The 16th century Gates of Dawn, at the top of Austros Vartu Gatve, Old Town, Vilnius, Lithuania, Baltic States, Europe

Interior of the Catedral Vieja (Old Cathedral), dating from the 12th century, an important Romanesque building, Salamanca, Spain, Europe

The Koutoubia minaret in the heart of the old medina next to a mosque of the same name, built in the 12th century, Marrakesh, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Gasthof Stern 16th century hotel in Kirchweg, built 1573, in the old part of the town of Oetz in the Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Facade of the 16th century Old Town Hall, Prachatice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Yachts by the 12th century medieval castle in the old port of Yvoire on Lac Leman (Lake Geneva), Rhone-Alpes, France, Europe

Norman style old stone window at 11th Century St Nicholas Church, Oddington, near Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire

The 14th century Charles Bridge, Prague, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Detail of exterior, Catedral Vieja (Old Cathedral), dating from the 12th century, an important Romanesque building, Salamanca, Spain, Europe

Mansions and ancient barn dating from the 16th century on Jerzual street, with tourists, Old Town, Dinan, Cotes d'Armor, Brittany, France, Europe

Sea Gate (West Gate), 16th century, old town gate with palm trees, St. John's Hill, Kotor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Montenegro, Europe

Old wooden fishing boat, and 15th century Gothic church of Santa Maria de la Asuncion, Lekeitio, Basque country, Euskadi, Spain, Europe

Detail of wood sculptures on the Keratry Mansion house dating from the 16th century, Old Town, Dinan, Brittany, Cotes d'Armor, France, Europe

Mausoleum and Saadian tombs in Marrakech Morocco where over 60 members of the Saadi dynasty are buried. The dynasty ruled from the mid 16th to mid 17th century. The tombs were sealed and only re-discovered in 1917

Religion, ethiopia. 17th –19th century murals in new gondar style, at the old saint mary of zion church. Axum

Religion, ethiopia. 17th –19th century murals in new gondar style, at the old saint mary of zion church. Axum

Religion, ethiopia. 17th –19th century murals in new gondar style, at the old saint mary of zion church. Axum

Stupa (bell-shaped ornaments) of Borobodur, a 9th-century Buddhist Temple near Yogyakarta in central Java, Indonesia.

Stupa (bell-shaped ornaments) of Borobodur, a 9th-century Buddhist Temple near Yogyakarta in central Java, Indonesia.

Religion, ethiopia. 17th –19th century murals in new gondar style, at the old saint mary of zion church. Axum

Stained glass from the 15th and 16th centuries, Coptic Museum, Old Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Mausoleum and Saadian tombs in Marrakech Morocco where over 60 members of the Saadi dynasty are buried. The dynasty ruled from the mid 16th to mid 17th century. The tombs were sealed and only re-discovered in 1917

Mausoleum and Saadian tombs in Marrakech Morocco where over 60 members of the Saadi dynasty are buried. The dynasty ruled from the mid 16th to mid 17th century. The tombs were sealed and only re-discovered in 1917

A diver jumping off the Stari Most (Old Bridge), a reconstructed 16th-century Ottoman bridge, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe

Sun dial dating from the 15th century, Rue des Halles, Old Town, Tarascon, Provence, France, Europe

Thatbyinnyu Pahto, one of the highest temples built by King Alaungsithu in the mid 12th century, old Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

The Block house, a 16th century gun tower protecting Old Grimsby Harbour, Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom, Europe

The Old Post Office dating from the 14th-century, Tintagel, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A 16th century cider press in the grounds of Penlee hose in Penzance, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Traditional music of Galicia. Gaiteiros Rio de anxo. Old Town, Santiago de Compostela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Galicia, Spain. Bagpipes are a woodwind instrument using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. The Scottish Great Highland bagpipes are the best known examples in the Anglophone world, but people have played bagpipes for centuries throughout large parts of Europe. The term bagpipe is equally correct in the singular or the plural, though pipers usually refer to the bagpipes as the pipes, a set of pipes or a stand of pipes.

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.

The Japanese covered bridge, Hoi An, Quang Nam province, Vietnam

Aerial views of El Castillo and the Ruins of the Mayan temple grounds at Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Tulum is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The ruins are situated on 12 meter 39 ft tall cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya; it was at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries and managed to survive about 70 years after the Spanish began occupying Mexico. Old World diseases brought by the Spanish settlers appear to have resulted in very high fatalities, disrupting the society, and eventually causing the city to be abandoned.

Aerial views of El Castillo and the Ruins of the Mayan temple grounds at Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Tulum is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The ruins are situated on 12 meter 39 ft tall cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya; it was at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries and managed to survive about 70 years after the Spanish began occupying Mexico. Old World diseases brought by the Spanish settlers appear to have resulted in very high fatalities, disrupting the society, and eventually causing the city to be abandoned.

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.

Traditional music of Galicia. Gaiteiros Rio de anxo. Old Town, Santiago de Compostela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Galicia, Spain. Bagpipes are a woodwind instrument using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. The Scottish Great Highland bagpipes are the best known examples in the Anglophone world, but people have played bagpipes for centuries throughout large parts of Europe. The term bagpipe is equally correct in the singular or the plural, though pipers usually refer to the bagpipes as the pipes, a set of pipes or a stand of pipes.

Traditional music of Galicia. Gaiteiros Rio de anxo. Old Town, Santiago de Compostela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Galicia, Spain. Bagpipes are a woodwind instrument using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. The Scottish Great Highland bagpipes are the best known examples in the Anglophone world, but people have played bagpipes for centuries throughout large parts of Europe. The term bagpipe is equally correct in the singular or the plural, though pipers usually refer to the bagpipes as the pipes, a set of pipes or a stand of pipes.

Mural paintings from the 18 Century inside the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara temple, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Monasterio de San Miguel de Escalada, Romanesque, Mozarabic monastry from the 10th century, near Leon, Camino Frances, Way of St James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage, European Cultural Route, province of Leon, Old Castile, Castile-Leon, Castilla y Leon, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Arabic baths from the 10th century, Banys Arabs, Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain

Castle ruins Castrum Sigerici from the 8th century, Castrojeriz, Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage, European Cultural Route, province of Burgos, Old Castile, Castile-Leon, Castilla y Leon, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Romanic church San Martin from the 11th century, Fromista, Iglesia San Martin, Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage, European Cultural Route, province of Palencia, Old Castile, Catile-Leon, Castilla y Leon, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Red Tower in Vieux Lyon, Old City Center, Rhone Alps, France

Lyon, Rhone Alps, France, Le Tire Bouchon Restaurant Old City Center, Vieux Lyon, UNESCO World Heritage, Lyon, Rhone Alps, France

Arabian baths from the 10th century, Banys Arabs, Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain

Castle of the Teutonic Knights in Malbork (13th - 14th century), Poland

Old Town - Dlugie Pobrzeze in the evening, with Gothic gates (15th century), Gdansk, Danzig, Poland

Inside the gothic cathedral, Santa Maria de Regla, 13th century, Leon, Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage, European Cultural Route, province of Leon, Old Castile, Castile-Leon, Castilla y Leon, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Palacio Episcopal, Astorga, Episcopal Palace, 19th century, architect Antoni Gaudi, Modernismo, Modernism, Art Nouveau, Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage, European Cultural Route, province of Leon, Old Castile, Castile-Leon, Castilla y Leon, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Romanesque church of St. Martin at night, 11th century, Fromista, Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage, European Cultural Route, province of Palencia, Old Castile, Catile-Leon, Castilla y Leon, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Detail of the church Iglesia San Martin, Fromista, Province of Palencia, Old Castile, Catile-Leon, Castilla y Leon, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Romanic monastery, Monasterio de San Miguel de Escalada, from the 10th. century, Romanesque, Mozarabic, near Leon, Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage, European Cultural Route, province of Leon, Old Castile, Castile-Leon, Castilla y Leon, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Episcopal Palace, Palacio Episcopal, Astorga, 19th century, architect Antoni Gaudi, Modernismo, Modernism, Art Nouveau, Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage, European Cultural Route, province of Leon, Old Castile, Castile-Leon, Castilla y Leon, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Capital inside church Iglesia San Martin, Fromista, Province of Palencia, Old Castile, Catile-Leon, Castilla y Leon, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Inside the gothic cathedral Santa Maria de Regla, 13th century, Leon, Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage, European Cultural Route, province of Leon, Old Castile, Castile-Leon, Castilla y Leon, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Episcopal Palace, Palacio Episcopal, Astorga, 19th century, architect Antoni Gaudi, Modernismo, Modernism, Art Nouveau, Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage, European Cultural Route, province of Leon, Old Castile, Castile-Leon, Castilla y Leon, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Episcopal Palace at night, Palacio Episcopal, Astorga, from the 19th century, architect Antoni Gaudi, Modernismo, Modernism, Art Nouveau, Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage, European Cultural Route, province of Leon, Old Castile, Castile-Leon, Castilla y Leon, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Spiral staircase at a fort from 14th. century, Es Port, Cabrera island, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Life in the Baroque era, 18th century, Prussian uniform of the "Potsdam Giants", Schiller Jahrhundertfest festival, Marbach am Neckar, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

6th century Byzantine Roman hare hunt mosaics from the peristyle of the Great Palace from the reign of Emperor Justinian I., Istanbul, Turkey

6th century Byzantine, Eastern Roman, Hagia Sophia, Ayasofya, at sunset, built by Emperor Justinian, Istanbul, Turkey

10th century Armenian Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Akdamar Island, Lake Van, Turkey

Seventeenth-century votive image depicting the Siege of Donauwoerth, Hl. Kreuz Gruftkapelle Church, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

A pit house, part of an excavated ancient Anasazi village at the Anasazi State Park Museum, the site dates to the 12th century, Boulder, Utah, USA

Memorial to the 15th century theologian and philosopher Jan Hus, Old town Square during a popular festival, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Ex voto votive, lime paint, representation of a vehicle accident with miraculous rescue, 16th century, Tuntenhausen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

King David with the harp, painting on a psaltery, a table harp from Estonia, 17th century, Haus Kemnade castle and museum, Hattingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Piazza del Popolo, with the "Fontana pubblica", public fountain, 16th century, the romanesque church and bell tower of Santa Maria del Popolo, Cittaducale, province of Rieti, Latium, Italy, Europe

Buddhism, seated Buddha figure in the pagoda of Htilominlo Temple from the 13th Century, one of the last great temples built before the fall of the Bagan Dynasty, Old Bagan, Pagan, Burma, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhism, gilded seated Buddha figure in the pagoda of Htilominlo Temple from the 13th Century, one of the last great temples built before the fall of the Bagan Dynasty, Old Bagan, Pagan, Burma, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia

View of Obertortum tower, Haigeracher Tor gate, 17th century, with the coat of arms of 1618, half-timbered houses on the left, Victor-Kretz-Strasse street, Gengenbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Old hay cart with wine barrels in the courtyard of a wine press, 19th century, Franconian Open Air Museum of Bad Windsheim, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Kitchen of a poor winegrower, Hackerhaus, mid-19th century, Franconian Open Air Museum of Bad Windsheim, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Sculpture dog, Nordkirchen Castle, known as the "Westphalian Versailles", builder archbishop of Plettenburg, beginning of the 18th century to the plans of Gottfried Laurenz Pictorius and his successor Johann Conrad Schlaun, Nordkirchen, Muensterland, Nort

Ex voto votive, lime paint, representation of the miraculous rescue of a carriage from the waters of a river, 16th century, Tuntenhausen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Old wine cellar with barrels of a winery, 19th century, Franconian Open Air Museum of Bad Windsheim, Bad Windsheim, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Panagia Chozoviotissa is an Orthodox rock monastery on the Greek Cycladic island of Amorgos, said to have been founded in the early 9th century, in the Byzantine era, by monks from Palestine. It is the second oldest monastery in Greece, Amorgos, Greece, Europe

Life in the Baroque era, 18th century, Prussian uniform of the "Potsdam Giants", Schiller Jahrhundertfest festival, Marbach am Neckar, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Above the roofs of the houses in the old town of Mainz rises the six towers of St. Martins Cathedral (German: Mainzer Dom) that represents the highest point of Romanesque cathedral architecture in Germany. The Cathedral of Mainz dates from 975 AD but was continually rebuilt and restored, reaching its present form mainly in the 13th and 14th centuries

Perspective view, from Piazza del Popolo, of the Torre Municipale, Civic Tower, year 1580, "Fontana Pubblica", public fountain, 16th century, and corso Mazzini, Cittaducale, province of Rieti, Latium, Italy, Europe

Amulet in the museum of the Palace of the Shirvanshahs from the 14th century, Baku, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Middle East, Asia

Crypt, remains of Roman baths from the 4th century, interior, Church of Saint Demetrius or Hagios Demetrio, Thessaloniki, Chalkidiki, Macedonia, Greece, Europe

Crypt, remains of Roman baths from the 4th century, interior, Church of Saint Demetrius or Hagios Demetrio, Thessaloniki, Chalkidiki, Macedonia, Greece, Europe

Bedchamber of a poor winegrower, Hackerhaus, mid-19th century, Franconian Open Air Museum of Bad Windsheim, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Life in the Baroque era, 18th century, Prussian uniform of the "Potsdam Giants", Schiller Jahrhundertfest festival, Marbach am Neckar, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Rose window of the church Santa Maria Maggiore, early 14th century, seen from inside, peculiar for the decoration with an inscribed square, Alatri, province of Frosinone, Latium, Italy, Europe

Entrance to the 18th century Ottoman architecture of the Ishak Pasha Palace, A&r& province, eastern Turkey

Neo-classical facade with the writing "Alte f.e. Hofapotheke", old court pharmarcy, Alter Markt square, 19th Century, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

Life in the Baroque period of the 18th Century, court society in Venetian clothes in the courtyard with gate tower, Schiller Jahrhundertfest century festival, Marbach am Neckar, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

18th century Ottoman architecture of the Ishak Pasha Palace, A&r& province, eastern Turkey

Gothic arcades in the courtyard of Bellver Castle, 13th century, Palma de Majorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Gothic arcades in the courtyard of Bellver Castle, 13th century, Palma de Majorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Streets of cobblestone and old houses in colonial style on the streets of the old and historic city of Paraty founded in the 17th century on the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brasil, South America

Greek theatre, Teatro Greco, 3rd century B.C. amphitheatre, Taormina, Sicily, Italy

Gothic Ca' d'Oro Palace, Palazzo Santa Sofia, built in 15th century by architect Bartolomeo Bon, Grand Canal, Cannaregio District, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Koutoubia mosque from 12th century in old town of Marrakech, Morocco, Africa

GUS Russia St Petersburg 300 years old Venice of the North Ressurection Church built 1883 to 1907 by Ignati Malyschew and Alfred Parland highest Tower 81 m Moskowian Style of 16 and 17 Century Consecration with Zar Nikolaus II 19 August 1907 Landsmark and

6th century Byzantine, Eastern Roman Hagia Sophia, Ayasofya, at sunset, Istanbul, Turkey

Figures on the inner entrance, Nordkirchen Castle, known as the "Westphalian Versailles", builder archbishop of Plettenburg, beginning of the 18th century to the plans of Gottfried Laurenz Pictorius and his successor Johann Conrad Schlaun, Nordkirchen, Mu

Life in the Baroque period of the 18th Century, Venetian mask "Blue Flower", Schiller Jahrhundertfest century festival, Marbach am Neckar, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe