Jame Mosque (Friday Mosque), Kerman city, Province of Kerman, Iran, Middle East

Jameh Mosque (Friday Mosque), Yazd city, Iran, Middle East

Shah Mosque (Imam Mosque), Isfahan, Iran, Middle East

Jameh Mosque (Friday Mosque), Yazd city, Iran, Middle East

A typically colourful street with traditional buildings in the picturesque town of Guatape, Colombia, South America

Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Imam Square, Isfahan, Iran, Middle East

Imam Mosque (Shah Mosque), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Imam Square, Isfahan, Iran, Middle East

Tiling on facade, Aramgah-e Shah-e Cheragh (Mausoleum of the King of Light), Shiraz, Iran, Middle East

Door and facade detail, Jameh Mosque, Yazd, Iran, Middle East

Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Zealand, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Zealand, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Facade detail, Jameh Mosque, Yazd, Iran, Middle East

Staircase of the Convento of The Church of San Pedro in Loboc, Bohol, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Facade and minarets, Jameh Mosque, Yazd, Iran, Middle East

Art Nouveau Post Office Building exterior dating from 1919, Casablanca, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

The facade of a colourful building covered in traditional local tiles, in the picturesque town of Guatape, Colombia, South America

Facade and minarets, Jameh Mosque, Yazd, Iran, Middle East

Imam Khomeini looks down from the facade of a small mosque in the backstreets, Shiraz, Iran, Middle East

Tiled Alcove from Barcelona at Plaza de Espana, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

The facade of a colourful building covered in traditional local tiles, in the picturesque town of Guatape, Colombia, South America

A colourful street scene with its preserved and colonial buildings, Jardin, Colombia, South America

Tiled Alcoves at Plaza de Espana, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Horse-drawn carriage, Plaza de Espana, built for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929, Seville, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

The facade of a colourful building covered in traditional local tiles, in the picturesque town of Guatape, Colombia, South America

The facade of a colourful building covered in traditional local tiles, in the picturesque town of Guatape, Colombia, South America

The facade of a colourful building covered in traditional local tiles, in the picturesque town of Guatape, Colombia, South America

Tiled Alcove from Malaga at Plaza de Espana, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

The facade of a colourful building covered in traditional local tiles, in the picturesque town of Guatape, Colombia, South America

Facade of Chapel of Souls, covered with azulejo blue and white painted ceramic tiles, Capela das Almas Church, Porto, Portugal, Europe

Facade of Igreja de Santo Ildefonso (Church of St. Ildelfonso) with azulejo blue and white painted ceramic tiles, Porto, Portugal, Europe

Traditional buildings with azulejo tiles in the old Lisbon neighbourhood of Alfama with Se Cathedral in background, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Traditional buildings with azulejo tiles in the old Lisbon neighbourhood of Alfama with Se Cathedral in background, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Night low angle view of traditional low-rise roof-tiled houses with facade decorations in the Old Town Market Place (Rynek Starego Miastra), Warsaw, Poland, Europe

Blue tiles (Azulejos) on exterior of Chapel of Santa Catarina (Chapel of Souls), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Porto, Norte, Portugal, Europe

A view of the Pest section of Budapest including Great Market Hall with the colourful tiled roof, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

The lookout tower at Quinta do Lorde, Canical, east Madeira, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean, Europe

Low angle view of traditional low-rise roof-tiled Burghers houses with facade decorations in the Old Town Market Square (Rynek Starego Miastra), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Warsaw, Poland, Europe

The exterior mosaic of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (Tserkov Spasa na Krovi), UNESCO World Heritage Site, St. Petersburg, Russia, Europe

The lookout tower at Quinta do Lorde, Canical, east Madeira, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean, Europe

Old street with historic buldings at the center of Malaga, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Close-up of the tiled facade of the Dome of the Rock, Old City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Tourist attraction El Capricho de Gaudi (The Caprice Villa Quijano) at Comillas in Cantabria, Northern Spain

Belvedere Tower tourist attraction El Capricho de Gaudi (The Caprice Villa Quijano) at Comillas in Cantabria, Northern Spain

Tourist attraction El Capricho de Gaudi (The Caprice Villa Quijano) at Comillas in Cantabria, Northern Spain

Tile paintings, Pinhao Railroad Station, Alto Douro Wine Valley, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Portugal, Europe

Shingle tiled house, Puerto Montt, Chile, South America

Tiled Pharmacy in Zafra, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, Europe

Mosaic tiled floor, Vittorio Emanuele II Gallery, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Art Deco cafe in San Telmo Park, Triana District, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Tiled Pharmacy in Zafra, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, Europe

Colourful buildings, Valparaiso, Chile, South America

A typically colourful street with buildings covered in traditional local tiles in the picturesque town of Guatape, Colombia, South America

Courtyard of Tilla-Kari Madrasa, Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Royal Palace, Dar al Makhzen, Fez el Jedid, Fez, Morocco

Facade of Zaouia Sidi Ahmed Tijani, medina, Fez.Morocco

Ulugbek Medressa, Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Main gate of Tilla-Kari Madrasa, Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Bibi Khanym Mosque, also known as Bibi Khanum Mosque, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Tiled wall, Hazrati Imom Mosque, Hazrati Imom Complex, Hazrati Imom Square, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Ulugh Beg Madrasah, also known as Ulugbek Madrasah, Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Ulugh Beg Madrasah, also known as Ulugbek Madrasah, Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Abdullah Khan Madrasah, also known as Abdulloxon Madrasah, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Fayzobod Khanaka, also known as Fayzabad Khanaka, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Ulugh Beg Madrasah, also known as Ulugbek Madrasah, Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Entrance to Shah-i-Zinda, also known as Shah I Zinda and Shah-i Zinda, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Islamic architecture in courtyard, Kalon Mosque, also known as Kalyan Mosque, Poi Kalon, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Fayzobod Khanaka, also known as Fayzabad Khanaka, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Waitress of Ritz Cafe, Av Arriaga, Funchal, Madeira

Ulugbek Medressa, Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Courtyard of Tilla-Kari Madrasa, Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Gur Emir Mausoleum, also known as Gur Amir, Guri Amir, Gur-E Amir, and Gur-I Amir, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Mir I Arab Madrasah, Poi Kalon, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Sher Dor Medressa, Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Courtyard of Ulugbek Medressa, Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Sher Dor Medressa, Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Green tiled house, House with green tiles, Lagos, Algarve, Portugal

Tile facade, motifs from dance and music, Barrio Alto, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Colourful facade at Rogner Bad Blumau hotel complex, designed by architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser, in spa town Bad Blumau, Styria, Austria, Europe

Colourful facade at Rogner Bad Blumau hotel complex, designed by architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser, in spa town Bad Blumau, Styria, Austria, Europe

Kasbah-styled building with traditional ornaments and patterns of the Berbers, with courtyard and fountain, Hotel Kasbah Asmaa, Morocco, Africa

Tapa Bar " La Chata " , Madrid , Spain , Europe : Tapa bar and restaurant , tiled front

Nasir Ol Molk Mosque, Shiraz, Fars Province, Iran

Interior With Stained Glass Windows Of The Nasir Ol Molk Mosque, Shiraz, Fars Province, Iran

Church of Elijah the Prophet, with ornate arched doorways and colourful frescoes; Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

The Walls of Dubrovnik surround the old city of Dubrovnik and provide stunning scenery and vantage points around the city; Dubrovnik, Dubrovacko-neretvanska zupanija, Croatia

Tile Decorations On The Facade Of The Palace Of Shaki Khans, Shaki, Azerbaijan

View of the Gulf of Trieste from Duino Castle, Italy

View of the Gulf of Trieste from Duino Castle, Italy

View of the Gulf of Trieste from Duino Castle, Italy

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona, Art Nouveau tiled facade of the Escriba pastry shop on La Rambla in the Old Town district.

Spain, Madrid, Ornately patterned tiles.

Hungary, Budapest, Buda Castle District, the tiled Bela tower with Matyas Church behind.

Spain, Madrid, Ornately patterned tiles.

Purple flowers in front of tiled Santa Luzia Church facade, Lisbon, Portugal