Upper Part of Gothic Fountan in foreground with Town Hall Tower in background, Sintra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Portugal, Europe

Detail of the decoration of the upper part and clock tower of the Royal Palace, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Holland), Europe

The amazing area of the southern Milky Way in Carina and Crux, the brightest part of the Milky Way after the galactic core region. At right is the Carina Nebula, with the Southern Pleiades cluster, IC 2602, below it. The Football Cluster, NGC 3532, is at upper left of the Carina Nebula. At centre is the region of Lambda Centauri, with the star cluster NGC 3766, the Pearl Cluster, above the emission nebulosity. At left is the Southern Cross, with the dark Coal Sack at bottom left of the Cross, with thin tendrils extending to the right. To the left of Alpha Cruxis at the bottom of the Cross is the star cluster NGC 4609; aboive Alpha is NGC 4649. To the left of Beta Cruxis at the left side of the Cross is the Jewel Box Cluster, NGC 4755.

Yagim Mask at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Yagim Mask, 1920-25 Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Wood, paint. George Walkus (kwakwaka'wakw, ca 1875-1968). A furtive aggressive sea creature known as Yagim was part of the dramatic Tseyka performance cycle, which took place during the dark winter when life on the North West coast moves largely indoors

Splendours of the southern Milky Way from Vela (at top right) to Centaurus (at bottom left), including the Carina Nebula, Crux and Coal Sack, and Alpha and Beta Centauri. A part of the huge Gum Nebula is at far right. The False Cross is at right, with the large cluster NGC 2516, the Diamond Cluster, below it. The globular cluster Omega Centauri is at upper left.

Maori man Louis with traditional tattoo on upper part of body, North Island, New Zealand

Terrace of old-style restaurant Fischerstuebchen, part of Hotel Zur Bleiche Resort & Spa, village of Burg, Upper Spreewald, Spreewald, Brandenburg, Germany

Aerial view, rose garden of Neue Residenz castle, Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, old town hall, Main river, Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Marketplace and historic town house, Coburg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Marketplace and historic town house, Coburg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Town square Ludwigstrasse Neuoetting Upper Bavaria Germany

Max-Josefs-Platz square, Rosenheim, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Kolping-Fanfarengruppe Taennesberg fanfare group, Upper Palatinate, Traditional Costume and Riflemen's parade, opening of the Oktoberfest festival 2010, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Bamberg Little Venice, Main river, Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Lacerda Elevator connecting the upper to the lower part of town, port, Mercado Modelo, Model Market, Salvador de Bahia, Bahia, Brazil, South America

Aerial view, Bamberg Little Venice, Main river, Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Bamberg Cathedral and Neue Residenz castle, Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, old town hall, Main river, Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Michaelskirche Church, Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

View over snow dusted rooftops, timber framed houses and Upper Gate Tower of the historic centre of Marbach am Neckar, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

View over snow dusted rooftops, timber framed houses and Upper Gate Tower of the historic centre of Marbach am Neckar, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Bicycle rickshaw, New Town Hall with its tower, neo Gothic architecture, Marienplatz square, historic centre, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, old town hall, Main river, bridges across the Main river, Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Old town with parish church St Jacob, Burghausen an der Salzach, Altoetting district, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Wooden sculpture by the artist Mario Gasser on the Austrian part of Zugspitze Mountain, district of Reutte, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Old town with castle, Burghausen an der Salzach, Altoetting district, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Aerial view, Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Bamberg Cathedral and Neue Residenz castle, Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Hirschberg part of the town Beilngries in the Altmuehl valley Upper Bavaria Germany former hunting castle of the prince bishops of Eichstaett romanic west towers of the former castle

Market place, Kronach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Late Gothic architecture, Old Town Hall and Talburgtor tower, oriel, historic centre, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Aerial view of the historic centre of Muehldorf am Inn, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Part of the decorative ceiling vault and altar of the monastery church of St. Benedikt, 17th century, Italian early baroque, Benediktbeuren, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

View from the 'Alter Peter' tower, St. Peter, of rooftops, city centre, Old Town Hall, Talburgtor Gate, Heilig-Geist Church, historic centre, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

St. Jakob parish church and town hall, marketplace, Cham, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Primeval landscape in the Leidinghofer valley, Mathelbach, karst, rocks, overhang, near Leidingshof, part of Markt Heiligenstadt, Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Upper part of the TV tower, blue hour, Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

Canal of Castle Nymphenburg with parkway and middle part of Castle Nymphenburg in Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Town square Ludwigstrasse Unteres Tor Neuoetting Upper Bavaria Germany

Historic town centre with Regnitz River in front of the Church of Our Lady, Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Sparkassenstrasse street in the city center, blue and white flags of Bavaria, historic centre, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Part of the temple complex, pictorial representations, engravings on the walls, columns, mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, Hatshepsut Temple in Deir el-Bahari on the west bank of the Nile in Thebes, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa

Silberzeile and Linzer Gate, Oberer Stadtplatz Square, Schaerding, Innviertel, Upper Austria, Austria, Europe

Old town with river Hasslach, Kronach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Festung Rosenberg fortress and old town with Hasslach river, Kronach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Historic inn Zum Schwarfen Eck, Kronach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Dallmayr building, facade painted in yellow and white, Dienerstrasse Street, historic district, downtown, city centre, Munich, capital city of Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Temple of Chnum, wall relief, part of the temple complex in the city of Esna, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa

Schongau Upper Bavaria Germany parish church Assumption of Mary

Look from the upper part on the Rheinfall waterfalls with Schloss Laufen castle, Canton Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Europe

Old town with river Hasslach, Kronach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Florianiplatz square, Upper Town, historic district of Bad Reichenhall, Berchtesgadener Land district, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Orlando House on Platzl square, restaurant, in the city centre, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Orlando-Haus building on the Platzl, square with restaurant and menu on blackboard, downtown, old town, Munich, capital, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Part of the temple complex, pictorial representations, engravings on the walls, columns, representation for fertility, man feeding cow, mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, Hatshepsut temple in Deir el-Bahari on the west bank of the Nile in Thebes, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa

Steyr Upper Austria Stadtplatz town square

Landsberg upon the river Lech Upper Bavaria Germany Hauptplatz main square with Mary's fountain and the city hall of Dominkus Zimmermann

Lower Gate and historic centre at night, Weiden in the Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Old town with river Hasslach, Kronach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

View from Viktualienmarkt square of the maypole and the pointed towers of 'Alter Peter', St. Peter, and the New Town Hall, historic centre, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Church steeple and fountain in the cobbled streets of the upper town square in the historic centre of Hall, Tyrol, Austria

Inn in Egling, foothills of the Alps, Upper-Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

School at Seilergraben, Schaerding, Innviertel, Upper Austria, Austria, Europe

Festung Rosenberg fortress and old town with Hasslach river, Kronach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Steyr Upper Austria upont the river Traun

Steyr Upper Austria rise to the castle

Historic district, view across the Danube River, Weinlaende harbour, the historic Rathausturm tower and Regensburg Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage, Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Passage to Luitpoldstrasse street, historic district, Eichstaett, Altmuehltal valley, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Forchheim, historic district, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Historic inn Zum Schwarfen Eck, Kronach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Landhausplatz square in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria, Europe

Am Plan market square, historic town centre, Koblenz, UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Landscape of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Old courtyard (old veste) in Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Wassertor (water gate), Hersbruck, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Steyr Upper Austria upont the river Traun

Forchheim, historic district, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Forchheim, historic district, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Orlando-Haus building on the Platzl, square with restaurant, downtown, old town, Munich, capital, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Am Plan market place, old town of Koblenz, UNESCO World Heritage Site Oberes Mittelrheintal landscape of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Am Plan market square, historic town centre, Koblenz, UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Landscape of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Historic centre with the parish church of St Jakobus and the castle, Burghausen, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Canal of Castle Nymphenburg with parkway and middle part of Castle Nymphenburg in Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Landsberg upon the river Lech Upper Bavaria Germany Hauptplatz main square with Mary's fountain and the city hall of Dominkus Zimmermann

Part of the castle complex, 12th century, Burghausen, castle No. 48, Burghausen, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Part of the decorative ceiling vault of the monastery church of St. Benedikt, 17th century, Italian early baroque, Benediktbeuren, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Old town with river Hasslach, Kronach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Festung Rosenberg fortress and old town with Hasslach river, Kronach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Forchheim, historic district, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Schmalzturm, historic tower, at the central town square in the historic town of Landsberg am Lech, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Batteries from above, Germany, Europe

Temple of Isis, Temple of Isis of Philae on the Nile Island Agilkia, Temple of Isis, part of the temple complex, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa

Sandauer Tor, historic town gate, Landsberg am Lech, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe, PublicGround

Aerial view of the historic centre of Muehldorf am Inn, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Town hall, Tegernsee, Upper-Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Jesuit church St Michael Steyr Upper Austria upont the river Traun

Marienplatz Square, historic city centre of Freising, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Silberzeile and parish church, Schaerding, Innviertel, Upper Austria, Austria, Europe

Mittertor gate, Rosenheim, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

View from the 'Alter Peter' tower, St. Peter, of rooftops, city centre, Old Town Hall, Talburgtor Gate, Heilig-Geist Church, historic centre, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe