Carving on a war memorial, St Petersburg, Russia.

Ancient Necropolis, Monumental way, Hierapolis, Pamukkale, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Ancient Necropolis, Monumental way, Hierapolis, Pamukkale, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Basilica of San Lorenzo Fuori le Mura, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

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

Milano monumental cemetery, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Palacio da Bolsa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Porto (Oporto), Norte, Portugal, 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

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

Monreale Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Avila, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Castilla y Leon, Spain, Europe

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

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

Milano monumental cemetery, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Pieta in Milano monumental cemetery, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona, Plaza De Toros El Monumental, Ad For Next Corrida

Russia, St-Petersburg, Pedrovorets, Peterhof Palace, The Monumental Staircase

Russia, St-Petersburg, The Winter Palace (Now Hermitage Museum) , The Monumental Jourdain Stairs Built By Rastrelli (1762)

Russia, Saint Petersburg, Pavlovsk Castle, Close Up Of Monumental Vase, Golden Head Of Ram

Portugal, Lisbon, Praca Da Commercio, Night View Of The Monumental Gate

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

Russia, St-Petersburg, The Winter Palace (Now Hermitage Museum) , The Monumental At Lantes Porch And Facade On Palace Square

Russia, St-Petersburg, The Winter Palace (Now Hermitage Museum) , The Monumental Jourdain Stairs Built By Rastrelli (1762)

Onboard the clipper Adventurer, looking out to Monumental Island, Baffin Island, Canada, North America

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

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

Democracy Monument, Bangkok, Thailand

Local people inside a house in Gyantse village or Gyangze town, Tibet, China. Located in the northeast of Gyantse at 3900 meters above sea level. Pelkor Chode Monastery, or rather Palcho Monastery in Tibetan language means auspicious monastery. It was first built in early 15th century and took 10 years to complete. Because it was built when different religious sectors conflicted neck and neck in Tibet, Sakyapa, Kadampa and Gelukpa of Tibetan Buddhism coexist in it. Each religious sector has five to six Dratsang schools in the monastery.

La Ken La pass or Laken pass at 5190 metres on the road to remote Nam Tso Lake Tibet. Namtso Lake Tibet China. Prayer flags next to the base of Mount Nyenchen Tanglha 7111 meters high, Tibet China. One of the holy mountains for Tibetans. The Nyenchen Tanglha is the highest peak of the Nyainqentanglha mountain. It is located near Lhasa, on the Qinghai-Tibet paved road. It is surrounded by grassy plains from Damshung to the south and to the picturesque sacred Nam Tso Lake (4,700 m, one of the largest lakes in the world) in the north.

Namtso lake or Nam tso lake in Tibet China. Nam Tso Lake is the second largest lake in Tibet, and one of the most famous places on the "Roof of the World". The lake itself is located at an altitude of 4,718 m, and has an area of 1,920 km². This lake is the largest of the lakes in the Tibet Autonomous Region, although it is not the largest on the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, a title that belongs to Lake Qinghai, more than twice the area of Namtso, which is more than 1,000 km, in the northeast, in Qinghai province.

La Ken La pass or Laken pass at 5190 metres on the road to remote Nam Tso Lake Tibet. Namtso Lake Tibet China. Prayer flags next to the base of Mount Nyenchen Tanglha 7111 meters high, Tibet China. One of the holy mountains for Tibetans. The Nyenchen Tanglha is the highest peak of the Nyainqentanglha mountain. It is located near Lhasa, on the Qinghai-Tibet paved road. It is surrounded by grassy plains from Damshung to the south and to the picturesque sacred Nam Tso Lake (4,700 m, one of the largest lakes in the world) in the north.

Lhasa Drepung Monastery Shoton festival or Shodon Festival with the unrolling of the huge thangka, a silk painting depicting Buddha Lhasa Tibet. Yogurt festival.

Tsepak Lhakhang Monastery. Lhasa Tibet China. Outside of Ramoche Temple. The women make a procession around the temple to ask the god of longevity Cherisi chepal to have a good delivery, or old people to pray to him.

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

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

Cueva de las Manos del Rio Pinturas, Cave of the Hands, Patagonia, Province of Santa Cruz, Argentina

Cueva de las Manos del Rio Pinturas, Cave of the Hands, Patagonia, Province of Santa Cruz, Argentina

Cueva de las Manos del Rio Pinturas, Cave of the Hands, Patagonia, Province of Santa Cruz, Argentina

Cueva de las Manos del Rio Pinturas, Cave of the Hands, Patagonia, Province of Santa Cruz, Argentina

Cueva de las Manos del Rio Pinturas, Cave of the Hands, Patagonia, Province of Santa Cruz, Argentina

Cueva de las Manos del Rio Pinturas, Cave of the Hands, Patagonia, Province of Santa Cruz, Argentina

Cueva de las Manos del Rio Pinturas, Cave of the Hands, Patagonia, Province of Santa Cruz, Argentina

Cueva de las Manos del Rio Pinturas, Cave of the Hands, Patagonia, Province of Santa Cruz, Argentina

Cueva de las Manos del Rio Pinturas, Cave of the Hands, Patagonia, Province of Santa Cruz, Argentina

Cueva de las Manos del Rio Pinturas, Cave of the Hands, Patagonia, Province of Santa Cruz, Argentina

Bramante Staircase

Fontana di Trevi at sunset

Blessed Ludovica Albertoni sculpture frome Bernini in San Francesco a Ripa church

Portrait of Young Tibetan boy in traditional costume next to Potala palace Lhasa Tibet China

Iguacu Falls, Parana, Brazil

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

Waiter arranging setting on table at Cafe Central, Vienna, Austria

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

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

Exterior view of the Volgograd Panorama Museum and the Gerhardt Mill (one of the few remaining buildings from the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II), Volgograd, Volgograd District, Russia, Europe

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

Statues in pond with fountain below the steps to the huge Motherland Ruf statue, Volgograd, Volgograd District, Russia, Europe

Symbol of Tbilisi city - Mother of Georgia on the top of hill over downtown

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

People sitting inside at Cafe Central, Vienna, Austria

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 statue for Columbus, Rio Odiel, Rio Tinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain87

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

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

Former ghetto, historic old town of Terezin, Theresienstadt, North Bohemia, Czech Republic

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

Roman style trophy sculptures, Gloriette, Schoenbrunn, Vienna, Austria

Prinz Eugen monument, New Hofburg, Heldenplatz, Vienna, Austria

Historic mansion at Dawson City, Yukon, Canada

Caceres Arco de la Estrella Star arch sunset in Spain entrance to monumental city

Caceres monumental city at sunset in Extremadura of spain

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

Ruins in 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 Qasr Kharana, Jordan

Fingers of the Statue of Hercules and the Jordanian Flag in front of the Archaeological Museum, Jebel al-Qala, Amman, 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 head of a medusa at the foot of a column, Yerebatan Sarayi, Byzantine cistern, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey