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

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

Chinese style dresses. Temple street market. Hong Kong.

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

Svetitskhoveli church. Mtskheta. Georgia.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sundial and carved stone. Cambridge. UK.

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

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

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

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

Ruins of Zoroastrian Towers of Silence Yazd, Iran

Dome on the rock. Jerusalem. Israel.

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

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

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

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

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

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

Gothic revival Novo-Nikolsky cathedral . Mozhaysk. Russia.

Entry stairs to Persepolis, Iran

Ruins of Zoroastrian Towers of Silence Yazd, Iran

3,000 years old cave city Uplistsikhe. Georgia.

The Hatshepsut temple in West bank, Luxor, Egypt.

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

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

Statues near the entrance to Abu Simbel temple in Egypt

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

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

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

Reclining buddha in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

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

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

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

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

Bahai Gardens. Haifa. Israel

Abu Simbel. Egypt.

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

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

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

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

People near Western Wall. Jerusalem, Israel.

Kashveti church . Tbilisi. Georgia.

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

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

Phimeanakas templ, Angkor, Siem Reap. Cambodia

Mosque of Sultan Hasan and cityscape of Cairo. Egypt

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

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

Naqsh-e Rostam, Tombs of Persian Kings, Iran

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

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

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

Church viewed through the trees. Stepantsminda. Georgia.

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

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

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

Reclining budda in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

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

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

Ananuri church on Georgian Military Highway. Georgia.

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

Imperial roof decorations. 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

Facade of Sri Kali Temple. Yangon. Myanmar.

Sule Paya (pagoda) stupa. Yangon. Myanmar.

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

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

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

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

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

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

3,000 years old cave city Uplistsikhe. Georgia.

Towers of Silence in Yazd, Iran

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

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

Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Israel

Reclining buddha in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

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

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

Close-up of 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.

View to Thrinity Cathedral. Alexandrov. Moscow region.Russia

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

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

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

Terrace of elephants Angkor. Siem Reap. Cambodia.

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

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

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

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

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

The Temple Street night market. Hong Kong.

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

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

Dome on the rock. Jerusalem. Israel.

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

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

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

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

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

Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Israel

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

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

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

Gergeti Trinity Church and Mount Kazbek. Georgia.

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

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

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

Ancient columns on the second level in Bayon. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reclining buddha in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

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

The Hatshepsut temple in West bank, Luxor, Egypt.

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

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

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

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

Sundial and carved stone. Cambridge. UK.

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

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

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

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

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

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

Monastery of Holy Sign in winter. Moscow. Russia.

St Peter's Anglican Church Watsons Bay Sydney

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

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

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

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

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

Chinese style dresses. Temple street market. Hong Kong.

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

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

Savvino Storozhevsky monastery. Zvenigorod. Moscow region. Russia

Bahai Gardens. Haifa. Israel

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

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

Assumption Cathedral. Sergiev Posad. Russia.

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

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

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

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

Svetitskhoveli church. Mtskheta. Georgia.

Gergeti Trinity Church and Mount Kazbek. Georgia.

Ta Prohm temple. Angkor, Siem Reap. Cambodia

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

Assumption Cathedral. Smolensk. Russia.

Giza sphinx with pyramids on the background. Egypt.

Gate church. Borisoglebsy monastery. Russia

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

Kremlin. Rostov Veliky. Russia.

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