Ornate interior columns, stucco and friezes in the Cathedral of San Lorenzo in this historic northwest port city, Trapani, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Figures of stucco relief, skeletal heads found in the niches, Castillo de Kukulcan, Mayapan, Mayan archaeological site, Yucatan, Mexico,. North America

Stucco Frieze, Castillo, Xunantunich Mayan Ruins, outside San Ignacio, Belize, Central America

Stucco Frieze, Castillo, Xunantunich Mayan Ruins, outside San Ignacio, Belize, Central America

Painted stucco frieze, 55 feet long, inside Structure I, Classic Period, Balamku, Mayan archaeological site, Peten Basin, Campeche, Mexico, North America

Painted stucco frieze, 55 feet long, inside Structure I, Classic Period, Balamku, Mayan archaeological site, Peten Basin, Campeche, Mexico, North America

Painted stucco frieze, 55 feet long, inside Structure I, Classic Period, Balamku, Mayan archaeological site, Peten Basin, Campeche, Mexico, North America

Painted stucco frieze, 55 feet long, inside Structure I, Classic Period, Balamku, Mayan archaeological site, Peten Basin, Campeche, Mexico, North America

Figures of stucco relief, Castillo de Kukulcan, Mayapan, Mayan archaeological site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Frieze, Nuns Quadrangle, Uxmal, Mayan archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America