Golden shrines at Shwe Oo Min Pagoda, Kalaw, Kalaw Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar

USA, Alaska, Ketchikan, Totem Bight National Historic Park

India, Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior, Surya Mandir - Sun Temple, constructed in the shape of a chariot

Morocco, Marrakech-Safi (Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz) region, Marrakesh. A man wearing a djellaba walks past a decorative doorway in the medina (old town).

Morocco, Marrakech-Safi (Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz) region, Marrakesh. Decorative architectural elements and blue wall at Jardin Majorelle gardens.

Cambodia, Ta Prohm, Siem Reap Province. The beautiful ruins of the 12th century Buddhist temple of Ta Prohm which was left untouched by archaeologists except for the clearing of paths and structural s...

Indonesia, Bali, North Coast, Kubutambahan, Pura Maduwe Karang (Temple of Land Owner), the notable bycicle relief depicting Dutch Artist WOJ Nieuwnkamp from 1904

China, Heilongjiang Province, Harbin. Children pose for a photograph at the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival.

Situated on the Nile about 48 kms north of Aswan is The temple of Kom Ombo, a unique double temple of the Ptolemaic and Roman periods, dedicated to Sebek, the Crocodile God, and to Horus, the falcon-h...

Beautifully carved stelae represent the headstones of an 11th to 13th century burial ground at Tiya. They date back to the time of King Lalibela who was responsible for the construction of many famou...

The Konso people of southwest Ethiopia worship the sky God, Waq, and place carved wooden effigies at prominent places to honour their illustrious ancestors. These eerie totems are often found grouped...

Detail of carved faces at Baray temple.

Marble carver carving out Buddha statue, Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Golden shrines at Shwe Oo Min Pagoda, Kalaw, Kalaw Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar

North Korea, Pyongyang. Site of the Tomb of King Tongmyong (58-19 BC), founder of the Koguryo Kingdom.

Holy Trinity Cathedral, Tbilisi (Tiflis), Georgia.

Khachars at Geghard Monastery (Geghardavank), Kotayk Province, Armenia.

USA, Alaska, Juneau, Mount Roberts detail of totem wood carving

India, Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior, Gopachal Parvat, Jain Images cut into the cliff rock of Gwalior Fort

Kenya, Diani, Diani Beach, AfroChic, wooden carvings for sale on the beach with sea beyond at sunset.

Kenya, Diani, Diani Beach, AfroChic, wooden carvings for sale on the beach with sea beyond at sunset.

Main facade of New Cathedral, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain

Snow Covered Long Man Of Wilmington, Wilmington, South Downs, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Morocco, Marrakech-Safi (Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz) region, Marrakesh. Ornate window at Bahia Palace (Palais de la Bahia).

Morocco, Marrakech-Safi (Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz) region, Marrakesh. A man wearing a djellaba walks past a decorative doorway in the medina (old town).

Morocco, Marrakech-Safi (Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz) region, Marrakesh. Ornate window against blue wall at Jardin Majorelle gardens.

Morocco, Marrakech-Safi (Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz) region, Marrakesh. Ben Youssef Madrasa, 16th century Islamic college.

Egypt, Luxor, Karnak Temple, Colossi in Temple of Amun

Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, The temple of Ramesses 111 at Medinet Habu, The back of the Pylon 11

Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Deir Al Bahri, Reliefs in the Lower chapel of Anubis at the Temple of Hatshepsut also known as Djeser-Djeseru, Holy of Holies

Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Deir Al Bahri, Reliefs in the Lower chapel of Anubis at the Temple of Hatshepsut also known as Djeser-Djeseru, Holy of Holies

Egypt, Abu Simbel, The Great Temple, known as Temple of Ramses II

Egypt, Abu Simbel, The Great Temple, known as Temple of Ramses II

Egypt, Abu Simbel, The Great Temple, known as Temple of Ramses II

Egypt, Abu Simbel, The Great Temple, known as Temple of Ramses II

Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France

Saltanat Kapisi, Gate of the Sultan, ceremonial gate of Dolmabahce Palace, Dolmabahce Sarayi, Besiktas, Istanbulan side, Istanbul Province, Turkeyan side

Carved figure, Church Santa Rosa de Viterbo, historic town Santiago de Queretaro, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santa Rosa de Viterbo Church, Province of Queretaro, Mexico

Carved teak figures, Monastery Shwe In Bin Kyaung, Mandalay, Myanmar, Burma, Southeast Asia

Entrance gate to the perfume pagoda, near Ninh Binh, dry Halong Bay, Vietnam, Southeast Asia

Wooden masks sold as souvenirs in Durbar Square, Kathmandu Valley, Kathmandu, Kathmandu District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal

Seated buddha, stupas of Sanchi, a UNESCO World Heritage site, built by King Ashoka, Mauryan dynasty, Sanchi, near Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, northern India, India

Stupas of Sanchi, a UNESCO World Heritage site, built by King Ashoka, Mauryan dynasty, Sanchi, near Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, northern India, India

Stupas of Sanchi, UNESCO World Heritage site, built by King Ashoka, Mauryan dynasty, Sanchi, Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh, North India, India

Erotic sculptures, Khajuraho Group of Monuments, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Madhya Pradesh, India

Hands of an old wooden temple figure, Vembanad lake, Kerala, India

Reliefs on the outer wall of the Hoysaleswara Temple, Hoysala style, Halebidu, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia

Gods reliefs on the outer wall of the Hoysaleswara Temple, Hoysala style, Halebidu, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia

Wooden figure, Mazurski Eden or Masurian Garden of Eden, reconstruction of Galindian culture, Gmina Ruciane-Nida, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland

Vicars Choral on the Rock of Cashel, Cashel, Tipperary, Ireland

Gothic altar cut from linden wood, parish church of St. Wolfgang, Kefermarkt, Muehlviertel, Upper Austria, Austria

Ornately carved wine barrels, Germany

Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor, Banteay Srei Hindu temples famous for their elaborate carving

Portugal, Douro Litoral, Porto. The stunning Baroque gilt wood carvings of Igreja de São Francisco are considered some of the most outstanding in Portugal.

Portugal, Douro Litoral, Porto. The stunning Baroque gilt wood carvings of Igreja de São Francisco are considered some of the most outstanding in Portugal.

Khmer writing script carved in stone, Prasat Preah Ko temple ruins, Roluos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia

Ornate stupa at Phnom Oudong, Kandal Province, Cambodia

Europe, Balkans, Croatia, Trogir, details from the portal of the Cathedral of St. Lawrence by Master Radovan

Cambodia, Temples of Angkor (UNESCO site), Bayon, smiling face of Avalokiteshvara

Cambodia, Temples of Angkor (UNESCO site), Bayon, smiling face of Avalokiteshvara

Cambodia, Temples of Angkor (UNESCO site), Bayon, Apsara nymph

Greece, Attica, Athens, Academy of Arts, Statues of Athena and Apollo

Greece, Attica, Athens, Tourist taking photo of the Academy of Arts

Greece, Attica, Athens, Neocassical pediment on the Academy of Arts

Greece, Attica, Athens, The Agora, Temple of Hephaestus - dedicated to two gods, Hephaestus (Hephaistos) and Athena

Romania, Maramures Region, Sapanta, The Merry Cemetery with handcarved gravestones with amusing stories about the departed

Romania, Maramures Region, Sapanta, The Merry Cemetery with handcarved gravestones with amusing stories about the departed

Spain, Castile-La Mancha, Toledo. Monasterio San Juan de los reyes, interior

Argentina, Buenos Aires, Recoleta Cemetery

Cambodia, Banteay Srei, Siem Reap Province. Discovered by the French in 1914, Banteay Srei is an exquisite 10th century ruins of a Hindu temple. Its special charm is its small size and remarkable stat...