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

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

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

Lion and stupa in from of Wat (Temple) Phnom, Phnom Penh. Cambodia

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

Lion. Facade detail. Houses of Parliament. London. UK.

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

Sovereign's Entrance. The Houses of Parliament. London. UK.

The Houses of Parliament. London. UK.

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

Lion and deer on bas-reliefs of Persepolis, Iran

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

Ancient bas-reliefs of Persepolis, Iran

Statue of turtle - dragon. 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.

Unicorn. Facade detail. Houses of Parliament. London. UK.

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

Princess Gardens. Edinburgh. Scotland. UK.

Guardian Lion in front of The 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.

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

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

Facade above Sovereign's Entrance. The Houses of Parliament. London. UK.

Entry stairs to Persepolis, Iran

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

Imperial roof decorations. Forbidden City. Beijing. China

Lion. Facade detail. Houses of Parliament. London. UK.

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

Victory monument. Detail. Buckingham palace. London. UK

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

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.

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

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

Unrestored atlas on a facade. Tbilisi. Georgia.

Moscow Kremlin and the Moskva River at night. Moscow. Russia

Princess Gardens. Edinburgh. Scotland. UK.

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

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

Winter view to Kremlin and Moscow river. Moscow. Russia.

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

Moscow Kremlin and the Moskva River at night. Moscow. Russia

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

Kremlin and Bolshoy Kamenny Most (bridge). Russia.

View to Kremlin and Moscow river in winter. Moscow. Russia.

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