Temple of Juno, Valley of Temples, Agrigento, UNESCO, Sicily, Italy

Concordia temple, Valley of Temples, Agrigento, UNESCO, Sicily, Italy

Devotee lighting candles at sunset in the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Temple of the Tooth), site of Buddhist pilgrimage, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

The temple of Borobodur at dawn against a backdrop of mist-shrouded volcanoes, Borobodur, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Kyaik Tan Lan pagoda in the centre of Mawlamyine, Mon, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Great Court of Ramesses II and colossal statues of Ramesses II, Temple of Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Arunachaleswar temple, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Kailasanatha temple dating from 8th century, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Doi Suthep temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

A boy sketches the smiling faces, Ta Prohm, Angkor, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Angkor Wat Temple and the moon at night, Angkor Temples, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Large stone Buddha head in fig tree roots, Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mayan woman's weaver cooperative in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, Central America

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

Shwedagon Pagoda, the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

A Sukhothai era Buddha at Wat Mahathat, Sukhothai Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hand of the Phra Achana Buddha figure, covered in gold leaf, Wat Si Chum (Temple of the Bodhi Tree), Sukhothai Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bas-relief of the Goddess Sekhmet, Temple of Seti I, Abydos, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Double image relief of Ramses II, Luxor Temple, Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Hierogylphics on wall opposite Cachette Court, Karnak Temple, Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Temple in Si Satchanalai decorated with elephant sculptures, Sukhothai, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Main altar in Buddhist temple, Thien Minh Pagoda, Sainte-Foy-les-Lyon, Rhone area, France, Europe

Sri Mariamman Hindu temple, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Monastery Birth of Christ (Memorial Temple of the Birth of Christ), Bulgarian Orthodox, Shipka, Bulgaria, Europe

Todaiji Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Sit, Nara, Honshu, Japan, Asia

A shop selling Buddhist offerings for the temples, hell bank notes and other forms of joss paper, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Amitabha Buddha statue, Vinh Trang Buddhist Temple, My Tho, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Xingjiao Si Bai Buddhist Temple, Shaxi, Yunnan Province, China, Asia

Egyptian Temple of Debod (Templo de Debod), Parque del Oeste, Madrid, Spain, Europe

Street scene with Buddhist monk, Pindaya, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)

Gaojiabu Ancient Town in Shenmu County, Shaanxi Province, China, Asia

Shrines on the Haram esh-Sharif (Al Aqsa compound) (Temple Mount), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Autumn color in Rozanji Temple in Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Autumn color in Rozanji Temple in Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Temple of Poseidon, Cape Sounion, Attica, Greece, Europe

Wong Tai Sin Temple, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Offerings inside Chinese Temple in Cholon district, Nghia An Hoi Quan Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

A temple being repainted in Puri, the oldest of India's four holiest Hindu religious centres, Puri, State of Odisha, India, Asia

Temple of Hera (Temple E), Selinunte Archaeological Park, Selinunte, Trapani district, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Temple of Kukulkan (El Castillo) pyramid, Chichen Itza Mayan ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

People climbing El Torre (The Tower), Ek Balam Mayan ruins, near Vallodoid, Temozon, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Walls of the ball court (Juego de Pelota), Mayan ruins, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Carved stonework jaguar head with walls of the ball court, Juego de Pelota, Mayan ruins, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Temple of the Warriors (Templo de los Guerreros), Mayan ruins, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Carved stonework details, Temple of Panels (Templo de los Tableros Esculpidos), Mayan ruins, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Temple of Panels (Templo de los Tableros Esculpidos), Mayan ruins, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Buddha statues at Gangaramaya Buddhist Temple, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Selling vegetables at Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Asia

Ban Po Tha Pagoda (10,000 Buddhas), Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang, Malaysia

Temple of Apollo, Pompeii, Campania, Italy

Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Asia

Peristyle of 13m tall columns, Temple of Artemis, 1st century AD city of the Roman Decapolis, Jerash, Jordan, Middle East

Statues in Daisho-in Buddhist temple, Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Gold statue in Wat Krom Temple, Sihanoukville Port, Sihanouk Province, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Temple and Convent of Saint Agustin, constructed in 1586, Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Wat Sa Sri, Sukhothai Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sukhothai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Wat Sa Sri, Sukhothai Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sukhothai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Wat Mahatat, Sukhothai Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sukhothai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddha statue, Wat Mahatat, Ayutthaya Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ayutthaya, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Samchungsa Temple in the Buso Mountain Fortress in the Busosan Park, Buyeo, South Korea, Asia

Golden Maitreya Statue, Beopjusa Temple Complex, South Korea, Asia

Stone staircase in the rock palace at Sigiriya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Council Chamber, Citadel, ancient city of Polonnaruwa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Visitors to a temple after winter snow, Fragrant Hills Park, Western Hills, Beijing, China, Asia

Pantheon, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Buddha figure inside Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Buddha figures inside Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Greek temple, Segesta, Trapani District, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Dendera Temple Complex, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The Mahabodhi Temple, a Buddhist temple built in the mid-13th century, located in Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Entry portal at Eiheiji Temple, headquarters of Soto sect of Zen Buddhism, in Fukui, Japan

Neatly manicured landscape garden in courtyard of temple in Takufu, Fukui, Japan

The Hoysala style Chennakeshava Temple at Belur, Karnataka, India, Asia

The temple of Wat (Phnom) Nokor, on the Mekong River, Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sunrise over Angkor Wat, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Avenue of the Dead leading to the Pyramid of the Moon, Archaeological Zone of Teotihuacan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mexico, North America

Dawn over ancient temples from hot air balloon, Bagan (Pagan), Central Myanmar, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Faces of Deva and Asura's, Southern Gate, Angkor Thom, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Temple of Minerva Medica, Roma, Lazio, Italy

Doric temple, Segesta, Calatafimi , Trapani, Sicily, Italy

Temple of Concordia, Valley of the Temples, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

Temple of Concordia, Valley of the Temples, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

Roman temple, Évora, Alentejo, Portugal

San Tham Shrine, one of the oldest Chinese temples in Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Wat Khao Daeng Temple, Khao San Roi Yot National Park, Prachuap Kiri Khan, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

The great temple of Mengwi, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mesa Verde National Park, Fire Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Colorado, United States of America, North America

The Hanging Temple (Hanging Monastery) near Mount Heng in the province of Shanxi, China, Asia

Jagannath Mandir Temple, Tripura, India, Asia

Incense sticks and coils, Sam Kai Vui Kun Temple, Macau, China, Asia

Bhutanese man in traditional dress climbing stairs into temple, Punakha Dzong, Bhutan, Asia

Brihadeshwara Temple (Brihadisvara Temple) complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thanjavur (Tanjore), Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Confucian Temple, Pedestrian Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Asia

Wat Phnom (Temple of the Mountains) (Mountain Pagoda), Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Kuthodaw pagoda - stupas housing the world's largest book, consisting of 729 large marble tablets with the Tipitaka Pali canon, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

The Chapel of Hathor at Hatshepsut's Mortuary Temple, Deir el-Bahri, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Great Court of Ramesses II and colossal statues of Ramesses II, Temple of Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The Win Sein Taw Ya buddha, said to be the largest reclining Buddha image in the world, 30km from Mawlamyine, Mon, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Mirror mosaics, Reclining Buddha Shrine (Red Chapel), Wat Xieng Thong, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Shore Temple, Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia