Street paved in a cobblestone fashion, the main ancient city street with stepping stones, raised blocks and houses, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Casa di Venus atrium peristyle colonnade, frescoes on House of D. Lucretii Satrii Valentes, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Casa di Venus atrium peristyle colonnade, frescoes on House of D. Lucretii Satrii Valentes, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Casa di Venus fresco of Aphrodite lying on a conch shell with nymphs at House of D. Lucretii Satrii Valentes, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

House of Octavius Quartio biclinium fresco (wall painting) of Pyramus and Thisbe on the House of Loreius Tiburtinus, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Wide street lined with plebeians houses and structured formation of cobblestoned path with higher kerbs to wash away debris, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Casa del Frutteto atrium, remains of the House of the Orchard after Mount Vesuvius volcanic eruption in AD 79, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Casa di Paquius Proculus mosaic, interior of House of Cuspius Pansa looking across atrium to tablinum and oecus, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Human plaster cast of a body in the forum market, dead in the 79 AD Vesuvius volcanic eruption, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Terme Stabiane interior. 2nd century BC thermal complex, Stabian Baths, with columns at porticoed gym area, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Model and Buddhist stupas in the ruins of the ancient kingdom of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Town of Visby, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gotland, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

The weir and remains of a medieval bridge on the River Loue, with the houses and church of the village of Lods in Franche-Comte, France, Europe

Remains of Roman villas, Carthage, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

Tour groups in the Large (Grand) Theatre, Roman ruins of Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Amphitheater interior view, ruins of the 20000 capacity Roman Anfiteatro di Pompeii, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Remains of Roman villas, Carthage, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

Nanmyin watchtower (the leaning tower of Ava), 27m high, damaged by 1838 earthquake, all that remains of the palace built by King Bagyidaw, ancient city of Inwa (Ava), Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Remains of The Citadel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Aleppo (Haleb), Syria, Middle East

Ruins of Rievaulx Abbey, a 12th Century Abbey founded by Cistercian monks in North Yorkshire in the Valley of the River Rye, England

East Side Gallery, remains of the Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Human remains preserved over 500 years at the Chauchilla cemetery at Nazca, Peru, South America

Town of Visby, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gotland, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) amongst the remains of the abandoned Stromness Whaling Station, South Georgia Island, South Atlantic Ocean, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguins, remains of Argentine hut destroyed by severe wind, Neko Harbour, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

The remains of a Buddhist stupa in the ruins of the archaeological site of Taxila, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pakistan, Asia

Yancheng Remains Museum, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China, Asia

Tourists at Odeon of Herodes Atticus Theatre, by the Acropolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Athens, Attica Region, Greece, Europe

East German guard with former GDR flag in front of remains of the Berlin Wall, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany, Europe

St. Govan's Celtic chapel dating from the 11th century, said to contain the saint's remains, St. Govan's Head, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Western gate, Souq Hamadyeh (market) and remains of temple of Jupiter, Old City, Damascus, Syria, Middle East

East Side Gallery, remains of the Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, Europe

The A-Bomb Dome Memorial, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hiroshima, Japan, Asia

Amphorae, House of the Cryptoporticus, Roman ruins of Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Roman temple of Diana, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Evora, Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

View of man riding horse along road, taken from army checkpoint at remains of a Buddhist stupa, Top-I-Rustam, Balkh (Mother of Cities), Afghanistan, Asia

Remains of the aqueduct, Chemtu, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

Remains of the ironclad C.S.S. Neuse State Historic Site and Governor Richard Caswell Memorial, North Carolina, United States of America, North America

Arco di Costantino (Arch of Constantine), Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

A house in Long Street in the centre of town, where many colonial houses remain, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Cheetah with remains of Thompson's gazelle, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Long Street in the centre of town, where many colonial houses remain, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

North Leigh Roman villa, the remains of a large manor house dating from the 1st to 3rd century AD, North Leigh, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Remains of the Roman amphitheatre discovered in the basement of the Guildhall, London, EC2, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Acropolis Museum, Athens, Attica Region, Greece, Europe

Decoration on the remains of a 12th century Ghorid arch, Friday Mosque (Masjet-eJam), Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Public fountain on cobbled street, Roman ruins of Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

The medieval ruins of Winchester Palace, Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Remains of an Iron Age woman, excavated in 1976 near Rudston, East Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Remains of the ironclad C.S.S. Neuse State Historic Site and Governor Richard Caswell Memorial, North Carolina, United States of America, North America

Remains of mine workings, Jerome, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Remains of the House of Africa Roman villa, Museum, El Djem, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

Wall, remains of Roman town of Verulamium, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Remains of old Whaling Station, Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Polar Regions

The remains of Roman town of Glanum, Les Antiques, The Alpilles, St. Remy-de-Provence, Bouches du Rhone, Provence, France, Europe

Roman ruin city of Jerash, Jordan

Roman remains in ancient Narona, today the town of Vid, Croatia, Europe

Hittite remains, Lion Gate, Bogaz Koy, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Palace towers of Meherangarh fort seen through remains of a stone temple, Jodhpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Mock guard tower on the remains of the Berlin Wall at the East Side Gallery, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Mosaic from remains of Roman villa, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ara Pacis, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Aanjar, Umayyad remains, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Middle East

Public fountain on cobbled street, Roman ruins of Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Teatro Marcello, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Remains of volcano near Calhau, Sao Vicente, Cape Verde Islands, Africa

Remains of villas lying below the Capitolium, Roman ruins of Thuburbo Majus, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

Surfers and the remains of World War II blockhouses on Le Pin Sec beach in the Aquitaine region of southwestern France, Europe

Remains of a Second World War Canadian Halifax Bomber, which crashed in October 1944 on Great Carrs, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Vietnam unexploded ordnance, both bombs dropped by americans and land mines laid by both sides during the vietnam war, remain a big problem in central vietnam for children and adults alike. in response, crs has implemented a mine risk education program in quang tri province near the former khe sanh battlefield. this image shows the yard of a scrap metal merchant in tan hop. 80% of the steel comes from bombs, either exploded or unexploded. collecting and selling scarp metal has for long been an income for many poor people in the area

Boys panning in the Bagmati River for gold from teeth and jewellery, after the remains of funeral pyres are tipped into the river, Pashupatinath Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Boys panning in the Bagmati River for gold from teeth and jewellery, after the remains of funeral pyres are tipped into the river, Pashupatinath Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Vietnam unexploded ordnance, both bombs dropped by americans and land mines laid by both sides during the vietnam war, remain a big problem in central vietnam for children and adults alike. in response, crs has implemented a mine risk education program in quang tri province near the former khe sanh battlefield. this image shows the yard of a scrap metal merchant in tan hop. 80% of the steel comes from bombs, either exploded or unexploded. collecting and selling scarp metal has for long been an income for many poor people in the area

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital . wounds due to boiling water for tea . lots of kids get burned by open flames fires into the camp as they play around without parents control

Old quarry remains on Clee Hill in Shropshire, UK.

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Ruins, namibia. Elizabeth bay. Remains of diamond mining settlement

Ruins, namibia. Elizabeth bay. Remains of diamond mining settlement

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital .malnourrish child

Purchang (cremation palace) of h.h. Dilgo khyenste. Bhutan. H.h. Dilgo khyentse rinpoche (1910-1991), tutor to present dalai lama revered as of greatest exponents of dzogchen- teachings of great perfection. Khyentse rinpoche®s purchang (cremation palace), satsam chorten, below paro takstang, bhutan, november 4, 1992 never forget swiftly this life will be over, like a flash of summer lightning or wave of a hand. that have opportunity to practice dharma, do waste a single moment on anything else, practice with your energy.oe h.h. Dilgo khyenste rinpoche, heart treasure of enlightened ones my delight in death is, greater than delight of traders at making vast fortunes at, or of lords of gods vaunt their victory in battle or of those sages have entered rapture of perfect meditative absorbtion. So just as a traveler sets on road when time come to go, i will remain in this world no longer, will dwell in stronghold of great bliss of deathlessness. -longchenpa, fourteenth- century dzogchen master

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

The Remains of the Godwin battery on the beach at Kilnsea at the head of Spurn point on Yorkshires East Coast, UK. Initially constructed during the First World War, the Godwin Battery was added to during the Second World War. It comprised of gun emplacements, search light, barracks, officers’ mess, and a hospital. This section of coastline is the fastest eroding coastline in Europe. The soft boulder clay cliffs are easily eroded and have been eroding since Roman Times, but recently the climate change impacts of increased stormy weather, increased heavy rainfall events and sea level rise have accelerated the rate of erosion. The average rate of attrition is 1.5metres per year, last year it was 5 metres.

Remains of Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) at Bourbonhamna (77¬8 33‚Äôn 15¬8 00‚Äôe) in Van Mijenfjorden, Spitzebergen; Svalbard. This stark reminder of humanity hunted whales to near extinction contains the raimains of over 100 Beluga's

The Remains of the Godwin battery on the beach at Kilnsea at the head of Spurn point on Yorkshires East Coast, UK. Initially constructed during the First World War, the Godwin Battery was added to during the Second World War. It comprised of gun emplacements, search light, barracks, officers’ mess, and a hospital. This section of coastline is the fastest eroding coastline in Europe. The soft boulder clay cliffs are easily eroded and have been eroding since Roman Times, but recently the climate change impacts of increased stormy weather, increased heavy rainfall events and sea level rise have accelerated the rate of erosion. The average rate of attrition is 1.5metres per year, last year it was 5 metres.

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) plantations and remains of disturbed forest. East Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Remains of a ruined village near the Al Khor fishing village in Qatar.

Remains of Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) at Bourbonhamna (77¬8 33‚Äôn 15¬8 00‚Äôe) in Van Mijenfjorden, Spitzebergen; Svalbard. This stark reminder of humanity hunted whales to near extinction contains the raimains of over 100 Beluga's

Downtown Manhattan skyline and the remains of an old pier at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge Park in New York, New York State, United States of America, North America

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

View across the Ait Ben Haddou kasbah near Ouarzazate in Morocco

Remains of the Arch of Galerius (Kamara), a 4th century monument in Thessaloniki, Greece, Europe