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

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

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

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

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

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

Chinese style dresses. Temple street market. Hong Kong.

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

Mosque of Sultan Hasan and cityscape of Cairo. 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

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

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

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

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

Dome on the rock. Jerusalem. Israel.

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

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

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

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

The Hatshepsut temple in West bank, Luxor, Egypt.

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

Abu Simbel. Egypt.

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

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

Kremlin. Rostov Veliky. Russia.

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

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

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

Sundial and carved stone. Cambridge. UK.

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

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

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

Entry stairs to Persepolis, Iran

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

3,000 years old cave city Uplistsikhe. Georgia.

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

Statues near the entrance to Abu Simbel temple in Egypt

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

Reclining buddha in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

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

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

Svetitskhoveli church. Mtskheta. Georgia.

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

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

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

Gergeti Trinity Church and Mount Kazbek. Georgia.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bahai Gardens. Haifa. Israel

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

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

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

Gothic revival Novo-Nikolsky cathedral . Mozhaysk. Russia.

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

Church viewed through the trees. Stepantsminda. Georgia.

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

Sule Paya (pagoda) stupa. Yangon. Myanmar.

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

Assumption Cathedral. Smolensk. Russia.

Savvino Storozhevsky monastery. Zvenigorod. Moscow region. Russia

Dome on the rock. Jerusalem. Israel.

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

3,000 years old cave city Uplistsikhe. Georgia.

The Temple Street night market. Hong Kong.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Naqsh-e Rostam, Tombs of Persian Kings, Iran

Kashveti church . Tbilisi. Georgia.

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

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

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

Ruins of Zoroastrian Towers of Silence Yazd, Iran

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

Reclining budda in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

Gate church. Borisoglebsy monastery. Russia

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

Assumption Cathedral. Sergiev Posad. Russia.

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

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

Reclining buddha in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bahai Gardens. Haifa. Israel

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

The Hatshepsut temple in West bank, Luxor, Egypt.

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

Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Israel

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

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

St Peter's Anglican Church Watsons Bay Sydney

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

Chinese style dresses. Temple street market. Hong Kong.

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

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

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

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

Monastery of Holy Sign in winter. Moscow. Russia.

Towers of Silence in Yazd, Iran

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

Ananuri church on Georgian Military Highway. Georgia.

Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Israel

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

People near Western Wall. Jerusalem, Israel.

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

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

Sundial and carved stone. Cambridge. UK.

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

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Imperial roof decorations. Forbidden City. Beijing. China

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

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

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

Facade of Sri Kali Temple. Yangon. Myanmar.

Ta Prohm temple. Angkor, Siem Reap. Cambodia

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

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

Giza sphinx with pyramids on the background. Egypt.

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

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

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

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

View to Thrinity Cathedral. Alexandrov. Moscow region.Russia

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

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

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

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

Phimeanakas templ, Angkor, Siem Reap. Cambodia

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

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

Terrace of elephants Angkor. Siem Reap. Cambodia.

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

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

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

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

Reclining buddha in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

Ruins of Zoroastrian Towers of Silence Yazd, Iran

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.

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

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

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

Svetitskhoveli church. Mtskheta. Georgia.

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