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

Gergeti Trinity Church and Mount Kazbek. Georgia.

Statues near the entrance to Abu Simbel temple in Egypt

Assumption Cathedral. Sergiev Posad. Russia.

Sundial and carved stone. Cambridge. UK.

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

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

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

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

Church viewed through the trees. Stepantsminda. Georgia.

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

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

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

Facade of Sri Kali Temple. Yangon. Myanmar.

Dome on the rock. Jerusalem. Israel.

Svetitskhoveli church. Mtskheta. Georgia.

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

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

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

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

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

Naqsh-e Rostam, Tombs of Persian Kings, Iran

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

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

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

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

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

The Temple Street night market. Hong Kong.

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.

Ruins of Zoroastrian Towers of Silence Yazd, Iran

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

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

Giza sphinx with pyramids on the background. Egypt.

Ruins of Zoroastrian Towers of Silence Yazd, Iran

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

View to Thrinity Cathedral. Alexandrov. Moscow region.Russia

Reclining budda in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Assumption Cathedral. Smolensk. Russia.

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

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

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

Mosque of Sultan Hasan and cityscape of Cairo. Egypt

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

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

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

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.

Kremlin. Rostov Veliky. Russia.

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

Savvino Storozhevsky monastery. Zvenigorod. Moscow region. Russia

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

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

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

Svetitskhoveli church. Mtskheta. Georgia.

Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Israel

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

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

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

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

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

Sule Paya (pagoda) stupa. Yangon. Myanmar.

Reclining buddha in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

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

Chinese style dresses. Temple street market. Hong Kong.

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

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

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

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

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

Kashveti church . Tbilisi. Georgia.

Interior of Dome on the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel.

Reclining buddha in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

Gergeti Trinity Church and Mount Kazbek. Georgia.

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

St Peter's Anglican Church Watsons Bay Sydney

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3,000 years old cave city Uplistsikhe. Georgia.

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

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

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

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

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

The Hatshepsut temple in West bank, Luxor, Egypt.

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

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

People near Western Wall. Jerusalem, Israel.

Ananuri church on Georgian Military Highway. Georgia.

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

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

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

Terrace of elephants Angkor. Siem Reap. Cambodia.

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

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

Abu Simbel. Egypt.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reclining buddha in Chaukhtatgyi Paya. Yangon. Myanmar.

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

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

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

Sundial and carved stone. Cambridge. UK.

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

The Hatshepsut temple in West bank, Luxor, Egypt.

Ta Prohm temple. Angkor, Siem Reap. Cambodia

Gate church. Borisoglebsy monastery. Russia

Chinese style dresses. Temple street market. Hong Kong.

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

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

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

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

Bahai Gardens. Haifa. Israel

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

Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Israel

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

3,000 years old cave city Uplistsikhe. Georgia.

Monastery of Holy Sign in winter. Moscow. Russia.

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

Angkor Wat temple and its reflection in a pond. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Imperial roof decorations. Forbidden City. Beijing. China

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

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

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

Entry stairs to Persepolis, Iran

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

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

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

Phimeanakas templ, Angkor, Siem Reap. Cambodia

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

Dome on the rock. Jerusalem. Israel.

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

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

Bahai Gardens. Haifa. Israel

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

Towers of Silence in Yazd, Iran

Gothic revival Novo-Nikolsky cathedral . Mozhaysk. Russia.

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

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

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.