Pyramid of the Niches, Pre-Columbian archaeological site of El Tajin, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veracruz, Mexico, North America

Chullpas at Ninamarca pre-Inca archaeological site, Paucartambo province, Cusco region, Peru, South America

Pyramid of the Niches, Pre-Columbian archaeological site of El Tajin, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veracruz, Mexico, North America

Pre fire interior of Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

Giant saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea), under stars in the pre-dawn light, Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Pre-Columbian archaeological site of El Tajin, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veracruz, Mexico, North America

Pre-Columbian Mayan walled city of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

Temples in the ancient pre Angkor capital of Chenla, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

El Fuerte de Samaipata, Pre-Columbian archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, South America

El Fuerte de Samaipata, Pre-Columbian archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, South America

Pre-Columbian archaeological site of El Tajin, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veracruz, Mexico, North America

Chullpas at Ninamarca pre-Inca archaeological site, Paucartambo province, Cusco region, Peru, South America

El Fuerte de Samaipata, Pre-Columbian archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, South America

Pre-Columbian archaeological site of El Tajin, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veracruz, Mexico, North America

Fresh snow on country lane, winter pre-dawn blue hour, below Curbar Edge, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Aerial of El Fuerte de Samaipata, Pre-Columbian archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, South America

Pre Rup temple, AD 961, Siem Reap, Cambodia

El Fuerte de Samaipata, Pre-Columbian archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, South America

El Fuerte de Samaipata, Pre-Columbian archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, South America

El Fuerte de Samaipata, Pre-Columbian archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, South America

Pre-Columbian archaeological site of El Tajin, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veracruz, Mexico, North America

Temples in the ancient pre Angkor capital of Chenla, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Aerial of El Fuerte de Samaipata, Pre-Columbian archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, South America

Temples in the ancient pre Angkor capital of Chenla, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Aerial of El Fuerte de Samaipata, Pre-Columbian archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, South America

Temples in the ancient pre Angkor capital of Chenla, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pre Rup temple, AD 961, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Empire State Building and the Twin Towers behind, at dusk, pre 11 September, Manhattan, New York City, United States of America, North America

Street scene, pre-Revolution, with traffic in the city of Tehran, Iran, Middle East

Trapezoid, Nazca Lines (Nasca Lines), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Sky-Map stone has astrological signifance, at excavated site of pre-Columbian city, Guayabo National Monument, Turrialba, Costa Rica, Central America

Vice Royal Gallery at Casa Cabrera (Museum of Pre-Columbian Art), Cuzco, Peru, South America

Huari Ceramics at Casa Cabrera (Museum of Pre-Columbian Art), Cuzco, Peru, South America

Mayan and other pre-Columbian artifacts, Museum of Anthropology and History, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Pre-Columbian pottery in the Museum of Archaeology, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Pre-Columbian pottery in the Museum of Archaeology, Trujillo, Peru, South America

The two statues that gave Les Deux Magots Cafe its name, Saint-Germain-des-Pres, Left Bank, Paris, France, Europe

Interior of Les Deux Magots Cafe, Saint-Germain-des-Pres, Left Bank, Paris, France, Europe

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonica) pair pre-mating behaviour, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Pre-Columbian Indian artefact, from the Hodges Collection, Haiti, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Indian blue glass beads (pre-Columbian), Haiti, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

A green Plymouth taxi, a classic pre-Castro American car, in Two Sisters Valley, Vinales, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Pre-Columbian pottery in the Museum of Archaeology, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Pre-Columbian geoglyphs, Norte Grande, Arica, Chile, South America

Looking down from viewpoint on excavated site of pre-Columbian city, Guayabo National Monument, Turrialba, Costa Rica, Central America

Ancient Observatory of the Muisca built by pre-Columbian indigenous people, near Villa de Leyva, Colombia, South America

Pre-Columbian artifacts and art in the Larco Museum, Lima, Peru, South America

The choir of Eglise de Saint Germain des Pres in Paris, France, Europe

Olympic rings and starting blocks, track side, busy Olympic Stadium pre-session, London 2012, Olympic Games, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Pre-Columbian pottery in the Museum of Archaeology, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Colourfully dressed schoolgirls on their way home at the Pre-Aksumite settlement Qohaito, Eritrea, Africa

Open green field in the Pre-Cordillera north of Cordoba, Argentina, South America

Pre-Columbian artifacts and art in the Larco Museum, Lima, Peru, South America

The nave of Eglise de Saint Germain des Pres in Paris, France, Europe

Drinking pool and decorated grinding stone at excavated site of pre-Columbian city, Guayabo National Monument, Turrialba, Costa Rica, Central America

Carved stone, pre-Chavin, Sechin, near Casma, Peru, South America

Open green field in the Pre-Cordillera north of Cordoba, Argentina, South America

Aerial view over Manhattan skyline, looking uptown from the World Trade Centre, pre 11 September 2001, New York City, United States of America, North America

Pre-Columbian artifacts and art in the Larco Museum, Lima, Peru, South America

Pre-Columbian pottery in the Museum of Archaeology, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Pre-Columbian artifacts and art in the Larco Museum, Lima, Peru, South America

Pre-Columbian artifacts and art in the Larco Museum, Lima, Peru, South America

Pre-Ankorian site of Sambor Prei Kuk, Prasat Sambor complex, Kompong Thom, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pre-Ankorian site of Sambor Prei Kuk, Prasat Trapeang Ropaeak complex, Kompong Thom, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Restaurant Vins et Terroirs, St. Germain des Pres, Paris, Ile de France, France, Europe

Pre-Ankorian site of Sambor Prei Kuk, Prasat Trapeang Ropaeak complex, Kompong Thom, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pre Rup temple, AD 961, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pre-Columbian artifacts and art in the Larco Museum, Lima, Peru, South America

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

Pre-Columbian statue, Museum of Anthropology and History, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Pre Rup temple, AD 961, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pre Rup temple, AD 961, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pre Rup temple, AD 961, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Statue in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Restored wall with fish motif in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Mythical bird motif in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Restored wall with mythical bird motif in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Statue in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Entrance in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Restored wall with mythical bird motif in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Millennium Bridge, pre-compressed arch footbridge, across the River Ouse at dawn, architects Whitby Bird Bridges, York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, 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

Restored wall with mythical bird motif in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

The Huaca del Sol, an adobe brick temple pyramid of the Moche people (100BC-AD850) in the desert north, probably the largest adobe structure in pre-Columbian America, Huaca del Sol, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Ethiopia day care pre-school run by good shepherd sisters for needy children, addis ababa

Ethiopia children praying and eating lunch at the bethlehem centre pre school and day care, addis ababa

Ruined walls of Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

'Audiencias', possibly administrative offices of the elite, in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

'Audiencias', possibly administrative offices of the elite, in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Restored wall with mythical bird motif in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Looking from the Huaca de la Luna towards the Huaca del Sol - another adobe brick temple pyramid of the Moche people (100BC-AD850) and probably the largest adobe structure in pre-Columbian America, Huaca del Sol, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Statue in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

The Huaca del Sol, an adobe brick temple pyramid of the Moche people (100BC-AD850) in the desert north, probably the largest adobe structure in pre-Columbian America, Huaca del Sol, Trujillo, Peru, South America

The rapidly receding Glacier de pre de Bar in the Mont Blanc range, Italy.

Looking from the Huaca de la Luna towards the Huaca del Sol, another adobe brick temple pyramid of the Moche people (100BC-AD850) and probably the largest adobe structure in pre-Columbian America, the Huacas, Trujillo, Peru, South America

A goddess sculpture on the wall of the pre-Angkor Lolei temple, near Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pre-Columbian Rock paintings inside La Linea Limestone Cave, Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Central America

Ethiopia child at day care pre-school run by good shepherd sisters for needy children, addis ababa

France, Normandy, Manche (50), Mont Saintmichel, Overview On The Mont St Michel And Sheep Pre Sale At Fore

Pre-Columbian Rock paintings inside La Linea Limestone Cave, Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Central America