A woman wearing a magnificent red ballgown stands on the stairs of the Ca Sagredo Palace, Venice Carnival , Venice , Veneto, Italy

A Vietnamese woman in an Ao Dai dress walks towards the Tu Duc Tomb, Hue, Hue, Thua Thien-Hue province, Vietnam

Portrait of Shah Abbas the Great, Traditional Persian carpet, Carpet Museum of Iran,Tehran, Iran

Tunisia, Bizerte, Houses at the old port

Tunisia, Kairouan, Madina, decorative blue window, decorative

Mexico, Ajijic. Bougainvillea against wall

Palm Trees at Sunset, Khao Lak, Phang-nga, Thailand, Asia

Traditional russian house of Tulcea county dating back to the 19th century. The National Village Museum (Muzeul Satului), an open-air ethnographic museum at Herastrau Park, Bucharest. Romania

SensÅ-ji buddhist temple in autumn with yellow Gingko trees, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

Aerial view of a multicolor tulips field (Warmenhuizen, Schagen municipality, Dutch, North Holland, Netherlands

Northern lights in the sky above Skoddebergvatnet lake. Grovfjord, Troms county, Northern Norway, Norway.

Blocks of ice at sunrise, Jokulsarlon, Diamond beach, Austurland, Iceland

Cityscape with San Domenico Basilica and Asinelli Tower at sunset, elevated view, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Portrait of an old man with a pink beard at the Holi festival, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Asia, Japan, Honshu, Yamanashi prefecture, Mt Fuji (3776m) - Unesco site, boats on Kawaguchiko lake

Netherlands, Lisse. Keukenhof Gardens, macro image of tulips

India, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, India, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, Kuria Ghat

Kalibo, Aklan, Western Visayas, Philippines. A participant in the Ati-atihan festival wearing brighly-colored hand made costume made from recycled and natural materials. Ati-Atihan festival takes plac...

Morocco, Marrakech-Safi (Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz) region, Marrakesh. Interior archway with view to gardens at Bahia Palace (Palais de la Bahia).

Full moon rising over ocean and Mediterranean landscape at Calanque de Sugiton after sunset, Parc National des Calanques, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Viaduc de Millau bridge over Tarn river valley at sunrise, Millau, Aveyron Department, Midi-Pyrénées, France

Bermuda, traditional white stone roofs on colourful Bermuda houses

A woman sorting out the incense sticks drying in the sun, Hung Yen province, Vietnam

Belem Tower at sunset, Lisbon, Portugal

Benin, Allada, Atlantique Department. A young girl wearing numerous necklaces attends a voodoo celebration.

Palestine, West Bank, Bethlehem Governorate, Beit Sahour. The Greek Orthodox Church (Deir Al Ra'wat) at Shepherd's Field.

Traditional 19th century shophouse, George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia

Kek Lok Si Temple, George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia

Burg Hohenzollern Castle at sunset, Bisingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Sun rays filters between stormy clouds during sunset with Sassolungo group in the foreground. Fassa Valley, Trentino, Dolomites, Italy, Europe.

The Soho, Odaiba, Tokyo, Kanto region, Japan.

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, French Riviera, Alpes-Maritimes, Menton.

Chora, Folegandros, Cyclades, Greece

Colourful Street Art in Comuna 13, Medellin, Antioquia Department, Colombia

Las Lajas Sanctuary at dusk, Narino Departmant, Colombia

Colourful Palenqueras selling fruits on the walls of Cartagena, Bolivar Department, Colombia (MR)

Colourful Palenqueras selling fruits on the street of Cartagena, Bolivar Department, Colombia (MR)

Colourful Palenqueras selling fruits on the street of Cartagena, Bolivar Department, Colombia (MR)

Colourful Palenqueras selling fruits on the street of Cartagena, Bolivar Department, Colombia (MR)

Czech Republic, Prague, Mala Strana, John Lennon Wall

Mural in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Gur-e-Amir mausoleum of the Asian conqueror Timur (also known as Tamerlane, 1336-1405). It has a very important place in the history of Persian-Mongolian architecture. A Unesco World Heritage Site, Sa...

The Registan square and its three madrasahs. From left to right: Ulugh Beg Madrasah, Tilya-Kori Madrasah and Sher-Dor Madrasah. A Unesco World Heritage Site, Samarkand. Uzbekistan

Eiger, Monch & Jungfrau mountains, Berner Oberland, Switzerland

Eiger, Monch & Jungfrau mountains, above Lake Thun, Berner Oberland, Switzerland

Spiez Castle and vineyards, Berner Oberland, Switzerland

Spiez Castle and vineyards, Berner Oberland, Switzerland

Ruin of Neu Falkenstein near Balsthal, Solothurn, Switzerland

Greek orthodox chapel, Chora (Mykonos Town), Mykonos, Cyclades Islands, Greece

Chora (Mykonos Town), Mykonos, Cyclades Islands, Greece

Icons on the exterior walls and ceilings of the Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila, or the Rila Monastery, the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria

Icons on the exterior ceiling of the Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila, or the Rila Monastery, the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria

Myanmar, Mandalay. A young lady painting paper umbrellas in a shop in Mandalay.

Colorful cloth, Cusco, Peru