
Guardian Lion in front of The Gate of Supreme Harmony. Forbidden City. Beijing. China

Mikhail Shemyakin's 'The children - victims of adult vices'. Drug addiction figure. Moscow, Russia. The sculptures are of twelve bronze figures, which depict the adult vices, such as alcoholism, drug addiction, prostitution etc, that affect children.

Reclining buddha in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

Giza sphinx with pyramids on the background. Cairo. Egypt.

Bas-Relief on Xerxes gateway (gate of all nations) at Persepolis, Iran

Gallery interior in a county house. NSW. Australia

Close-up of smiling face of the king Jayavarman VII in the temple of Bayon, Angkor Wat, Siem Riep, Cambodia.

Tiled interior of Regent's Mosque, Shiras, Iran

Sculpture of Madonna in Church of St. Dominic (Domingos). Macau.

Chambers Gorge aboriginal engraving site. Flinders Ranges. South Australia

Malkawi aboriginal painting site. Flinders Ranges. South Australia

Amulets for sale on Cat Street Market. Hong Kong.

Reception room. Bet Bialik House museum. Tel Aviv, Israel.

Lion and deer on bas-reliefs of Persepolis, Iran

Red stone carving of the Banteay Srei Temple in the Angkor. Siem Reap, Cambodia.

900 years old prayers hall Jameh (Friday) Mosque. Isfahan. Iran

Imperial roof decorations. Forbidden City. Beijing. China

Sculpture of Zeus-bull with trident in his hand. Bingie. Nsw. Australia.

Sculpture of saxophonist. Tbilisi. Georgia.

Ancient bas-reliefs of Persepolis, Iran

Statue of turtle - dragon. Forbidden City. Beijing. China.

Jesus crucifixion. Church of St. Dominic (Domingos). Macau.

Guardian Lion in front of The Three Great Halls Palace. Forbidden City. Beijing. China

Imperial Roof decorations (charms or roof-figures). Forbidden City. Beijing. China

Exterior of Pak Tai temple. Cheung Chau. Hong Kong.

Swimmer. 1930 by Matvey Manizer. Neskuchniy Garden. Moscow. Russia.

Victory monument. Detail. Buckingham palace. London. UK

Sculpture of Zeus-bull with trident in his hand. Bingie. Nsw. Australia.

St Giles Cathedral. Edinburgh. Scotland. UK.

Facade and entrance in Bet Bialik House museum. Tel Aviv, Israel

Chambers Gorge aboriginal engraving site. Flinders Ranges. South Australia

Reception room. Bet Bialik House museum. Tel Aviv, Israel.

Winter Sunrise. View to Gate of Supreme Harmony from the terrace of Tree Great Halls Palace. Forbidden City. Beijing. China

Ancient bricks of courtyard with Hongyi Pavilion and the marble terrace of Three Great Halls Palace on the background. Forbidden City. Beijing. China.

Tourists at Chambers Gorge aboriginal engraving site. Flinders Ranges. South Australia

Smiling faces of the king Jayavarman VII in the Temple of Bayon.

Citadel of Karim Khan (Arg-e Karim Khani), Shiras, Iran

Close-up of smiling face of teh king Jayavarman VII in the temple of Bayon, Angkor Wat, Siem Riep, Cambodia.

Illuminated Cathedral. Edinburgh. Scotland. UK.

Smiling face of the king Jayavarman VII in the temple of Bayon, Angkor Wat, Siem Riep, Cambodia.

Red stone carving of the Banteay Srei Temple in the Angkor. Siem Reap, Cambodia.

View to Banteay Srei Temple in the Angkor. Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Red stone carving of the Banteay Srei Temple in the Angkor. Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Saint James Cathedral. Jerusalem, Israel.

Gallery interior in a county house. NSW. Australia

Woman touching the wall with Egyptian Hieroglyphs in Philae Temple near Aswan.

Preah Neak Pean temple. Angcor. Siem Reap. Cambodia.

Lounge room interior in a county house. NSW. Australia

Memorial to the victims of Gulag. Winter. Moscow, Russia.

Flying sphere next to the National Gallery's entrance. Canberra. Australia.

Memorial to the victims of Gulag. Winter. Moscow, Russia.

Unrestored atlas on a facade. Tbilisi. Georgia.

Red stone carving of the Banteay Srei Temple in the Angkor. Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Statue of turtle - dragon. Forbidden City. Beijing. China.

Mosque of Sultan Hasan and cityscape of Cairo. Egypt

Gargoyle near St. Mary's Cathedral in Sydney. Australia.

Study room in Bet Bialik House museum. Tel Aviv, Israel.

Stone carvings. Detail. Buckingham palace. London.UK.

The Last Supper Mural. David Gareja monastery. Kakheti. Georgia.

Smiling faces of the king Jayavarman VII in the Temple of Bayon (13th century) at the centre of Angkor Thom. Angkor. Siem Reap. Cambodia

Close-up of smiling face of the king Jayavarman VII in the temple of Bayon, Angkor Wat, Siem Riep, Cambodia.

Terrace of elephants Angkor. Siem Reap. Cambodia.

Interior of Stella Maris Church. Haifa. Israel.

Stained glass window in Our Lady Star of the Sea Watsons Bay Catholic church. Watsons Bay. Australia.

Russian Georgian friendship monument. Georgia.

Details of the Stone Blocks of the Khafre (Chephren) Pyramid at Giza, Cairo, Egypt

In Hinduism, Samudra manthan (Devanagari) or The churning of the ocean of milk is one of the most famous episodes. Bas relief. Angkor Wat. cambodia

Pre Shabbat celebration on a street. Tzfat (Safed). Israel.

Saint James Cathedral. Jerusalem, Israel.

Chambers Gorge aboriginal engraving site. Flinders Ranges. South Australia

Detail of the Three Great Halls Palace. Forbidden City In Beijing. China.

Red stone carving of the Banteay Srei Temple in the Angkor. Siem Reap, Cambodia.

'€˜Love of Torah'€™. Tzfat (Safed). Israel

Murals in cave refectory. David Gareja monastery. Kakheti. Georgia.

Egypt Giza pyramids with flying birds on the foreground

St Giles Cathedral. Edinburgh. Scotland. UK.

Detail of bronze Fountain in Trafalgar Square. London. UK.

Tiled interior of Regent's Mosque, Shiras, Iran

Typical hand painted tiles of street name sign. Macau. China

Facade Detail of ruined St Paul's church. Macau. China

Typical hand painted tiles of street name sign. Macau. China

Stained Glass window. St Giles Cathedral. Edinburgh. Scotland. UK.

Reclining budda in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

Detail of woman and dolphins fountain in Trafalgar Square. London. UK.

Giza sphinx with pyramids on the background. Giza. Cairo. Egypt.

Sitting bowed Buddha. Antique sculpture. Hong kong.

Citadel of Karim Khan (Arg-e Karim Khani), Shiras, Iran

Stone carvings. Detail. Buckingham palace. London.UK.

The Three Great Halls Palace. Forbidden City. Beijing, China.

Street art (graffiti) by Kis-Lev near Neve Tsedek. Tel Aviv, Isr

Reclining Buddha in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. This huge beautiful sculpture surprisingly very little known and rarely visited by foreigners.

Waga - carved wooden grave markers sometimes misleadingly referred as totems . Arfaide (near Karat Konso). Ethiopia.

Waga - carved wooden grave markers sometimes misleadingly referred as totems . Arfaide (near Karat Konso). Ethiopia.

Red stone carving of the Banteay Srei Temple in the Angkor. Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Egypt pyramids and birds

Via Dolorosa Street name sign. Jerusalem Old town, Israel.

Front view of the Gate of Heavenly Peace. Entrance to the Forbidden City. Beijing. China.

Queen Victoria Memorial. Near the Buckingham Palace. London. UK.

Guardian Lion in front of The Gate of Supreme Harmony. Forbidden City. Beijing. China

Assortment of colourful bracelets on Cat Street Market stand. Hong Kong.

Stone carving detail in the Temple of Ramses III. Luxor. West Bank. Egypt

Bialik Street name sign. Tel Aviv, Israel.

Guardian Lion in front of The Three Great Halls Palace. Forbidden City. Beijing. China.

Tiled entrance into jame (Friday) mosque in Yazd, Iran

Tiled background in mosque. Isfahan. Iran

Phimeanakas templ, Angkor, Siem Reap. Cambodia

The thirteenth annual Sculptures by the Sea exhibition. Sydney. Australia. Art work title - Tribute to workhorse By Belinda Villani.

Shalom Aleichem and Bograshov street name signs. Tel Aviv, Israe

Early winter morning. Steps leading up to the Three Great Halls Palace. Forbidden City In Beijing, China.

Imperial Roof charms or roof-figures. Forbidden City. Beijing. China

Mosque of Sultan Hasan and cityscape of Cairo taken from Citadel (Mohammed Ali's Mosque). Egypt

Stone carvings. Detail. Buckingham palace. London.UK.

Phimeanakas temple in royal enclosure, Angkor, Siem Reap. Cambodia

Red stone carving of the Banteay Srei Temple in the Angkor. Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Entry stairs to Persepolis, Iran

Memorial to the victims of Gulag. Moscow, Russia.

Brick wall with cuneiform writing on bricks in Shoqa Zanbil near Shush, Iran

Reclining buddha in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

Chambers Gorge aboriginal engraving site. Flinders Ranges. South Australia

View towards Gate of Supreme Harmony. Forbidden City. Beijing. China

The Three Great Halls Palace. Forbidden City. Beijing, China

Reclining buddha in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

Street art (graffiti) by Broken Fingaz. Tel Aviv, Israel

View Towards Meridian Gate from Gate of Supreme Harmony. Forbidden City. Beijing. China

Early winter morning. View from courtyard towards the Three Great Halls Palace. Forbidden City In Beijing, China.

Giza sphinx with pyramids on the background. Egypt.

900 years old Taj al-Molk Dome Jameh (Friday) Mosque. Isfahan. Iran

White stone street sculpture. Moscow. Russia.

Tiled background, oriental ornaments. Jame Mosque isfahan. Iran

Stone carving Bas Relief from ruins of ancient Persepolis (Pars, Fars) capital city of the Persian empire (now in Iran). 5th Century B.C. Near Shiraz, Iran.

Street art (graffiti) in the old Jaffa. Tel Aviv, Israel.

Bas relief 'Battle of Kurukshetra' (coming from the Hindu Mahabharata epic) on the southern portion of the west gallery in Angkor Wat. Siem Reap. Cambodia