Inner courtyard of the Viana Palace, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Facade, inner courtyard, Vranov Chateau, South Moravia, Czech Republic, Europe

Alhambra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Granada, Andalucia (Andalusia), Spain, Europe

Patio de las Doncellas (Patio of the Maidens), Real Alcazar, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia (Andalucia), Spain

Courtyard in Palcho Monastery, Gyantse, Tibet, China, Asia

Labastide d'Armagnac, France

The Hackescher Markt (Hacke's Market) and the famous Hackesche Hofe courtyard, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Courtyard, Selimiye Mosque, Edirne, Anatolia, Turkey, Eurasia

The Grand Mosque, Kairouan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

One of many lovely garden courtyards in Old Havana, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Dublin Castle, Dublin, Eire (Republic of Ireland), Europe

Entranceway the British Library, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Courtyard in Pena National Palace, Sintra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Portugal, Europe

Konigliches Schloss in Schlossplatz, Berchtesgaden in Baden-Wurttenberg, Bavaria, Germany

Priest reading a Bible in Bet Maryam church courtyard, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lalibela, Wollo, Ethiopia, Africa

Beautiful Sevillan patio, Triana district, Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Palazzo Borromeo, Isola Bella, Borromean Islands, Lake Maggiore, Stresa, Piedmont, Italian Lakes, Italy, Europe

Woman sitting in courtyard, Djenne, Mali, Africa

Detail of wall painting in one of the palace courtyards, the City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

The courtyard, Somerset House, built in 1770, Strand, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Group of monks dancing in the monastery courtyard rehearsing for Hemis festival, Hemis, Ladakh, India, Asia

Fort San Salvador, Half Moon Cay, Bahamas, West Indies, Central America

Intricate Islamic design at Medersa Ben Youssef, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Konigliches Schloss in Schlossplatz, Berchtesgaden in Baden-Wurttenberg, Bavaria, Germany

Courtyard fountain on Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America, North America

Inner courtyard, Beaumanoir Mansion house dating from the 16th century, Dinan, Brittany, France, Europe

The inner courtyard of the Palacio Cantero, Museo Historico Municipal, in the town of Trinidad, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Decorated walls in village in the Jaisalmer area, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Headquarters of Telenor, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Monks debate in main courtyard, Tashilhunpo monastery, Shigatse (Xigatse), Tibet, China, Asia

Hotel Dieu (Hospital of God), Beaune, Burgundy, France, Europe

Brunnenhof Residence, Brunnenhof Residenz, in old Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Courtyard of the British Library showing sculpture of Isaac Newton by Eduardo Paolozzi, Euston Road, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The minaret and garden, Paris Great Mosque, Paris, France, Europe

Typical riad style house now converted into Hotel Las Casas de la Juderia, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Courtyard of the monastery of Likir, Ladakh, India, Asia

Rinpung Dzong Fortress Monastery courtyard, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

The Hackescher Markt (Hacke's Market) and the famous Hackesche Hofe courtyard, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Medersa Ben Youssef, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Mondragon Palace, Ronda, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Courtyard, Arcos de la Frontera, one of the white villages, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Headquarters building showing courtyard and well, Roman settlement and fort at Vindolanda, Roman Wall south, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Courtyard with fountains and minaret beyond, Jami'a Zaqarieh Grand Mosque, Aleppo, Syria, Middle East

View of the Patio Principal in Casa de Pilatos, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Procession in monastery courtyard with monk musicians wearing masks blowing traditional horns, Hemis Festival, Hemis, Ladakh, India, Asia

St. Vitus's Cathedral courtyard, Prague Castle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Koranic school student, Nouiel, Kebili, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

The inner courtyard and gate tower of the 16th century Tudor Cowdray Castle, Midhurst, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Detail of window in inner courtyard, Beaumanoir Mansion house, Dinan, Brittany, France, Europe

Alhambra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Group of monks in wooden masks and traditional costumes in procession in the monastery courtyard, Hemis Festival, Hemis, Ladakh, India, Asia

Inside the Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America, North America

Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, Syria

Interior Courtyard, National Palace (Palacio Nacional), Zocalo, Plaza de la Constitucion, Mexico City, Mexico, North America

Casa de Pilatos, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

View of the Patio Principal in Casa de Pilatos, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

View of the Patio Principal in Casa de Pilatos, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Cheong Fat Ze Mansion in Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Saadian Tombs, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Typical courtyard, Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

View of the Patio Principal in Casa de Pilatos, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Alhambra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

St Paul's Cathedral, London, England, UK

Hospital de los Venerables, Santa Cruz quarter, Seville, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Casa de Pilatos, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Casa de Pilatos, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

View of the Patio Principal in Casa de Pilatos, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Courtyard of National Museum, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Typical riad style house now converted into Hotel Las Casas de la Juderia, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Typical riad style house now converted into Hotel Las Casas de la Juderia, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Typical riad style house now converted into Hotel Las Casas de la Juderia, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Dar Darma Riad, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Plaza Redonda, 1836, Valencia, Spain, Europe

Fountain in the courtyard of Hamburg City Hall, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Casa de Pilatos, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Close up of a monk dancing in full traditional costume in monastery courtyard, Hemis Festival, Hemis, Ladakh, India, Asia

Casa de Pilatos, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Mykonos Town, Chora, Mykonos, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Collegio di Spagna, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe

Chateau des Ducs de Bretagne, inner courtyard, Nantes, Brittany, France, Europe

Casa de Pilatos, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Within Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

View of the Patio Principal in Casa de Pilatos, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Alhambra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Paseo Nuevo Shopping Mall, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America, North America

Glass-covered courtyard in the City of London, EC3, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims prostrating at the Jokhang temple, Barkhor, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Courtyard of the Kairaouine mosque, Fes el-Bali, Medina, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fez, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Syria, Damascus, The Omayyad Mosque Built By Khalif Walid The First And 12 000 Workers, The Site Was Occupied By A Temple Then A Church

Courtyard in French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America, North America

Monk beating traditional drum called gong, int he courtyard of chiwang monastery during mani rimdu festival. chiwang monastery, solu khumbu, nepal

The cloister garden and courtyard of Kloster Eberbach monastery, used in the filming of The Name of the Rose, Rhine region, Hessen, Germany, Europe

A solitary mask dancer appears wearing a frightening mask and silk brocade. they circle the courtyard with sprightly leaps. called protectors of faith, or dharmapdla, the origins of figures like these can be traced back to the pre-aryan peoples of india. originally known as yaksas (literally, a wondrous thing), they were tree spirits, who were accepted by the buddhists as defenders of the faith. in nepal and tibet, as in india, local deities were converted into protectors. a devotee of an alien sect devised a means to humiliate the buddha and his disciples. the buddha discovered it and succeeded in converting him to his teaching. due to lack of wisdom, the buddha remarked, some could not realize the goodness of his disciples and he compared the ignorant to the blind and the wise to those who have eyes.nobody is condemned in buddhism, for greatness is latent even in the seemingly lowliest just as lotuses spring from muddy ponds. -the dhammapada. solu khumbu, nepal

Courtyard in the Hotel Continental, Tangier, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Courtyard of Bran Castle in the Transylvania region of central Romania, Europe

Courtyard of Bran Castle in the Transylvania region of central Romania, Europe

Europe, Portugal, Lisbon. April 19, 2022. The Jeronimos Monastery, burial site of Vasco da Gama, and an example of Portugese Gothic Maueline architecture. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Mural and architectural detail in the courtyard of Peles Castle in Sinaia in the Carpathian mountains in the Transylvania region of central Romania, Europe

Courtyard, The Zwinger, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Courtyard of parador above the town, San Sebastian, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe