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House of the Seven Gables, 1668, made famous in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel of the same name, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Madaba Mosaic Map, 6th century AD, detail showing Jerusalem, Madaba, Jordan, Middle East"The mosaic represents the biblical land from Egypt to Lebanon including Sinai, Israel, Palestine and Transjordan. The Madaba Mosaic Map is on the floor of the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George, built in 1896 over the remains of a Byzantine church"

Oval Forum of the Roman Decapolis city, 1st century AD, delineated by an Ionic colonnade, Jerash, Jordan

Thamudic inscriptions carved 2000 years ago by Arabian tribe of camel caravan on Jebal Umm Ishrin, Wadi Rum, Jordan, Middle East

Sheep in front of the 4th century BC Alexander the Great fort at Nyrato, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

Selimiye Camii mosque, formerly Gothic Roman Catholic Ayia Sofia Cathedral between 1208 and 1326, minarets were added in 1570, Nicosia, North Cyprus, Europe

Abbey founded in early 13th century AD by Augustinians fleeing Palestine, who became Premonstratensian order, at Bellapais, North Cyprus, Europe

Mayan carved stone skull on top of East Court, dating from 8th century, Copan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Honduras, Central America

Poppies flowering in the desert for a few days each spring, Kara Kum desert, Uzbekistan, C.I.S., Central Asia, Asia

Mescit (prayer room) on six columns, 16th century Ottoman caravanserai built as a travellers' inn, Buyuk Han, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus, Cyprus, Europe

Kiz-Kala fortress, dating from the 6th century AD, Old Merv, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Turkmenia, Turkmenistan, Central Asia, Asia

Qalaat Ibn Maan, 17th century Arab Castle overlooking the Graeco-Roman city, Palmyra, Syria, Middle East

The Treasury (Khaznat Far'oun), dating from the 1st century BC, at end of Siq, Nabatean archaeological site, Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

The Kara Kum canal brings water from the River Amu Darya (Oxus), to irrigate cotton fields, Turkmenia, Central Asia, Asia

A carved Staela B, dating from the 8th century AD at the Mayan site of Copan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Honduras, Central America

The Umm al-Biyara Massif, 300m high, with 7th century BC Edomite settlement on summit, viewed from Beidha, Petra, Jordan, Middle East

Igit-Kala fortress dating from the 6th century AD, Old Merv, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Turkmenia, Turkmenistan, Central Asia, Asia

Byzantine watchtower rebuilt as a castle by Lusignans in the 12th century, Buffavento, Northern Cyprus, Cyprus, Europe

Buffavento, Byzantine watch tower rebuilt as a castle by Lusignans in the 12th century, highest of Kyrenian hill castles, North Cyprus, Cyprus, Europe

Autumn maple leaves against a blue sky, Kinkaku-ji 'Golden' Temple garden, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, Asia

Aerial view over the Afrin Valley with the Plain of Amuq beyond, seen from the church of St. Simeon, Dead City region, northern Syria, Middle East

The Monumental Gateway to the Arab Citadel, built in 1260, Aleppo, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Syria, Middle East

Aerial view over people swimmingng in the Russian River at Monte Rio, a popular recreational and camping area, Sonoma County, California, United States of America, North America

Street and rooftops of Turkish Cypriot North Nicosia with Kyrenia mountains in distance, taken from Saray Hotel, Nicosia, North Cyprus, Europe

Ninety miles of rugged coast along Highway 1, view towards Monterey Peninsula, Big Sur, California, USA

Statues of the caryatid maidens on the Erechtheion, dating from 406 BC, Acropolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Athens, Greece, Europe

The Monumental Gateway to the Arab Citadel, built in 1260, Aleppo, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Syria, Middle East

Qalaat Shaizar, an Arab castle dating from the 12th century AD, a major centre of resistance against the Crusaders, Shaizar, Syria, Middle East

The biblical land of Moab, viewed from the 12th century Crusader castle at Kerak, Jordan, Middle East

Guggenheim Museum, designed by American architect Frank O. Gehry, opened 1997, building clad in titanium sheets, Bilbao, Spain, Europe

Guggenheim Museum, architect Frank O. Gehry, opened in 1997, building clad in titanium sheets, Bilbao, Spain, Europe

The 6th century AD Kiz Kala and Igit Kala Fortresses in Old Merv, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Turkmenia, Central Asia, Asia

Brick building of the Chashma Aub, or Jacobs Well, dating from 1380, in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

The 14th century Clock Tower with 1648 clock in the medieval citadel at Sighisoara, Transylvania, Romania, Europe

Women selling bread from stalls in the central market in the city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

Uzbek man with chicken buying radishes in the central market in the city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

A walker climbs the steps on a narrow path along the edge of a cliff at an Inca site in the Urubamba Valley, Pisac, Peru, South America

Portrait of a woman in a felt hat with her children in the Sunday market at Pisac in Peru, South America

Passengers leaving and boarding the train at the railway station at Aguas Calientes below Machu Picchu in Peru, South America

Vassal House, used by George Washington in 1775, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, New England, United States of America, North America

Close-up of coloured sawdust rug on the street on Good Friday during Semana Santa in Antigua, Guatemala, Central America