Sera monastery, outside Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. (District of Columbia), United States of America, North America

A statue in Szechenyi Square, Pecs, Hungary, Europe

Masjid-e-Iman Mosque (Imam Mosque) (Masjed-e Emam), formerly Shah Mosque, Isfahan (Esfahan), Iran, Middle East

Sheikh Lutfullah (Sheikh Lotfollah) Mosque, Isfahan (Esfahan), Iran, Middle East

Masjid-e-Iman Mosque (Imam Mosque) (Masjed-e Emam), formerly Shah Mosque, Isfahan (Esfahan), Iran, Middle East

Masjid-e-Iman Mosque (Imam Mosque) (Masjed-e Emam), formerly Shah Mosque, Isfahan (Esfahan), Iran, Middle East

Ice carving, Mombetsu Ice Festival, Hokkaido, Japan

Russian dolls, Siberia, Russia

Decorative tiles within The Grand Palace and Temple Complex, Bangkok, Thailand

Close-up of gold ornament on top of Jokhang temple, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Byzantine silk textiles dating from 10th century, Treasury of Ste. Foy, Conques, Midi-Pyrenees, France, Europe

Lily pond and fountain, Winter Gardens, Domain Park, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Metalsmith making temple ornaments, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Matsumoto-jo (Matsumoto Castle), Matsumoto, Japan, Asia

The Grand Palace and Temple complex, Bangkok, Thailand

Wat Arun,Temple of the Dawn, Bangkok, Thailand

Three Buddhist monks at Onhmin Thonze monastery, Sagaing, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Ceramic tiles decorating the walls of Wat Arun,Temple of the Dawn, Bangkok, Thailand

Suwa shrine, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan, Asia

Great golden dome and spires, Shwedagon Paya (Shwe Dagon pagoda), Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Inside the dome of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests in the Temple of Heaven complex in Beijing, China.

Decorative wall, Tilla Kari Madrasah, also known as Tillya Kari Madrasah, Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Exterior wall, Dormition of the Virgin Mary Church, (Assumption of Mary Orthodox Church), Pyrgi, Chios, Greece

Tiled wall, Hazrati Imom Mosque, Hazrati Imom Complex, Hazrati Imom Square, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Dormition of the Virgin Mary Church, also known as Assumption of Mary Orthodox Church, Pyrgi, Chios, Greece

Colourful bags for sale, Shakhrisabz, Uzbekistan

Dormition of the Virgin Mary Church, also known as Assumption of Mary Orthodox Church, Pyrgi, Chios, Greece

Decorative walls and balcony of a building in the village of Pyrgi, Chios, Greece

Decorative exterior wall of a building in the village of Pyrgi, Chios, Greece

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

Greek Orthodox Christianity, elaborate murals, saint with halo, Moni Limonos monastery, Lesbos, Aegean Sea, Greece, Europe

Detail of an artistically designed mosaic with a symmetrical pattern in black and white, thermal springs, thermal baths, thermal baths of Kallithea, Kallithea, Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Virgin and child in a halo, elaborate embroidery on a medieval chasuble, historical liturgical garment, Stiftsmuseum Museum Xanten monastery museum, Xanten, Niederrhein region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Yes word yellow tiles

Knight in armor bearing flag, elaborate embroidery on a chasuble, historical liturgical garment, Stiftsmuseum Museum Xanten monastery museum, Xanten, Niederrhein region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Figure of an elegant lady with a hat, elaborate embroidery on a chasuble, historical liturgical garment, Stiftsmuseum Museum Xanten monastery museum, Xanten, Niederrhein region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Painted coffered ceiling, lower gallery and elaborate gallery with the suffering, St.-Veit-und-St.-Michaels-Kirche church, 1634-1682, Pfarrberg, Heiligenstadt, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Mary and the apostles with halo, elaborate embroidery on a chasuble, historical liturgical garment, Stiftsmuseum Museum Xanten monastery museum, Xanten, Niederrhein region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Florence Cathedral, formally the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (in English Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower) is the cathedral of Florence, Italy, or Il Duomo di Firenze, in Italian. It was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and was structurally completed by 1436, with the dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi. The exterior of the basilica is faced with polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink, bordered by white, and has an elaborate 19th-century Gothic Revival facade by Emilio De Fabris.

Thailand, Bangkok, Wat Benjamabophit (Marble Temple) closeup of colorful detail.

Hawaii, Oahu, North Shore, Haleiwa, Elaborately painted surfboards by Ron Artis.

Hawaii, Oahu, North Shore, Haleiwa, Elaborately painted surfboards by Ron Artis.

Bangkok, Thailand, Wat Benjamabophit (Marble Temple) top of gold trimmed temple, blue sky.

China, Beijing, Decorative lanterns in market place.

Russia, St Petersburg, The Church of Spilled Blood.