Eighth pylon, Precinct of Amun-Re, Karnak, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Grand Temple in Petra, Jordan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

Complex of Saqqara, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Temple of Ramesses III, Medinat Habu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Matriz de Santa Maria de Valega church interior, Ovar, Aveiro, Portugal, Europe

Stone gate guardian (dvarapala) of Sewu Temple Compound, 8th century Buddhist temple located at the north of Prambanan Temple Compound, UNESCO World Heritage Site, region of Yogyakarta, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cloister of the Clarisses, with the unique addition of majolica tiles in Rococo style, Santa Chiara complex, Naples, Campania region, Italy, Europe

View of the Temple of Horus on a sunny day, Edfu, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Santiago Apostol Church and Tlatelolco Archaeological Site, Plaza de las Tres Culturas, Mexico City, Mexico

New and Old Basilicas of Guadalupe and Temple and Convent of Las Capuchinas at sunset, Plaza de las Americas, Villa de Guadalupe, Mexico City, Mexico

View of Giza Pyramids from the interior of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), Cairo, Egypt, Africa

View from the Neue Kirche of the Konzerthaus Berlin square during renovation works, Berlin, Germany

The Monumental Bullring (La Monumental), 1914 Art Nouveau concerts building, with a bullfighting history museum inside, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Interior of Museo de Arte Precolombino Museum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cusco (Cuzco), Cusco Province, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Night view of the Tamanyan from the monumental stairway and garden Cascade with a work by Jaume Plensa in the foreground, Yerevan, Armenia, Eurasia

Temple of Amun, Temple complex of Karnak, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

View of the Sphinx at the Pyramids of Giza on a sunny day, Giza, Cairo, Egypt, Africa

Oman Across The Ages Museum, Architect Cox Architecture, 2023, Wilayat of Manah, Ad Dakhiliyah Governate, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Ottoman monumental gate, La Goulette, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

Monumental interior architecture in Palace of Justice (Palais de Justice), Brussels, Belgium, Europe

Rebuilt sections of the ruins of Zvarnots Cathedral, located near the city of Vagharshapat (Ejmiatsin), UNESCO World Heritage Site, suburbs of Yerevan, Armenia, Eurasia

Tomb of Seti I, Valley of the Kings, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Temple of the Feathered Serpent, detailed view, The Citadel, Teotihuacan, Mexico State, Mexico

Architectural detail of the Monumental Arch to the Artillery Force, constructed in the 19th century, as tribute to the First Artillery Regiment, Piazza Vittorio Veneto, Turin, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

The Monumental Bullring (La Monumental), 1914 Art Nouveau concerts building, with a bullfighting history museum inside, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

View of Cathedral-Basílica de Santa María de Mallorca from Passeig Marítime, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

The Monumental Gateway to the Arab Citadel, built in 1260, Aleppo, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Syria, Middle East

Molecule Man, Monumental sculpture by Jonathan Borofsky, Spree River, Berlin, Germany, Europe

The Monumental Gateway to the Arab Citadel, built in 1260, Aleppo, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Syria, Middle East

Inside Kumbhalgarh Fort, looking towards Cloud Palace, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Lecce Cathedral, Cathedral of Maria Santissima Assunta and Sant'Oronzo, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, Barletta, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Italy

Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria della Madia, Monopoli, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Lecce Cathedral (Cathedral of Maria Santissima Assunta and Sant'Oronzo), Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, San Pietro monumental complex, Monte Sant'Angelo, UNESCO, Foggia, Apulia, Italy

Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, San Pietro monumental complex, Monte Sant'Angelo, UNESCO, Foggia, Apulia, Italy

Lecce Cathedral (Cathedral of Maria Santissima Assunta and Sant'Oronzo), Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Metropolitan and Primatial Cathedral Basilica of Santa Tecla (Tarragona Cathedral), Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (Cathedral of Saint James of Compostela), UNESCO, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain

The Monumental Cemetery, more than just a simple cemetery, is an extraordinary outdoor museum, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Carving on a war memorial, St Petersburg, Russia.

Monumental Gate, flamboyant 16th century, La Martyre church enclosure, church and steeple, La Martyre, Finistere, Brittany, France, Europe

Monumental Gate, flamboyant 16th century style showing Christ on the cross flanked by the two thieves, La Martyre church enclosure, La Martyre, Finistere, Brittany, France, Europe

The Monumental Cemetery, more than just a simple cemetery, is an extraordinary outdoor museum, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

The Monumental Cemetery, more than just a simple cemetery, is an extraordinary outdoor museum, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Monumental arch, Palmyra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Syria, Middle East

Monumental arch at archaeological site, with Arab castle beyond, Palmyra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Syria, Middle East

Puente Monumental de Arganzuela bridge, Virgen del Puerto Park , Madrid Rio, Madrid, Spain, Europe

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona, Plaza De Toros El Monumental, Entrance Gate

Arab Baths Cultural Center at Villardompardo Palace, Jaen city. Andalusia, Spain

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.

Temple of Bacchus, Baalbeck, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon

Pont du Gard, Languedoc Roussillon region, France, Unesco World Heritage Site. Roman Aqueduct crosses the River Gardon near Vers-Pon-du-Gard Languedoc-Roussillon with 2000 year old

Entrance, Temple of Bacchus, Baalbeck, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon

A Swiss Guard during Palm Sunday mass officiated by Pope Francis in Saint Peter's Square

Potala palace, former Dalai Lama residence in Lhasa in Tibet. The Potala Palace is a dzong fortress in the city of Lhasa, in Tibet. It was the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas from 1649 to 1959, has been a museum since then, and is a World Heritage Site since 1994.

The Great Sphinx and Pyramid of Khafre, also known as Pyramid of Chephren, Giza, Cairo, Egypt

Great Sphinx and Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as Pyramid of Khufu and Pyramid of Cheops, Giza, Cairo, Egypt

Arab Baths Cultural Center at Villardompardo Palace, Jaen city. Andalusia, Spain

Palm Sunday mass officiated by Pope Francis in Saint Peter's Square

View over illuminated roof deck of restaurant Hotel Stein to old town with Salzburg Cathedral, St. Peter's Archabbey, Franciscan Church, City Hall Tower and Hohensalzburg Fortress, largest, fully-preserved fortress in central Europe, in the evening, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, Since 1996 historic centre of the city part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site

Quadriga, horse and chariot sculpture on Brandenburg Gate, in the background the Reichstag, Berlin

Changing of the guard at the Eternal Flame in the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex next to the giant Motherland Ruf statue, Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia, Europe

Angola; Huila Province; Lubango; Lookout point on the outskirts with the monumental statue of Christo Rei

Yak-3 aircraft from World War II exhibited in front of the Volgograd Panorama Museum, Volgograd, Volgograd District, Russia, Europe

Monument outside the Gerhardt Mill (one of the few remaining buildings from the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II), Volgograd, Volgograd District, Russia, Europe

View over Old Town with Hohensalzburg Fortress, largest, fully-preserved fortress in central Europe, Salzburg Cathedral, Franciscan Church, St. Peter's Archabbey and Collegiate Church, built by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, Since 1996 historic centre of the city part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site

View over illuminated roof deck of restaurant Hotel Stein to old town with Salzburg Cathedral and Hohensalzburg Fortress, largest, fully-preserved fortress in central Europe, in the evening, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, Since 1996 historic centre of the city part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site

Monumental buildings at night, Huangpu, Shanghai, China, Asia

Ruins of the Roman Temple of Artemis, Jerash, the ancient Gerasa, Jordan

Cardo Maximus (main street) with triumphal arch, Jerash, the ancient Gerasa, Jordan

Desert castle Qasr Kharana, Jordan

Columns of the Roman Temple of Artemis, Jerash, the ancient Gerasa, Jordan

Cardo Maximus (main street) with triumphal arch, Jerash, the ancient Gerasa, Jordan

Ruins and columns of the Roman Temple of Artemis, Jerash, the ancient Gerasa, Jordan

The oval forum and the south end of the cardo maximus (main street) of Jerash, the ancient Gerasa, Jordan

Desert castle Quseir Amra (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Jordan

The oval forum and the south end of the cardo maximus (main street) of Jerash, the ancient gerasa, Jordan

Desert castle Qasr Kharana, Jordan

The Roman amphitheatre of Jerash, the ancient Gerasa, Jordan

Monumental head of a medusa, upside down, Yerebatan Sarayi, Byzantine cistern, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey

Monumental ceiling painting by Johannes Zick, Gothic, Baroque style, city parish church, Simultaneum, St. Martin, Biberach an der Riss, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Monumental ceiling painting by Johannes Zick, Gothic, Baroque style, city parish church, Simultaneum, St. Martin, Biberach an der Riss, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Metropolis Building, 1910, Edificio Metropolis, on the Gran Via with its monumental angel statue, Madrid, Spain, Iberian Peninsula, Europe

Molecule Man, monumental metal sculpture in the Spree river, human figures with holes, Treptow district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Schinkel Church, Neuhardenberg, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

The impressive eighth-century Moorish castle of Almodóvar del Río perches high above the Guadalquivir river valley. Aerial view. Drone shot. Córdoba province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

The impressive eighth-century Moorish castle of Almodóvar del Río perches high above the Guadalquivir river valley. Floodlit at dusk. Drone shot. Córdoba province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Ruins in Jerash, the ancient Gerasa, Jordan

Fingers of the Statue of Hercules and the Jordanian Flag in front of the Archaeological Museum, Jebel al-Qala, Amman, Jordan

Historic old town of Telc, Unesco World Heritage Site, South Moravia, Czech Republic

Columns of the Roman Temple of Artemis, Jerash, the ancient Gerasa, Jordan

Treptowers and Molecule Men monument in the river Spree during blue hour, Berlin-Treptow, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Historic old town of Telc, Unesco World Heritage Site, South Moravia, Czech Republic

Historic old town of Telc, Unesco World Heritage Site, South Moravia, Czech Republic

Schwarzenberg castle, historic old town of Cesky Krumlov, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Historic old town of Cesky Krumlov, south Bohemia, Czech Republic

Traditional farmhouse at Doubrava, Egerland, west Bohemia, Czech Republic

Macellum (food market) of Jerash, the ancient Gerasa, Jordan