King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in downy plumage (okum boys) on South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Decorative wall, Tilla Kari Madrasah, also known as Tillya Kari Madrasah, Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Dormition of the Virgin Mary Church, also known as Assumption of Mary Orthodox Church, Pyrgi, Chios, Greece

Dormition of the Virgin Mary Church, also known as Assumption of Mary Orthodox Church, Pyrgi, Chios, Greece

Detail of a carpet of flowers for Corpus Christi, Mazo, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain

Detail of an artistically designed mosaic with a symmetrical pattern in black and white, thermal springs, thermal baths, thermal baths of Kallithea, Kallithea, Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Ornamental tile pattern, muqarnas decoration at the entrance door, Sheikh Lotfallah Mosque, Maydam-e Iman square, Esfahan, Iran, Asia

Colorful painted stone slabs, pavement in the colors of the rainbow, background picture, Seyoisfjoerour, Seydisfjoerdur, East Iceland, Iceland, Europe

Colourful painted stone slabs, pavement, footpath in the colours of the rainbow, Seyoisfjoerour, Seydisfjoerdur, East Iceland, Iceland, Europe

Mozaffari Jame Mosque or Friday Mosque, Facade decorated with floral patterns, Kerman, Kerman Province, Iran, Asia

Detail of the door, column and frescoes of the inner courtyard in the ancient palace Topkapi in Istanbul, Turkey, Brasil, Asia

Aerial view, Bundesgartenschau horticulture show, BuGa 2011, Electoral Palace, Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Aerial view of garden in Queluz National Palace, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Aerial view, Bundesgartenschau horticulture show, BuGa 2011, Electoral Palace, Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Aerial view of garden in Queluz National Palace, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Aerial view, Bundesgartenschau horticulture show, BuGa 2011, Electoral Palace, Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Two Japanese women in kimono sitting at the Suirokaku aqueduct, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Aerial view, Bundesgartenschau horticulture show, BuGa 2011, Electoral Palace, Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Turkey, Istanbul, Haghia Sophia Mosque interior ceiling

Turkey, Istanbul, Haghia Sophia Mosque column