Detail of the mid 13th century Sun Temple, dedicated to Surya, the Hindu Sun God, constructed as a twelve-wheeled chariot drawn by seven horses, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Konarak, Puri District, Odisha, India, Asia

Kinich Ahau, Stone Sun Faces, Mayan Ruins, Kohunlich Archaeological Zone, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

Kinich Ahau, Stone Sun Faces, Mayan Ruins, Kohunlich Archaeological Zone, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

Kinich Ahau, Stone Sun Faces, Mayan Ruins, Kohunlich Archaeological Zone, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

Sunrise at Inspiration point , Bryce Canyon, Utah, USA

Sunrise at Inspiration point , Bryce Canyon, Utah, USA

Crevice inside Weano Gorge, Pilbara, Northwest Australia

Belfry of the St. Kunigund church, detail with tower clock and sundial, Schnaittach, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Sunrise at Inspiration point , Bryce Canyon, Utah, USA

Wangi Falls at sunset, Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

Wangi Falls at sunset, detail, Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

Close-up of two of the Ramses II statues carved out of the mountainside at the front of the Great Sun Temple of Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt

Close-up of the head of one of the Ramses II statues carved out of the mountainside at the front of the Great Sun Temple of Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt