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The Great State Capitol, taller than the Capitol in Washington, Austin, Texas, USA, North America

The cathedral, which took 100 years to build from 1746, and where the poet Dario is entombed, on Parque Jerez in second city and former capital, Leon, Nicaragua, Central America

Taula de Binisafuet, neolithic Menorcan talayotic culture, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

The ornate Tower of Fragrance of the Buddha, Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Wat Po and monks, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

The Treasury, rock cut building dating from Nabatean times, Petra, Jordan

Tenth century stone pagoda in Kaiyuan Temple, Quanzhou, Fujian, China

The Royal Palace, Brussels, Belgium

The Theatre, Dougga, Roman ruins, Tunisia, North Africa

Abu Al-Fadhil-al-Abbas mosque, Kerbala, Iraq, Middle East

Al Kadhimain Mosque, 1515, Baghdad, Iraq, Middle East

Ctesiphon (Al-Mada'in), the city dates from the 2nd century BC, 20 mile south of Baghdad, Iraq, Middle East

The reconstructed Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Ancient city ramparts, archaeological site of Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Processional way, archaeological site of Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Statue of a lion overpowering a man, archaeological site of Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Throne Hall, Royal Palace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

The Qutb Minar, Delhi, India

Suleymaniye complex from Galata Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Suleymaniye complex overlooking the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Poklongarai (Po Klong Garai) Cham tower, 13th century Champa brick built, Phan Rang, Vietnam

Sultan Qabous Mosque, Muscat, Oman, Middle East

Traditional Kirghiz cemetary, near Burana Tower, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

South of Naryn, Tash Rabat Caravanserai, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

The Markt, Bruges, Belgium

Khiva, old city walls by West Gate, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

Islam Khodja minaret, Prince Makhmud mausoleum on left, Khiva, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

Great Wall, restored section with watchtowers, Mutianyu, near Beijing, China

A restored section of the Great Wall, Mutianyu, northeast of Beijing, China

Tower of Juche, ideal exhorting the non-dependance on others, Pyongyang, North Korea, Asia

Commune group brought to bow to Great Leader on Grand Monument, Pyongyang, North Korea, Asia

Pompeii, Mt. Vesuvius behind, Campania, Italy, Europe

Lake Vernwy, Wales, UK, Europe

The Mahabodhi temple, the stupa at the Bodhi tree where the Buddha attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya), Bihar State, India

Inukshuk marker at Aupalaqtuq Point, Cape Dorset, Baffin Island, Canadian Arctic, Canada

Water towers, Kuwait City, Kuwait, Middle East

Registan Square, Mir-I-Arab Madressa (madrasa), Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

Tamerlane's Tomb, Gur Emir, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

Apadama staircase, Persepolis, Iran, Middle East

Persepolis, Iran, Middle East

The inner citadel, Arg-e Bam, Bam, Iran, Middle East

Arg-e Bam, Bam, Iran, Middle East

Relief carvings on frieze on outside wall of the Buddhist temple, Borobodur (Borobudur), Java, Indonesia

Arg-e Bam, Bam, Iran, Middle East

Buddhist temple, Borobodur (Borobudur) , Java, Indonesia

Matsumoto-jo Castle, Matsumoto, Japan

The Painted Ladies, grand 19th century houses, Alamo Square, San Francisco, California, USA

Nunnery Quadrangle at Mayan site of Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America

Picos de Europa, Cantabria, Spain, Europe

Delphi, Sanctuary of Athena, Greece, Europe

Caryatids Portico, figures of the Six Maidens, Erechtheion, Athens, Greece, Europe

Albert Memorial, London, UK, Europe

Caryatids Portico, figures of the Six Maidens, Erechtheion, Athens, Greece, Europe

Five storey pagoda, Miyajima, Japan

Hakuro-jo (White Egret) Castle, Himeji, Japan

Torii, Miya Jima (Itsuku-shima) Island, Japan

The Taj Mahal, built by the Moghul emperor Shah Jehan (Jahan) seen from across the Jumna (Yamuna) River, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Cargill's Store, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Lake Bled, Slovenia, Europe

The Bolshoi Theater, Moscow, Russia

St. Basil's Cathedral and Kremlin, Moscow, Russia

Seventeen Arch Bridge, Kunming Lake, Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Najac Castle, Aveyron, Midi Pyrenees, France, Europe

The Maharaja's Palace, Mysore, Karnataka State, India

Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

Sagrada Familia Cathedral by Gaudi, East face detail, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Celcus Library, Ephesus, Turkey, Eurasia

Porch of the Caryatids with figures of the Six Maidens, Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens, Greece, Europe

The Stadion, c. 330 BC, restored for the first modern Olympics in 1896, Athens, Greece, Europe

Church of Our Lady before Tyn, Old Town Square, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Grand Place, Brussels, Belgium

Aigle Chateau and vineyard, near Lac Leman, Switzerland

Giant Buddha in Kamakura, Japan

Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China

Temple of Hathor, Dendera, Egypt, North Africa

Bet Giorgis, rock cut church, Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

The Treasury, Petra, Jordan, Middle East

The Monastery, Petra, Jordan, Middle East

A pilgrim in blue sits by the Holy Pool of Nectar at the Golden Temple, centre of the Sikh religion, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Hadrian's Temple, Ephesus, Turkey, Eurasia

Small Buddha statue in cliff (since destroyed by the Taliban), Bamiyan, Afghanistan

Heiroglyphic carvings, Bajrawiya, the Pyramids of Meroe, Sudan, Africa

Bajrawiya, the Pyramids of Meroe, Sudan, Africa

Traditional multi-storey house in Sanaa, Yemen Arab Republic

Old Summer Palace of Iman Yahya, Dar Al Hayjar, Yemen, Middle East

The huge Kailasa (Kailash) Temple, Ellora, Maharashtra State, India"Cut from the rock in the Hindu section of the world-heritage cave temples at Ellora, a project which took 150 years and entailed the removal of 200,000 tons of rock"