayon temple, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Asia

Buddhist monks at Angkor Wat, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Asia

Novice Buddhist monk and Phra Atchana Buddha statue, Wat Si Chum, Sukhothai, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sukhothai Province, Thailand, Asia

Large carved seated statues of the pharaoh, Temple of Rameses II (Ramasses II) (Ramses the Great), Abu Simbel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nubia, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Columns depicting the Quetzal Bird, Palace of the Quetzal Butterfly, Teotihuacan, 150AD to 600AD and later used by the Aztecs, UNESCO World Heritage Site, north of Mexico City, Mexico, North America

Statues of seated, standing and sleeping Buddha, Isurumuniya, Anuradhapura, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Ancient me'ac (Maori temple), Taiohae Bay, Nuku Hiva Island, Marquesas Islands archipelago, French Polynesia, South Pacific Islands, Pacific

The Mayan rain god Chac, holding burning torch showing his power to withhold or dispense rain, in west court of the Mayan ruins at Copan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, western highlands, Honduras, Central America

Partially submerged tilted Shiva temple below the ghats on the edge of the River Ganges (Ganga), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Two novice Buddhist monks in front of a statue of the reclining Budha, Wat Lokayasutharam, Ayuthaya Historical Park, Ayuthaya (Ayutthaya), UNESCO World Heritage Site, central Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Traditional Cambodian apsara dancer, temples of Angkor Wat, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Exterior of the Christian cathedral, the Duomo, S. Maria del Fiore, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Floodlit temple facade and colossi of Ramses II (Ramesses the Great), Abu Simbel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nubia, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

View of the village of Alnmouth with River Aln flowing into the North Sea, fringed by beautiful beaches, near Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sitting Buddha statue and chedi (pagoda) (stupa) at Buddhist temple of Wat Phra Mahathat, dating from 1300 AD, Ayuthaya (Ayutthaya), Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Gian Lorenzo Bernini's 17th century colonnade and statues of saints, Piazza San Pietro, St. Peter's, Vatican City, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Giant statue dating from the 5th century, of the standing Buddha giving a blessing with his right hand, and lifting the robe to signify reincarnation with his left hand, Aukana, Sri Lanka, Asia

Three young monks praying at a rock-cut image of the Buddha in the Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa (Polonnaruva), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Stone carving figures, Lankatilaka building, Alahana Pirivena complex, ancient city of Polonnaruwa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Carved Buddha images at Longmen Caves, Dragon Gate Grottoes dating from between the 6th and 8th centuries, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Henan Province, China, Asia

Frieze on the 130ft high El Castillo at the Mayan ruins at Xunantunich, San Ignacio, Belize, Central America

Landa Mission, UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of five Sierra Gorda missions designed by Franciscan Fray Junipero Serra, QuerŽtaro, Mexico, North America

Conca Mission, UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of five Sierra Gorda missions designed by Franciscan Fray Junipero Serra, Arroyo Seco, QuerŽtaro, Mexico, North America

Seville Cathedral (Cathedral of Santa Maria de la Sede), former ancient Almohad mosque, UNESCO, Seville, Andalusia, Spain

Church of St-Honorat, Alyscamps, UNESCO, Arles, Bouches du Rhone, Camargue, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

Detail at the Buddhist monastery in Tengboche in the Khumbu region of Nepal with Ama Dablam mountain in the background, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia