Ahu Ko Te Riku, Easter Island, Chile, Pacific

Exterior of the Christian cathedral, the Duomo, S. Maria del Fiore, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Wat Chamongkron Royal Monastery, Pattaya City, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

La Merced church, Antigua, UNESCO World Heitage Site, Guatemala, Central America

City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Tancoyol Mission, UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of five Sierra Gorda missions designed by Franciscan Fray Junipero Serra, QuerŽtaro, Mexico, North America

Piazza dei Cavalli at dusk, Piacenza, Emilia Romagna, Italy, Europe

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

Detail of Inner courtyard of Jama Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

The Mission of San Ignacio Mini, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Argentina, South America

Detail of the tympanum depicting the Last Judgment and Heaven, Sainte-Foy de Conques abbey church, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, Europe

Sculptures in Sant'Irene church, Lecce, Apulia, Italy, Europe

Ruins of Chan Chan Pre-Columbian archaeological site near Trujillo, Peru, South America

Dadivank Monastery, independent Armenian enclave officially within Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia, Caucasus, Central Asia, Asia

Stupa at Silver Pagoda in Royal Palace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thousands of sitting buddhas in the park of a thousand bodhi trees - Maha Bodhi Ta HtaungHtaung, Monywa, Sagaing, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Pagoda at Kofuku-ji Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nara, Kansai, Japan, Asia

Statue at Kofukuji Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nara, Kansai, Japan, Asia

Temple of Neptune, 450 BC, largest and best preserved Greek temple at Paestum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Colossi of Memnon, West Bank, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Avenue of Sphinxes, Luxor Temple, Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Palace Tomb, Royal Tombs, Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

The Treasury as seen from the Siq, Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

Carved relief of Royal Persian Guards, Persepolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iran, Middle East

The Bronze Horseman Monument, UNESCO World Heritage Site, St. Petersburg, Russia, Europe

Tower of Winds, Athens, Greece, Europe

Prehistoric rock carving in Tassili N'Ajjer National Park, Algeria

Alabaster likeness, tomb of Robert Lord Hungerford died 1459, Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Elizabeth Castle, Jersey, Channel Islands, UK

Portrait of three traditional Thai dancers, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, Asia

Statue of Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, the Albert Memorial, Kensington Gardens, London, England, UK, Europe

Al Khazneh, the Treasury, dating from Nabatean times, Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

Fountain and National Theatre D. Maria II, Place Rossio (Rossio Square), Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Exterior of the Christian cathedral, the Duomo, S. Maria del Fiore, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Persepolis archeological site, Iran, Western Asia

Chiang Kaishek (Chiang Kai-Shek) Memorial Park, Taipei city, Taiwan, China, Asia

Ancient wooden monastery of Nat Taung Kyaung (May-taung Taik) thought to be the oldest wooden monastery in the area, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

First Nation totem pole in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Opera House, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, South America

Dendera Temple Complex, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Aimeri gate, main gate to Old city, Pink City, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Carving on stone at the Roman archaeological site, Volubilis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Meknes Region, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

The Mani stone carvings in the Manaslu region are some of the most detailed and beautiful anywhere in the Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Chac Rain God, Dzibilnocac (Painted Vault) Temple, Dzibilnocac, Mayan archaeological ruins, Chenes style, Campeche, Mexico, North America

Carved detail on the stone tomb of Alasdair Crotach, one of the Chiefs of the MacLeods of Harris, inside the 15th century church of St. Clements, Rodal, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Marble Buddha images waiting to be finished at a stone carver's in Amarapura, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Marble Buddha images waiting to be finished at a stone carver's in Amarapura, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Clock Tower in Grand Socco, Tangier, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Detail of stone face, which may depict Jayavarman VII as a Bodhisattva, on towers in the Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Stone faces, which may depict Jayavarman VII as a Bodhisattva, on towers in the Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Stela C dating from 730 AD, Copan Archaeological Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Copan, Honduras, Central America

Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo), Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Tympanum showing Christ in Glory and the Last Judgment, Sainte Foy Abbey church, Conques, Aveyron, Massif Central, France, Europe

Decorative door, Wat Hai Sok, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bridhadishwara temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thanjavur (Tanjore), Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Reclining Buddha in Nirvana, Gal Vihara Rock Temple, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, Asia

Carpenter, Hoi An, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Large Buddha at Tham Sang Caves, Vang Vieng, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Marriage of Joseph and Mary, Loreto church sculpture, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Buddhist ceremony at Ancestors' altar, Tu An Buddhist temple, Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Gangoji Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nara, Kansai, Japan, Asia

Structure VI, Chicanna, Mayan archaeological site, Late Classic Period, Campeche, Mexico, North America

Bas-relief on walls, Temple of Haroeris and Sobek, Kom Ombo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Traditional Chinese stone gate, a place to rest amidst lush vegetation and floral decorations at Wansong Academy, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, Asia

Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

Statues of Buddha, Kaw Gon Cave, Hpa-an, Kayin State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Statue outside the Castel Sant'Angelo, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Art display from the Musee Communal de Ua Huka, Ua Huka Island, Marquesas, French Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

Totem Park, Wrangel, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Sacristy built in 1720 by Dominican architect G.B. Ondars, San Domenico Church Sacristy, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Prehistoric rock carving in Tassili N'Ajjer National Park, Algeria

Golden Gate, Royal Palace, Durbar Square, Bhaktapur, Nepal, Asia

Ruins of Whitby Abbey, Whitby, Yorkshire, England, UK, Europe

Entrance to Nilkanthesvara/Udayeshvara Temple, 11th century, Udayapur, 100 kms NE of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh State, India

Fountain of Neptune dating from 1576, in the Piazza Della Signora, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island, Chile, Pacific

View of the city from the roof of the Duomo (cathedral), Milan, Lombardia (Lombardy), Italy, Europe

Hampton Court Palace, London, England, UK, Europe

Statue of Native American in front of State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America, North America

Modesty', Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Mudejar arches and Greek statue of Athene in the Patio Principal, Casa de Pilatos, Seville, Andalucia (Andalusia), Spain, Europe

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

Detail of Baroque decoration on facade of building, Kral Jiri z Podebrad Square (Krale Jiriho z Podebrad), in town of Cheb, Karlovarsky Region, Czech Republic, Europe

Po Lin Monastery, Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

The caretaker, Kom Ombo temple, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Reclining Buddha at Long Son Pagoda, Nha Trang City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Row of intricately decorated columns in the Patio de los Arrayanes, Casa Real (Palacios Nazaries), Alhambra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Granada, Andalucia (Andalusia), Spain, Europe

View to the Alhambra through arch in gardens of the Generalife, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Granada, Andalucia (Andalusia), Spain, Europe

Palacio de Bellas Artes, Concert Hall, Mexico City, Mexico, North America

Statue of George Washington in front of Federal Hall, Wall Street, with the New York Stock Exchange behind, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

Statue alley in the Minare Park and Shanadar Park in Erbil (Hawler), capital of Iraq Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East

Tympanum showing Abraham, Sainte Foy Abbey church, Conques, Aveyron, Massif Central, France, Europe

Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Terrace of the Leper King, the Hindu god Yama, Angkor Thom, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Shwenandaw Monastery, Mandalay city, Mandalay Division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Shwenandaw Monastery (Golden Palace Monastery) a historical monastery located near Mandalay Hill, Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Arjuna's Penance granite carvings, Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Five Ratha, Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Sri Meenakshi temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

A smiling face carved in stone, Bayon, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia