Animist hanging coffins still in use today, on limestone cliff in Echo Valley, Sagada, Cordillera, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Munich Residenz, the residence and former royal palace of Bavarian monarchs, today a museum, in central Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Obidos castle, a medieval forstress, today used as a luxury Pousada hotel, in Obidos, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe

Obidos castle, today used as a luxury Pousada hotel, partially illuminated at night, Obidos, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe

Hercules Tower, oldest Roman lighthouse in use today, UNESCO World Heritage Site, A Corun±a, Galicia, Spain, Europe

Hercules Tower, oldest Roman lighthouse in use today, UNESCO World Heritage Site, A Coruna, Galicia, Spain, Europe

Sunrise over the Stock Exchange Building, today's Nobel Museum, Stortorget Square, Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

View over Erik the Red's first settlement Brattahlid, known today as Qassiarsuk, South Greenland, Polar Regions

Montezuma Valley Outlook, the park contains some of the most elaborte Pueblo dwellings found today, Mesa Verde National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Snorkelers swim above a blue hole on Palau's barrier reef. This hole formed when sea level was much lower than it is today.

The St George Utah Temple in St George, Utah, USA. It is a Mormon church, completed in 1877 and the oldest temple still in use today by the Mormon church.

St Peter's Church in the village of Firle, East Sussex, England, UK. It dates from the 12th Century and is still in use today.

St Peter's Church in the village of Firle, East Sussex, England, UK. It dates from the 12th Century and is still in use today.

St Peter's Church in the village of Firle, East Sussex, England, UK. It dates from the 12th Century and is still in use today.

St Peter's Church in the village of Firle, East Sussex, England, UK. It dates from the 12th Century and is still in use today.

St Peter's Church in the village of Firle, East Sussex, England, UK. It dates from the 12th Century and is still in use today.

St Peter's Church in the village of Firle, East Sussex, England, UK. It dates from the 12th Century and is still in use today.

View of the Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque), an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque, constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I and a functioning mosque today, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque), an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque, constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I and a functioning mosque today, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

View of the Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque), an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque, constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I and a functioning mosque today, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

View of the Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque), from Sultanahmet Park, constructed between 1609 and 1617, an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque and a functioning mosque today, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Mesa Top Loop Road Ruins, Pueblo ruins in Mesa Verde containing some of the most elaborte Pueblo dwellings found today, Mesa Verde National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Colorado, United States of America, North America

View of the Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque), an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque, constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I and a functioning mosque today, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Detail of the Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque), an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque, constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I and a functioning mosque today, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Spruce Tree House Ruins, Pueblo ruins in Mesa Verde containing some of the most elaborte Pueblo dwellings found today, Mesa Verde National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Spruce Tree House Ruins, Pueblo ruins in Mesa Verde containing some of the most elaborte Pueblo dwellings found today, Mesa Verde National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Colorado, United States of America, North America

View of the Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque), from Sultanahmet Park, constructed between 1609 and 1617, an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque and a functioning mosque today, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Today's tourism is a far cry from Che Guevara's vision for Cuba, Varadero, Cuba

Mine in Cerro Rico, richest hill on earth, hand mining of silver and zinc today, Potosi, Bolivia, South America

White Cloud Temple (Baiyun Guan) tended by Taoist monks and founded in AD 739 with today's buildings dating from the Ming and Qing dynasties, Beijing, China, Asia

A fireman from the City of New York Fire Department attending a special Service of Remembrance and Commemoration at St Paul's Cathedral today which was held in honour of those who died in the terrorist attacks that struck New York, Washington and Pennsylvania on September 11th 2001.

One of the earliest Renaissance chateaux standing today, the castle at Azay-le-Rideau, UNESCO World Heritage Site, built during the 16th century, Indre et Loire, France, Europe

One of the earliest Renaissance chateaux standing today, the castle at Azay-le-Rideau, UNESCO World Heritage Site, built during the 16th century, Indre et Loire, France, Europe

Palacio e Carlos V (Palace of Carlos the fifth), today the museum of Alhambra, Alhambra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Granada, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Palmse Manor, built by a Baltic German family, today part of the Museums of Virumaa Foundation, Lahemaa National Park, Estonia, Europe

One of the earliest Renaissance chateaux standing today, the castle at Azay-le-Rideau, UNESCO World Heritage Site, built during the 16th century, Indre et Loire, France, Europe

Pueblo ruins in Mesa Verde containing some of the most elaborte Pueblo dwellings found today, Mesa Verde National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Mingun Bell weighing 90 tons, the largest ringing bell in the world today, Mingun, Sagaing Division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Roman remains in ancient Narona, today the town of Vid, Croatia, Europe

Nomad birth. Today i born into family of buddhas; a child of buddhas i’ve become today. -santideva. Tibet

India. Kokkamamngalam syro-malabar catholic church, one of the 8 said to have been founded by saint thomas, as it is today, constructed in the 19th century. In the footsteps of saint thomas: visiting the eight churches founded by the apostle in kerala after he arrived in 52 ad

India. Kokkamamngalam syro-malabar catholic church, one of the 8 said to have been founded by saint thomas, as it is today, constructed in the 19th century. In the footsteps of saint thomas: visiting the eight churches founded by the apostle in kerala after he arrived in 52 ad

India. Kokkamamngalam syro-malabar catholic church, one of the 8 said to have been founded by saint thomas, as it is today, constructed in the 19th century. In the footsteps of saint thomas: visiting the eight churches founded by the apostle in kerala after he arrived in 52 ad

`La República´.Mural by Pedro Nel Gómez. In Council Hall of the former Municipal Palace, today Antioquia Museum, Museo de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia

New Ireland Malagan funerary statue in at the Metropolitan Museum of Art museum, New York, USA. New Ireland is part of the Bismarck Archipelago, situated north of New Guinea, and has an estimated population of 100,000. The Dutch first encountered the island in 1616, and today New Ireland is a province of Papua New Guinea. Nineteen different languages are spoken on the island, and it is divided by a chain of mountains into three distinct regions: northern, central, and southeastern. The art of New Ireland traditionally centered on mortuary ceremonies and feasts to honor the dead. In northern New Ireland, the name given to these elaborate ceremonies is malagan, which is also the term used for the carved and painted sculptures associated with the ceremonies.

Anti covid vaccinations begin today in Lazio - 19 for the elderly over 80 years old Campus Biomedico

Covid vaccinations begin today in Lazio - 19 for the elderly over 80 years old

Covid vaccinations begin today in Lazio - 19 for the elderly over 80 years old

Covid vaccinations begin today in Lazio - 19 for the elderly over 80 years old

Mozart's birthplace in the Getreidegasse, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born here on January 27, 1756, today the rooms once occupied by the Mozart family house a museum, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, Since 1996 historic centre of the city part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site

Former house of the manager of the Ashburnham Estate, today the house serves as a hotel, Elkaduwa, Knuckles Range East of Kandy, highland, Sri Lanka, South Asia

Ceiling fresco at the Nunnery of Wienhausen Convent, former Cistercian nunnery is today an evangelical abbey, Wienhausen, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Nunnery at Wienhausen Convent, former Cistercian nunnery is today an evangelical abbey, Wienhausen, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Church of San Francisco de Asis (today museum of museo nacional de la lucha contra bandidos) and Iglesia Parroquial de la Santisima Trinidad, Trinidad, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, West Indies

Plas Newydd near Llangollen, was the home of the Ladies of Llangollen for nearly 50 years. Today, it is run as a museum, Llangollen, Denbighshire, North-Wales, Wales, Great Britain

Mozart's birthplace in the Getreidegasse, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born here on January 27, 1756, today the rooms once occupied by the Mozart family house a museum, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, Since 1996 historic centre of the city part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site

Tapestry at Wienhausen Convent, former Cistercian nunnery is today an evangelical abbey, Wienhausen, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Church of San Francisco de Asis (today museum of museo nacional de la lucha contra bandidos), Trinidad, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, West Indies

Tapestry at Wienhausen Convent, former Cistercian nunnery is today an evangelical abbey, Wienhausen, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Church of San Francisco de Asis (today museum of museo nacional de la lucha contra bandidos), Trinidad, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, West Indies

Church of San Francisco de Asis (today museum of museo nacional de la lucha contra bandidos), Trinidad, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, West Indies

Church of San Francisco de Asis (today museum of museo nacional de la lucha contra bandidos), Trinidad, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, West Indies

Wienhausen Convent under blue sky, former Cistercian nunnery is today an evangelical abbey, Wienhausen, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Nunnery at Wienhausen Convent, former Cistercian nunnery is today an evangelical abbey, Wienhausen, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Wienhausen Convent under blue sky, former Cistercian nunnery is today an evangelical abbey, Wienhausen, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Cloister at Wienhausen Convent, former Cistercian nunnery is today an evangelical abbey, Wienhausen, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Three peasant women in traditional Ukrainian costume performing a countrified folk dance at the farmers\' museum in the formerly German inhabited Bessarabian village Friedenstal, today\'s Mirnopolje, Ukraine

Narbonne, Palais des Archeveques, former medieval bishop palace, today city hall and museum, France, Southern France.

Fire Danger High Today, Mr. Smokey, Ocala Forest, Florida, USA

Former slave cabins on Tezcuco Plantation, today used as hotel rooms

Former fortress, today National Museum in Tripoli, Libya

USA, United States of America, Arizona: Biosphere 2 Ceter of the Columbia University. From 1991 to 1993 3 people tried to live in this artificial world without support from the outside world. Today it is a tourist attraction and conferece center.

USA, United States of America, Arizona: Biosphere 2 Ceter of the Columbia University. From 1991 to 1993 3 people tried to live in this artificial world without support from the outside world. Today it is a tourist attraction and conferece center.

Im Gueldenen Arm, Hermann-Elflein-Strasse 3, oldest half timbered house in Potsdam, today used as a museum, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Palace in Koblenz, with today the regional finance office inside, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany

Bath House in the Government Gardens, today it hosts the Museum of Art and History, stormy atmosphere, Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand

Granary on Hallplatz Square, former salt and grain storage, today Barfuesser brewery with restaurant and several shops, old city, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Illuminated facade with balconies and art nouveau elements on the Placa Weyler, Plaza Weyler, in the evening, former Gran Hotel from approx. 1902, today cultural center of the Fundacio La Caixa, Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Terrace with sun shades in front of the medieval entrance portal of Sa Llotja, former maritime trade stock exchange, used today for exhibitions of art and culture, facade in the Catalonian gothic style, historic city centre, Ciutat Antiga, Palma de Mallor

Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Jeronimos Monastery, 16th century, main entrance and facade of the western wings in Manueline style, the former dormitory is a museum today, Praca do Imperio, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Bay window with round balconies on the Placa Weyler, Plaza Weyler, former Gran Hotel from approx. 1902, today cultural center of the Fundacio La Caixa, Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

North Tower, Wewelsburg, triangular castle, former Nazi cult and terror center of the ss, today historical museum, hostel, Bueren, Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Sign with German inscription Kein Eingang, no entrance, Wewelsburg, triangular castle, former Nazi cult and terror center of the ss, today historical museum, hostel, Bueren, Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Towers, Wewelsburg, triangular castle, former Nazi cult and terror center of the ss, today historical museum, hostel, Bueren, Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Hammerhead tower of the former Zeche Minister Stein mine, today office building and service center, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Hammerhead tower of the former Zeche Minister Stein mine, today office building and service center, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Cathedrale Notre-Dame, Lausanne Cathedral, former episcopal church of the diocese of Lausanne, today main Protestant church of the city of Lausanne, Canon Vaud, Lake Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

Basilica of St. Lorenz, a former Benedictine abbey church of the Prince Abbot of Kempten, today the Parish Church of St. Lorenz, Diocese of Augsburg, Kempten, Lower Allgaeu, Allgaeu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Basilica of St. Lorenz, a former Benedictine abbey church of the Prince Abbot of Kempten, today the Parish Church of St. Lorenz, Diocese of Augsburg, Residenz Square, Kempten, Lower Allgaeu, Allgaeu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Industrial building with four brightly painted ventilation propellers, former Thyssen blast furnace plant, today Duisburg-Nord Landscape Park, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Discarded worker's clothing and a footprint, covered with hoarfrost, Huettenwerk Meiderich steel mill after closure, today Duisburg-Nord Landscape Park, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, former THTR-300 Nuclear Power Plant, today Westfalen coal power station under construction, safe enclosure, Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, former THTR-300 Nuclear Power Plant, today Westfalen coal power station under construction, safe enclosure, Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Banishanta is a peninsula, in the middle of the 20th century a large brothel was opened there, with about 1000 woman, today there are only about 100, they administer themselves and elect their head, Banishanta, Bangladesh, Asia

Old town of Jaffa with St. Peter church and mosque, old port, today part of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel, Asia

Marstallhof des Burgtors, part of the Luebeck city fortifications, today youth centre, Luebeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Banishanta is a peninsula, in the middle of the 20th century a large brothel was opened there, with about 1000 woman, today there are only about 100, they administer themselves and elect their head, Banishanta, Bangladesh, Asia

Banishanta is a peninsula, in the middle of the 20th century a large brothel was opened there, with about 1000 woman, today there are only about 100, they administer themselves and elect their head, Banishanta, Bangladesh, Asia

Historic farmhouse with farm garden built 1711, today Franconian Open Air Museum, Bad Windsheim, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Historic inn Zur Krone built 1704/05, today Franconian Open Air Museum, Bad Windsheim, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe