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

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

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

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

Princess Gardens. Edinburgh. Scotland. UK.

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

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

The Houses of Parliament. London. UK.

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

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

Kremlin and Bolshoy Kamenny Most (bridge). Russia.

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

Statue of turtle - dragon. 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.

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

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

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

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

Lion and deer on bas-reliefs of Persepolis, Iran

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ancient bas-reliefs of Persepolis, Iran

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

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

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

Unrestored atlas on a facade. Tbilisi. Georgia.

Imperial roof decorations. Forbidden City. Beijing. China

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

Victory monument. Detail. Buckingham palace. London. UK

Entry stairs to Persepolis, Iran

Princess Gardens. Edinburgh. Scotland. UK.

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

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

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

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

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