Multiple torri (Senbontorii) gates with Kanji calligraphy forming the route through the Shinto Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Fukakusa, Shimoseya, Kyoto Fu, Japan.

Street lamp detail and the Itsukushima Floating Torii Gate at high tide in the background, Miyajima, Fukae, Hiroshima Ken, Japan.

Florence Cathedral (Duomo di Firenze) and buildings in the old town at sunset, Florence (Firenze), Tuscany, Italy, Europe.

Paintings by Pinturicchio (Bernardino di Betto) on the ceiling of Piccolomini Library at Duomo di Siena (Siena Cathedral). Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe.

Piazza del Campo and buildings in old town, high angle view. UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe.

Tunisia, Kairouan, View of dome of cosmetic shop and the Great Mosque

Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral (Catedrala Sfanta Treime). Sibiu, Transylvania. Romania

Frescoes by Zahari Zograf in the exterior of the Nativity Church. Rila Monastery (Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila), the largest Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ri...

Frescoes by Zahari Zograf in the exterior of the Nativity Church. Rila Monastery (Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila), the largest Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ri...

Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England

The Great Torii of Miyajima, Japan

Traditional Japanese torii gate at the Oarai Isosaki Shrine, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Traditional Japanese torii gate at the Oarai Isosaki Shrine, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Traditional Japanese torii gate at the Oarai Isosaki Shrine, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Riga Cathedral, St Peter's Church and St Saviour's Anglican Church in Old Town, Riga, Latvia, Northern Europe,

Fresh snow at the village of Ftan, Lower Engadine, Canton of Grisons, Switzerland, Europe.

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Religious wall paintings

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Manikarnika Ghat - The main burning ghat, Marble footprints of Vishnu set in a circular marble slab

View over Via Santa Maria towards Cathedral and Leaning Tower at dusk, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

View over Via Santa Maria towards Cathedral and Leaning Tower at sunset, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, detailed view, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Suleymaniye Mosque, interior details. Istanbul, Turkey

Eve in Paradise, being seduced by the serpent, Byzantine gold ground mosaics, Cathedral of Santa Maria Nuova, Monreale Cathedral, Monreale, Province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy

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

Asia, Japan, Tokyo, women in kimono, spring cherry blossoms, Asakusa, Sensoji temple, girls in kimono

Spain, Castile and Leon, Burgos, easter religious procession, Semana Santa

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

Tran Quoc Pagoda at night, Hanoi, Vietnam

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...

Tower of Cathédrale Saint-Sacerdos and old houses on Place de la Liberté in late afternoon, Sarlat-la-Canéda, Dordogne Department, Aquitaine, France

Front facade of Cathédrale Saint-Gatien cathedral at night, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France.

Real Monasterio de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe (Royal Monastery of Santa Maria of Guadalupe), a Unesco World Heritage Site. Guadalupe, Extremadura, Spain

Ethiopia, Lake Tana, Amhara Region. A very old richly decorated one-metre- high wooden cross is kept in the Treasury at Kibran Gabriel Monastery, the holiest of the Lake Tana monasteries. On its fron...

Spain, Galicia, Lugo Roman walls and cathedral illuminated at night

India, New Delhi, Lotus Temple

Cathedral at the Plaza Mayor or Plaza de Armas, evening mood, Lima, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Vasco da Gama Tomb, Church of Santa Maria, Jeronimos Monastery, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal

St. Basil's cathedral, Red square, Moscow, Russia

Garachico, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

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

Palestine, West Bank, Bethlehem Governorate, Al-Ubeidiya. Mar Saba monastery, built into the cliffs of the Kidron Valley in the Judean Desert.

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

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

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

Jordan, Madaba Governorate, Madaba. Religious mosaic, depiction of Saint Nicholas inside the Church of Saint George, also known as Church of the Map.

Jordan, Madaba Governorate, Madaba. Religious mosaic, depiction of saint inside the Church of Saint George, also known as Church of the Map.

Jordan, Amman Governorate, Amman. King Abdullah I Mosque.

UAE, Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

15th-century towers on the Romanesque church of Sts Peter and Paul in Reichenau-Niederzell, Reichenau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Interiors of the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Italy, Tuscany, Val d'Orcia listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Cappella di Vitaleta with full moon

Silhouettes of St. Mark's Cathedral and Campanile San Giorgio Maggiore in the fog, Venice, Veneto, Italy.

Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Kansai region, Japan.

Koutoubia Mosque, Marrakech, Morocco

Las Lajas Sanctuary at dusk, Narino Departmant, Colombia

Santa Clara Church, interior, Bogota, Capital District, Colombia

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