Elevated view of Kollegienkirche and cathedral domes, Salzburg, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Austria, Europe

Elevated view over Queenstown to the Eyre mountain range, Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Elevated view of the town and harbour, Hvar Town, Hvar Island, Dalmatia, Dalmatian coast, Croatia, Europe

Elevated view along the coast to the city of Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Dalmatian coast, Croatia, Europe

Elevated view of the coastline, Diano Marina, Italian Riviera, Liguria, Italy, Europe

Elevated view along the coast to the city of Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Dalmatian coast, Croatia, Europe

Elevated view of the town from the city walls, Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

Elevated view over Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Elevated view of the Sule Paya (Sula pagoda) at dusk, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Elevated view of the Sule Paya (Sule Pagoda), Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma)

Gaojia motorway, Gaojia, elevated highway system, bridge, im Zentrum von Shanghai, Expressway, network, interchange, junction, puzzle of concrete tracks

Gaojia motorway, Gaojia, elevated highway system, bridge, im Zentrum von Shanghai, Expressway, interchange, structure, puzzle of concrete tracks, blue

Gaojia motorway, Gaojia, elevated highway system, bridge, im Zentrum von Shanghai, Expressway, puzzle of concrete structure, blue

Aerial view of milky glacial water flow structures and patterns on the Holsa River near Selfoss, just before the estuary, South Coast, Iceland, Europe

Aerial view, braided structure of the Tungna√° River, Icelandic Highlands, Iceland, Europe

Aerial view, former steelwork grounds, Neue Mitte Oberhausen commercial development area, Centro shopping mall, marina, water park, Rhine-Herne Canal, Emscher river, A42 motorway, Oberhausen, Ruhrgebiet area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, car park of OLG Hamm, Hamm higher regional court, commuter parking, Hamm, Ruhrgebiet area, North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, car park of OLG Hamm, Hamm higher regional court, commuter parking, Hamm, Ruhrgebiet area, North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany, Europe

Ice floes on the Baltic Sea off Stein, Probstei, Ploen district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Coastal protection, concrete bank protection of the dike, North Coast, North Friesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Arch with carved marble window Mughal style Humayun's tomb, Delhi

Royal cenotaphs of Orchha in Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Aerial view, former steelwork grounds, Neue Mitte Oberhausen commercial development area, Centro shopping mall, marina, water park, Rhine-Herne Canal, Emscher river, A42 motorway, Oberhausen, Ruhrgebiet area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Aerial view, car park of OLG Hamm, Hamm higher regional court, commuter parking, Hamm, Ruhrgebiet area, North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Vereinigte Gibraltar mine on the Kemnader reservoir with a Ferris wheel, Schachtzeichen RUHR.2010 art installation, Bochum, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, landscape structure, steel frame, Horizontobservatorium Halde Ewald stockpile horizon observatory, Halde Emscherbruch stockpile, Landschaftspark Herten landscape park, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Art installation by the Raumlaborberlin, Soap Opera, many hundreds illuminated balloons at a mine shaft, GlueckAuf2010 cultural festival at the start of the European Capital of Culture year, on the site of the Zeche Zollverein mine and coking plant, Essen

Royal cenotaphs of Orchha in Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Kallithea spa, Rhodes Island, Dodecanese, Greece, Southern Europe, Europe

Mosque of Pasha Gazi Khasim, now a Catholic church, at Szechenyi Square, Pecs, European Capital of Culture 2010, Hungary, southern Hungary, Europe

Royal cenotaphs of Orchha in Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and panorama of Florence, Firenze, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Aerial view, dome roof, DITIB mosque on Warbruckstrasse in Duisburg-Marxloh, Duisburg, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view of the ocean floor, Heart Reef, heart-shaped reef, Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, South Pacific, Australia

Art installation by the Raumlaborberlin, Soap Opera, many hundreds illuminated balloons at a mine shaft, GlueckAuf2010 cultural festival at the start of the European Capital of Culture year, on the site of the Zeche Zollverein mine and coking plant, Essen

Cobblestones

The Duomo or Cathedral of Florence as seen from the Campanile, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Cityscape of Paris with the dome of Les Invalides, Paris, France, Europe

Aerial view, Schloss Solitude palace, built 1763-1769 as a hunting and entertainment palace of Duke Carl Eugen von Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Frauenkirche Church of Our Lady, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

S-Bahn, local railway, driving on elevated tracks, Kreuzberg district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Constantin 6, 7, Schachtzeichen RUHR.2010 art installation, Bochum, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Close-up of an elevated walkway, Spain

Downtown Palmer water tower, cloudy skies and the Chugach Mountains in the background, South-central Alaska,, Palmer, Alaska, United States of America

A Cache In Denali National Park Near An Old Cabin That Is Occupied During The Summer By A Park Worker, Alaska, United States Of America

Trans-Alaska Pipeline, Interior Alaska in summertime; Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America

Trans-Alaska Pipeline, Interior Alaska in summertime; Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America

Downtown Palmer water tower, cloudy skies and the Chugach Mountains in the background, South-central Alaska,, Palmer, Alaska, United States of America

Palmer water tower and Matanuska Peak at sunset in winter, Matanuska Valley, South-central, Palmer, Alaska, United States of America

Concrete overpass against blue sky, Daytona, Florida, USA

Low angle view of elevated highways

Low angle view of elevated highway over water

Low angle view of elevated highway

Elevated urban roadway

A technician goes into a raised square building on an orange metal structure. An Italian technician specialising in radio and telecommunications goes into the shelter that houses the VSAT antenna, the device that connects the station to the Internet by satellite. This is the station's only link with the outside world. Most of the buildings are elevated to prevent the formation of snowdrifts caused by wind-blown snow. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.