Exterior view of the Royal Palace grounds in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ta Prohm Temple, a Mahayana Buddhist monastery built in the late 12th century for Khmer king Jayavarman VII, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ta Prohm Temple, a Mahayana Buddhist monastery built in the late 12th century for Khmer king Jayavarman VII, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ta Prohm Temple, a Mahayana Buddhist monastery built in the late 12th century for Khmer king Jayavarman VII, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Relief, Partial King's List, Second Courtyard, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II, 13th century BC, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Statue of God Amun, Karnak Temple Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Gold seated Buddha statue, Heavenly King Hall, Jade Buddha temple, Yufo Si, Shanghai, China, Asia

Elephant King Terrace in Angkor Thom, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman ringing the Mingun Bell, cast between 1808 and 1810 for King Bodawpaya, at 90 tons the second largest ringing bell in the world, Mingun, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

King William's Temple under autumn leaves, Kew Gardens, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Buddha statue in Cave 1 (Cave of the Divine King) (Temple of the Divine King), Dambulla Cave Temples, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Asia

Floodlit colossi of Ramses II (Ramesses the Great), seated statues on facade of temple, Abu Simbel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nubia, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

That Luang Stupa, built in 1566 by King Setthathirat, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Restored Osirid statues of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut on the pillars of the portico entrance to the third terrace of theTemple of Hatshepsut, Deir el Bahari, West bank of the River Nile, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

King William's Temple under autumn leaves, Kew Gardens, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

That Luang Stupa, built in 1566 by King Setthathirat, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Pylon of Ramesses ll with the Eastern Obelisk and the Two Colossi of the King seated on his Throne, Luxor Temple, Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

That Luang Stupa, built in 1566 by King Setthathirat, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

That Luang Stupa, built in 1566 by King Setthathirat, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Statue of King Setthathirat, Pha Tat Luang, Vientiane, Laos

South facade, reliefs of Ptolemy XVI, son of Julius Caesar, with his mother Cleopatra in presence of deities, Late Ptolemaic, Temple of Hathor, Dendera, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Second entrance gate to Brihadisvara Temple, dating from early Chola period of King Rajendra I between 985 and 1012 AD, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thanjavur (Tanjore), Tamil Nadu state, India, Asia

Vimana tower and central shrine of Brihadisvara Temple, dating from early Chola period of King Rajendra I between 985 and 1012 AD, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thanjavur (Tanjore), Tamil Nadu state, India, Asia

Balustrade, carved elephant and Shiva's chariot at entrance to Airavatesvara Temple built by Chola King Rajaraja II between 1146 and 1172 AD, at Darasuram, near Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu state, India, Asia

Stone statuary of human face, Ta Prohm temple, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Stone statuary of human faces, Ta Prohm temple, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Lion Temple, one of the Meroitic temples of Naqa, the carved reliefs depict King Natakamani in the company of gods Horus and Apedemak, Naqa, Sudan, Africa

Temple of Apademak (the lion-god), erected in the 1st century AD by King Natekamani, Old Temple of Naga, The Kingdom of Meroe, Sudan, Africa

The Sun Temple, built by King Bhimbev in the 11th century, Modhera, Gujarat state, India, Asia

The Sun Temple, built by King Bhimbev in the 11th century, Modhera, Gujarat state, India, Asia

The Sun Temple, built by King Bhimbev in the 11th century, Modhera, Gujarat state, India, Asia

The Sun Temple of Modhera, dating from the reign of King Bhimbeu I in the 11th century, Modhera, Gujarat state, India, Asia

Temple of Apademak (the lion-god), erected in the 1st century AD by King Natekamani, Old Temple of Naga, The Kingdom of Meroe, Sudan, Africa

Tourist visiting Cave 1 (Cave of the Divine King), Dambulla Cave Temples, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Wat Chedi Chet Taew built by King Ramkamhaeng, Si Satchanalai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Brihadisvara temple dedicated to Shiva, built by Chola King Rajendra I between 1014 and 1172 AD, Gangaikondacholapuram, Tamil Nadu state, India, Asia

Kakku Buddhist Ruins, said to contain over two thousand brick and laterite stupas, legend holds that the first stupas were erected in the 12th century by Alaungsithu, King of Bagan (Pagan), Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Ananda Pahto (temple) built around 1105 by King Kyanzittha, old Bagan, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Ananda Pahto (temple) built around 1105 by King Kyanzittha, old Bagan, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Between the villages of Nyaung U and Wetkyi-in, 10cm. pool of water in stone slab (made to allow former Burmese monarchs to view hti in reflection without tipping their heads back - causing them to lose their crowns), Shwezigon Paya, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia Shwezigon Paya first built by King Anawrahta and completed by King Kyansittha in 1087 Shwezigon Paya first built by King Anawrahta and completed by King Kyansittha in 1087

Statue of Middle Kingdom pharaoh, Temple of Amun, Karnak, World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Relief of the pharaoh Ramses III and the god Anubis, Medinet Habu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, West Bank, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Ananda Pahto (temple) built around 1105 by King Kyanzittha, old Bagan, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Ananda Pahto (Temple) built around 1105 by King Kyanzittha, old Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Wat Xieng Thong, founded by King Setthathirath, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Between the villages of Nyaung U and Wetkyi-in, devotees at Shwezigon Paya (first built by King Anawrahta and completed by King Kyansittha in 1087), Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Ananda Pahto (temple) built around 1105 by King Kyanzittha, old Bagan, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Ananda Pahto (Temple) built around 1105 by King Kyanzittha, old Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Wat Xieng Thong, founded by King Setthathirath, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thatbyinnyu Pahto, one of the highest temples built by King Alaungsithu in the mid 12th century, old Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Wat Xieng Thong, founded by King Setthathirath, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Wat Xieng Thong, founded by King Setthathirath, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Wat Sisaket, built on the orders of the last king of Vientiane between 1819 and 1824, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Inside Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe. In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.

Our Lady of Covadonga. The Blessed Virgin Mary, and a Marian shrine devoted to her at Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe. In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.

Portrait of the king and monks statue, in Wat Phra Singh temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Man with performing monkey, Monkey is dressed up as the monkey king Sun Wukong, Mount Tai, Tai Shan, Shandong province, World Heritage, UNESCO, China

Tourists in front of the giant statues at the Temple of Rameses II., Abu Simbel, Egypt, Africa

Yaksha statues at Wat Phra Kaeo, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand

Temple decoration in grand palace of bangkok thailand

Golden Chedi (Phra Sri Ratana) in Wat Phra Kaeo Grand Palace (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Kinnara (also called Kinari, Kinaree, Kinnaree, Ginnarie or Ginnaree), mythological bird creature, Wat Phra Kaeo Grand Palace (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Venus temple in the Schlosspark Linderhof palace gardens, castle of Bavarian King Ludwig II, Graswangtal valley, Oberammergau, Ammergau Alps, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Stupas of Sanchi, UNESCO World Heritage site, built by King Ashoka, Mauryan dynasty, Sanchi, Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh, North India, India, Asia

Stupas of Sanchi, UNESCO World Heritage site, built by King Ashoka, Mauryan dynasty, Sanchi, Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh, North India, India, Asia

Stained glass panel depicting Solomon at the Temple, showing a king and two workmen, one with a compass, made by Clayton and Bell, circa 1860, Stained Glass Museum in Ely Cathedral, Ely, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Colorful giant yaksha statue guarding the entrance of wat phra kaew, temple of the emerald buddha, grand palace, bangkok, thailand

Tourists kneeling and praying in front of a giant golden buddha statue inside a buddhist temple in thailand, demonstrating reverence and cultural immersion

Korean Pagoda with small lake in the Park

Golden Chedi (Phra Sri Ratana) in Wat Phra Kaeo Grand Palace (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Troian king Laomedon from the east pediment of the Temple of Aegina, Glyptothek museum, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Roof detail: Chofah (Sky Tassell) at Phra Mondhop (library) in Wat Phra Kaeo (Temple of the Emerald Buddha) Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Restored wall murals (Ramakien) in Wat Phra Kaeo Grand Palace (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Detail from the Temple of Venus in the gardens of Schloss Linderhof, the castle of King Ludwig II, Graswangtal, Ammergau Alps, Oberammergau, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Stupas of Sanchi, UNESCO World Heritage site, built by King Ashoka, Mauryan dynasty, Sanchi, Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh, North India, India, Asia

Statue of the King, Wadi Al-Sebua Temple, Aswan, Egypt, Africa

The six standing colossal statues honoring Hathor the Goddess of Music and Love and Ramses II's wife, Nefertari in front of the Temple of Hathor at Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt

The four colossi of Ramesses II at the entrance of the the Temple of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt

Close-up of two of the Ramses II statues carved out of the mountainside at the front of the Great Sun Temple of Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt

Close-up of bas-relief of hieroglyphs and mythology on the walls inside the Temple of Isis at Philae Island on the Nile River with golden light, Aswan, Egypt

Bhutan, Gangtey Gompa, 4th King of Bhutan leaving after inauguration of new temple; surrounded by ministers, media and police.

Coricancha or Inca Sun Temple within the walls of Santo Domingo Church reenactment of an Inca ceremony with the Inca in his costume, Cuzco, Peru

Coricancha or Inca Sun Temple within the walls of Santo Domingo Church reenactment of an Inca ceremony with the Inca and attendants, Cuzco, Peru

Coricancha or Inca Sun Temple within the walls of Santo Domingo Church reenactment of an Inca ceremony with the Inca and attendants, Cuzco, Peru