France, Ardeche, Aubenas, Dome Saint Benoit

France, Savoie, Val D'Isère, view of the village on a full moon and Saint Bernard de Menthon Church with a squared Lombard bell tower at dusk and the Olympic flank of Bellevarde (2827 m), massif de l...

France, Hautes Alpes, the Dévoluy massif, Saint Etienne en Dévoluy, the Saint Étienne church, in the background the plateau and the peak of Bure (2709m)

France, Calvados, Caen, the Abbaye aux Hommes (Men Abbey), cloister and Saint Etienne abbey church

France, Manche, the Mont-Saint-Michel, view of the island and the abbey at sunrise from the mouth of the Couesnon river

France, Tarn, Albi, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Sainte Cecile cathedral, the paintings

France, Gers, Barran, village and countryside,

France, Tarn, Albi, listed as World Heritage by Unesco

France, Moselle, Metz,Saint Etienne of Metz gothic cathedral, nave and stained glass windows

Sioni Cathedral interior, Tbilisi (Tiflis), Georgia.

Italy, Sardinia, Sassari Province, Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo, Stella Maris Church by architect Michael Busiri Vici

France, Correze, Dordogne valley, Beaulieu sur Dordogne, general view

France, Somme, Amiens, Notre-Dame cathedral, jewel of the Gothic art, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, polychrome sound and light show presenting the original polychromy of the facades

France, Somme, Amiens, Notre-Dame cathedral, jewel of the Gothic art, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, the western facade

France, Haute Loire, La Chaise Dieu, Saint Robert abbey, Parc naturel régional Livradois-Forez, Livradois Forez Regional Natural Park

France, Corse du Sud, Alta Rocca, Zonza and Bavella Needles

France, Cotes d'Armor, Erquy, Saint Michel islet and chapel from Saint Michel beach

France, Gironde, Bordeaux, district a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, district of Saint Peter, 15th century Gothic Cailhau gate

All Saints Church, Szydlow, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland

Italy, Sicily, Agrigento, Valley of the Temples, UNESCO World Heritage site, Dioscuri temple dedicated to Demeter and Persephone

Italy, Tuscany, Siena, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, view of the Our Lady of the Assumption cathedral, the Duomo and the Basilica di San Domenico on left

Italy, Apulia, Trani, San Nicola Pellegrino Cathedral (or Duomo) founded at the end of the 11th century is a great example of Apulian Romanesque architecture, built using the local stone of Trani, a c...

Germany, Baden Wurttemberg, Upper Swabia (Schwäbische Alb), Sigmaringen, Sigmaringen Castle, a Hohenzollern castle, royal residential palace and administrative seat of the Princes of Hohenzollern-Sig...

Germany, Baden Wurttemberg, Upper Swabia (Schwäbische Alb), Sigmaringen, Sigmaringen Castle, a Hohenzollern castle, royal residential palace and administrative seat of the Princes of Hohenzollern-Sig...

Haghpat Monastery complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Haghpat, Lori Province, Armenia

Khor Virap monastery and Mount Ararat at sunrise, near Lusarat, Ararat Province, Armenia.

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

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

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.