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Temple of Hathor in honour of Nefretare, was moved when Aswan High Dam was built, Abu Simbel, Egypt, North Africa

Temple of Re-Herakhte for Ramses II, was moved when Aswan High Dam was built, Abu Simbel, Egypt, North Africa

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

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

Statue of Amun, with Ramses II (Ramasses the Great) between his knees, Karnak, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Relief carvings on frieze on outside wall of the Buddhist temple, Borobodur (Borobudur), Java, Indonesia

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"

Parade of nations carving, Apadana Palace staircase, archaeological site, Persepolis, Iran, Middle East, Asia

Typical Inca wall, Machu Picchu, Peru, South AmericaThe lost city of the Inca was rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911

Mount Vesuvius seen from the ruins of Pompeii, buried in the ash flow of the eruption of AD 79, Columbus basalt lava marble and brick, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Restored buildings in Roman town buried in AD 79 by ash flows from Mount Vesuvius, in the background, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Qasr al-Abd (Fortress of the Servant), 3rd century BD Hellenistic palace west of Aman in Wadi as-Sir, Iraq al-Amir, Jordan, Middle East

Nymphaeum (public fountain), 2nd century AD, of the Roman Decapolis city, Jerash, Jordan, Middle East

Temple of Artemis and North Theatre, 1st and 2nd centuries AD, of the Roman Decapolis city, Jerash, Jordan, Middle East

Aboriginal painted figures of varied periods, over-painted, near King Edward River, Kulumburu Road, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia

Qusayr Amra, Umayyad bath complex, Jordan, Middle EastBuilt in the desert by Caliph Walid I, 700-715, contains well preserved period frescos

Crac des Chevaliers, Crusader castle, 1150-1250, built by the Knights Hospitaller, Syria, Middle East

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

Ruins of Pompeii, destroyed in volcanic eruption of AD 79, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Rock cut Temple of Ramesses II (Rameses the Great) (Ramses the Great), Abu Simbel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nubia, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Temple of Ramesses III (Rameses III), Valley of the Kings, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, 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

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

View from Pyramid of the Moon of the Avenue of the Dead and the Pyramid of the Sun in background, Teotihuacan, 150AD to 600AD and later used by the Aztecs, UNESCO World Heritage Site, north of Mexico City, Mexico, North America

Building 5 at the ancient Zapotec city of Monte Alban, near Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

View from Pyramid of the Moon of the Avenue of the Dead and the Pyramid of the Sun in background, Teotihuacan, 150AD to 600AD and later used by the Aztecs, UNESCO World Heritage Site, north of Mexico City, Mexico, North America

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

Ancient carved heads of gods on summit of Mount Nemrut, Nemrut Dagi (Nemrut Dag), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia

Ancient carved heads of gods on summit of Mount Nemrut, Nemrut Dagi (Nemrut Dag), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia

Ancient carved stone heads, Nemrut Dagi (Nemrut Dag), on summit of Mount Nemrut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia

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

Poulnabrone dolmen megalithic tomb, Burren, County Clare, Munster, Republic of Ireland (Eire), EuropeThe Burren (from Irish: Boireann, meaning - great rock) is a unique karst landscape in northwest County Clare, Ireland. The limestone area measures 300 square kilometres and is roughly enclosed within the circle comprised by the villages Ballyvaughan, Kinvarra, Gort, Corrofin, Kilfenora, Lisdoonvarna and the Black Head lighthouse. The definitive article (ie "The" Burren) has only been added to the name by academics in the last few decades as it has always been traditionally called Boireann or Boirinn in Irish and Burren in English.

Portrait of a Peruvian man playing a flute, Inca ruins of Sacsayhuaman, near Cuzco, Peru, South America