Step well connected to the Summer Palace, Wankaner, Gujarat state, India, Asia

Chapel, Royal Summer Palace of Queluz, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Lions Staircase, Royal Summer Palace of Queluz, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Robilion Pavilion, Royal Summer Palace of Queluz, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Gardens, Royal Summer Palace of Queluz, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Azulejos of the tiled canal, Royal Summer Palace of Queluz, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Azulejos of the tiled canal, Royal Summer Palace of Queluz, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Hall of Benevolence and Longevity in The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Nails and lion-head knocker on gate to Tower of Buddhist Incense at The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Typical ancient Chinese art, newly restored at The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Bronze statue of a Qilin legendary mythical animal at The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Young girl at The Summer Palace, Beijing. China has a one child family planning policy to limit population.

Ancient Chinese characters on column of Hall of Fragrant Splendour, Fanghui Dian, Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Kunming Lake At The Summer Palace (formerly Garden of Clear Ripples), Beijing, China

Visitors at the Cloud and Jade Archway in The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Magnolia tree at The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Hall of Benevolence and Longevity in The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Father and son by Qilin statue, Summer Palace, Beijing. China has a one child family policy to limit population.

Statue of a bronze male lion with paw on a ball at The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Translated hot drinks menu at tourist snack bar, Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Visitors sit along the Long Corridor (Chang Lang) at The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Brighton Palace Pier under clear blue skies, iconic British seaside attraction with amusement arcade, Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sanssouci, the former Summer Palace of Frederick the Great, and its gardens, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Potsdam, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Episcopal Palace, Bishop's Palace, Plaza del Obispo (Bishop's Square), Cathedral of Malaga, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

Dining room, White Palace, the last Shah's Summer Palace, Sa'ad Abad, Tehran, Iran, Middle East

Sitting room, White Palace, the last Shah's Summer Palace, Sa'ad Abad, Tehran, Iran, Middle East

Married identical twins, White Palace, the last Shah's Summer Palace, Sa'ad Abad, Tehran, Iran, Middle East

Tourists at the Louvre Museum courtyard with iconic glass pyramid and historic palace, Paris, France, Europe

Art exhibition Atlas by Jan Hendrix, artwork in central courtyard of palace of Casa de Montejo, Merida, Yucatan State, Mexico, North America

Incense burner, Summer Palace, Beijing, China, Asia

Nails and lion-head knockers on gate to Tower of Buddhist Incense at The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

The Queluz Palace, once the summer residence of the Braganza Kings, Queluz, near Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

A steeply arched bridge on Lake Kunming at Yihe Yuan (The Summer Palace), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Beijing, China, Asia

Tourists at The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

The Queluz Palace, once the summer residence of the Braganza Kings, Queluz, near Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Nails and lion-head knocker on gate to Tower of Buddhist Incense at The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

The Queluz Palace, once the summer residence of the Braganza Kings, Queluz, near Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Traditional painted door in the summer palace of the Dalai Lama, Norbulingka, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Detail of the Summer Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Beijing, China, Asia

Tower of Buddhist Incense on Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake at Yihe Yuan (The Summer Palace), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Beijing, China, Asia

Seventeen Arch Bridge on Kunming Lake built in 1750 during Emperor Qialong's reign leads to South Lake Island, Yihe Yuan (The Summer Palace), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Beijing, China, Asia

Ancient Chinese characters on column of Hall of Dispelling Clouds, Paiyun Dian, at The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Tourists stand at gates to Tower of Buddhist Incense at The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Dalai Lama's former summer palace, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Wesern tourists at the Buddhist Incense Pavillion at The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

The Queluz Palace, once the summer residence of the Braganza Kings, Queluz, near Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

European Palace ruins at Yuanmingyuan (The Old Summer Palace), Beijing, China, Asia

Ancient Chinese characters on column of Hall of Dispelling Clouds, Paiyun Dian, at The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Newly restored paintings at The Gate of Inviting the Moon, The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

The Queluz Palace, once the summer residence of the Braganza Kings, Queluz, near Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Newly restored paintings at The Gate of Inviting the Moon, The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Buddhist Incense Pavillion at The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

The Queluz Palace, once the summer residence of the Braganza Kings, Queluz, near Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

A pavilion among lily pads on a lake at Yuanmingyuan (Old Summer Palace), Beijing, China, Asia

Newly restored paintings at The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Buddhist Incense Pavillion at The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Ancient Chinese characters on Hall of Dispelling Clouds, Paiyun Dian, at The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

An arched bridge at Yuanmingyuan (Old Summer Palace), Beijing, China, Asia

Dalai Lama's former summer palace, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Summer Palace, built in 1768, with over 2000 fountains, Deeg, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Colourful flowers at the Summer Palace, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Water liliy at Yuanmingyuan (Old Summer Palace), Beijing China, Asia

Arched bridge on Kunming Lake, Summer Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Beijing, China, Asia

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

Roof detail of the Long Corridor, Summer Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Beijing, China, Asia

Jin Shan Pagoda, Imperial Summer Palace, Chengde, Hebei Province, China, Asia

Seventeen Arched bridge on Kunming Lake, Summer Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Beijing, China, Asia

Arched bridge on Kunming Lake, Summer Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Beijing, China, Asia

Cardiff Castle, The winter smoking room, Cardiff, Wales

Summer Mosque, inside Kuhna Ark, Khiva, Uzbekistan

Vigilant who also sells knitwear made by her, in Summer Mosque, inside Kuhna Ark, Khiva, Uzbekistan

Cardiff Castle, The winter smoking room, Cardiff, Wales

Tourist touching statue•s feet at The Achilleion Palace in Village of Gastouri (Sisi's beloved Greek summer palace), Corfu, Greece

Dying Achilles (Achilleas thniskon) in the gardens of the Achilleion Palace in Village of Gastouri (Sisi's beloved Greek summer palace), Corfu, Greece

A bronze statue of the mythical qilin or unicorn in Chinese folklore. Summer Palace, Beijing, China.

A little girl and her father reaches for a floating coin in a cistern at the Summer Palace in Beijing, China.

Painted landscapes in the Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing, China.

The Achilleion Palace in Village of Gastouri (Sisi's beloved Greek summer palace), Corfu, Greece

A Chinese photographer making souvenir portraits for tourists at the Summer Palace in Beijing, China.

The Achilleion Palace in Village of Gastouri (Sisi's beloved Greek summer palace), Corfu, Greece

Achilles statue at The Achilleion Palace in Village of Gastouri (Sisi's beloved Greek summer palace), Corfu, Greece

A young Chinese couple in a rowboat on Kunming Lake. Summer Palace, Beijing, China.

Lightning and the Palais de Chaillot from the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France

Heijo Palace, Nara, Japan

Changing of the Guard, Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom

Santa Maria del Naranco, summer residence of King Ramiro I, afterwards church, 9 century, Pre-Romanesque, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Monte Naranco, mount, near Oviedo, Camino Primitivo, Camino de Santiago, Way of Saint James, pilgrims way, province of Asturias, Principality of Asturias, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

View of the beach and the royal palace Palacio de Miramar, Playa de la Concha, Isla de Santa Clara, Bahia de la Concha, Bay of La Concha, San Sebastian, Donostia, Camino de la Costa, Camino del Norte, coastal route, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, province of Guipuzcoa, Basque Country, Euskadi, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Archbishop's Palace, Nicosia, Nicosia District, Republic of Cyprus

Members of the Asian Youth Orchestra smiling at camera, Mirabell castle and garden, Hohensalzburg Fortress, largest, fully-preserved fortress in central Europe, in background, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

Ships and boats anchoring in Mandraki harbour (translated literally: fold), Palace of the Grand Master and Nea Agora in background, Rhodes Town, Rhodes, Greece

People on the beach in front of Marina Royal Palace Hotel, Djuni, Black Sea, Bulgaria, Europe

People on the beach in front of Marina Royal Palace Hotel, Djuni, Black Sea, Bulgaria, Europe

View over water parterre to Hellbrunn Palace and Crown Grotto, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

Boat of marble at the lake Kunming near the Yihe Yuan Summer Pal, Peking, Beijing, People's Republic of China

Statue, Borromean Palazzo, Isola Bella, Stresa, Lago Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy

Park, Borromean Palazzo, Isola Bella, Stresa, Lago Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy

Couple, view over Borromean Palazzo, Isola Bella, Stresa, Lago Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy

United Nations Office, Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Schloss Benrath Benrath Palace, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Changing of the Guard, Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom