
Franciscan Fathers on Friday via Dolorosa procession. Jerusalem.

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

Church of Icon of the Virgin Hodegetria in Vyazma. Smolensk region. Russia.

Reclining budda in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

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

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

Roof detail of Pak Tai Temple. Cheung Chau. Hong Kong.

Tiled interior of Regent's Mosque, Shiras, Iran

View of the city of Nazareth. Israel

John the Baptist Monastery in Vyazma. Smolensk region. Russia.

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

David Gareja monastery complex. Kakheti. Georgia.

Franciscan Fathers near Holy Sepulchre Church. Jerusalem. Israel

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

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

Orthodox monastery Davidova Pustin and Assumption church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in winter. Chekhov. Moscow region. Russia.

Dome on the Rock on Temple Mount. Jerusalem. Israel.

Mural in one of the tombs in the Valley of King. Egypt. Luxor

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Reclining buddha in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Lion in front of the entrance to Pak Tai Temple. Cheung Chau. Hong Kong.

Gate church. Borisoglebsy monastery. Russia

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Orthodox monastery Davidova Pustin and Assumption church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in winter. Chekhov. Moscow region. Russia.

Dome on the rock. Jerusalem. Israel.

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

Dome of the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque. Imam Square. Isfahan. Iran.

Monastery of Holy Sign in winter. Moscow. Russia.

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

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

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

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

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

Church of Our Lady of Kazan on Red Square at night. Gagarin (former Gzhatsk). Russia.

Ruins of Zoroastrian Towers of Silence Yazd, Iran

View to Sule Paya (pagoda) from Mahabadoola Road. Yangon. Myanmar.

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

Church viewed through the trees. Stepantsminda. Georgia.

Monastery. Pereslavl Zalessky. Russia.

St Giles Cathedral. Edinburgh. Scotland. UK.

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

Dome on the rock. Jerusalem. Israel.

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

View to Neil Valley from Gurna hills near the valley of kings. West Bank. Luxor. Egypt

View from Lake Nero to Kremlin. Rostov Veliky. Russia.

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

People return from Friday prayer at al aqsa mosque. Old Jerusale

Mural in one of the tombs in the Valley of King. Egypt. Luxor

Svetitskhoveli church. Mtskheta. Georgia.

Couple at the seashore enjoys the view. Tel Aviv, Israel

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

Assumption Cathedral. Smolensk. Russia.

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

Towers of Silence in Yazd, Iran

Detail of St Giles Cathedral. Edinburgh. Scotland. UK.

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

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

View over the Valley of Kings near Luxor, West Bank, Egypt

Detail of Pak Tai Temple. Cheung Chau. Hong Kong.

Dome on the Rock on Temple Mount. Jerusalem. Israel.

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Franciscan Fathers near Holy Sepulchre Church. Jerusalem. Israel

Saint James Cathedral. Jerusalem, Israel.

Naqsh-e Rostam, Tomb of Persian King, near Persepolis. Iran

Spiral incense sticks burning in Kwun Yam Temple. Hong Kong.

Trumpeldor Cemetery. Tel Aviv. Israel.

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Assumption Cathedral. Sergiev Posad. Russia.

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Shabbat at Kotel (Western Wall). Jerusalem. Israel.

Ancient columns on the second level in Bayon. Angkor, Siem Reap. Cambodia

Child baptism in Basilica of the Annunciation. Nazareth. Israel.

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

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Reclining buddha in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

Borovitskaya tower. Moscow Kremlin. Russia.

Founded in XIV Century Goritsky Monastery. Pereslavl Zalessky. Russia.

One of the squares in the ancient city of Yasd, Iran

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

Kashveti church . Tbilisi. Georgia.

Gergeti Trinity Church and Caucasus Mountains. Stepantsminda. Georgia.

Tower and buildings of New Jerusalem near Istra. Moscow Region. Russia

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

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

The Hatshepsut temple in West bank, Luxor, Egypt.

Sule Paya (pagoda) stupa. Yangon. Myanmar.

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

View to Sule pagoda from Sule Paya Road. Yangon. Myanmar.

Gergeti Trinity Church and Mount Kazbek. Georgia.

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

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

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

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Ashkenazi synagogue before Shabbat. Tzfat (Safed). Israel

Ruins overgrown by huge tree, Ta Prohm temple. Angkor, Siem Reap. Cambodia

Tiled background, oriental ornaments. Jame Mosque isfahan. Iran

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Gergeti Trinity Church and Caucasus Mountains. Stepantsminda. Georgia.

Tiled interior of Regent's Mosque, Shiras, Iran

Sitting bowed Buddha. Antique sculpture. Hong kong.

Naqsh-e Rostam, Tombs of Persian Kings, near Persepolis. Iran

The mosque across the Turkish border. Village of Sarpi. Georgia.

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

View to St Pauls from Millenium Bridge. London. UK.

View of the city of Nazareth. Israel

Terrace of elephants Angkor. Siem Reap. Cambodia.

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Facade of Our Lady Star of the Sea Watsons Bay Catholic church. Watsons Bay. Australia.

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Ruins of Preah Khan Temple. Angkor, Siem Reap. Cambodia

Sign at the entrance of Saint James Cathedral. Jerusalem, Israel

Buddhist monk choosing book on street market. Yangon. Myanmar.

The mosque across the Turkish border. Village of Sarpi. Georgia.

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

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

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

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

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Dome on the Rock on Temple Mount. Jerusalem. Israel.

David Gareja monastery complex. Georgia.

Calvary (Golgotha). Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem, Isr

View to Neil Valley from Gurna hills near the valley of kings, Hatshepsut's temple. Wet Bank. Luxor. Egypt

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

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

Dome on the Rock on Temple Mount. Jerusalem. Israel.

Savvino Storozhevsky monastery. Zvenigorod. Moscow region. Russia

Sunset view from market's rooftop. Yazd. Iran

Ruins overgrown by huge tree, Ta Prohm temple. Angkor, Siem Reap. Cambodia

Spiral incense sticks burning in Kwun Yam Temple. Hong Kong.

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

Fasade of Westminster Abbey. London. UK.

Calvary (Golgotha). Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem, Isr

Gergeti Trinity Church and Mount Kazbek. Georgia.

Child baptism in Basilica of the Annunciation. Nazareth. Israel.

Gergeti Trinity Church and Caucasus Mountains. Stepantsminda. Georgia.

Shabbat at Kotel (Western Wall). Jerusalem. Israel.

Tiled background in mosque. Isfahan. Iran

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

Naqsh-e Rostam, Tombs of Persian Kings, near Persepolis. Iran

Market's rooftop. Yazd. Iran

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Dome on the Rock on Temple Mount. Jerusalem. Israel.

Bells in Narikala Fortress. Tbilisi, Georgia.

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

St Giles Cathedral. Edinburgh. Scotland. UK.

Trumpeldor Cemetery. Tel Aviv. Israel.

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

Dome on the Rock on Temple Mount. Jerusalem. Israel.

Grassmarket area. Edinburgh. Scotland. UK.

Gergeti Trinity Church and Caucasus Mountains. Stepantsminda. Georgia.

People near Western Wall. Jerusalem, Israel.

Ruins of Zoroastrian Towers of Silence Yazd, Iran

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

St Peter's Anglican Church Watsons Bay Sydney

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

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

Kremlin and Bolshoy Kamenny Most (bridge). Russia.

Fasade detail. Cathedral of the Assumption in kremlin. Moscow. Russia.

Ananuri church on Georgian Military Highway. Georgia.

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

Bahai Gardens. Haifa. Israel

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Dome on the Rock on Temple Mount. Jerusalem. Israel.

Stone wall of David Gareja monastery. Georgia.

Reclining buddha in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Israel

Two men carrying baptistery. Assumption (Uspenski) cathedral. Smolenk. Russia

St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral. Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Orthodox monastery Davidova Pustin and Assumption church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in winter. Chekhov. Moscow region. Russia.

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

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

Gothic revival Novo-Nikolsky cathedral . Mozhaysk. Russia.

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Dome on the Rock on Temple Mount. Jerusalem. Israel.

Dome on the Rock on Temple Mount. Jerusalem. Israel.

Ruins of Preah Khan Temple. Angkor, Siem Reap. Cambodia.

The Hatshepsut temple in West bank, Luxor, Egypt.

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

Cupola of the Cathedral of the Transfiguration. Yaroslavl. Russia.

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

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Ta Prohm temple. Angkor, Siem Reap. Cambodia

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

View to Sule Paya (pagoda) from Mahabadoola Road. Yangon. Myanmar.

Kremlin. Rostov Veliky. Russia.

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Catholic church. Watsons Bay. Australia.

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

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

Millenium Bridge to St Pauls. London. UK.

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Mausoleum and ruins on Nile bank on the hill near Aswan.

Bird's eye view of Sule Paya (pagoda) stupa. Yangon. Myanmar.

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

View to Assumption (Uspenski ) cathedral from Kremlin. Smolenk. Russia.

View to Assumption (Uspensky) cathedral from Kremlin. Smolenk. Russia.

Naqsh-e Rostam, Tombs of Persian Kings, near Persepolis. Iran

Al-Aqsa Mosque. Temple Mount. Jerusalem, Israel.

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

St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral. Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Mosque of Sultan Hasan and cityscape of Cairo. Egypt

Al-Aqsa Mosque. Temple Mount. Jerusalem, Israel.

Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Israel

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

People return from Friday prayer at al aqsa mosque. Old Jerusale

Cathedral of the Annunciation and river gzhat at night. Gagarin (former Gzhatsk). Russia.

Amulets for sale on Cat Street Market. Hong Kong.

People return from Friday prayer at al aqsa mosque. Old Jerusale

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow city centre. Russia.

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

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

One of newly restored Monasteries. Pereslavl Zalessky. Russia.

St Giles Cathedral. Edinburgh. Scotland. UK.

Svetitskhoveli church. Mtskheta. Georgia.

Naqsh-e Rostam, Tombs of Persian Kings, near Persepolis. Iran

Nile Valey view

Franciscan Fathers on Friday via Dolorosa procession. Jerusalem.

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Bells in Narikala Fortress. Tbilisi, Georgia.

Stone wall of David Gareja monastery. Georgia.

David Gareja monastery complex. Georgia.

Unrestored part of the house in central Moscow. Russia.

Cathedral of the Annunciation and river gzhat at night. Gagarin (former Gzhatsk). Russia.

Parents wait for the end of children'€™s Christmas tree party in front of Cathedral of the Assumption in Kremlin. Moscow. Russia.

Bird eye view panorama. Tbilisi. Georgia.

View of the city of Nazareth. Israel

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Wall around Royal enclosure and Phimeanakas temple. Angkor, Siem Reap. Cambodia

Naqsh-e Rostam, Tombs of Persian Kings, Iran

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

Bahai Gardens. Haifa. Israel

Entrance to the Imam Mosque. Imam Square. Isfahan. Iran

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

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

Church of St. Dominic (Domingos). Largo do Senado. Macau.

View to Assumption (Uspensky) cathedral from Kremlin. Smolenk. Russia.

People return from Friday prayer at al aqsa mosque. Old Jerusale

Cupola of Resurrection cathedral in New Jerusalem near Istra. Moscow Region. Russia

Bell tower and streetlight. Orthodox monastery Davidova Pustin in winter. Chekhov. Moscow region. Russia.

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

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

Interior of Stella Maris Church. Haifa. Israel.

Bialik and his family's graves in Trumpeldor Cemetery. Tem Aviv,

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

David Gareja cave monastery complex. Georgia.

Forty saints' church on Lake Pleshcheevo. Pereslavl-Zalessky. Russia

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

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

Two men carrying baptistery. Assumption (Uspenski) cathedral. Smolenk. Russia

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

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

Detail of Amir Chakhmaq Complex in Yazd, Iran

Franciscan Fathers on Friday via Dolorosa procession. Jerusalem.

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Gergeti Trinity Church and Caucasus Mountains. Stepantsminda. Georgia.

Meskel - Festival of Timket (Finding of True Cross). Asmara. Eritrea. Africa.

Rostov Veliky. Kremlin. Russia

Trumpeldor Cemetery. Tel Aviv. Israel.

View to Thrinity Cathedral. Alexandrov. Moscow region.Russia

People celebrate near exit from Temple Mount. Jerusalem, Israel.

Phimeanakas templ, Angkor, Siem Reap. Cambodia

View to Assumption (Uspensky) cathedral from Kremlin. Smolenk. Russia.

Bird eye view panorama. Tbilisi. Georgia.

Saint James Cathedral. Jerusalem, Israel.

Two warriors (door gods) on the gate of Yeung Hay Temple. Hong Kong.

Interior of Regent's Mosque, Shiras, Iran