Typical Inca wall, Machu Picchu, Peru, South AmericaThe lost city of the Inca was rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911

Ginkaku-Ji (Silver Pavilion) Temple, Kyoto, Japan

Dry stone wall, with view across a beautiful typical country landscape in spring, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, Unnited Kingdom, Europe

Typical house with internal courtyard in Lecce stone, Melpignano, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Typical Cotswolds stone houses in Lower Slaughter, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Typical stone alleys in the old town center of Matera also known as the Subterranean City, Matera, Basilicata, Italy, Europe

Alberobello, typical houses, Apulia (Puglia), Italy

Typical Indonesian village in the foothills of Sinabung Volcano, Berastagi (Brastagi), North Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

The typical huts called Trulli built with dry stone with a conical roof, Alberobello, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Province of Bari, Apulia, Italy, Europe

A female farmer standing outside a typical looking farm yard, Lesotho, Africa

View of typical architecture and white houses of the old medieval town at sunset, Ostuni, Province of Brindisi, Apulia, Italy, Europe

Alberobello, typical houses, Apulia (Puglia), Italy

The typical Trulli built with dry stone with a conical roof, Alberobello, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Province of Bari, Apulia, Italy, Europe

View of the typical Trulli built with dry stone with a conical roof, Alberobello, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Province of Bari, Apulia, Italy, Europe

Alberobello, typical houses, Apulia (Puglia), Italy

Typical Icelandic house from the last century, Skoga Museum, near Skogafoss, South Iceland, Iceland, Polar Regions

Alberobello, typical Trulli houses, Puglia (Apulia), Italy

Typical white stone buildings of Andalusia, trimmed with yellow, Ronda, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Typical spring landscape of country lane, dry stone walls, tree and barn, May, Litton, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Typical blue houses of the Medina of Chefchaouen (The Blue City), Morocco

Typical Costa Brava scenery near S'Agaro, Costa Brava, Catalunya (Catalonia) (Cataluna), Spain, Europe

Typical chimney in front of the church of Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian dating from the 14th century, Lastovo town, Lastovo island, Croatia, Southeast Europe

Typical houses of Pienza, Val d'Orcia, Siena province, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Yellow buttercup meadow with stone wall and typical landscape in Swaledale, Gunnerside, Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Typical spring landscape of barn, sheep, fields, dry stone walls and hills, Litton, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A typical red tram stops at the historical Praca Do Comercio square near the Tagus river, Lisbon, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe

Termite mound, grasses and trees with typical rounded rocks in the background, Bungle Bungle, Purnululu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kimberley, West Australia, Australia, Pacific

A typical view of a building in the traditional village of Omodos in Cyprus, Europe

Track disappears into distance, grass, two trees and dry stone walls, typical country scene, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Track disappears into distance, between dry stone walls, a typical country scene, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Typical Costa Brava scenery near S'Agaro, Costa Brava, Catalunya (Catalonia) (Cataluna), Spain, Europe

Typical alpine stone huts, Entova Alp, Malenco Valley, Sondrio province, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Typical Costa Brava scenery on the Cap de Creus, Costa Brava, Catalunya (Catalonia) (Cataluna), Spain, Europe

Typical spring landscape of village, cattle, fields, dry stone walls and hills, May, Litton, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Pink clouds at dawn on the typical buildings and quay along the typical canal, Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

The Dome of the Rock, and typical Middle Eastern architectural stone dome in foreground, Old City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Quaint lakeland cottage with studded front door and Welcome sign, at Troutbeck in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK

Stonemason using traditional manual skills at stone workshop at Humayuns Tomb, in New Delhi, India

Skilled craftsmen at work making Pietra Dura souvenirs using traditional old-fashioned grinding wheel in Agra, India

Skilled craftsman at work making Pietra Dura gem souvenirs using traditional old-fashioned methods in Agra, India

Indian man doing laundry using flogging stone in waters of The Ganges River at Cabua Pandey Ghat in Varanasi, Benares, India

Typical Spanish doorway in Laguardia, Northern Spain

Stonemasons using traditional manual skills at stone workshop at Humayuns Tomb, in New Delhi, India

Clock Tower (20th Century) of stone and lime plaster at The Maharaja of Jaipur's Moon Palace in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Stonemasons using traditional manual skills at stone workshop at Humayuns Tomb, in New Delhi, India

Statue of the Yongle Emperor at the Ming Tombs site, Chang Ling Way, Beijing (Peking), China

Typical cottage doorway and porch with aubretia shrubs in Stanton village, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

A typical Bhutanese home built in a traditional chalet style to suit the alpine surroundings. The central building has a raised roof and wooden-shuttered windows. The surrounding land has been terraced with stone walls.

Whitewash between stone, a typical feature of buildings on the island, Sao Jorge, Azores, Portugal, Europe

Typical French doorway in Bourdeilles popular tourist destination near Brantome in Northern Dordogne, France

Old stone traditional cottage with block stones at Rosmuch, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland

Typical Welsh stone cottage with Welsh slate roofs in Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales

Westminster Abbey, The Collegiate Church of St Peter London, United Kingdom

Typical house, with yellow corrugated roof and white stone walls and fence, in Stanley, capital of the Falkland Islands, South America

Tourists cross flood scoured rocks, past typical formations, Purnululu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bungle Bungle, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Typical stone barn in wheat field in the Dordogne, France

Typical house with attractive garden, in the volcanic caldera, Fogo (Fire), Cape Verde Islands, Atlantic, Africa

Typical tile roof and stone walls houses on the Gulf of Kotor, Montenegro, Europe

Typical houses with tiled roofs and stone walls on the Gulf of Kotor, Montenegro, Europe

Typical houses with tiled roofs and stone walls on the Gulf of Kotor, Montenegro, Europe

Typical houses with tiled roofs and stone walls on the Gulf of Kotor, Montenegro, Europe

Portugal, Lisbon (Near), Belem, The Jeronimos Abbey Typical Manuelin Architecture, The Cloister Fountain With A Stone Lion

Syria, Aleppo, The Citadel, View In The Interior Fortress Yard And The Mosque Through A Typical Turkish Stone Gate

Portugal, Lisbon (Near), Belem, The Jeronimos Abbey Typical Manuelin Architecture, The Cloister Fountain With A Stone Lion

Typical houses with tiled roofs and stone walls on the Gulf of Kotor, Montenegro, Europe

France, To Uraine Val-De-Loire, In Dre-Et-Loire, Typical To Uraine Stone House Facade In Loches

France, To Uraine Val-De-Loire, In Dre-Et-Loire, Typical To Uraine Stone House Facade In Loches

Typical houses with tiled roofs and stone walls on the Gulf of Kotor, Montenegro, Europe

Inside Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe. In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.

Our Lady of Covadonga. The Blessed Virgin Mary, and a Marian shrine devoted to her at Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe. In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.

Cemetery, Barbate, Cadiz, Spain

Monk blessing a woman, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Woman, women, biking, Bridge and South Gate of Angkor Thom, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Detail, Bayon temple, Angkor Thom, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Silver Pavilion and Zen garden symbolizing Mount Fuji and the sea, in Ginkaku ji temple, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan

Facade of National Museum of Art, Casa de Francisco Tadeo Diez de Medina, La Paz, Bolivia

Detail, statues of Asuras on bridge of South Gate, in Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Representation, Ramayana epic, Bas-relief carvings, in Bayon temple, Angkor Thom, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Tourists, inside Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Buddha statue, Central sanctuary, in Prasat Hin Phimai (Phimai Historical Park), Phimai, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand

Zen garden symbolizing Mount Fuji and the sea, in Ginkaku ji temple, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan

Gardener working,Zen garden symbolizing Mount Fuji and the sea, in Ginkaku ji temple, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan

Aspara sculpture in bas-relief on the wall, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Garden, Heian Jingu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Monk and Buddha statue, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Aspara sculptures in bas-relief on the wall, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Sculpture, in Shirakawa-minami-dori, Gion district, Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Adashino Nenbutsu dera temple, Arashiyama Sagano area,Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Detail, statues of Asuras on bridge of South Gate, in Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Garden, Heian Jingu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Adashino Nenbutsu dera temple, Arashiyama Sagano area,Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Aspara sculptures in bas-relief on the wall, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Vinery, La Geria, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain

Monk, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Tourists, inside Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Zen garden symbolizing Mount Fuji and the sea, in Ginkaku ji temple, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan

Aspara sculptures in bas-relief on the wall, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Vinery, La Geria, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain

Buddha head in banyan tree roots at Wat Mahathat temple, in Ayutthaya, Thailand

Buddha head in banyan tree roots at Wat Mahathat temple, in Ayutthaya, Thailand