Fukusai-ji Zen Temple, 18m high goddess Kannon on turtle, Nagasaki, Japan

Fountain in memory of the fallen Ivan Theimer, Piazza don Minzoni, Foligno, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, Europe

Sculpture, Forbidden City (Palace Museum), Beijing, China, Asia

Monumento a la Tortuga, turtle sculpture artwork, Isla Mujeres, Caribbean Coast, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

Fukusai-ji Zen Temple, 18m high goddess Kannon on turtle, Nagasaki, Japan

The Bacchino, Boboli Garden, Florence (Firenze), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Coral Reefs Monument at the waterfront of San Miguel de Cozumel, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Turtle statue, Zijin Cheng, The Forbidden City Palace Museum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Beijing, China, Asia

Statue of a turtle, symbol of strength, in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, Asia

Bronze turtle, mythical creatures, Japanese Garden of Contemplation, Hamilton Gardens on the Waikato River, Hamilton, North Island, New Zealand

Ephebes statues, Fontane delle Tartarughe, The Turtle Fountain, Piazza Mattei square, the Jewish quarter, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Ephebes statues, Fontane delle Tartarughe, The Turtle Fountain, Piazza Mattei square, the Jewish quarter, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe