Stucco sculpture of reclining Buddha, Tharkong Pagoda, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Beautiful frescoes on walls of the Juna Mahal Fort, Dungarpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Shiv Niwas Palace, a former royal guest house and now a heritage hotel, Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Statue of Queen Isabella and Columbus in the Rotunda of the State Capitol, Sacramento, California, United States of America, North America

Udai Vilas Palace, now a heritage hotel, Dungarpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Beautiful frescoes on walls of the Juna Mahal Fort, Dungarpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Beautiful frescoes on walls of the Juna Mahal Fort, Dungarpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Beautiful frescoes on walls of the Juna Mahal Fort, Dungarpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington State, United States of America, North America

Beautiful frescoes on walls of the Juna Mahal Fort, Dungarpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Max I Joseph monument and National Theatre, home to the Bavarian state opera, Max Joseph Square, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

McKinley Monument in Niagara Square, Buffalo City, New York State, United States of America, North America

Lincoln statue at Nebraska State Capitol, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America, North America

Outdoor shrine to Hindu god, Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Beautiful frescoes on walls of the Juna Mahal Fort, Dungarpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Religious pictures at cattle fair near Dechhu, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Chinese Reconciliation Park, Tacoma, Washington State, United States of America, North America

Pinacoteca do Estado (State Art Gallery), Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

Guanajuato, Guanajuato State, Mexico, North America

Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington State, United States of America, North America

Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York State, United States of America, North America

Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington State, United States of America, North America

San Miguel de Allende (San Miguel), Guanajuato State, Mexico, North America

Redwood Trails general store, Stone Lagoon State Park, Humbolt County, northern California, United States of America, North America

The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows a Varian nuclear proton therapy machine in the specialist cancer hospital.

Musicians performing tradicional Brazilian music in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Barque sculpture, Malecon, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco state, Mexico, North America

Musicians performing tradicional Brazilian music in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Fireman's statue, State Capitol Buidling, Austin, Texas, United States of America, North America

Copy of Declaration of Independence, State Capitol grounds, Pierre City, South Dakota, United States of America, North America

Statue of George Washington, State Capitol grounds, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America, North America

Christopher Columbus statue, State Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America, North America

Pioneer Women's Memorial, State Capitol Building, Topeka, Kansas, United States of America, North America

Andrew Jackson statue, State Capitol Building, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, North America

President W. McKinley Monument, State Capitol, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America, North America

State Chancellery, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Statue opposite Wat Jong Kham thought to date from the 13th century, Kengtung (Kyaing Tong), Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

State Capitol Building, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, North America

Mazatlan Cathedral, Old Town, Mazatlan, Sinaloa state, Mexico, North America

Zephyr sculpture, White River State Park, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America, North America

Detail of totem pole, Cedars Casino, Sequim, Washington state, United States of America, North America

At right Benita la Intocable , at left Angela la Folclorista, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

Facade of National Museum of Art, Casa de Francisco Tadeo Diez de Medina, La Paz, Bolivia

At left Angela la Folclorista , in the middle Dina, and at right Benita la Intocable, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

Yagim Mask at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Yagim Mask, 1920-25 Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Wood, paint. George Walkus (kwakwaka'wakw, ca 1875-1968). A furtive aggressive sea creature known as Yagim was part of the dramatic Tseyka performance cycle, which took place during the dark winter when life on the North West coast moves largely indoors

At left Angela la Folclorista , in the middle Benita la Intocable, and at right Dina, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

At left Benita la Intocable , in the middle Dina, and at right Angela la Folclorista, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

At left Benita la Intocable , and at right Angela la Folclorista, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

At left Benita la Intocable , and at right Angela la Folclorista, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

At left Benita la Intocable , in the middle Angela la Folclorista, and at right Dina, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

Main facade of San Francisco Church on the plaza of the same name, founded in 1548 and rebuilt 1784, La Paz, Bolivia

At left Dina , in the middle Benita la Intocable, at right Angela la Folclorista, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

Angela la Folclorista, cholita female wrestler, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

Casa de la Moneda, Potosi, Bolivia

Torists, Largest statue of Jesus Christ in the world, the Cristo de la Concordia in Cochabamba, Bolivia

At right Benita la Intocable , at left Angela la Folclorista, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

Angela la Folclorista, cholita female wrestler, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

Colourful umbrellas for sale at a paper making workshop, Heho, near Taunggyi, Myanmar, (Burma)

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

Calle Millares and Church of La Merced, Potosi, Bolivia

Casa de la Moneda, Potosi, Bolivia

Casa de la Moneda, Potosi, Bolivia

Empire State Building, 5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Empire State Building entrance lobby wall plaque, 5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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

Empire State Building, 5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Casa de la Moneda entrance, Potosi, Bolivia

Facade of San Francisco church, Potosi, Bolivia

At left Benita la Intocable , in the middle Angela la Folclorista, and at right Dina, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

Torists, Largest statue of Jesus Christ in the world, the Cristo de la Concordia in Cochabamba, Bolivia

14 september square, and cathedral, Cochabamba, Bolivia

Detail, facade of San Lorenzo church, Potosi, Bolivia

Bramante Staircase

Praying, San Francisco church, Potosi, Bolivia

White Mexican church and street art at 5th Avenue, Playa del Carmen, Caribe, Quintana Roo state, Mayan Riviera, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Detail, facade of San Lorenzo church, Potosi, Bolivia

Facade of San Lorenzo church, Potosi, Bolivia

Facade of San Lorenzo church, Potosi, Bolivia

RoboSimian Drives Slalom Course

Robot, RoboSimian Using Cordless Power Drill

RoboSimian Exits Vehicle

Monk painting at Mount Zwegabin, Hpa An, Kayin State, Karen State, Myanmar, Burma

Sculpture, mural, visitors, Pergamon Museum, the Pergamon temple, antique collection, blue wall tiles, Museum Island, Berlin State Museums, Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Berlin, Germany

A brightly painted wooden figure on a market stall in the Shan State of Myanmar, Asia

Sculpture, mural, visitors, Pergamon Museum, the Pergamon temple, antique collection, blue wall tiles, Museum Island, Berlin State Museums, Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Berlin, Germany

Neue Staatsgalerie (New State Gallery), Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Palais Royal, Council of State, Directorate of Fine Arts, courtyard columns by Daniel Buren, 1e Arrondissement, Paris, France

little Buddha statues in the wall of the pagoda of the Shwe Yan Bye- Monastery, Nyaungshwe, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma, Asia

Little Buddha statues in the wall of the pagoda of the Shwe Yan Bye Monastery, Nyaungshwe, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma, Asia

Palais Royal reflected in steel balls, Council of State, Directorate of Fine Arts, courtyard columns by Daniel Buren, 1e Arrondissement, Paris, France

Buddha statue in the middle of the lake in the sunlight, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma, Asia

Petroglyphs carved into sandstone, representation of Fremont, Anasazi, Navajo and Anglo-Saxon cultures, prehistoric and historic rock art, Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument and Recreation Site, San Juan County, Utah, United States of America, USA

Cisterne of Habbaba, Yemen

Grave of Matthias Pschorr, 1834-1900, beer brewer, Alter Suedfriedhof Cemetery, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Grave, gravestone detail, Alter Suedfriedhof Cemetery, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Thanatos on the gravestone, grave of Dr. jur. Georg Ludwig Ritter von Maurer, 1790-1872, privy council, Alter Suedfriedhof Cemetery, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Angel statue holding red rose on a gravestone, Alter Suedfriedhof Cemetery, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

The bull of the Bull and Bear in front of the brightly lit Frankfurt Stock Exchange at night, illuminated by multicoloured spotlights for the Luminale, biannual lighting festival in Frankfurt, Germany

Frankfurt illuminated at night, buildings lit with special lighting on the occasion of the Luminale, biannual lighting festival in Frankfurt, Germany

Frankfurt Stock Exchange at night, illuminated by multicoloured spotlights for the Luminale, biannual lighting festival in Frankfurt, Germany