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

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

Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Israel

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

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

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

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

Bird's eye view of shwedagon paya (pagoda) stupa. Yangon. Myanmar.

Mosque of Sultan Hasan and cityscape of Cairo. Egypt

3,000 years old cave city Uplistsikhe. Near Gori. Georgia.

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

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

Monastery of Holy Sign in winter. Moscow. Russia.

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

Ruins of Zoroastrian Towers of Silence Yazd, Iran

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

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

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

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

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

View to Thrinity Cathedral. Alexandrov. Moscow region.Russia

Temple of Ramses III. Second court. Luxor. West bank. Egypt

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

Chinese style dresses. Temple street market. Hong Kong.

Savvino Storozhevsky monastery. Zvenigorod. Moscow region. Russia

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

Ruins of Temple of Hatshepsut. Egypt. West bank. Luxor. View from the inside towards Nile valley.

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

Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Israel

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

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

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

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

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

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

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

3,000 years old cave city Uplistsikhe. Georgia.

The Hatshepsut temple in West bank, Luxor, Egypt.

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

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

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

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

Ta Prohm temple. Angkor, Siem Reap. Cambodia

The Temple Street night market. Hong Kong.

Ananuri church on Georgian Military Highway. Georgia.

Gate church. Borisoglebsy monastery. Russia

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

Dome on the rock. Jerusalem. Israel.

Naqsh-e Rostam, Tombs of Persian Kings, Iran

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

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

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

Angkor Wat temple and its reflection in a pond. Siem Reap. Cambodia.

Statues near the entrance to Abu Simbel temple in Egypt

Imperial roof decorations. Forbidden City. Beijing. China

Bahai Gardens. Haifa. Israel

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

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

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

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

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

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

Svetitskhoveli church. Mtskheta. Georgia.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reclining buddha in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

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

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

Towers of Silence in Yazd, Iran

Entry stairs to Persepolis, Iran

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

Reclining budda in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

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

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

Gothic revival Novo-Nikolsky cathedral . Mozhaysk. Russia.

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

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

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

Svetitskhoveli church. Mtskheta. Georgia.

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

Kashveti church . Tbilisi. Georgia.

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

Giza sphinx with pyramids on the background. Egypt.

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

Assumption Cathedral. Smolensk. Russia.

People near Western Wall. Jerusalem, Israel.

Abu Simbel. Egypt.

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

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

Sule Paya (pagoda) stupa. Yangon. Myanmar.

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

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

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

Reclining buddha in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

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

Chinese style dresses. Temple street market. Hong Kong.

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

3,000 years old cave city Uplistsikhe. Georgia.

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

Kremlin. Rostov Veliky. Russia.

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

St Peter's Anglican Church Watsons Bay Sydney

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

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

Bird's eye view of shwedagon paya (pagoda) stupa. Yangon. Myanmar.

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

Phimeanakas templ, Angkor, Siem Reap. Cambodia

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

The Hatshepsut temple in West bank, Luxor, Egypt.

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

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

Bahai Gardens. Haifa. Israel

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

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

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, 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

Gergeti Trinity Church and Mount Kazbek. Georgia.

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

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

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

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

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

Sundial and carved stone. Cambridge. UK.

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

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

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

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

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

One of the red stone buildings of Banteay Srei Temple. Angkor. Siem Reap. Cambodia.

3,000 years old cave city Uplistsikhe. Near Gori. Georgia.

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

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

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

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

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

Reclining buddha in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

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

Temple of Ramses III (Medinat Habu).Columns and back wall in the second court. Luxor. West bank. Egypt.

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

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

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

Facade of Sri Kali Temple. Yangon. Myanmar.

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

Sundial and carved stone. Cambridge. UK.

Terrace of elephants Angkor. Siem Reap. Cambodia.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Chams Retreat bas relief on the first level in Bayon, Angkor. Siem Reap. Cambodia

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

Ruins of Zoroastrian Towers of Silence Yazd, Iran

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

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

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

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

Assumption Cathedral. Sergiev Posad. Russia.

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

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

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

Dome on the rock. Jerusalem. Israel.

Gergeti Trinity Church and Mount Kazbek. Georgia.

Church viewed through the trees. Stepantsminda. Georgia.

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.