Old wooden fishing boat, and 15th century Gothic church of Santa Maria de la Asuncion, Lekeitio, Basque country, Euskadi, Spain, Europe

A 19th century engraving of Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Candi Sukuh dating from the 15th century, on Mount Lawu, Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Jesus carrying the cross, 19th century stained glass in St. John's Anglican church, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

An angel appearing to Abraham and his son, 19th century stained glass in St. John's Anglican church, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

The 19th century calvary outside Notre-Dame des Doms cathedral, Avignon, Vaucluse, France, Europe

Magna Plaza, a former post office building built in the 19th century, now a shopping centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe

Traditional dancing outside the 13th century Iglesia y Convento Del Carmen, Valencia, Spain, Europe

The 16th century fort at Peniche, Centro, Portugal, Europe

The 18th century Baroque Villa Pisani at Stra, Riviera du Brenta, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Mansions and ancient barn dating from the 16th century on Jerzual street, with tourists, Old Town, Dinan, Cotes d'Armor, Brittany, France, Europe

Detail of wood sculptures on the Keratry Mansion house dating from the 16th century, Old Town, Dinan, Brittany, Cotes d'Armor, France, Europe

The 13th century Mangturm (lighthouse) viewed across harbour, Lake Constance,

Nabatean temple dating from the 1st century AD, dedicated to the god Allat, Wadi Rum, Jabal Umm Ishrin, Jordan, Middle East

Byzantine watchtower rebuilt as a castle by Lusignans in 12th century, the highest of Kyrenian hill castles at 940m, at Buffavento, North Cyprus, Europe

Ancient seat of the Seigneur (Lord) Beranger de Roquefeuil, 15th-16th century, Chateau de Bonaguil, Lot et Garonne, Aquitaine, France, Europe

Teatro Greco, founded in the 3rd century BC, Taormina, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Ajanta Cave complex, Buddhist Temples carved into solid rock dating from the 5th century BC, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ajanta, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Walls dating from 13th century, Aigues-Mortes, Languedoc, France, Europe

Walls dating from 13th century, Aigues-Mortes, Languedoc, France, Europe

Angkor Wat temple, 12th century, Khmer, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bayon Temple, late 12th century, Buddhist, Angkor Thom, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

A 17th century house owned by Hans D. Schmidt, Parnu, Estonia, Baltic States, Europe

An 18th century map of the Moluccas, The Spice Islands, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mosaics in the 6th century Euphrasian Basilica, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Porec, Istria, Croatia, Europe

St. Andrew's Church, built in the 14th and 15th centuries but fell into ruin, and a smaller church was built inside in the 17th century, Covehithe, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Thingvellir, site of original 10th century Althingi (Parliament) and geographical rift between Europe and North America, Iceland, Polar Regions

Exterior of 12th century Christian church of St. Germer de Fly, Oise, Picardie, France, Europe

Close-up of mosaic dating from the 6th century AD, Apostles Church, Madaba, Jordan, Middle East

The 16th century theatre at Almagro in Castile la Mancha (Castilla la Mancha), Spain, Europe

The 12th century Keshava temple, Mysore, Karnataka, India, Asia

Balzac Museum, 16th century manor, Sache, Centre, France, Europe

Compound walls, Royal Enclosure, 17th century castle, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

Detail of exterior, Catedral Vieja (Old Cathedral), dating from the 12th century, an important Romanesque building, Salamanca, Spain, Europe

Ajanta Cave complex, Buddhist Temples carved into solid rock dating from the 5th century BC, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ajanta, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Camino Real Hotel in the 16th century Convent of Santa Catalina, Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Walls dating from 13th century, Aigues-Mortes, Languedoc, France, Europe

Thirlestane Castle dating from the 16th century, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The 12th century bridge, near Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Capitals dating from the 12th century, Cuxa Cloister, The Cloisters of New York, New York, United States of America, North America

A 12th century mosaic in Ganagobie Monastery church, Ganagobie, Alpes de Haute Provence, France, Europe

The 6th century Euphrasian Basilica, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Porec, Istria, Croatia, Europe

Thingvellir, site of original 10th century Althingi (Parliament) and geographical rift between Europe and North America, Iceland, Polar Regions

A group of elderly men talking in the 16th century town square in Telc, UNESCO World Heritage Site, South Moravia, Czech Republic, Europe

The 16th century castle, Castello Villadora, Valle di Susa, Piemonte, Italy, Europe

Lismore Castle dating from the 12th century, renovated in the 19th century, Lismore (Lios Mor), County Waterford, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Taureau Castle, built by Vauban in the 17th century, Morlaix Bay, North Finistere, Brittany, France, Europe

Sailors' cemetery and 11th century church, Varengeville sur Mer, Haute Normandie, France, Europe

Castle dating from the 12th century and Naval Base (Port de Guerre), Brest, Brittany, France, Europe

The 18th century Ducal Palace, Colorno, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe

Sea Gate (West Gate), 16th century, old town gate with palm trees, St. John's Hill, Kotor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Montenegro, Europe

Castle of Manzanares el Rel, dating from the 15th century, near Madrid, Spain, Europe

Traquair House, dating from the 12th century and the oldest continuously inhabited house in Scotland, Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Lismore Castle dating from the 12th century, renovated in the 19th century, and gardens, Lismore (Lios Mor), County Waterford, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Capitals dating from the 12th century, Cuxa Cloister, The Cloisters of New York, New York, United States of America, North America

Bouleuterion dating from the 2nd century A.D., Apollonia, Albania, Europe

New Century Boulevard, Pudong, Shanghai, China, Asia

Malbork Castle, built by Teutonic knights and dating from the 13th century, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pomerania, Poland, Europe

The 15th century moated castle at Fontanellato, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe

The 16th century Ducal Palace, Parma, Emilia Romagna, Italy, Europe

A 16th century painting depicting a meal at Lazarus's house, St. Antony's chapel in Bessans, Savoie, France, Europe

Trevi fountain by Nicola Salvi dating from the 17th century, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Balcony House dating from the 18th century, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies, Central America

Thirlestane Castle dating from the 16th century, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Prah Khan dating from the late 12th century, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Christian Catedral Nueva (New Cathedral) dating from 16th century, Salamanca, Castilla-Leon (Castile), Spain, Europe

The 14th century Meli Lupi Fortress at Soragna, Emilia Romagna, Italy, Europe

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

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 Nunnery, dating from 10th century AD, Chichen-Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a force that can attract as a magnet to the tengir forces. Tuvshintugs dorj (in yellow) carries the status of a ?Royal Shaman,? Meaning that he can channel three-quarters or more of the hundred tengir energies. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a the shamans often wear a ?light-protecting visor? Over their eyes. The radiance of the celestial spirits can be extremely strong, and this protects the onlookers from the blast of light when the celestial spirits enter the body of the shaman. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a the shamans often wear a ?light-protecting visor? Over their eyes. The radiance of the celestial spirits can be extremely strong, and this protects the onlookers from the blast of light when the celestial spirits enter the body of the shaman. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

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

Walmer Castle and Gardens, 16th century artillery fort of Henry VIII, home to Duke of Wellington, near Deal, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Josselin Chateau castle facade, dating from the 16th century, Josselin, Morbihan, Brittany, France, Europe

Josselin Chateau castle facade, dating from the 16th century and Saint Croix bridge over Oust River, Josselin, Morbihan, Brittany, France, Europe

13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time. Tov province, mongolia

In the 13th century, the golden age of the mongol empire, a sport resembling polo became a training game for the mongolian cavalry throughout high asia. horsemen learned to bend low at speed, like acrobats to finish off fallen enemies with sabres, looting their prey on the ground by scooping up jewels that caught their eye. there are stories, too, of genghis khan knocking about an enemys head as if it were a ball. orkhon valley, central mongolia

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a force that can attract as a magnet to the tengir forces. Tuvshintugs dorj carries the status of a ?Royal Shaman,? Meaning that he can channel three-quarters or more of the hundred tengir energies. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a the shamans often wear a ?light-protecting visor? Over their eyes. The radiance of the celestial spirits can be extremely strong, and this protects the onlookers from the blast of light when the celestial spirits enter the body of the shaman. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

The Round Tower, 27m tall, used as belfry to call monks to prayer and to summon travellers at Devenish, a monastic settlement with a history from the 6th to the 16th century, Devenish Island, Lough (lake) Erne, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

19th century Victorian terraced houses in Clarendon Road, Notting Hill, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bust of Vlad Tepes (Vlad III) (Dracula) a 15th century ruler of Wallachia, Bucharest, Romania, Europe

Colonel Bird's Bath in the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in Cape Town, South Africa. It was built by Colonel Christopher Bird, the British Deputy Colonial Secretary during the occupation of the Cape by the British in the early nineteenth century. It was designed to collect the water and let it stand and clarify before being piped to his house for drinking water. It is often incorrectly referred to as Lady Anne Barnard's bath. She was the Colonial Secretary's wife but the bath was built after she left the Cape.

Mausoleum and Saadian tombs in Marrakech Morocco where over 60 members of the Saadi dynasty are buried. The dynasty ruled from the mid 16th to mid 17th century. The tombs were sealed and only re-discovered in 1917

13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time. Tov province, mongolia

Intricate wood carving above the fire place in Stokesay Castle, a fortified manor house built in the late 13th century, in Stokesay, near Craven Arms, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Macedonia (the former yugoslav republic of macedonia, fyrm) 13th century frescoes inside the orthodox church of saint clement, ohrid

Macedonia (the former yugoslav republic of macedonia, fyrm) lamentation of christ. 13th century frescoes inside the orthodox church of saint clement, ohrid

Religion, ethiopia. 17th –19th century murals in new gondar style, inside saint teclaima church axum

Rosalie 19th Century Greek Revival style antebellum plantation mansion house Natchez, Mississippi USA

St Joseph plantation 19th Century antebellum mansion house along the Mississippi at Vacherie, Louisiana, USA