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Wrought iron gate of Palacio Taranco, Palace built in 1908, today home to Museum of Decorative Arts.
Lavalle pedestrian mall.
Anice Stellato.
Interior statue at Heavenly Queen Buddhist Temple in Footscray.
Night-time lights of Ameyoko quarter.
Salmon boxes in Ameyoko precinct.
Interior, Notre Dame Cathedral.
Child in front of Chinese New Year decoration (Year of the Pig) in a central park.
Women drying rice on the roadside.
Mural of a Guardian King (Chokyong) at entrance to Tsa Kangtsang Residential Hall, Sera Monastery.
Facade of Bodegas Malibea.
Royal Exhibition Building as seen from Melbourne Museum's foyer.
Couple walking by mural on facade along Calle Templeman, Cerro Alegre.
Worshippers praying outside Great Mosque (Qingzhen Dasi), due to large crowds, during Friday Prayer.
Policeman under McDonald's umbrella, Wangfujing Dajie.
Statue of Jesus Christ in Basilica de San Francisco, Plaza de San Francisco.
Overview of city and dockyard from Cerro Artilleria, with Ascensor Artilleria in foreground.
Beware of ghosts sign at Niedzica Castle.
One of the old streets of Warsaw
Mural depicting Bolivar's independence campaign - Pamplona, Norte de Santander
Trees covered in barbas de viejo, long silvery fronds of tillansia in El Gallineral Park - San Gil, Santander
The streets of Tsim Shat Sui in Kowloon at night
Market held on Plaza Mayor (main square) during the celebrations of the 430th anniversary of the town, with the parish church in the background.
Swimming among fish at La Piscinita (literally "little pool"), a popular tourist site in the southern part of the island.
Flaming tree, a kind of acacia very popular on Providencia Island, particularly attractive when in full bloom around July.
Trendy dining precinct at Cockle Bay Wharf in Darling Harbour.
Boat sailing on Laguna Tortola, off Cano Placoa (Placoa Channel) at delta's southern edge, Delta del Orinoco.
Stained-glass window in Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady).
Detail of Charlottenburg Town Hall (Rathaus Charlottenburg).
Facade of 1753 building of Humbolt University.
Interior of Baroque Piarist Church.
Arch at Abdul Gaffoor Mosque.
Posters for music concerts.
Palacio de Comunicaciones on Plaza de Cibeles housing the central post office.
Bas-relief bronze plaque at Jewish Holocaust Museum and Research Centre.
Palacio de la Cava, dating from the 7th century, one of the oldest buildings in the region.
Shanghai Stock Exchange building, Pudong.
Buildings in Yuyuan Bazaar illuminated at night, Old Town.
Cafe Tortoni, Av de Mayo 829.
Cooks turning over beef cuts on open-air grill on Plaza del Resero during Feria de Mataderos, Mataderos.
Hikers on mountain.
The small stone chapel in San Rafael, built by Juan Felix Sanchez ( 1900 - 97 ) who is buried inside
Children watching Chinese New Year celebrations in Chinatown, Little Bourke St.
Vault detail in the presbytery of La Catedral.
Chapel of Santa Virgen de Guadalupe in Esglesia de Santa Anna.
Floral headwear of folk group member in traditional regional dress taking part in Warsaw Juwenalia Student Festival.
Visitors looking out of cabins on London Eye observation wheel.
Interior of The Ian Potter Centre: NGV (National Gallery of Victoria) Australia.
Child saluting the raising of national flag - detail of sculptural composition in front of Wuhan Languang Art Museum, Hankou.
Detail of monument to Bavarian King Max I Joseph, on Max-Joseph-Platz.
Summertime open-air, outdoor cafes on Old Market Square (Rynek Starego Miasta).
Federation Court in National Gallery of Victoria.
Venetian Carnival mask.
Moorish-style bullring entrance.
The 17th century synagogue in Tykocin. During WWII the town lost all of its Jews, half the town's population.
Crowds in the street in a horse and cart as part of the New Year celebrations - Popayan, Cauca
Old buildings line the street in the historic centre of Cartagena - Cartagena, Bolivar
Chiva, traditional Colombian bus
Crowds in Plaza de Bolivar, the heart of the original town - Bogota, Bogota Capital District
Angels in facade detail, Grodzka Street.
Earthen figures on the main plaza of Raquira, a village known countrywide for its pottery.
Locals building boat in Palmari Natural Reserve near Javari River.
Travellers preparing for rafting trip down Doradas River.
Local fishermen in dugout canoe, on small channel of Delta del Orinoco.
Fun-fair rides, Luna Park, St Kilda.
Overhead of passengers boarding ferry across Capanaparo River, Los Llanos.
Church of Trinita dei Monti from Via del Condotti.
Stucco and fresco decoration of barrel vault in Gallery of Maps in Vatican Museum.
Architectural detail of Basilica of Constantine and Maxentius.
Detail of historic door, San Telmo.
Tourists raft landing site on Yukong River near Yangshuo.
Detail of door to St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in Carlton North.
Bas-relief bronze plaque at entrance to Jewish Holocaust Museum and Research Centre, Elsternwick.
Roman Aqueduct built in the 1st century AD.
Oriental Pearl Tower (468m high) and other Pudong buildings.
Old-fashioned facade of bank in Old Town.
Man playing bandoneon during tango show at Cafe Tortoni, Av de Mayo 829.
Bird's eye view of central Bogota.
Detail of pavement lining Copacabana Beach.
Chinese New Year Festival participant beside large bronze bell.
Detail of gilded roof at Jokhang Temple in heart of Tibetan old quarter.
The facade of the Italian baroque palace Wilanow built in the 17th century for King Jan III Sobieski.
Colonial house on boulder in park Parque El Zanjon, with Puente de Angostura in distance.
People walking with Triumphal Arch of Titus (AD 81) in background.
Vault in Gothic St John's Cathedral (Katedra Sw Jana).
Jaszczurowka Chapel - Zakopane, The Tatras
Sunset over Central Bogota - Bogota Capital District
Crowds gather to watch street theatre performances: coneheads - Bogota, Bogota Capital District
Colourful architecture: houses in the Village of Raquira, an important craft centre in the Boyaca department - Raquira, Boyaca
Iglesia de Santa Barbara, a carefully reconstructed church - Barichara, Santander
Autumn colours Arkadia Park near Lowicz. Laid out around 1780, this park was to be an "idyllic land of peace and happiness".
The 19th century former National Congress building of Santiago.
World Trade Center building.
Traditional lamp-post on the Princes Bridge over the Yarra River. One of the city's more remarkable bridges, it was designed in 1879 by English architect John Grainger.
Brightly painted house facades in historic centre of city.
Beach Playa El Agua through trees.
Woman in bow of boat on Cano Mata'e Rancho, Hato La Fe ecotourist ranch.
Sculpture on roof of Arsenal at German History Museum.
Leafy courtyard on Via della Stelletta.
Columns at portico of Temple of Antonius and Faustina. (AD 141).
Glass waterfall entrance to National Art Gallery of Victoria.
Detail of fountain in Botanical Gardens.
Faro del Cabo de Santa Maria lighthouse.
Eva Peron statue, Recoleta.
Hotel 1898.
Facade detail of the Ospedaletto.
Modern versus historic on Plaza de Espana.
Old propaganda poster at Dongtai Lu Antique market, Old Town.
Deep Blue, Ayacucho 1240, Recoleta.
Neon sign for Senor Tango, Vieytes 1655, Barracas.
'Blowhole' sculpture, Docklands Park.
Facade of Baroque-style Church of Nuns of Symbolic Easter Sepulchre set up on Good Friday in Holy Cross Church Visitation (Kosciol Wizytek).
Three people sitting on bench in front of Krasinski Palace.
Brightly painted houses.
Detail of Mercat de Santa Caterina.
Wooden votive tablets (ema) with written personal wishes and prayers, hung beside Toshogu Shrine.
Man taking photos of the first blossoms in Higashi-gyoen (Imperial Palace East Garden).
Thanksgiving plaques with statue of monk holding child, Notre Dame Cathedral.
Tiled images on facade of Villa Rose.
Cool nightclub.
Basalt-rock facade detail and exhibition billboard of Museum of Modern Art (Museum moderner Kunst) in MuseumsQuartier complex.
Statue of Sao Sebastiao, patron saint of Catedral Metropolitana, in front of stained glass window.
Participant of Pride March wearing chain lingerie and g-string. Pride March is a main event at MIDSUMMA, Melbourne's Gay and Lesbian Arts and Cultural Festival.
Participants of Pride March dressed in drag. Pride March is a main event at MIDSUMMA, Melbourne's Gay and Lesbian Arts and Cultural Festival.
Colonial balconies of Cartagena.
Station of the Cross at Golgotha, Lichen.
'Yellow Spiral' sculpture by Osvaldo Pena, in front of the World Trade Center, Las Condes.
Playa La Balconada beach.
Restaurant facade in Wan Chai.
The town hall and matching rooftops of Reszel, northern Poland.
The morbid collection of bones in the Chapel of Skulls in the the tiny village of Czermna near Kudowa-Zdroj.
Overgrown and tumbling headstones in the old Jewish cemetery in Lesko in the Bieszczady Mountains.
Closer detail of headstone, Jewish cemetery - Szczebrzeszyn, The Lublin Upland
Interior of San Nicola's Church, angel sculpture on a pillar - Barranquilla, Atlantico
Stall selling copies of pre-Hispanic artworks at the Mercado de San Alejo, a flea market held every Sunday in a parking lot on Carrera Septima.
Locals gathering in front of the parish church on the Plaza Mayor (main square) during the celebrations of the 430th anniversary of the town.
Endemic plantlife of Gran Sabana on way to Roraima.
Exterior detail of Iglesia de San Juan Evangelista.
Incense burner, Bright Moon Buddhist Temple, Springvale.
Tower of the Metropolitan Cathedral reflected in the windows of a modern building.
Statue of Virgin Mary of the Peace (47m).
Plaster figures depicting personality of cult Maria Lionza, for sale in perfumery.
Suburb on hill in El Hatillo area.
Female marching band in traditional garb during Oktoberfest.
Dome of Baroque Church of Nuns of Holy Sacrament, designed by most prominent architect of period, Tylman van Gameren.
Facade of Baroque St Anne's Church designed by pariod's best known architect, Tylman van Gameren, built in 1689-1703
Flower stand on La Rambla.
Ceiling decoration in the Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Miracoli.
Renaissance-style building of Ayuntamiento on Plaza de Ayuntamiento.
Late-Gothic 16th century limestone cathedral.
One of the many San Telmo antique stores on Defensa St.
Clasic y Moderna, Av Callao 892, Recoleta.
Sunday crowds feeding lamas in Jardin Zoologico, Palermo.
Symbolic Easter Sepulchre set up on Good Friday in St Anne's Church.
Dinh Minh Huong Gia Thanh Taoist Temple.
1495 sculpture of a hunchback supporting holy water stoup, Chiesa di Sant' Anastasia.
Stained glass window in Iglesia de San Jeronimo El Real.
Artist at work on Plaza Mayor.
Vault detail in Catedral de Nuestra Senora de la Almudena.
Spices sold on street market, Paharganj.
Al fresco dining at Neals Yard, Camden.
Stained glass window and main starcase in Centro Cultural Justica Federal.
Monument to Manuel Bandeira (by sculptor Otto Dumovich), in front of Edificio Palacio Austregesilo de Athayde.
Chandelier in Correo Central (Main Post Office).
Statue of four-headed Nampa Namse (Vairocana) in chapel adjacent to assembly hall, Pelkhor Chode Monastery complex.
Crucifix inside Convento de Santa Teresa, Calle Santa Teresa.
Interior of chapel in Convento de Santa Teresa, Calle Santa Teresa.
The Hunting Palace in stylish grounds was once the summer residence of the powerful Radziwill family. The composer Chopin was one of their more famous guests. Today it is an exclusive hotel.
Interior of Antigua Casa Angel Sierra.
Boys playing drums in street.
Flamingoes in mist on Salar de Chalviri, Southwest Circuit.
The Chapel of Skulls in the small village of Czermna, near Kudowa-Zdroj. In 1776 the local priest began collecting bones from the graveyard. Soon there were enough bones to cover this ceiling with 3,000 skulls and bones.
Detail of windows and griffins on Griffin House in the Old Town Square.
The chilling remains of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp.
Modern sculpture: a bright yellow coil at the entrance to the World Trade Centre building.
Neo-Gothic style cathedral and the controversial monument known as Bolivar-Condor, designed by Rodrigo Arenas Betancur, in Plaza de Bolivar.
Fishing boat on beach.
Mural depicting colourful house facades.
Exterior of Dalmler-Chrysler Project.
Neo-Renaissance facade of Reichstag (1884-94).
Palau de la Musica Catalana.
Detail of Jardine House.
Detail of a boat that operates tours on Victoria Harbour.
Fish at seafood and fish shop.
Atrium of Warsaw University of Technology during presidential campaign.
One of 60-plus plastic cows placed on city streets during CowParade, an international charity art event.
Stone lion guarding Radziwill Palace.
Main nave, Chiesa di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari.
Jazz group playing in Cafe Central.
Easter celebrations - Bogota, Bogota Capital District
Symbolic Holy Sepulchre set up in church on Good Friday - part of elaborate Easter celebrations.
Shaven-headed participant of Festival Melbourne 2006, festival of arts and culture accompanying Commonwealth Games.
Small cages for keeping stridulating crickets at bird and insect market in Beijing's southeastern outer suburb.
Roof of San Francisco Convent (Convento de San Franciso), Calle Tarija.
Carved door of house, El Centro.
Jesus Christ image on tomb at Cementerio General, Av Baptista.
Courtyard of Wawel Castle.
Portal of historic building in old quarter.
Youth band performing in Parque del Este.
If you can find a place, pitching a tent or hoisting a hammock is possible during Easter holidays - Playa Grande, Aragua.
The second chapel built by Juan Feliz Sanchez; the first is a seven hour walk away and two decades older - San Rafael, Merida.
Interior of San Nicola's Church, alter and frescos - Barranquilla, Atlantico
Elephant - house emblem pharmacy at All Saints' Square.
"Sticky" - an outdoor creation by Improbable Theatre, presented in the Forecourt of the Sydney Opera House as part of the Sydney festival.
Detail of Complejo Cultural Teresa Carreno exterior.
Overhead of historic vehicle on road to Los Aleros theme park.
Facade of a Gothic-style red-brick building on Prielmayerstrasse.
Facade of Church of Santa Maria in Trivio attached to building behind it.
Facade of classical building on Piazza della Repubblica.
Carbed marble column of Marcus Aurelius, Piazza Colonna.
Triumphal Arch of Emperor Septimus Severus (AD 203) in Roman Forum.
Bronze statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius in Piazza del Campidoglio.
Slowacki Theatre, patterned on Paris Opera, inaugurated in 1893.
Paintings on display at art stalls on Plaza de Armas.
Stained glass ceiling in Great Hall of National Gallery of Victoria.
Children's Museum structure in Melbourne Museum
Detail of side of fishing boat at port.
National Library in Recoleta.
Facade detail of Banco de Boston, Florida Street.
Aliani Gastronomia.
State Library of NSW illuminated at night during Sydney Festival.
Equestrian statue of King Felipe IV, erected by Queen Isabel II de Bourbon in 1844 on Plaza de Oriente.
Floral mural in front of residential Old Town neighbourhood.
Overhead of bouquets for sale, Cultural Square Flower Market, French Concession.
Collection of Argentinian wines on display at Club del Vino, Palermo Vlejo.
The area of Roraima that borders Guayana and Brazil has been much explored by botanists
Bronze statue of Warsaw Mermaid in old town sqaure.
Main tower of La Catedral.
Stained-glass window in Catedral de Nuestra Senora de la Almudena.
Cuernos del Paine at sunrise - Torres del Paine National Park (UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve).
Buddha head and other items in antique shop window on Luilichang.
Detail of teahouse sign along Luilichang antique shopping street.
Painting of Jesus Christ at Convento de Santa Teresa, Calle Santa Teresa.
Entrance door in Casa Real de la Moneda (Royal Mint), Calle Ayacucho.
Neo-Baroque Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom).
Cafe Brasilero, opened in 1877, Montevideo's longest operating cafe.
Tango singer in La Barrica Restaurant, La Boca.
Murano (left) and Isola di San Michele (city's cemetery, right) from Sacca della Misericordia in Cannaregio.
14th-century statue of Santa Caterina, Museo Castelvecchio.
Ningyo-jaki, typical local small cakes, in a cake-shop on Nakamise-dori shopping street.
Britain's Mr Lucky's Party street theatre company performing during Festival Melbourne 2006, festival of arts and culture accompanying Commonwealth Games.
One of the most beautiful old city halls in Poland is at Wroclaw. The structure took nearly two centuries to build (1327-1504) and has Gothic and early Renaissance stylings. The astronomical clock made of larch wood was added in 1580.
A forest of rocks; War memorial on the site of Treblinka II - Treblinka, Mazovia
Baskets and mobiles outside a thatch roofed craft shop - Medellin, Antioquia
Tree covered in barbas de viejo, long silvery fronds of tillansia in El Gallineral Park - San Gil, Santander
Shrine on All Souls Day at Rakowicki Cemetery.
Street Theatre Festival performance.
High altar in St Bartholemew's church at Mogila, Nowa Huta.
Several species of cactus have adapted to the typically dry conditions of Bolivia's south-western deserts and grow at altitudes between about 2000 and 3000 metres, Tupiza
Silverware, lace and statues on sale at a stall at the Feria de San Telmo flea market on the Plaza Dorrego
Girls in front of mural at craft market of Guajiro indigenous community, in city centre.
Bronze statue of sea god Glaucus wrestling with fish in Fontana delle Naiadi.
Art gallery in historic building, Calle Colon.
High-rise buildings from below on Florida Street.
French classic Pasaje Dardo Rocha, once La Plata's main railway station, today city's major cultural centre, Plaza San Martin.
Casa de les Punxes.
Camp Nou Stadium, home to the FC Barcelona.
Vault in the Chiesa di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari.
Drogheria Mascari.
Gateway entrance to Linh Son Buddhist Temple in Reservoir.
Westin Shanghai Hotel illuminated at night.
Gabriella Capucci, Av Alvear 1477, Recoleta.
Beef and pork cuts on grill in parilla-type restaurant in Recoleta.
Exterior of Museo de Arte Latinamericano de Buenoa Aires (MALBA), Palermo.
A spectacular sight in the Watarrka National Park, the 100 metre high sheer walls of Kings Canyon, about 450Km southwest of Alice Springs.
Facade of Ulverstone Local History Museum.
Toyota Amlux Building.
Round court of Metropolitan building.
Facade of Baroque-style Czapski Palace, now home to Academy of Fine Arts.
Overhead of Sestiere de Castello from Chiesa di San Giorgio Maggiore.
Tsukiji Central Fish Market.
Entrance to an entertainment venue.
Incense pots in Thien Hau Pagoda.
Detail of a dragon bas-relief, Quan Am Pagoda.
Detail of the tiled wall in the courtyard of the building of Leal Senado (Loyal Senate).
Potola Palace with park in foreground.
Flags at Ayuntamiento (Town Hall).
Interior detail of Confiteria Niza.
Horse sculptures on facade of building in MuseumsQuartier complex.
Cabins on London Eye observation wheel and County Hall roof.
Detail of angel face on pulpit in Igreja Santo Antonio church, Largo da Carioca, Centro.
One of 10 giant steel sculptures called The Travellers by Lebanese artist Nadim Karam with Eureka Tower, designed by Fender Katsalidis, in background.
Political graffiti on bank of Rio Mapocho.
Flowers and banners on tomb of former Secretary General of Chilean Communist Party, Volodia Teitelboim, on his funeral day at Cementerio General, Calle Recoleta.
Woman adding finishing touches to brightly painted chest in backstreet of Tibetan old town.
Calle Jaen - one of the best preserved and restored colonial streets.
Detail of neo-classical Grand Theatre in Theatre Square.
Statue of bear nuzzling a strawberry tree, the symbol of Madrid, on Plaza de la Puerta del Sol.
Middle courtyard of Casa Real de la Moneda (Royal Mint), Calle Ayacucho.
Ornate bas-reliefs decorate the facade on an historic building in the old town square of Zamosc.
St. Hedwig's Church, regarded as a masterpiece of Baroque art, was designed by the Austrian architect Dientzenhofer in the 1730's.
Town hall tower on skyline of townscape.
Old town square ( Rynek Starego Miasta ), Warsaw
Plaza de la Aduana, the largest and oldest square in town, was used as a parade ground - Cartagena, Bolivar
Timber Orthodox church, Milik (Beskid Sadecki Mountains).
Fishing boats anchored in Taganga Bay, northeast of Santa Marta.
Parish church overlooking the Plaza de Bolivar at Salermo.
Typical historic townhouses on Calle Real, the main street of Salermo.
Statue of Guacharo (oilbird, nocturnal inhabiting Guacharo Cave) at entrance to town of Caripe.
Participant in Pride March, St Kilda.
Aerial of 979m-high Angel Falls.
Rainbow at foot of 50m-high Kama Falls.
Girl from folk dance group for parade during annual Feria de la Chinita in November.
Overhead of outdoor cafes on Marienplatz.
Detail of Chancellery.
Ceramic-clad facade of Postfuhramt.
Decorative balustrade of Schlossbrucke (1824) bridge.
Chinese dragon in Moomba Festival Parade.
Detail of fairy-tale mosque in Republica de los Ninos, Disneyland style project sponsored by Evita Peron, opened in 1951.
Ceiling of Museo Latinamericano de Buenos Aries (MALBO), Palermo.
Door detail on a neo-Gothic building.
Serviten Church (Servitenkirche) facade.
Front detail of Singer veteran vehicle displayed as part of Australia Day (26 January) celebrations.
Detail of sacrificial coffin in Tomb of Marquis Yi at Hubei Provincial Museum, Wuchang.
One of the frequent protest demonstrations in city centre, Calle Sagarnaga/Calle Murillo.
Statues of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels in town square.
Rear of old car.
Protest march passing corner of Avenida de Mayo and Avenida 9 de Julio.
Monument of the Heroes dedicated to Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto of WWII.
Boys eating ice cream.
Pilgrim stringing Tibetan prayer flags on kora (pilgrimage circuit) around Ganden Monastery.
Monk escorting recently-bought golden deer to temple, through backstreet in Tibetan old quarter.
The wooden Hunting Palace built for Prince Radziwill in 1824. The main octagonal body of the building is the chimney room with the chimney column supporting and rising up out of the roof.
The Palace of Culture and Science.
Paintings by Fernando Botero at the Donacion Botero, a 208-piece art collection donated by this internationally renowned artist to the state.
Overhead of Oktoberfest beer-drinking session in tent at Theresienwiese fairgrounds.
Amusement park at Theresienwiede fairgrounds during Oktoberfest.
Statue in St Peter's Basilica.
Man in gladiator costume.
Art Deco Edificio San Felipe y Santiago, Calle Guayabo.
Graffiti on Avenida Libertador.
Men on viewing platform on top of lighthouse.
Bronze statue of General Jose Gervasio Artigas at Plaza Independencia.
Corner bastion of Fortaleza de Santa Teresa.
El Xampanyet Restaurant.
Fish and seafood shop and shoppers.
Young boys posing in front of flowerbed, Fuxing Park.
Mundo Bizarro, Guatemala 4802, Palermo.
Trumpet player, part of Moomba Festival.
Military Cemetery with visitors commemorating the Warsaw Uprising of 1944.
Hippocampus ornament on gondola.
Statue of Madonna of Verona and facade of Casa Mazzanti.
Shiodome Sio-Site - a new, ultra modern urban development.
Entrance to Quan Am Pagoda.
Historic buildings on Largo de Sao Agostinho.
Cocido at Malacatin.
Crowded night-time street in Malasana.
Facade of Edificio Vitalicio.
Renaissance-style Swiss Gate at entrance to Schweiserhof (Swiss Courtyard), Hofburg (Imperial Palace).
Detail of religious scene at Igreja da Ordem Terceira do Carmo church.
Flowers on tomb of former Secretary General of Chilean Communist Party, Volodia Teitelboim, on his funeral day at Cementerio General, Calle Recoleta.
Paintings of hutong gates on Luilichang antique shopping street.
Tourists bathing in Termas de Polques Hot Spring Pool with Salar de Chalviri in background, Southwest Circuit.
Typical Bolivian pipes in craft shop, Calle Linares.
Corridor of tombs at Cementerio General, Av Baptista.
The bizarre Chapel of the Skulls in Czermna near Kudowa-Zdroj. About 26,000 human bones are on display collected by a grave digger and local priest in the 18th century.
Spectators on verandah roof, Pride March, St Kilda.
Statue of Buddha of Longevity (Tsepame), Tsepak Lhakhang Chapel, Tibetan old quarter.
Monks and pilgrims gathering on Barkhor Square in front of Jokhang Temple, in heart of Tibetan old quarter.
Kryzytopor Castle and its 365 windows - Ujazd, The Malopolska Upland
Only the ruins of Krzyztopor Castle near Ujazd remain but its majesty is unmistakable. The design of this 17th century building embodied the calendar - 12 halls, 52 rooms and 365 windows (with an extra window walled up during non-leap years).
Stained glass window in Wawel Cathedral.
Busker/ performer.
Modern Christmas decorations in the commercial centre of Hong Kong Island
The ceremonial changing of the guard for Santiago's Palacio de la Moneda.
Warsaw Uprising monument with church in background.
Trendy dining precinct at Cockle Bay Wharf in Darling Harbour.
Detail of bronze sculpture of bull "Bisonte" in front of Museum of Contemporary Art.
Waterfront of fishing village San Juan de las Galdonas.
Detail of street mural with revolutionary icon Che Guevara.
Rock bed of Carrao River at low tide.
Sculpture of Simon Bolivar, Los Aleros theme park.
Mountain landscape.
Overhead of Orinoco caiman (Crocodylus intermedius).
Overhead of spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodylus) in murky water.
Cliffs of Auyantepui table mountains.
Facade detail of Metropolitan building, designed by British architect Sir Norman Foster, built in 2003.
Webb Bridge structure with buildings in backgorund.
Mate gourds sold on Feria de Tristan Narvaja, market on Calle Dr Tristan Narvaja.
Lamp at Calle las Misiones de los Tapas.
Statue of Sakyamuni Buddha in Cave 20 in complex of Cloud Ridge Caves (Yungang Shiku) , near Datong.
Chiesa di San Stae.
Mosaic on a tomb at the cemetery, Isola di San Michele.
Legislative Council Building, Central, at night.
Interior of Garden Hotel, French Concession.
Overhead of tour about to depart from main hall of Shanghai Museum.
Facultad de Ingenieria building, Recoleta.
Facade of Baroque-style Sapieha Palace (Palac Sapiehow).
Christ's tomb, Chiesa di San Zaccaria.
Hall of the Reggia, Museo Castelvecchio.
Ponte Scaligero and Adige River, from Museo Castelvecchio.
Facade detail of Casa Batllo, designed by Antoni Gaudi.
Roof detail of the main hall in Kanda Myoujin Shrine.
Mikoshi (portable shrine) Parade along Omote Sando dori to Meiji Jingu Shrine on National Foundation Day (11 February).
Artist at work on Plaza Mayor.
Facade detail of Moorish-style bullring, Plaza de Toros Monumental de las Ventas.
Street performer playing dancing tango couple on pedestrian mall.
Gucci shop window.
Detail of carved figure at Igreja da Ordem Terceira do Carmo church.
"Hedge-mony" spectacle presented during Festival Melbourne 2006, festival of arts and culture accompanying Commonwealth Games.
Man filling up tour jeep, Southwest Circuit.
Talismans for sale at Witches' Market (Mercado de las Brujas), Calle Linares/Calle Santa Cruz.
Traditional townhouse, part of a recreated typical regional town, housing a restaurant, at Parque Nacional del Cafe.
Boats in Porto de Feira
Paintings by local artists for sale at a stall on Plaza de Armas.
Sculpture titled "Berlin" with church Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedachtniskirche in background.
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Centro Internacional and bullring as seen from rooftop terrace of Torre Colpatria.
San Pedro Claver Church, convent which was built in the first half of the 17th century - Cartagena, Bolivar
A stall with brassware and copperware to sell, at the Feria de San Telmo flea market on the Plaza Dorrego
Brightly painted fishing boats on beach.
Decorative wrought-iron screen above the entrance to the main building of the Universidad de Chile, Av O'Higgins (Alameda).
Glass-and-metal cupola of the neoclassical Palacio de Bellas Artes.
Small shrine nestled in building on Via delle Paste.
Spanish Steps with Fontana della Baraccio in foreground and Church of Trinita dei Monti in background.
Piazza Venezia from Il Vittoriano with statue of King Victor Emmanuel II in foreground.
Billboard and Calderai Fountain in Piazza Navona.
Gateway to great Renaissance courtyard of Wawel Castle, seat of Polish kings over 500 years.
3000 piece collection of old glazed tiles from Spain, Portugal, France, Mexico, Argentina and Uruguay in Museo del Azulejo .
Faro del Cabo de Santa Maria lighthouse.
Portrait of guard at Monument to the Fallen in Falklands War Memorial (Monumento a los Caidos en Malvinas).
Es Restaurant.
El Ingenio.
Kids at the beach, Lido di Venezia.
Tai Chi group lesson in city park.
The Ballroom in Government House besieged by visitors on Australia Day.
Shanghai Hua Lian Commercial Building (built 1918), Nanjing Donglu.
Buildings in Yuyuan Bazaar illuminated at night, Old Town.
L'Orangerie Restaurant in Alvear Palace Hotel, Alvear 1891, Recoleta.
Ceramic work on wall in forecourt of Basilica de Nuestra Senora del Pilar, Recoleta.
Detail of Auditorium Building (1912), Collins Street.
Overhead view of peak hour traffic.
Chiesa degli Ognissanti, interior.
Colourful night-time lights of Shinjuku's vibrant shopping and entertainment precinct.
Calle Mayor tiled street sign.
Statue of La Virgen de la Macarena in the Iglesia Colegiata de San Isidro.
Modern decor detail in Fast Food.
Vault interior of St John's Cathedral (Katedra Sw Jana).
Tombstone sculpture of hand holding cross at Indian Christian Cemetery.
Diners and pedestrians at Block Place, popular city laneway packed with cafes.
Detail of hand on abacus, bronze sculptural composition depicting old-time life, at Hankou Riverbank Park (Hankou Jiang Tan).
Arbol de Piedra (Stone Tree), Siloli Desert.
Church bell tower.
Decorative facade of the 1898 building of the Consejeria de las Artes.
Esplanade Theatres on the Bay roof detail.
Chinese medicine shop.
The flattened top of Kukenan Tepui, La Gran Sabana, Guayana.
Vault in St Mary's Church, Stargard Szczecinski. The spacious interior of this 13th century Gothic church remains free of the usual Baroque additions.
Doorway on Kanonicza Street.
Hand crafted wooden containers with silver rims, for drinking mate (a local tea) on shelves and on sale
The dome of the Catedral Metropolitana on the Plaza de Mayo, reflected in the glassed wall of a high-rise building
Mural painted by local artists on wall of Ethnological Museum.
Paper mache masks of Dancing Devils in artisan workshop.
Cliffs of Auyantepui table mountain, seen from Carrao River.
Neoclassical buildings on ui Krakowskie Przedmiescie.
Valese bronze work.
Red brick Barbican - semicircular Gothic structure built as part of medieval city's defense system.
Modern facade of Digital House.
Bridge at Japanese Gardens (Jardin Japonis).
Detail of stickers covering rear window of car.
Torre Bank Boston, Retiro.
Temple Roma d'Agusti.
Protest action of the city inhabitants against noise pollution.
The French-inspired Jardines de Sabatini, just north of the Palacio Real.
Art Deco building on Gran Via, one of the city's great boulevards, laid out at the beginning of the 20th century.
Inside a fish and seafood shop.
Bar Dada, San Martin 941, Retiro.
Buenos Aires Design shopping mall, Av Pueyrredon, Recoleta.
Statue detail on tomb of Liliana Crociati de Szaszak, Recoleta cemetery, Recoleta.
Man drinking mate, traditional drink.
Tower of Cabildo (town council) on left and the tower of the Legislature, Plaza de Mayo.
Overhead of Pirates Bay.
Octopus for sale at the Tsukiji Central Fish Market.
The Cat, bronze sculpture on Rambla del Raval.
Kitsune (fox deity) in red bibs in Kanda Myoujin Shrine.
Samba dancers adding Carnaval flavour to Warsaw Juwenalia Student Parade, Plac Teatralny (Theatre Square).
Balloons of Gay Parade (Parada Rownosci) in front of Parliament House.
Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds).
Big Ben framed by cast-iron fence.
British aerial company The Dream Engine performing during Festival Melbourne 2006, festival of arts and culture accompanying Commonwealth Games.
Monte Almirante Nieto - Torres del Paine National Park (UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve).
Paintings in gallery lining courtyard of Nechung Monastery.
Roof of San Francisco Convent (Convento de San Franciso), Calle Tarija.
Stained glass window in Museum of Contemporary Art (Museo de Arte Contemporaneo) "Plaza", Av 16 de Julio (El Prado).
Monument to the Holocaust (1979) by Arbit Blatas, Campo de Ghetto Nuovo.
Facade of cathedral at Plaza de Bolivar.
Esglesia de Santa Maria del Mar.
Historic buildings near Plaza Mayor.
Bottles of petrol at an unofficial 'petrol station' by the side of the road on the Colombia-Brazil border
Statue at Rakowicki Cemetery on All Soul's Day.
Street stall selling lechona, a pig stuffed with its own meat and rice and baked - a typical Colombian dish.
Portrait of young girl.
Decor of a beer tent at Theresienwiese fairgrounds, site of drinking sessions during Oktoberfest, the world's biggest beer festival.
Facade of Chiesa di San Salvatore in Lauro.
Colourful sign on El Caminito pedestrian street, La Boca.
Madres de la Plaza de Mayo demonstration.
Waitress of the Caffe wearing Caffe's t-shirt.
Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Miracoli.
Twin towers of Lippo Centre.
Facade detail of the Palacio Alsina, Alsina 940, Microcentro.
Lamp in main dining room of Milion, Parana 1048, Recoleta.
Sign at La Pena del Colorado, Guemes 3657, Palermo.
Historic clock on tower of Wawel Cathedral.
Buildings on Old Town Square.
Overhead of Pirates Bay with Cape Hauy and The Lanterns in distance.
Blue Tower (Blekitny Wiezowirc) modern office skyscraper.
Venetian Carnival mask.
Gondola moored at Punta della Dogana, with Campanile in background.
Overhead of ferri (gondola bow-prongs).
London Bar.
Eye-catching business facade near Senso-ji Temple.
Thangkas highlighted by ray of light, Assembly Hall, Ganden Monastery.
Facade of Cine Ideal.
Detail of giant christmas tree in city centre.
Mast detail of "Enterprize" sailing ship, replica of schooner that brought the first settlers to Melbourne.
Cuernos del Paine, as seen from field of flowers - Torres del Paine National Park (UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve).
Courtyard in Casa de Marques de Villaverde, today home to Ethnography and Folklore Museum (Museo Nacional de Etnografia y Folklore), Calle Ingavi.
Couple walking up Calle Jaen - one of the city's best preserved and restored colonial streets.
GSW Haus modern high-rise on Kochstrasse.
Communist monument commemorating the Red Army in the Warsaw suburb of Praga.
Palma de Cera, Colombian national tree - Quindio
Sculpture in courtyard of Collegium Iuridicum.
Kazimierz's Town Hall.
Black and white ink drawings of tango dancers on sale at the Feria de San Telmo flea market on the Plaza Dorrego
Residential high-rise blocks overlooking the trendy beach of El Rodadero, the southern seaside suburb of Santa Marta.
Bouganvillea climbing facade of hotel in fishing village.
El Playon (Big Beach) on Caura River.
Tall modern tower in the city centre.
Kama Falls in Gran Sabana.
Facade and fence of Schloss Charlottenburg.
'The Abandonded Room', memorial commemorating Jews murdered in Holocaust, on Koppenplatz.
Side facade of triumphal Arch of Constantine (AD 315).
Detail of monument on eastern side of Piazza del Popolo.
Vault in Room of Signatures containing frescoes by Raphael in Vatican Museum.
Parrilla type restaurant in Mercado del Puerto, old port market turned into dining centre.
Horseback riding on beach with Polonio in background.
Planetarium (Planetario Galileo Galilei).
Facade detail of Government House (Casa de Gobierno) aka Casa Rosada (Pink House).
Visitor watching blue glass sculptures by Constantini exposed in the window of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.
Ca' Macana.
Ceiling detail in chapel of the Alcazar.
Marquee detail on eastern facade of Teatro Colon.
Moomba Festival parade.
"Tuwim Bench" monument dedicated to poet Julian Tuwim.
Stained glass, Penrose Park.
Bronze statue of Ignacy Jan Padereewski.
St John's Cathedral, Warsaw's oldest church, ruined in World War II and rebuilt after the war.
Courtyard, Armenian monastery.
Campanile and Lion of St Mark Column.
Coat of arms on building on Placa de Sant Felip Neri.
Detail of Banc de Trencadis, tiled bench curving around terrace on top of Sala Hipostila.
Ear piercing of a girl of a youth subculture known as Cos-play-zoku (Costume Play Gang) gathering on weekends at Meiji Jingu Bridge.
Atrium in Pacific Place.
Rock carvings and paintings, between Drepung and Nechung monasteries.
Vault in Catedral de Nuestra Senora de la Almudena.
Detail of tiled restaurant facade.
Facade of Parnasillo del Principe.
Men's suit in shop window of one of the chic designer boutiques lining Calle de Serrano, Madrid's prime fashion shopping street.
Palacio de Cristal in Parque del Buen Retiro.
Statue of Hanuman in Shri Ram Mandir Hindu Temple.
80 Collins Street Tower (previously Nauru House) (left) and Southern Cross Office Complex (right).
Detail of W-11 city tram decorated by vehicle decorators from Karachi for Festival Melbourne 2006, festival of arts and culture accompanying Commonwealth Games.
Bell tower of Basilica de San Francisco as seen from courtyard of Convento de San Francisco, Plaza de San Francisco.
The old town square and the houses that surround it - Zamosc, The Lublin Upland
The Orthodox church at Grabarka is surrounded by 10,000 to 20,000 wooden crosses. Since a cross carried to the top of the hill ended an epidemic in 1710 pilgrims have been adding crosses of their own. Here a large crowd gathers at the Transfiguration feast.
Ride at Theresienwiede fairgrounds at night during Oktoberfest.
Busy pedestrian crossing at the intersection next to Shibuya JR Station.
Old buildings in the historic centre of Cartagena - Cartagena, Bolivar
Street down the hill of the Colonial town of Barichara - Santander
Man sitting on fishing boat window.
Stained glass window in Nacional de Nuestra Senora de Coromoto.
Open-air, makeshift altar on Plaza Altamira.
Decorated interior of 18th-century Burgersaal.
Lowenbrau beer tower at Theresienwiese fairgrounds during Oktoberfest.
Boards at checkpoint Charlie.
Statue and facade of St Peter's Basilica.
Façade of Teatro Argentina.
facade detail of Dracula's themed theatre restaurant.
Calle Lavalle pedestrian mall.
The Colourful Lake, one of most spectacular lakes in reserve.
Brightly coloured houses.
Hand printed paper at Il Pavone.
The courtyard of the Museo de Santa Cruz, originally a hospital erected in the early 16th century.
Elegant facade of a historic building in the city centre.
Fireworks accompanying festivities on Plaza Mayor.
People playing cards on street.
Rooftop terrace in Boquitas Pintadas boutique hotel, Estados Unidos 1399.
Wooden ladders at Cementerio General, Av Baptista.
Roof detail of one of the Hansel-and-Gretel gatehouses at the main entrance to the park.
Eggs at stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Dried seafood stall at a waterfront market.
Detail of Fuji TV Building with city in background.
Chopsticks in a shop on Nakamise-dori shopping street.
Statue of Rinchen Jungne (Ratnasambhava) Buddha, Gyantse Kumbum chorten, Pelkor Chode Monastery.
Giant rooftop sign promoting Jerez sherry.
Atrium in Hotel Urban.
Fruit stall at Naschmarkt - Vienna's largest market.
Graffiti on facade along Calle Almirante Montt.
Hiking through dead forest in Valle del Frances - Torres del Paine National Park (UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve).
Altarpiece inside Convento de Santa Teresa, Calle Santa Teresa.
The Modern Cathedral, completed in 1982 : sculpture on the tiled wall inside - Barranquilla, Atlantico
Mosaics in Basilica di San Marco.
Lighthouse on Calle de San Francisco.
Overhead of courtyard in Casa de Giulietta (Juliet's House) packed with visitors.
Facade detail of Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona.
People walking past McDonalds with Galaxy Tower in background, Hankou.
Mother and baby walking past graffiti on facade along Calle Cumming.
Detail of Fuente Alemana (German Fountain), sculptured by Gustavo Eberlein, donated by German community on centenary of Chile's independence.
Rafts stacked on shore for the trip along Dunajec Gorge in the Pieniny Mountains. Five of the six metre coffin-like rafts are lashed together to carry ten passengers and two raftsmen.
An old wooden Orthodox church in the Bieszczady Mountains.
Street art in Krakow
The peculiar flora of Roraima.
The Salto is about 105 metres high and the wet season sees a wall of water that can be 100 metres wide - Salto Aponguao - La Gran Sabana, Guayana.
St Florian's Church.
The historic brick Shot Tower. The 1889, 20 storey tower is covered by a cone-shaped glass structure located in Melbourne Central shopping complex.
Boy jumping off boat at sunset in Playa Colorada.
Equestrian statue of Bavarian King Ludwig I, Odeonplatz.
Zinc-clad walls of Jewish Museum in Kreutzberg.
Facade of Teatro Nazionale on Via del Viminale.
Bus stop sign detail.
Yacht harbour (Puerta de Yates) with twin towers of Basilica de Santsimo Sacramento in background..
Coastal rocks.
Graffiti on Pasaje San Lorenzo, San Telmo.
Facade detail of Galerias Pacifico shopping centre.
Tango paraphernalia for sale, La Boca.
Butcher's stall at the Mercat de la Boqueria.
Moritz beer promotional campaign.
Salone da Ballo in Ca' Rezzonico.
Mille e una Nota musical instruments store.
Fireworks accompanying festivities on Plaza Mayor.
Overhead of shoppers in Yuyuan Bazaar, Old Town.
Tree-lined country road in Klodzko Valley, Silesia.
Facade of reconstructed house on Old Town Square.
Overhead of Snowy River.
Supporters of radical anti-capitalist New Leftist Party marching along Nowy Swiat on May1st.
St Hyacinthus Church (Kosciol Sw Jacka).
Five storey pagoda.
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space.
Man standing in front of joss spirals, Quan Am Pagoda.
Alfresco dining on Plaza de Ramales.
Equestrian statue of King Felipe IV in Plaza de Oriente.
Sculpture of crucified Christ in Convento de las Descalzas Reales.
Rainbow spanning roof of Jokhang Temple in Tibetan old quarter.
Painted wall and painted car in St Kilda.
Relief Sculpture on a Stalinist-era building at Plac Konstytucji, Warsaw.
The Easter week passion plays draw a dedicated crowd come rain, snow or fog.
Interior of mosaiced roof dome, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation building, the Bund.
Side-profile of pilgrims, wearing traditional headdress and earrings, at Ta'er Si (Kumbum Monastery).
A carved wooden shrine in north-east Poland.
Represa de Guri (Guri Dam) reservoir is the second largest hydroelectric project in the world.
The rocky tabletop of Roraima.
Monument to Jozef Dietl.
Cargo boat loading in port.
Boy holding catfish in Palmari National Reserve near Javari River.
Exterior of small hotel in fishing village of Gran Roque.
Exterior of shopping centre Ciudad Comercial Jumbo.
Mural depicting Simon Bolivar fighting for independence.
Bas-relief on plinth of monument to Frederic the Great on Unter den Linden.
Blue-tiled Malabar Mosque.
Esplanade Theatres on the Bay roof detail.
Old Chinese houses on Club Street.
Detail of crypt of Rufina Cambaceres at Recoleta Cemetery.
Carlos Gardel subte (underground) station.
One of exhibition buildings in Museo Colonial e Historico in Complejo Museografico Enrique Udaondo, inaugurated in 1923.
Detail of the cloister decoration of San Juan de los Reye - Franciscan Church and Monastery built in the 15th century in the Gothic-style.
Detail of stone Lokapala statue, Shanghai Museum.
Historic cottage.
Corner of Jerozolimskie Avenue and Marszalkowska Street in city centre.
Winter in Saxson Gardens during unusually heavy snowfall.
Ponte dei Scalzi.
Lion of St Mark Column.
Heavy motorcycle traffic.
Dragon dance during Chinese New Year celebrations, Kowloon Park.
Gurchabo statue, Gesar Ling Temple.
Detail on Gyantse Kumbum chorten, Pelkor Chode Monastery.
Sculpture looking out over Rio de Janeiro at Museu de Arte Contemporanea (Museum of Contemporary Art), Niteroi.
Staff member and part of giant letters reading "Picasso" in front of National Gallery of Victoria (NGV International).
Stained glass window depicting San Agustin in Catedral Metrolpolitana.
Landscape near Laguna Verde, Southwest Circuit.
Sunset over the Puente de Angostura, built in 1967 and the only bridge across the Orinoco River, it's 1678 metres long and its central highest section is 50 metres above the water
Distinctive facade of the East Shard on Federation Square. Inaugurated in 2002, the square is a new focus of Melbourne's community and cultural activities.
Stained-glass window in the neo-Gothic Catedral du Nuestra Senora de la Almudena, completed in 1992 after 110 years in construction.
Castle dominating the hillsides - Nowy Wisnicz, The Carpathians
Oblique view of the facade and tower of the Cathedral facing Bolivar square.The architecture is in the Spanish Colonial style and with salmon coloured render between white stone decoration features.
A house on stilts on Sinamaica Lagoon.
A newsagents kiosk on Paseo Ahumada in Santiago.
Toy shop facade in San Victorino.
Bananas on fruit cart.
Advertising posters on column.
Uniformed marching band during Oktoberfest brewer's parade.
Outdoor dining at restaurant on Piazza della Rotonda.
Laguna, with the Campanile and Palazzo Ducale in the background.
Town centre with Renaissance town hall tower.
Stocks outside Highfield homestead.
Nativity scene in Church of the Holy Spirit.
Giant paper lantern hanging in Kaminarimon Gate.
Sunday gathering of Filipino maids on the grounds of the HSBC building.
Monument to Cervantes.
Votive Church (Votivkirche) vault interior.
Detail of painting on courtyard wall of Nechung Monastery.
Calle Jaen - one of the best preserved and restored colonial streets.
Un Altra Volta, Av del Libertador 3060, Palermo.
Mosaics, statues and frescoes at front of 12th century Church of St Mary Trastevere.
Shop window of Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, chic designer boutique lining Calle de Serrano, Madrid's prime fashion shopping street.
One of the younger performers; Festival of Folk Bands and Singers - Kazimierz Dolny, The Lublin Upland
Aerial view of Embalse del Penol reservoir, an artificial lake built in the 1970s - El Penon, Antioquia
Detail of Monument to Adam Mickiewicz.
Modern residential and commercial district on waterfront.
Dish including barbecued beef, pork and sausages with small yellow potatoes, called papa criolla, with avocado dip.
Roofed courtyard in a building built in 1874, Universidad de Chile, Av O'Higgins (Alameda).
Facade detail of Palacio del Marques, at Plaza Bolivar.
Staircase in Jewish Museum (Judisches Museum).
1866 Liberty Statue (Estatua de la Libertad) designed by Jose Livi, Plaza Cagancha.
Statue of Jose Gervasio Artigas in front of Banco de la Republica Oriental de Uruguay, with tower of San Francisco Church in background.
Spire of Victorian Arts Centre.
Bird's nest at shop at Sheung Wan.
Facade detail of Museum of Chinese History, Tianenman Square.
Filo restaurant, San Martin 975.
Monument to ghetto heroes of 1943 Jewish Ghetto Uprising.
Monument to Home Army in front of parliament.
Detail of Monument to Ghetto Heroes in Jewish Ghetto Uprising.
Replica of bronze elm tree from Pawiak Prison Museum (Gestapo's largest political prison in World War II) with names of those murdered there.
Facade detail, Chiesa di Santa Maria del Giglio.
Chiesa del Redentore, interior.
Decorative lamp shop.
Mikoshi (portable altar) in Kanda Myoujin Shrine.
Statues of general Quan Cong's horse and its groom in Ha Chuong Hoi Quan Pagoda.
La Musa.
Statue of Maitreya, the future Buddha, Maitreya Chapel, Ganden Monastery.
Facade of Palais Ferstal.
Signwriters working on advertising board.
Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds) facade detail.
Visitors looking out of cabin on London Eye observation wheel.
Street art on facade along Calle Pilcomayo, Cerro Concepcion.
Artist at work on Jesus Christ chalk image on pavement in front of Catedral Metropolitana, Plaza de Armas.
Musical group performing on Paseo Ahumada.
Changing of the guard in front of Palacio de la Moneda (Presidential Palace), Calle Moneda.
Elaborate gallery at entrance to Ganden Monastery assembly hall.
Buddha's hands for sale at Panjiayuan Market.
Four-wheel drive with reflection of clouds on surface of Salar de Uyuni salt flat.
San Sebastian Church (Iglesia de San Sebastian), Plaza Alonso de Mendoza.
Los Aleros theme park, viewed from bell tower of local church.
Interior of the parish church in Szydlowiec with its decorative polyptych dating from the 15th century.
The old town square in Warsaw, completely destroyed by the Nazis but rebuilt by the Communists.
Gabled houses in the old town square.
Mountains that surround the Salto and Laguna - Saltos Hacha - Canaima, Guayana.
El Playon (Big Beach) on Caura River.
Statue of Neptune holding trident on Neptune Fountain (Neptunbrunnen).
Busts and vases in antique shop.
Diners waiting for tango show in 'La Argentina' Art Nouveau building.
Detail of commemorative plaque to Eva Peron on Duarte family tomb in Recoleta Cemetery.
Image of crucified Christ in French Gothic Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Lujan, home to Argentina's patron saint.
Naranzaria.
If you don't have windows, you can at least paint them - wall paintings of a building in the city centre.
Public sculpture at Connaught Garden plaza.
Birds in cages for sale at Jiangyin Lu Market, off Renmin Park.
Cafe La Biela, Quintana, Recoleta.
Bar Sur, Estados Unidos 299, San Telmo.
Incense burner detail in front of Hall of Four Emperors in White Cloud Temple.
Typical picturesque countryside of Poland
Girl of a youth subculture known as Cos-play-zoku (Costume Play Gang) gathering on weekends at Meiji Jingu Bridge.
Eel being dissected at Tsukiji Central Fish Market.
Portrait of little girl in hammock.
Dior fashion designer's boutique window.
Detail of stained-glass window in Votive Church (Votivkirche).
Spectators watching Warsaw Juwenalia Student Parade pass by Palace of Culture and Science, Ulica Marszalkowska street.
Silhouette of Jama Masjid dome and minaret with flock of birds.
Side-profile of statues in Bridinidi Ji Temple.
Typical Tibetan-style wooden boxes for sale in backstreet of old town.
Distinctive facade of the new SBS Television centre in Federation Square. Inaugurated in 2002, the square is a new focus of Melbourne's community and cultural activities.
Bronze sculpture, Roma entrance to Melbourne Terrace building.
Aerial view of Auyantepui table mountain.
Tower of Palacio Barolo, Avenida de Mayo.
Women taking photos at outdoor artwork, Peggy Guggenheim Collection.
Historic building facades on the old town square in Poznan.
The Caribbean coast near Santa Marta - Magdalena
Ceiling paintings, animal scene, in Casa del Fundador Suarez Rendon, an architectural gem, built in the 1500s - Tunja, Boyaca
Monument to the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, when local insurgents rose against the occupying Nazis. Hopelessly outnumbered, they were forced to capitulate after 63 days and Warsaw was razed to the ground.
Early 20th century Palacio Irarrazaval on Avenida O'Higgins in Santiago.
Old fashioned open-air cafe with sculptures on Old Market Square.
Portrait of girl in youth band, performing in Parque del Este.
Facade of Hirmer building.
Interior of Reichstag parliament building.
Torre dell'Oroglio clocktower (1648).
Family posing with toy horses, Plaza des Armas.
Fountain of Wealth in Suntec City office towers.
Abdul Gaffoor Mosque upper section (1859).
Facade detail of music store on Talcahuano Street.
Diego Maradona effigy, Araoz de Lamadrid, la Boca.
Arcade built along main street leading to Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Lujan, home to Argentina's patron saint.
Tiled roofs of Pavilion to Usher in Light (Yan Hui GE) and Gate of Martial Spirit (She Wu Men) in Forbidden City.
Bar Marsella.
Hotel Ca' Pisani.
Ristorante La Bitta.
Facade detail of the Hungaria Palace Hotel, Lido di Venezia.
The 14th-century Mudejar-style Castillo de San Servando.
Statue at Utopia Bar, Plaza Cortozar (also Plaza Serrano), Palermo Vlejo.
Facade of Teatro Cervantes.
Interior of Esglesia de Santa Maria del Mar.
Detail of a door at Senso-ji Temple.
Front door detail at Ha Chuong Hoi Quan Pagoda.
Detail of a typical local boat.
Statue of the four-headed namba Namse (Vairocana) near the Assembly Hall, Pelkor Chode Monastery.
Traditional building facade, Dashilar.
Capilla de Santa Teresa (St Theresa's Chapel) in Iglesia de San Jose (St Joseph's Church).
Bottles of wine in Naschmarkt - Vienna's largest market.
High altar in Votive Church (Votivkirche).
Children in front of Kalan Masjid.
Confeitaria Colombo interior with diners.
Austin badge on veteran vehicle displayed as part of Australia Day (26 January) celebrations.
Stained glass window in Iglesia de los Doce Apostoles.
Detail of old post box in Postal Museum at Correo Postal (Main Post Office).
Musical group performing on Paseo Ahumada.
Beam of light coming through window and illuminating assembly hall of Ganden Monastery.
Mask of Bacchus in front courtyard of Casa Real de la Moneda (Royal Mint), Calle Ayacucho.
Tourists at the aquarium on Isla de San Martin de Pajarales, one of the small coral islands that form the Islas del Rosario archipelago near Cartagena.
Landscape of the Tierradentro region, an archaeological zone - Huila
Altar in main prayer hall at Quang Minh Buddhist Temple in Braybrook.
Statues in one of the squares in the historic centre of Cartagena - Cartagena, Bolivar
Palma de Cera, Colombian national tree - Quindio
Travelling on ferry across Orinoco.
Baroque style facade of 13th century St Florian's Church, one of city's oldest churches, remodeled various times.
Folk group dancers in traditional regional dress taking part in Warsaw Juwenalia Student Festival.
Facade detail of Jama Masjid.
Prayer wheels and masks at handicraft stall on Barkhor kora (pilgrimage circuit) around Jokhang Temple in heart of Tibetan old quarter.
Arcades of Cloth Hall.
Corpus Christi window decoration.
Glass covered courtyard of the Universidad de Chile in Santiago.
Casa Museo Mosquera, a late 18th-century mansion where General Tomas Cipriano de Mosquera once lived, today a museum.
Hammocks and clothing in handicraft shop.
Ceiba tree on bank of Cano Piacoa (Piacoa Channel) at Delta del Orinoco's southern edge.
Carved flagstones, Federation Square.
Ciclocarros (free pedicab) vehicle on pedestrian mall.
Cupola of the San Francisco Church, built in 1618, Av O'Higgins (Alameda).
Detail of Richard Strauss Fountain, Neuhauser Strasse.
Woman looking at postcards in souvenir shop in St Nicholas quarter.
Fountain on Piazza San Pietro with St Peter's Basilica in background.
Historic building facade on Old Market Square (Rynek Starego Miasta).
Colourful houses on El Camino pedestrian mall in La Boca.
Casa del Gobierno Republica de los Ninos, Disneyland style project sponsored by Evita Peron, opened in 1951.
Lion of St Mark Column.
Piazza San Marco viewed from the Galleria of the Basilica di San Marco.
The stone-and-brick facade of the Sinagoga del Transito, built in 1357, it now houses a museum.
Buildings in Yuyuan Bazaar illuminated at night, Old Town.
Mark's Deli and Coffeehouse, El Salvador 4701, Palermo Viejo.
Decorative detail in Malabia House boutique hotel, Malabia 1555, Palermo Vlejo.
Tomb of Roca family, Recoleta Cemetery, Recoleta.
Houses lining Old Town Square.
Soft drink shop at Tianenman Square.
Castle Square (Plac Zamkowy) with Royal Castle (Zamek Krolewski) to right and St John's Cathedral (Katedra Sw Jana) at back.
Mannequin in Fiorella Gallery.
Facade detail of fish market building.
Man with cigarette in mouth drying rice paper.
Agatha Ruiz de la Prada.
Fountain detail.
Gay Parade (Parada Rownosci) at Plac Bankowy, with huge mobile phone company advertisment in background.
Windows of Naubat Khana (Drum House) in Red Fort.
Detail of statues in Bridinidi Ji Temple.
Municipal Theatre (Teatro Municipal) staircase.
Numberplate of tour jeep after three-day tour, Southwest Circuit.
Saint statue at Convento de Santa Teresa, Calle Santa Teresa.
Sunbathing at Plaza San Martin.
Bouchard Plaza (left) and Edificio Republica modern high-rise.
Minaret of El Aksa mosque, Tierra Santa theme park, Costanera Norte.
Detail of a diorama made up of lanterns, recreating scenes of old time Hong Kong.
Bronze cannon in courtyard of Palacio de la Moneda (Presidential Palace), Calle Moneda.
Road sign, Poland
Thanksgiving plaques left by pilgrims at Las Lajas Sanctuary near Ipiales - Las Lajas, Narino
Chiva, traditional Colombian bus, with ladders up the side
Monument to the Founders - unconventional work by Rodrigo Arenas Betancur, Colombia's most remarkable monument creator.
Distinctive facade of the East Shard on Federation Square. Inaugurated in 2002, the square is a new focus of Melbourne's community and cultural activities.
Waterfall running over pure jasper rock face.
Folk musicians at Los Aleros theme park.
Interior of Tent-like roof of Sony Center.
Interior of Reichstag, parliament building.
Antique shop sign on Calle de los Suspiros (Street of Sighs).
Torre Alem Plaza modern tower.
Interior of Metropolitan Cathedral (Catedral Metropolitano).
Osteria Al Portego.
Grand Canal and Ponte di Rialto.
Fondaco dei Turchi.
Monument to San Juan de la Cruz.
Front of a double-deck wood-sided tram.
Dried seahorses and other marine curiosities, Sheung Wah.
Illuminated sign for fashion shop, Nanjing Donglu shopping street.
Old propaganda poster and other bric-a-brac for sale at Dongtai Lu Antique Market, Old Town.
Buildings in Yuyuan Bazaar illuminated at night, Old Town.
Filo restaurant, San Martin 975.
Facade detail of Palacio de las Aguas Corrientes.
Alfresco dining courtyard at Club del Vino, Cabrera 4737, Palermo Viejo.
Surviving fragment of bombed Statue of Prince Jozef Poniatowski, displayed in Liberty Park beside Warsaw Rising Museum.
Facade of Palazzo Barbieri.
Facade detail of Palau Nacional de Montjuic, home to the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya.
Detail of the Divine Gate in front of Yasukuni-jinja, a Shinto shrine dedicated to Japan's war dead.
Spirals of joss at A-Ma Temple.
Great Mosque (Qingzhen Dasi).
Balloons and banners for Warsaw Juwenalia Student Parade on Ulica Marszalkowska street, with Palace of Culture and Science in background.
Big Ben at night, seen through cast-iron fence.
Presentation of Go (traditional Japanese chess-like game) at Osaka Summer Festival, Treasury Gardens.
Mural on entrance door along Calle Almirante Montt.
Graffiti on shop facade along Calle Almirante Montt.
Pasaje Bavestrello street sign from behind.
Christmas nativity scene in Catedral Metropolitana.
Changing of the guard in front of Palacio de la Moneda (Presidential Palace), Calle Moneda.
Tourists posing on Salar de Uyuni salt flat.
Work of art by Salvador Dali, part of Donacion Botero, a 208-piece art collection donated to the state by Colombian artist Fernando Botero.
Shiodome Sio-Site - a new, ultra modern urban development.
Stained glass window depicting St Peter in Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Candelaria church.
Some performers of the Folk Bands and Singers - Kazimierz Dolny, The Lublin Upland.
Old granaries.
Colonial Church in a tiny village - San Andres de Pisimbala, Tierradentro, Cauca
Blossoms in front of the Parish Church - Jardin, Antioquia
Tombstone in Cementerio General.
Vault ceiling of Basilica de Chiquinquira, home to Zulia's patron saint.
Aerial of 979m-high Angel Falls.
Facade of historic Casa Municipal (Municipal House) at Plaza Bolivar.
Market stall at Checkpoint Charlie.
Historic building of former Berlin Museum, now Jewish Museum in Kreutzberg.
Grotesque mask on Baroque style Fontana del Mascherone on Via Giulia.
Opulent Slowacki Theatre, loosely patterned on Paris Opera, inaugurated in 1893.
Ride at Waterfest Carnival during Moomba Festival.
Edificio Kavanagh historic skyscraper (1936).
Towers of Cabildo (foreground) and Legislatura de la Ciudad, Plaza de Mayo.
Carlos Gardel statue near Mercado de Abasto.
Wax figures of Emperor Tongzhi and Empresses Cian and Cixi, in palace of Imperial Mountain Resort (Bishu Shanzhuang).
High incense stick in front of Hall of Seven Buddhas in Miaoying Temple dating from Yuan Dynasty.
Bar Muy Buenas.
Luna Park amusement park rides in St Kilda.
Shoes from Tatra Mountains region for sale.
Passengers on Star Ferry boat.
Alfresco diners, Xintiandi, French Concession.
Statues inside Taoist Temple of the Town Gods, Yuyuan Bazaar, Old Town.
Overhead of tour about to depart from main hall of Shanghai Museum.
Family posing for a photo with bronze jaguar statue, Jardin Zoologico, Palermo.
Bathtub in courtyard of the Milion, Parana 1048, Recoleta.
Painted facade near Museo Casa Carlos Gardel.
The wonderful Salto Yuruani, it's about 7 metres high and 100 metres wide
Baltic beach crowd on the Gulf of Pomerania.
Overhead of tables and chairs at open-air café, Piazza San Marco.
Vault in presbytery, Chiesa di Sant'Anastasia.
Detail of historic building on La Rambla.
Giant paper lantern at Kaminari-mon Gate.
Colourful and vibrant street at night.
Tram detail.
Open-air cafes on Plaza Mayor.
Modern extension of Centro de Arte Reina Sofia.
Peacock-themed facade decoration of Jewels Emporium.
Detail of Monument to Manuel Bandeira (by sculptor Otto Dumovich), in front of Edificio Palacio Austregesilo de Athayde.
Monks in assembly hall of Jokhang Temple, in heart of Tibetan old quarter.
Colourful facade of a historic townhouse on Calle Real, the main street of Salermo.
Vintage car display in Melbourne's Kings Domain gardens, one of the highlights of Australia Day celebrations (January 26).
Opulent late-Gothic limestone Cathedral built in the 16th century on the site of an old cathedral burned in the revolt of the Comuneros in 1521.
Boat on Playa Santa Cruz at sunset.
One of 60-plus plastic cows placed on city streets during CowParade, an international charity art event.
Interior of San Nicola's Church, painting of the Virgin Mother and Child - Barranquilla, Atlantico
Crowds gather to watch street theatre performances in the Plaza de Bolivar - Bogota, Bogota Capital District
Dappled light on the ruins of Arkadia Park near Lowicz. Begun around 1780, this romantic park was to be an "idyllic land of peace and happiness".
Colonial building in Cartagena's Old City.
Illuminated stall at Theresienwiese fairgrounds during Oktoberfest.
Detail on Reichstag interior.
Sculpture on KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens) building.
Interior of Sony Center.
Rococo houses on Piazza di Sant'Ignacio.
Calle de Portugal.
Mateo (horse-drawn carriage), Palermo.
Painted house, La Boca.
Mosaic depicting homage of City of La Plata to city council of 1810, in front of Palacio de la Legislatura.
Exhibition building in Museo Colonial e Historico in Completjo Museografico Enrique Udaondo, inaugurated in 1923.
Decorative football balls sold in the FC Botiga Megastore next to the Camp Nou Stadium, home to the FC Barcelona.
Mannequins at the Fiorella Gallery.
Ristorante La Bitta.
Roman Aqueduct built in 1st century AD.
San Juan de los Reyes - Franciscan Church and Monastery built in the 15th century in the late Gothic style.
The 13th-century window in the main tower of Alcazar - a powerful castle of Castilian monarchs with its roots going back to the Roman days.
Colourfully painted and decorated building on the corner of the pedestrian Caminito mall and Araoz de Lamadrid, La Boca.
Wall covered with graffiti, Viamonte St between San Martin and Reconquista streets, Microcentro.
Window of The Kilkenny, Marcelo T de Alvear 399, Retiro.
Coastal scenery of Wineglass Bay.
Old incense burner at Chinese New Year celebrations in Chinatown, Little Bourke St.
Anchor in front of Museo Storico Navale.
Facade of Warsaw University Library (Biblioteka Uniwersetyu Warszawskiego).
Monument to King Sigismund III Vasa in Castle Square.
Arcaded gallery, Palazzo Ducal.
Skyscrapers of Shinjuku: Sonpo Japan Building (left), Shinjuku Center Building (middle) and Shinjuku Nomura Building (right).
Gay shop in gay neighbourhood of Chueca.
Boulder covered with paintings of buddhas, bodhisattvas and protector deities, Sera Monastery.
Tiled facade detail on Palacio de Velazquez in Parque del Buen Retiro.
Nam-Tso Lake seen from prayer flags at southeastern end.
Rolls of Tibetan prayer flags for sale at entrance to Ganden Monastery.
Decoration over entrance to Jetsun Dolma Temple in Ta'er Si (Kumbum Monastery).
The Branicki Palace, built in late baroque style, was the home of the aristocratic Branicki family until WWII. It was carefully reconstructed to its present 18th century look after being demolished by the retreating Nazis.
Glass cone in Galeries Lafayette, part of Friedrichstadtpassagen on Friedrichstrasse.
Local busker, Krakow
Plaza de la Aduana, the largest and oldest square in town, was used as a parade ground - Cartagena, Bolivar
Autumn leaves colour Lazienki Park in Warsaw. Once a hunting ground, the area was transformed into a splendid park and palace in the late 1770s.
Tombstone in wall of St Barbara's Church.
Herbs and folk remedies at "witches market" (Mercado de los Brujos).
Old-fashioned teahouse/gallery in Old Market Square.
Mime artist entertaining passers-by on a sunny Sunday on Carrera Septima.
You can get just about everything at the Mercado de San Alejo, a flea market held every Sunday in a parking lot on Carrera Septima.
Tower of Iglesia del Carmen, church in colonial district of La Candelaria.
'Man Dog Boat' sculpture by Henry Smith (1995), Gasworks Theatre, Albert Park.
'Christmas Tree' sculpture, designed by Alejandro Otero, Puerto Ordaz.
Petrol station in theme park La Venezuela de Antier.
Exterior of Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Senora de Coromoto.
Bag sellers in front of Castel Sant'Angelo fortress.
Vaulted ceiling with Raphael frescoes in Room of the Signature, Vatican Museum.
Detail of cast silicon bronze sculpture in MITA Building courtyard.
Pedestrian bridge at El Rosedal, Palermo.
French Gothic Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Lujan, built between 1890 and 1930, home to Argentina's patron saint.
Buddha statues in Fengxian Si (carved in 672-75) in Dragon Gate Grottoes (Longmen Shiku) south of Luoyang.
Temple Roma d'Agusti.
Stained glass window detail in the Esglesia de Santa Maria del Mar.
Els Quatre Gats Restaurant.
Placa Reial.
Grand Canal vieved from Ponte di Rialto.
Stall selling Mexican goods in Olvera street.
Chinese opera performer at Hong Kong Museum of History.
Painted wood Bodhisattva statue, Shanghai Museum.
Un Altra Volta, Av del Libertador 3060, Palermo.
Confiteria Richmond, Florida 468, Microcentro.
Rialto Bridge from back deck of a vaporetto.
Adam and Eve sculpture on facade of Palazzo Ducale.
Vault in Chiesa di Sant' Anastasia.
Interior of Casa de Giulietta (Juliet's House).
Colourful night-time lights of Shinjuku's vibrant shopping and entertainment precinct.
Bank of China Tower.
Yak statues, Dekyl Nub Lam (Beijing Zhonglu).
Gurdwara Bangla Sahib Sikh Temple and visitors.
Tourists looking at Potala Palace, dominant feature of Lhasa's skyline.
Detail of painting on courtyard wall of Nechung Monastery.
Crayfish on sale at street stall on corner of Ruixiang Lu and Jiqing Jie, Hankou.
Facade of Palazzo Senatorio on the Capitol.
Palau del Baro de Quadras.
A small roadside shrine nestled between trees in north eastern Poland.
Restaurant umbrellas in city street.
Aerial view of Embalse del Penol.
Mural depicting Bolivar's independence campaign - Pamplona, Norte de Santander
An historic buildings turned into a commercial centre - Medellin, Antioquia
Dappled light on the ruins of Arkadia Park near Lowicz. Begun around 1780, this romantic park was to be an "idyllic land of peace and happiness".
Chancel of St Mary's church.
One of Popayan's central streets, lined with characteristic white-washed two-storey Colonial buildings.
Victoria Amazonica, a type of water lily with gigantic floating round leaves that can carry the weight of a baby.
One of the 23 large bronze sculptures by Femando Botero (the most internationally known Colombian artist) in front of the Museo de Antioquia.
Beachside public toilet block, Port Melbourne.
Tower of the San Francisco Church, built in 1618, in front of a modern building.
Woman standing under statues on Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedachtniskirche.
Garden of Exile columns in Jewish Museum (Judisches Museum).
Beach at Cabo Polonio.
Lace, a popular local craft, in a window.
Statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni.
Vivaldi Store.
Great historic building on Gran Via, one of the city's great boulevards, laid out at the beginning of the 20th century.
Electronics store on Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui.
Fish and seafood shop in backstreet.
Exterior of Aurora Tower, Pudong.
Dome on roof of Palau de la Generalitat.
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza.
Interior detail of Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Gloria do Outeiro church.
Painting detail on facade of The Famous Spiegeltent, which is put up during Melbourne International Arts Festival.
Overview of city from Cerro Artilleria, with Ascensor Artilleria in foreground.
Roofs of Maitreya Temple and Grand Hall of Golden Tiles at Ta'er Si (Kumbum Monastery).
Detail of man wearing glasses, bronze sculptural composition depicting old-time life, at Hankou Riverbank Park (Hankou Jiang Tan).
Basilica de San Francisco church interior, Plaza de San Francisco.
Sunny Sunday on the Plaza de Bolivar, with the Neoclassical cathedral, Bogota's largest church built in 1807-23, in the background.
Sign for centro Cultural Torquato Tasso, Defensa 1575, San Telmo.
Exterior of Shanghai Grand Theatre.
Military band in historic uniforms in 3rd May Constitution Day parade, Pilsudski Square.
Headstones in the old Jewish cemetery in Lesko, Bieszczady Mountains.
Balloons in the old town square (Rynek Starego Miasta).
Architecture of St Mary's Church - Nowy Sacz - The Beskid Sadecki
Beautifully ornamented Renaissance gable of the Town Hall in Stargard Szczecinski. St Mary's Church stands next door.
Bronze door detail in the Passion Facade in La Sagrada Familia.
Sunny Sunday at the Plaza de Bolivar, which invariably draws in crowds of families.
Historic building next to the parish church, off the Plaza Mayor (main square).
Cable-car travelling up mountain.
'Solar Tower', designed by Alejandro Otero, next to Guri Dam.
Mohrenkolonnaden neoclassical arcades on Mohrenstrasse.
Marble statues depicting figures from Greek mythology on Schlossbrucke bridge.
Glass roof of German History Museum.
Interior of Colosseum.
Great Renaissance courtyard of Wawel Castle, sear of Polish kinds for over 500 years.
Fishermen weighing fish on dock.
Couple dancing tango in show at Cafe Tortoni.
Crowds on La Rambla.
Rear view of participant in Pride March at Midsumma Melbourne Gay and Lesbian Festival, St Kilda.
Skyline with Two International Finance Centre and The Centre.
Durians at fruit stall.
Detail of typical local fruits sold by street vendors across central districts.
Petit Paris Cafe, Av Santa Fe 774, Retiro.
Monument to the Red Army, dedicated to Soviet soldiers who "liberated" Warsaw in 1945.
Mask in Tragicomica mask and costume shop.
15th-century Toscan sculpture of Federico Cornario, Chiesa di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari.
Tram detail.
Potola Palace with new construction in foreground.
Historic buildings in Lavapies quarter.
Ballroom in Government House.
Woman lying down to take photograph inside Tate Modern.
Visitor photographing one of Fernando Botero's paintings in Donacion Botero, Calle 11, La Candelaria.
Stained glass window in Centro Cultural Justica Federal.
Old rolling mills on display in Casa Real de la Moneda (Royal Mint), Calle Ayacucho.
Mask on display at mask exhibition in Ethnography and Folklore Museum (Museo Nacional de Etnografia y Folklore), Calle Ingavi.
Visitors watching a Kandinsky's painting in the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.
Religious figure at Quang Minh Buddhist Temple in Braybrook.
Students drinking mate by the wall of National Library (Bibliotecha Nacional), Recoleta.
Plaster figures of deities and personalities of cult Maria Lionza fore sale in perfumery.
Monument to the Red Army, dedicated to Soviet soldiers who "liberated" Warsaw in 1945.
Worshippers returning from prayer, Great Mosque (Qingzhen Dasi).
Old poster post at Wilanow Poster Museum.
Boats in the harbour at the Old Town, the historic centre of Cartagena - Cartagena, Bolivar
Tiled street name plaque - Cartagena, Bolivar
Sunday street bazaar in Kazimierz.
Ceiling of Church of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Nowa Huta.
Zakrzowek resevoir.
Beachgoers at El Rodadero in seaside suburb of Santa Marta during holiday season.
Colonial balconied building known as the Casa del Florero, on the Plaza de Bolivar, housing the Museo del 20 de Julio (Museum of Independence).
Octagonal Nauru House.
Facade of Neues Rathaus (New Town Hall).
"Houseball" sculpture.
Detail of House of World Culture (Haus der Kulturen der Welt).
Graffiti on Berlin Wall.
Historic building facade on Old Market Square (Rynek Starego Miasta).
Monument commemorating 8 hour Working Day movement on corner of Victoria and Russell streets.
Playa de La Moza beach.
Facade detail of Palacio de las Aguas Corrientes.
Scuola Grande di San Rocco.
Participant in Pride March at Midsumma Melbourne Gay and Lesbian Festival, St Kilda.
Advertisements in window of real estate agency.
Overhead of Yuyuan Bazaar shopping mall, Old Town.
Laundry hanging out over a city centre back street.
Persicco ice cream place, Salguero 2591, Palermo.
Magazines at newspaper and magazine kiosk.
Symbolic Easter Sepulchre set up on Good Friday in Holy Cross Church.
Candles in Pilsudski Square during mourning for death of Pope John Paul II, 2005.
Mikoshi (portable shrine) carried during Mikoshi Parade at Meiji Jingu Shrine.
Stairs at the entrance to the Museum of History.
Chinese opera performer, Museum of History.
Modern extension of Centro de Arte Reina Sofia.
Serviten Church (Servitenkirche).
Crowds of worshippers taking part in Good Friday Holy Procession.
Mannequin heads, legs and an assortment of antique items at the Sunday Camberwell Market.
Manhole cover featuring an image of Yellow Crane Tower, Wuhan's major landmark.
Tour jeep stopping at Laguna Canapa, Southwest Circuit.
Mazzon Le Borse.
Mannequin boy wearing first communion suit in front of shop in San Victorino.
Church of Santa Francisca Romana and belltower in Roman Forum.
The interior of a traditional country house in north-western Poland.
Protesting action against involvement of Austria's troops in EU battle-groups.
Children of the Warao Indian - Delta del Orinoco, Guayana.
Colonial Church, built around 1760.
Easter celebrations - Bogota, Bogota Capital District
Colourful door.
Detail of tomb sculptural decoration on grave of film director Krzysztof Kieslowski in Powazki Cemetery.
Puente de Occidente - a 291m-long bridge over the Cauca River near Santa Fe de Antioquia, one of the first suspensions bridges in the Americas.
Rusted steel exterior of Melbourne's Centre for Contemporary Art.
Rooftops of hacienda known as Quinta de Anauco, home to Museum of Colonial Art.
Blackboard advertising pub entertainment program, St Kilda.
Facade of the former National Congress building, now a seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Travelling by boat up Carrao and Churun Rivers to Angel Falls.
Facade of St Peter's Basilica and lamp-post.
Offertory box in facade of Chiesa di Santa dell'Orazione e Morte on Via Giulia.
Historic building facade on Old Market Square (Rynek Starego Miasta).
Beach sand sculpture at Sand Sculpting Australia annual competition.
Facade detail of Parkview Square, office building in Bugis.
Detail in Thian Hock Keng Chinese Temple.
Sports facilities on Playa de los Pocitos, one of Montevideo's most central beaches.
Two Congress Monument with dome of National Congress in background.
Detail of Teatro Malibran.
Atelier Pietro Longhi.
Children in traditional dress celebrating Chinese New Year at Quang Minh Buddhist Temple in Braybrook.
Snowy mountains in Aruaco Indian hamlet in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Maria.
Detail of Monument to 1944 Battle of Monte Casino.
Neo-Gothic facade of Cathedral of St Michael the Archangel and St Florian, in Praga.
Cloister detail, Padua University.
Facade detail of Basilica di San Marco by night.
Choir stalls in Chiesa di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari.
Interior of Esglesia de Santa Maria del Mar.
Church of St Dominic (Igreja de Sao Domingos).
Interior of 'Why Not?' bar.
Facade detail of Vienna's waste incinerator (Fernwarme) revamped by Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
Detail of statue in main door of Museu da Republica.
Statue of Opagme (Amitabha) Buddha in chapel of Kumbum Chorten (100,000 Images Stupa) in Pelkhor Chode Monastery complex.
Stained glass window in Basilica Maria Auxiliadora, Av 16 de Julio (El Prado).
Looking towards Roraima.
Roof of San Francisco Convent (Convento de San Franciso), Calle Tarija.
Street of buildings.
Handicrafts: pottery in the Village of Raquira, an important craft centre in the Boyaca department - Raquira, Boyaca
Timber Catholic church in the village of Grywald in the Pieniny Mountains. Inside, original wall paintings from 1618 have the charm of having been done by amateur folk artists.
Men in red costumes with devil masks for Festival de Los Diablos Danzantes.
Sculptural detail of white marble tomb of Queen Jadwiga in Wawel Royal Chapel.
Inglesla del Carmen (1938) in Colonial district of la Candelaria.
Fishing boats anchored in bay at sunset.
Exterior of house in historic centre of city.
Catfish bones left on beach by vultures, on Mariche Island, Cano Placoa
Stained glass windows in Friedrichswerdersche Kirche.
Funerary inscription of athlete with victory crown from 2nd century AD.
People sitting at bar on Vicolo del Cinque in Trastevere.
Historic building facades on Old Market Square (Rynek Starego Miasta).
Placa Reial.
Salone da Ballo in Ca' Rezzonico.
Summer crowds on Lido di Venezia.
Fondaco dei Turchi.
Historic and modern architecture on George Street.
La Pena del Colorado, Guemes 3657, Palermo.
Searching for emeralds in a river bed in Muzo.
Venetian Carnival mask.
Brightly painted houses.
Detail of monument to Venetian Jews, Campo del Ghetto Nuovo.
Chiesa di San Salvador, interior.
Main nave, Basilica di San Zeno.
Dog waiting for its owner in front of liquor store.
Faithful tying omikuji (fortunes written on little slips of paper) to a rack in front of Senso-ji Temple.
Modern architecture of the Hotel Seiyo Ginza.
Spirals of joss at A-Ma Temple.
Exterior of Jokhang Temple, Tibetan old quarter.
Tibetan rosary beads for sale, Tibetan old quarter.
Tapestry in Convento de las Descalzas Reales.
Ponte dei Sospiri.
Wall paintings in Mausoleo del Mariscal Andres de Santa Cruz, Plaza Murillo.
Crowds gather to watch street theatre performances in the Plaza de Bolivar - Bogota, Bogota Capital District
Colourful birds of Venezuela.
Autumn leaves colour Lazienki Park in Warsaw. Once a hunting ground, the area was transformed into a splendid park and palace in the 1770's.
A tourist inspects Vault, also known as the 'Yellow Peril'. The controversial sculpture was created by Ron Robertson-Swann and is located next to the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA).
Towers of commercial/residential complex of Parque Central.
Cano Cometure off Cano Placoa (Placoa Chanel) at delta's southern edge.
Aerial of boat rounding a bend on Carrao River.
Historic building of former Berlin Museum, now Jewish Museum in Kreutzberg.
St Peter's Basilica from Piazza San Pietro.
Marble statue of Doryphorus from 1st century BC.
Facade detail of colonial house, Calle Real.
Modern public sculpture 'El Sueno de la Efera'.
Exterior of bar on Plaza Cortazar, Palermo Viejo.
Golden Hall, Teatro Colon opera house.
Roof detail of one of the two pavillons at the entrance to the Park Guell.
Cans of the Moritz beer sold during an open-air musical event.
Painter's stand on La Rambla.
Rio de Ponte Longo viewed from the Ponte Longo.
Cheung Kong Centre.
The small stone chapel in San Rafael, built by Juan Felix Sanchez ( 1900 - 97 ) who is buried inside
Shanty houses on the outskirts of town.
Saltos Hacha, the conspicuously coloured falls are due to the tannin in the surrounding trees and plants, especially in the Bonetia tree, Canaima
Glass roof of Warsaw University Library (Biblioteka Uniwersetyu Warszawskiego).
Neo-Romanesque Nozyk Synagogue, the only synagogue in Warsaw that survived World War II.
Silhouetted tourist and view from top of Campanile.
Model of giant chef head on the roof of a building.
Facade of Higashi Honganji Temple.
Estadio de Santiago Bernabeu.
Facade of Beijing Hotel at night.
Modern extension of Centro de Arte Reina Sofia.
Calligraphy demonstration during Chinese New Year Festival.
High altar in La Merced Church (Igelsia de la Merced), Calle Hoyos.
Old buildings in the historic centre of Cartagena - Cartagena, Bolivar
Detail on entrance gateway to Linh Son Buddhist Temple in Reservoir.
Decorative hand-painted ceramic tiles featuring streets names, a custom that follow Madrid's long tradition of tile decoration.
Men in red costumes for Festival de Los Diablos Danzantes (dancing devils).
Brightly-painted house in town centre.
Statue of Nuestra Senora del Carmen in Iglesia Colegiata de San Isidro.
Kinetic work by Jesus Soto in the Club Negro building.
The entrance to St. Anne's Church with its myriad of architectural styles. Built in 1660 in a Baroque style, the remodelled church facade has neo-classical elements whilst the belfry is described as neo Renaissance.
Corpus Christi celebrations - Lowicz, Western Mazovia
Craft market - Kazimierz Dolny, The Lublin Upland
Ceiling paintings in Casa del Fundador Suarez Rendon, an architectural gem, built in the 1500s - Tunja, Boyaca
Detail of Stalinist-era building at Plac Konstytucji, Warsaw.
Doorway detail.
Plaza de los Coches, with the statue of the city's founder, Pedro de Heredia, in the middle and historic balconied buildings in the background.
Vintage car display in Melbourne's Kings Domain gardens, one of the highlights of Australia Day celebrations (January 26).
Salto La Llovisna (La Llovizna Waterfall) in Parque La Llovizna.
People admiring sand sculpture, Sand Sculpting Australia event, Mornington Peninsula.
Costumed participant in St Kilda Festival, St Kilda.
Monument to Domingo Pena 'El Baquiano'
Folk dance group preparing for parade at annual Feria de la Chinita, in November.
Bronze sculpture in Victoria Gardens.
Glass roof entrance to Collins Place building.
Facade detail of Teatro Solis, Montevideo's leading theatre, built 1842-1869.
Playa de La Moza beach.
Drogheria Mascari.
The charms of " getting off the beaten track " through the La Gran Sabana
Art stalls on Old Town Square.
15th century astronomical clock at St Mary's Church.
Henty Dunes, between Henty River and Srahan.
Facade detail of 1660 tenement building 'Literature House' in Castle Square.
Facade detail of Jesuit Church (Kosciol Jezultow).
1865 statue of Dante.
Sala Hipostila featuring the Columnata Dorica, a forest of 84 stone columns.
Detail of Banc de Trencadis, tiled bench curving around terrace on top of Sala Hipostila.
City skyline.
Maria Cabello wine shop.
Chicken soup in stoneware pots, Hankou.
Pilgrims prostrating, Jokhang Temple, Tibetan old quarter.
Facade of Casino de Madrid.
Coat of arms above main gate of Real Academia de Ciencias Morales y Politicas.
Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, one of the chic designer boutiques lining Calle de Serrano, Madrid's prime fashion shopping street.
Friday evening crowd drinking outside The Salisbury, Covent Garden.
Detail of bronze lion sculpture in funeral monument to Monsenor Rafael Valentin Valdivieso in Catedral Metropolitana.
Landscape of Bolivia's Southwest Circuit.
Italian flag on Vittoria Sul Rostra monument at entrance to Il Vittoriano.
Rio di San Girolamo through wrought-iron balustrade of Ponte de Ghetto Nuovo.
Shoppers looking at Chairman Mao and other paraphernalia at Panjiayuan Market.
A Warao Indian holding a toad, Orinoco Delta.
Umbrellas at the passion plays during Easter week.
Bottles of petrol at an unofficial 'petrol station' by the side of the road on the Colombia-Brazil border
Local vendors of coconut sweets on the main beach of San Andres Town, waiting for the last customers before the storm.
Facade of Iglesia del Carmen in district of La Candelaria.
Pavement plaque with directions, St Kilda.
Aerial of Hacha Falls on Carrao River, spilling into Laguna de Canaima.
Travelling by boat up Carrao and Churun Rivers to Angel Falls.
Chess game in Plaza des Armas.
Chinese dragon in Moomba Festival Parade.
Shell House with sculpture at base.
Skyscrapers in CBD.
People in Fast East Square Food Centre.
Detail of bas-relief at Raffles Place.
Chiesa della Madonna dell' Orto.
Facade detail of the Mulino Stucky.
Statue over entrance to Roman Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels.
Twin towers of the Lippo Centre, Admiralty.
Cheung Kong Center (left), Bank of China Tower (middle) and the Citybank Plaza (right).
Boy climbing Monument to the People's Heroes, Huangpu Park, the Bund.
Traffic on Iron Garden Bridge (built 1906) over Suzhou Creek.
Overhead of Bund, Oriental Pearl Tower and Pudong skyline from Peace Hotel.
Detail of Mao badges for sale at Dongtai Lu Antique Market, Old Town.
One of Puerto Madero's original red brick warehouses turned into residential dwellings.
Bird's eye view of central Bogota.
Decorated tram, part of Moomba Festival.
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Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space.
Ganden Monastery.
Entrance stairs in Cool nightclub.
Facade detail and exhibition billboards of Kunsthalle (Art Hall) in MuseumsQuartier complex.
Tour jeeps parking at foot of Isla de los Pescadores (Isla Inca Huasi) in middle of Salar de Uyuni salt flat.
Massive western facade of Alcazar, great former royal residence erected in Toledo's highest point and looming over the old town.
House in the historic centre of Gdansk. Severely damaged in WWII, it was carefully restored and now looks much like it some 300-400 years ago.
Cafes on Old Town Square.
Detail of bas-relief face over door in Tribunales de Justicia building, housing the Supreme Court, on Calle Compania de Jesus.
The entrance to Biskupin, the fortified lake village built around 700 B.C. Re-discovered in 1933 the Iron Age town is Poland's oldest known settlement.
Catedral: the enormous door on the historic cathedral - Cartagena, Bolivar
Palm tree and modern architecture in Providencia.
The Neo-Classical Testro Municipal, Cali's oldest existing theatre, completed in 1918.
Typical regional timber country mansion housing the Coffee Museum.
Public art by Simon Rigg on Melbourne's Yarra River Promenade.
Toy shops in San Victorino.
Glass-and-metal ceiling of the Correo Central, Plaza de Armas.
Exterior of Schloss Charlottenburg.
Summertime open-air cafes on Old Market Square (Rynek Starego Miasta).
Fashion sculpture incorporating floral elements at Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.
Stella, the mascot of the BAC Art Studio, at its favourite place - the poster rack.
Sala Grande Superiore (Upper Great Hall) in the Scuola Grande di San Rocco.
Arsenale.
Facade decoration on Jam Factory, Prahran.
Decorative Ballroom ceiling in Government House.
Statue detail at Sui Tsing Pak Temple, Sheung Wan.
Jinmao Tower (420.5m high), Pudong.
Open air tables at Maconda Bar, Plaza Cortazar (also Plaza Serrano), Palermo Vlejo.
Medieval window and courtyard of the High Castle at Malbork Castle.
Clock on facade of Chiesa di San Giacomo Apostolo (San Giacometto).
Detail of memorial to 8 patriots who sacrified their lives in the name of the motherland in June 1809, Carrer del Bisbe Irurita.
Small suburban pagoda.
La Via Lactea.
Tiled sign on Plaza de Oriente featuring an image of Teatro Real.
Modern extension of Centro de Arte Reina Sofia.
Smoke stack of Vienna's waste incinerator (Fernwarme) revamped by Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
Fabrics sold on Copacabana Beach.
Young soccer players practising in 'Futbol 5 Y 8', Avenida Corrientes.
Wroclaw Town Hall southern facade detail from the 16th century.
Facade of baroque church.
A Katyn memorial in a Warsaw cemetery is lit up with candles on All Souls Day. In spring 1940 the Soviets massacred 20,000 Polish prisoners at Katyn in Belarus.
Interior of San Nicola's Church - Barranquilla, Atlantico
The sun is one of the patterns carved into the ceiling of the Church of Santa Clara - Tunja, Boyaca
Church and Convent of the Premonstratensian Nuns, in Zwierzyniec. a fortified complex on the banks of Wista (Vistula) River.
Hong Hong Island from Tsim Shat Sui.
Dougout canoes on El Playon (Big Beach), Caura River.
Traffic sign, city centre.
Timber main door of San Francisco Church, built in 1618, Av O'Higgins (Alameda).
Two nuns in flower stall at Piazza de Fiori.
Open-air gallery on medieval defensive walls near Florian Gate.
Sculptures on rooftop terrace of Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Recoleta.
Checking menu posted near door before entering old-fashioned medieval retaurant.
Skyscrapers in central business district.
Portrait of man drinking mate.
Bar Muy Buenas.
View towards Chiesa di San Giorgio Maggiore.
Ospedaletto.
All' Arco.
The stone-and-brick Iglesia de San Andres, erected in the 12th century in the Romanesque style.
Charming colonial back streets of Cuzco, the old capital of the Inca empire, southern Peru
Illuminated ball in atrium of Shanghai Information Tower, Pudong.
Icecreams at Via Flamina, Florida St, Microcentro.
Jizo statuette at the cemetery of Akoroshis Temple.
"Symphony of Lights" over the city skyline.
Strange Fruit performing during Festival Melbourne 2006, festival of arts and culture accompanying Commonwealth Games.
Born In A Taxi theatre group performing during Festival Melbourne 2006, festival of arts and culture accompanying Commonwealth Games.
Detail of back laneway graffiti, Centre Place.
Plaza de la Aduana, the largest and oldest square in town, was used as a parade ground - Cartagena, Bolivar
Neo-gothic Friedrichswerdersche Kirche, Schinkel-Museum.
Relief detail on Trajan's Column (AD 113).
Reflection of Baroque Church of the Nuns of the Holy Sacrament in restaurant window.
Inside Chapel of Virgin Mary in the Polish Army's Field Cathedral.
Man working on laptop on the stairs of Esglesia de Santa Maria del Mar.
Spectators enjoying free big-screen transmission of Commonwealth Games event.
The pretty facade of a traditional wooden country house in north eastern Poland.
Sumptuous baroque decoration guilds the nave of the Bernadine Church in Kalisz. The altars and wall paintings from the vault date from the mid-18th century.
Handicrafts: pottery in the Village of Raquira, an important craft centre in the Boyaca department - Raquira, Boyaca
The charms of outback travel, muddy roads has caused a truck to lose its load - northern Colombia
Detail of stalls in St Mary's church.
Folk band performing on Main Market Square.
Pelican sculpture on house on Old Market Square.
Vault decoration of Basilica de Chiquinquira, home Zulia's patron saint, referred to as La Chinta.
Exterior of houses on stilts (palafitos).
Overhead of Oktoberfest beer-drinking session in tent at Theresienwiese fairgrounds.
Ceramic-clad facade of Postfuhramt.
Building in Daimler-Chrysler project (1993-99).
Detail at Thian Hock Keng Chinese Temple.
Detail of fountain on Plaza Independencia, modern building of Supreme Court in background.
Stirrups for sale at stall, Plaza del Resero, Mataderos.
Main nave of Neo-Gothic Cathedral, Plaza Moreno.
Children playing in fountain in Kings Domain Gardens,
Tourists on a boat tour of the Victoria Harbour.
Opera Bay, Grierson 225, Puerto Madero.
Houses on El Caminito pedestrian street in La Boca.
Campanile and bronze horse of St Mark on facade of Basilica di San Marco.
Credential presenting room in the Reunification Palace.
Embroidered cloth screens for sale, Tibetan old quarter.
Murals surrounding the the courtyard of Nechung Monastery.
High altar in Dominican Church (Dominikanerkirche).
Diners inside Confeitaria Colombo.
Facade detail of Watergate.
Detail of tomb with Virgin Mary sculpture at Cementerio General, Calle Recoleta.
One of the bas-relief plaques on the Monument to Gerneral Bernardo O'Higgins. Liberator of Chile, Bernardo O'Higgins, an Irish immigrant ruled Chile from 1817 to 1823.
Exterior of Jinmao Tower (420.5m), Pudong.
Equestrian statue of Ramon Berenguer III, with giant billboard in the background, Placa de Ramon Berenguer el Gran.
A woman in traditional dress at the Corpus Christi celebrations
Celebrating Corpus Christi - Lowicz, Western Mazovia
Take your pick of ice creams.
Main Market Square.
Peak of mountain seen through clouds.
Landscape atop flat-topped mountain Roraima.
Mannequin girl wearing first communion gown in front of shop in San Victorino.
Exterior of Lowenbrau tent at Theresienwiese fairgrounds during Oktoberfest.
Facade of 14th-century Heiliggeistkirche (Church of the Holy Spirit).
Bronze sculpture at fountain beside KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens) department store.
Carved marble Column of Marcus Aurelius (AD 180) on Piazza Colonna.
Couple in embrace near sculptures on Piazza del Popolo.
Couple tango dancing during Saturday flea market on Plaza Constitucion.
Brightly coloured houses.
Glass Blower at the Fornace CAM.
Characteristic facade decoration of a modern building, following centuries-old patterns and traditions.
Former Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) building at night.
Statue of person in front of Shanghai Art Museum.
Aurora Tower, Pudong.
One of the participants in 'Brain Damage Graffiti Jam' graffiti event on Wyscigi Racecourse wall.
Portrait of war veteran in 1st May Communist demonstration.
Monument to Frederic Chopin in Lazienki Park.
Bronze statue of Warsaw Mermaid, the city's emblem, in Old Town Square.
Chiesa di San Stae, interior.
Paper lantern in front of a restaurant.
Street scene: herbal tea seller - Bogota, Bogota Capital District
Statue of Tsongkhapa with disciples, Sera Je College, Sera Monastery.
Busy pedestrian street of Calle de Preciados.
Bus stop sign.
Restaurante Gato Tuerto with city overview.
Trichoreus cacti on Isla de los Pescadores (Isla Inca Huasi), in middle of Salar de Uyuni salt flat.
Religious sign over entrance of Liceo Sucre de Senoritas, Calle Bolivar.
Detail of staircase in Museum of Contemporary Art (Museo de Arte Contemporaneo) "Plaza", Av 16 de Julio (El Prado).
Carved doorway on the Palace of the Inquisition, completed in 1776, and is a good example of Colonial architecture - Cartagena, Bolivar
Demonstration along Av de Mayo between Casa Rosada and Palacio del Congresso.
Craft and antique store on Upper Lascar Row, Sheung Wan.
Gothic aerial walkway over Carrer del Bisbe Irurita.
Stall selling T-shirts at the Temple Street Night Market.
Jesus sticker on jeep windscreen, Salar de Uyuni salt flat.
The 16th century ruined castle in Ogrodzieniec has natural rock formations as part of its walls.
One of Poland's Medieval castles
Facade of Krzyztopor Castle - Ujazd, The Malopolska Upland
The Italian designed renaissance castle - Kraisiczyn, Carpathian Foothills
Traditional country house, open air museum - Lublin, The Lublin Upland
Street theatre performances: green man with painted face hugging a tree.
Colonial architecture: Apartments with balconies along a street - Cartagena, Bolivar
Monumento a la Vida (Monument to Life) - a 14m high sculpture by Rodrigo Arenas Betancur, gracing the Centro Suramericana.
Brightly-painted house on main street.
Facade detail of Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady).
Overhead of neo-Gothic Neues Rathaus (New Town Hall).
Decoration over main door to Neues Rathaus (New Town Hall).
Esplanade Theatres on the Bay and city skyline.
Sculpture in MITA Building or Old Hill Street Police Station.
Artesan at work on mall in city centre.
Soccer ad on bus.
Paseo Alcorta, Palermo.
1886 Palacio Municipal, designed in German Renaissance style by Hanoverian architect Hubert Stiers, Plaza Moreno.
Tibetan style buildings and stupas in Temple of Universal Peace (Puning Si) built in 1755 by Emperor Qianlong.
Sala Grande Superiore (Upper Great Hall) in the Scuola Grande di San Rocco.
Cattedrale di Santa Maria Asunta.
Neon signage on roof of portable cafe during St Kilda Festival.
Portrait of Maori woman in traditional dress at Moomba Festival.
Overhead of pedestrians and trolley car on Nanjing Donglu shopping street.
Clothing for sale in Qianmen.
La Font Magica, Montjuic's famous fountain, with silhouette of Palau Nacional de Montjuic in the background.
Waterfalls in front of Palau Nacional de Montjuic.
Front door detail in Quan Am Pagoda.
Statue of Buddha, side chapel of Tsongkhapa's tomb building, Ganden Monastery.
Row of windows on Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds).
London Eye observation wheel.
Big Ben clock face.
Gilded angels in Igreja Sao Francisco da Penitencia church.
Negotiating old manuscripts at Panjiayuan Market.
Detail of trolleybus rear end with advertisement, Hankou.
Refectory in Convento de Santa Teresa, Calle Santa Teresa.
Ponte dell' Accademia.
Salon Dorado (Golden Room) in Teatro Colon.
The style of the Moorish Hall in the otherwise mock-Gothic Kornik Castle is strongly influenced by the Alhambra in Granada. It was built to show off the 19th century owner's armour and military collection and thankfully survived the ravages of WWII.
The cemetery gate - Marsella, Risaralda
The richly decorated interior of the Santo Domingo Church - Tunja, Boyaca
14th century Gothic castle in the village of Reszel.The cylindrical tower houses a small archaeological display and affords a delightful view over the red-tiled roofs of the Old Town.
Monument to Adam Mickiewicz.
The 16th century former La Merced Convent of Santiago.
Building in Avenida 6 in old quarter of city.
Twin towers of 15th-century Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady).
Classical facade of Nationaltheater on Max-Joseph-Platz.
Interior of Reichstag parliament building.
Italian Renaissance building facade of Martin-Gropius-Bau.
Aracoeli Staircase to Church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli.
Detail of Sri Krishnan Hindu Temple in Bugis.
Memorial to 1713-14 siege.
Osteria da Alberto.
Campello de le Scuole, Ghetto Vecchio.
Magnificent historic building on Gran Via, one of the city's great boulevards, laid out at the beginning of the 20th century.
Overhead of traffic signs, Yan'an Road.
Mark's Deli and Coffeehouse, El Salvador 4701, Palermo Viejo.
Statue at Van Koning Bar, Baez 325, Las Canitas.
Stained glass window in Esglesia de Santa Maria del Mar.
13th-century mosaics on atrium vault, Basilica di San Marco.
Overhead of Bacino di San Marco from mouth of Grand Canal.
Baker making ningyo-jaki, typical local small cakes, in a cake-shop on Nakamise-dori shopping street.
Glass building of the Tokyo International Forum at night.
Okobo (wooden clogs) in a shop on Nakamise-dori shopping street.
Detail of a diorama recreating city scenes and daily life of old time Hong Kong.
Baroque vault and interior of Serviten Church (Servitenkirche).
Detail of beach foodstall selling typical local snacks, Ipanema Beach.
Detail of Reichstag parliament building.
Facade of Church of Santa Maria in Trivio.
Couple in embrace near sculpture on Piazza del Popolo.
Buildings in Yuyuan Bazaar illuminated at night, Old Town.
Detail of Diwan-i-Am ceiling (Hall of Public Audiences) in Red Fort.
Detail of side of house.
Handicrafts: sculpture and pottery in the Village of Raquira, an important craft centre in the Boyaca department - Raquira, Boyaca
Colourful architecture: houses in the Village of Raquira, an important craft centre in the Boyaca department - Raquira, Boyaca
Ceiling paintings in Casa del Fundador Suarez Rendon, an architectural gem, built in the 1500s - Tunja, Boyaca
Plane at Polish Aviation Museum.
Restored Palacio Concha y Toro, Barrio Brasil.
Modern facade of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT).
HWT Tower and IBM Centre, Southbank.
Pedestrians on Paseo General Holley, Providencia district.
Exterior of dome on Reichstag.
Esplanade Theatres on the Bay roof detail.
Ponte di Rialto viewed from the back deck of the vaporetto.
Livio de Marchi art gallery.
Palacio Barolo, Av de Mayo.
Marquee on western facade of Teatro Colon.
Supporters of radical anti-capitalist New Leftist Party during 1st May march.
Inside Chapel of Virgin Mary in the Polish Army's Field Cathedral.
Facade of Palazzo Ducale.
Overhead of Canale di San Donato.
Mosaic on a tomb at city cemetery.
Tourists feeding pigeons in front of Basilica di San Marco.
Night-time lights of Ameyoko precinct.
Exterior detail, Yellow Crane Tower (Huanghe Lou), Wuchang.
Ritual masks, Sera Je College, Sera Monastery.
Graffiti on facade, with balcony overhead.
Woman walking down steps of Oriental Plaza complex encompassing a luxury hotel and vast shopping mall.
Billboards on Galaxy Plaza Shopping Centre, Hankou.
Tarkas (kind of flute) in Museum of Musical Instruments (Museo de Instrumentos Musicales), Calle Jaen.
The Modern Cathedral, completed in 1982 : the magnificent stained glass windows were made by the artist Mario Ayala - Barranquilla, Atlantico
Overhead of gardens below Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom).
Flamenco jam session in Cardamomo Flamenco Bar.
Cuernos del Paine under storm clouds - Torres del Paine National Park (UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve).
Guards drinking tea in front of huge portrait of Chairman Mao over Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen) central passage.
A collection of old clocks in the regional museum of Klodzko.
Spectacular baroque decoration in the nave of Bernadine Church, Kalisz.
Church of Annunciation.
Modern architecture of Barranquilla - Atlantico
Buffet lunch at Jardin D'Hiver in Alvear Palace Hotel, Alvear 1891, Recoleta.
Sculpture in front of World Trade Center building.
Little Bourke Street, the heart of Chinatown.
Tiled roof and palm-filled patio in restored Museo Bolivariano.
Boats on Laguna de Canaima (Canaima Lagoon) with Saltos Hacha (Hacha Waterfalls) and tepuis (flat-top mountains) in background.
Travellers hiking across Gran Sabana up to top of Roraima.
Overhead of Yuruani Falls, Yuruani River.
Bicycle in front of bronze door of Friedrichswerdersche Kirche.
Formula One Grand Prix cars on display in Federation Square.
Brightly painted bathing boxes at Dendy Beach, Brighton.
Torre Catalina Norte (left) and Torre Bank Boston in Retiro.
Pasaje Jorge M. Furt one of preserved streets.
Stained glass window in Neo-Gothic Cathedral, begun in 1885, inaugurated in 1932, Plaza Moreno.
Teatro Malibran.
Mexican goods stall on Olvera Street.
Historic early 20th century arched facades on Broadway.
Couple in tango show at Cafe Tortoni, Av de Mayo 829.
Faena Hotel and Universe, Salotti 445, Puerto Madero.
Illuminated building on D'Aguilar Street.
Godowns and pedestrians, Old Town.
Detail of Monument to Warsaw Uprising of 1944.
Representation of Quan Cong's horse groom in Nghia An Hoi Quan Pagoda.
Entrance to Quan Am Pagoda.
Outdoor cafes in Plaza de Chueca.
Puerta de Alcala.
Old tapestries in Convento de las Descalzas Reales.
Smoke stack of Vienna's waste incinerator (Fernwarme) revamped by Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
Gay Parade (Parada Rownosci) crowd at Plac Bankowy.
Sunday Flea Market as seen from rooftop terrace of Torre Colpatria.
Crowds visiting State Dining Room in Government House on Australia Day.
No 1 Spring Street Tower with sculpture by C. O. Perry in foreground.
Wrought iron screen in gateway of Palacio de la Moneda (Presidential Palace), Calle Moneda.
Architectural detail of Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen), including huge portrait of Chairman Mao.
Modern building of Supreme Court, constructed in 1980s, Plaza Independencia.
One of the rare abandoned Jewish cemeteries - Szczebrzeszyn. The Lublin Upland
One of only two surviving wooden mosques in Poland, this one is in the village of Bohoniki. It was built by the Muslim Tatars who settled here in the 17th century.
One of the surviving early 20th-century neoclassical palatial buildings in the city centre, near the cathedral.
Bambusario, an impressive forest of guadua (the largest species of the bamboo family) in Parque Nacional del Cafe.
Detail of apartment block with many windows protected by metal grills.
Brightly-painted house in town centre.
Participants in traditional costume during Oktoberfest brewer's parade.
Facade of Theatinerkirche St Kajetan (St Kajetan's Church).
Monument to Polish Airmen who fell in World War II, designed by Mark and Tadeusz Dzlewulscy, revealed in 2003.
Opera Bay building architectural detail.
Government House (Casa de Gobierno) or Casa Rosada (Pink House), Plaza de Mayo.
Modern residential towers in Palermo.
Osteria La Zucca.
Fish market, Sestiere di San Polo.
Historic early 20th century building facades on Broadway.
Nightclubs in D'Aguilar Street in Central.
Door of Bar 6, Armenia 1676, Palermo Viejo.
Edificio Kavanagh skyscraper.
Overhead of tourists in a gondola.
Facade detail of Gran Teatre del Liceu.
Yasukuni-jinja, a Shinto shrine dedicated to Japan's war dead.
Tram detail.
Pelkor Chode Monastery with Gyantse Kumbum chorten in centre.
Equestrian statue of King Felipe III on Plaza Mayor, with Real Casa de la Panaderia in background.
Diwan-i-Am (Hall of Public Audiences) in Red Fort.
Detail of religious scenes set in floral relief on organ in Igreja Santo Antonio church, Largo da Carioca, Centro.
Iglesia de la Merced church interior.
Looking up to top of Kumbum Chorten (100,000 Images Stupa) in Pelkhor Chode Monastery complex.
Typical Bolivian weavings at street craft stall, Calle Linares.
Logo for a popular Columbian beer brand on the door of a taxi
Piazza San Marco viewed from the Galleria of the Basilica di San Marco.
Church in the Beskid Niski mountain range.
The Italian designed Krzyztopor Castle - Ujazd, The Malopolska Upland
Architecture of St Mary's Church - Nowy Sacz - The Beskid Sadecki
Hammocks displayed for sale at market.
Colonial Church in a tiny village - San Andres de Pisimbala, Tierradentro, Cauca
Oliwa Cathedral.
Front bronze door of the Neo-Gothic cathedral, depicting the history of the town and the cathedral's destructions by fires and earthquakes.
Sign for Hard Rock Cafe at Atlantis Plaza, one of Bogota's newest shopping malls, in the trendy night-time entertainment quarter of Zona Rosa.
Las Trincheras on Caura River, base for tours to Para Falls upstream.
Stained glass window in Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Senora de Coromoto.
Boat anchored next to local church built on stilts over waters of lagoon.
Exterior of Daimler Chrysler Services building.
Covered central courtyard at Quartier 206 part of Friedrichstadtpassagen.
Gilded dome of New Synagogue.
Winged skull on doorway of 16th century Chiesa di Santa dell'Orazione e Morte on Via Giulia.
Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show display.
Massive residential building on Plaza Independence.
Beach umbrellas and people on Playa El Emir in summer.
Nocolas Avellaneda trans-ship bridge and historical monument.
HSBC Bank building on corner of Florida And Juan D. Peron streets.
Artist creating caricature on Florida pedestrian mall.
Painted facade near Museo Casa Carlos Gardel.
Cafe Tortoni interior.
Al Bottegon.
Mannequins at the Fiorella Gallery.
Sculpture of hammer thrower in Victoria Gardens.
Skyscraper in downtown.
Traditional ceramics on sale in one of the many crafts and souvenir shops.
Walking along the charming colonial back streets of Cuzco, the old capital of the Inca empire, southern Peru
Jardine House and the tower of the Two International Finance Centre, Central.
Painting stall at Temple Street night market.
Old abacuses hanging on wall of antique shop on Old Street (Fangbang Zhonglu), Old Town.
Monument to the Warsaw Uprising in the Old Town.
Detail of stained glass window in sacristy of Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Candelaria church.
Detail of the tiled wall in the courtyard of the Leal Senado (Loyal Senate) depicting the facade of the building.
Maria Theresia statue.
Gay Parade (Parada Rownosci) passing through city centre.
Musicians and revellers at pre-Carnaval parade (Desfile de Blocos) along boulevard lining Ipanema Beach.
Detail of statue's toes at entrance to Palacio Tiradentes.
Statue of Green Tara in Marpo Potrang (Red Palace) of Tsome Ling Temple, Tibetan old quarter.
Prayer wheels, bells and door-knockers at handicraft stall on Barkhor kora (pilgrimage circuit) around Jokhang Temple in heart of Tibetan old quarter.
Mudejar vault in La Merced Church (Iglesia de la Merced), Calle Hoyos.
Child on the back deck of the Vaporetto No 1.
'United in the Glory and in the Death' sculpture by Rebeca Matte outside Palacio de Bellas Artes.
Woman playing bandoneon (concertina) in Orquesta Tipica Imperial during Sunday Feria de San Telmo, Defensa Street, San Telmo.
Interior of dressmaker workshop, Renmin Road.
The fighting mermaid Syrenka, with raised sword and shield, is a symbol of Warsaw's fighting spirit and has been on the city's coat of arms for centuries.
A decorated roadside shrine in north eastern Poland.
Traditional rural dwellings - Nowogrod, Mazovia
Closer detail of headstone, Jewish cemetery - Szczebrzeszyn, The Lublin Upland
Treblinka II Memorial - Treblinka, Mazovia
Gothic altar in the Parish Church in Kartuzy. The interior fittings in the church reflect the founding monks' motto "Memento Mori".
Tombstones in the dappled autumn light of the Jewish Cemetery in Lodz. Founded in 1892, there are some 68,000 tombstones in this 40-hectare cemetery.
Corpus Christi window decoration.
Chiva - traditional Colombian bus with wooden body painted all over with colourful designs.
Courtyard of the mid-18th century Casa de la Moneda, originally the mint, today housing a museum featuring numismatic and painting collections.
Trajan's Column and St Mary's Church.
Columns of temple of Antonius and Faustina. (AD 141).
Historic burgher houses on Castle Square (Plac Zamkowy).
Interior dome of Church of Our Lady of Mercy (Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de la Piedad).
Facade of historic mansion, Bernardo de Irigoyen.
Facade of red brick building in Puerto Madre.
Memorial to 1713-14 siege.
Detail of the Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II.
Clock on the tower of the Arsenale.
Pensione Guerrato.
Cloister of the Armenian monastery, Isola di San Lazzaro degli Armeni.
The Patio del Reloj (Sundial Courtyard) of the Alcazar.
Historic building on Calle de Alcaia.
Pudong skyscrapers at night.
St Martin's Church of the Augustinian order (Kosciol Sw Marcina).
Atrium of Warsaw University of Technology during presidential campaign.
Ha Chuong Hoi Quan Pagoda.
Statue of Maitreya Buddha, Wutong Si, Sangkeshan Monastery.
Visitors looking at Hieronymus Bosch's famous masterpiece, 'The Garden of Earthly Delights', in Museo del Prado.
Curved glass roof of Zlote Tarasy (Golden Terraces) new shopping centre.
Street lamp covered with mosaics at Paseo de los Suenos.
Entrance to the Dominga Restaurant, Honduras 5618, Palermo.
Baroque facade of 1706 Arsenal (Zeughaus) housing German History Museum.
Two very popular peaks for hiking, Pico Bolivar ( Venezuela's highest peak at 5007 metres ) and Pico Humboldt ( the countries second highest peak at 4942 metres ) surrounded by the extraordinary flora of the region
Devil masks and baskets in a craft shop.
Wooden votive tablets (ema) with written personal wishes and prayers, hung beside Asakusa-jinja Shrine.
Monument to King Alfonso XII overlooking the Estanque Grande (Great Lake) in Parque del Buen Retiro.
Artist at work on thangka (religious painting) depicting 1000-arm Avalokiteshvara at Dropenling Handicraft Development Centre in Tibetan old quarter.
The tabletop of Roraima.
Only the ruins of Krzyztopor Castle near Ujazd remain but its majesty is unmistakable. The design of this 17th century building embodied the calendar - 12 halls, 52 rooms and 365 windows (with an extra window walled up during non-leap years).
Tombstone nestled in the autumn leaves of the Jewish Cemetery in Lodz. Founded in 1892, there are some 68,000 tombstones in this 40-hectare cemetery.
Rail-mounted trolleys connecting the Elblag Canal. Five of these slipways counter the 99.5 metre difference in water levels between Ostroda and Elblag.
Rocks and plants on top of mountain.
San Jose church.
Bronze statues of Karl Marx with Friedrich Engels.
Sculpture in front of House of World Culture (Haus der Kulturen der Welt).
Detail of ceramic-clad facade of Postfuhramt.
Architectural detail from Basilica of Constantine and Maxentius (AD 308) in Roman Forum.
Ponte Sant'Angelo (AD 126) adorned with statues of angels and bustling with crowds.
Play Brava crowded in summer.
Chiesa di San Giorgio Maggiore.
Gilberto Penzo's models of traditional Venetian vessels.
Pavement chalk painting being created.
An ornately carved door on the 400 year old Monasterio de Santa Catalina, Peru's most fascinating colonial religion complex
Neon sign of nightclub on Lockhart Road, Wan Chai.
Snack stall food detail.
Religious artefacts for sale at Dongtai Lu Antique Market, Old Town.
Monument to Warsaw Uprising with tower of Polish Army's Field Cathedral in background.
Reliefs on south facade of Basilica di San Marco.
Overhead of gondola in a canal.
Octopus for sale at the Tsukiji Central Fish Market.
Detail of a tiger bas-relief, Quan Am Pagoda.
Statue of Nuestro Padre Jesus de la Salud in side chapel of Iglesia de San Jeronimo El Real.
Vault in Iglesia Catedral de las Fuerzas Armadas de Espana.
Facade detail of Moorish-style bullring, Plaza de Toros Monumental de las Ventas.
Fountain at MariaTheresienPlatz, with Naturhistorisches Museum (Museum of Natural History) in background.
Floral headwear of folk group member in traditional regional dress taking part in Warsaw Juwenalia Student Festival.
Festival-goers at Warsaw Juwenalia Student Parade on Ulica Marszalkowska street.
Detail of angel on painted blue tiles inside Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Gloria do Outeiro church.
Statues tied to railings at Panjiayuan Market.
Casino di Venezia.
Church of SS Peter and Paul, first baroque building in Krakow, erected by the Jesuits
Street musicians on Avenida 19.
Royal Exhibition Building with Melbourne Museum in foreground.
Jinmao Tower (420.5m high), Pudong.
Detail of gilt bronze Mahavairocana Buddha statue, Shanghai Museum.
The elderly celebrate Corpus Christi - Lowicz, Western Mazovia
Facade detail of Art-Nouveau building, Sociedad General de Autores y Editores.
The 17th century monastery built by Camaldonese monks on Lake Wigry in the Masuria lakes district.
Hanging ritual drums in covers at main assembly hall of Gyume Tantric College, Tibetan old quarter.
The facade of historic Wroclaw Town Hall is famous for its Gothic decoration including the pinnacles adorning its triangular ornamental roof. Built between 1327-1504 the larch astronomical clock was added to the structure in 1580.
Toucan.
Phra Sumen Fort.
Detail of Phra Sumen Fort.
Detail of a window in the main chapel of Wat Chanasongkhram.
Faithful leaving donations (a coin placed vertically is supposed to bring good luck) at Wat Bowonniwet (commonly known as Wat Bowon).
Detail of a Buddha statue in the main chapel at Wat Chanasongkhram.
Faithful in the Chinese Temple.
Facade detail of Wat Mahathat.
Bracelets for sale from a stall at Chatuchak Weekend Market.
Images of the King at Chatuchak Weekend Market.
Buddha statues in the cloister of Wat Suthat.
Main chapel in Wat Suthat.
Murals in main chapel of Wat Suthat.
Buddha statues in the cloister of Wat Suthat.
Roof detail of the main chapel in Wat Suthat.
Roof detail ofTemple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew).
Mythical guardians supporting a golden chedi (Buddhist reliquary) in Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) complex.
Detail of mural depicting the Ramakian (the Thai version of the Indian epic, the Ramayana) in the cloister surroundingTemple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew).
Hands of mythical guardians supporting a golden chedi (Buddhist reliquary) in Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) complex.
Amulets for sale at the Amulet Market.
Detail of mural in the building containing the Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho.
Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho.
Roof detail of the main chapel in Wat Pho.
Detail of the base of the Buddha statue (with murals behind) in the main chapel in Wat Pho.
Statue of a nobleman, supposedly modelled upon Marco Polo, in the grounds of Wat Pho.
Chedis (Buddhist reliquaries) in Wat Pho.
Detail of a Buddha statue in the inner cloister surrounding the main chapel in Wat Pho.
Glazed porcelain floral ornamentation of Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn).
Lion statue in front of the Chinese Temple.
Detail of mural in Wat Pho Chai.
Detail of mural in Wat Pho Chai.
Shrine at Wat Pho Chai.
Facade detail of Wat Noen Phra Nao.
Facade detail of Wat Noen Phra Nao.
Facade detail of Wat Noen Phra Nao.
Sculptures at Sala Kaew Ku Sculpture Park.
Detail of a sculpture at Sala Kaew Ku Sculpture Park.
Detail of monument to composer Jean Sibelius, designed by Eila Hiltunen.
Stained-glass window in St Jacob's Church (Sint-Jakobskerk).
Vault in St James' Church (Sint-Jacobskerk).
Tourist boats on canal.
Belfry (Belfort) at Markt.
Cathedral of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal).
Bag Bearer's statue symbolising tribute to city's dock workers, standing in front of Town Hall at Grote Markt, with tower of Cathedral of Our Lady in background.
Old gabled townhouses with open-air restaurants at Markt.
Belfry (Belfort) at Markt.
Quirky statue at outdoor table of Marinade Bistrant at Zirkstraat.
Belfry (Belfort) at Markt.
Detail of stained-glass window in Cathedral of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal).
Christmas Crib carved in old elm tree in Church of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk).
Boerentoren (Farmer's Tower), Europe first skyscraper, completed in 1932, Schoenmarkt.
Old gabled townhouses with open-air restaurants at Markt.
Weekend Dijver Antique Market on canal.
Statue of Lange Wapper in front of Steen medieval castle.
Open-air restaurant overlooking canal.
Old houses on canal at night.
Detail of courtyard facade of Rubens' House (Rubenshuis), Wapper.
Facade detail of historic building at Markt.
St Paul's Church (Sint-Pauluskerk).
Brabo Fountain in middle of Grote Markt, with Renaissance-style guildhalls in background.
Old houses on canal at night.
Chiesa del Santo Sepolcro in Basilica di Santo Stefano.
Neptune's Fountain (Fontana del Nettuno) at Piazza del Nettuno.
Basilica di San Petronio.
Shopping arcade in historic building with Renaissance facade from 1494, which incorporates former Chiesa di San Giobbe.
Stained-glass window in entrance screen of Basilica di Santo Stefano.
Detail of wall paintings in Oratorio di Santa Cecilia.
Detail of 16th-century frescoes covering ceiling and walls of Moses' Room in Museo di Palazzo Poggi.
Le Due Torri (The Two Towers) at Piazza di Porta Ravegnana.
Bikes parked beside Palazzo Comunale.
Crowd around Manneken Pis fountain.
Detail of monument to composer Jean Sibelius, designed by Eila Hiltunen.
Decorative detail on facade of Pohjola Insurance Company building.
Detail of relief decoration on facade of Finnish National Theatre (Suomen Kansallisteatteri).
Interior of Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral .
Detail of monument to composer Jean Sibelius, designed by Eila Hiltunen.
Detail of monument to composer Jean Sibelius, designed by Eila Hiltunen.
Tower of Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral .
Interior of Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral .
Decorative detail on facade of Pohjola Insurance Company building.
Granite giants carrying round lamps guarding main entrance of Central Railway Station.
Domes of Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral (Tuomiokirkko).
The Atomium.
Interior of Cathedrale des Sts Michel and Gudule.
Popular tourist dining precinct along Rue des Bouchers just off Grand Place.
Berlaymont building reflected in windows of European Council building (Justus Lipsus) in EU quarter.
Detail of marble relief in St Nicholas' Church (Sint-Niklaaskerk).
Detail of stained-glass window in St Bavo's Cathedral (Sint-Baafskathedraal).
Berlaymont building reflected in windows of European Council building (Justus Lipsus) in EU quarter.
Detail of stained-glass window in St Bavo's Cathedral (Sint-Baafskathedraal).
European Parliament building in EU quarter.
Chocolate shop in Galerie de la Reine.
The Ghent Belfry (Belfort).
Vault in St Nicholas' Church (Sint-Niklaaskerk).
Relief detail in St Nicholas' Church (Sint-Niklaaskerk).
Popular tourist dining precinct along Rue des Bouchers just off Grand Place.
Interior of Basilique Nacionale du Sacre-Coeur in Koekelberg.
Historic houses and open-air cafes at Vrijdagmarkt.
Vault of St Michael's Church (Sint-Michielskerk).
Artist at work in front of Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts.
Chocolate shop in Galerie de la Reine.
Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Av Autopista del Saler.
Basilica de la Virgen de los Desamparados at the Plaza de la Virgen
Mercado Central, Plaza del Mercado.
Mercado Central, Plaza del Mercado.
Bioparc, Av Pio Baroja 3
La Lonja, Plaza del Mercado.
Painting on a facade in the Russafa neighbourhood
Street market in the Russafa neighbourhood
Lobby in the Neptuno Hotel, Paseo de Neptuno 2.
Sagardi, Calle San Vicente Martir 6.
Detail of a falla on display in the Museo Fallero, Plaza Monteolivete 4.
Galeria La Nave, Calle Nave 25.
Jardin Botanico, Calle Quart 80.
'Giants' parading during Corpus Christi celebrations, Plaza de la Virgen.
Museum de los Soldaditos de Plomo (Toy Soldier Museum), Calle Caballeros 22.
Bar Pilar, Calle Moro Zeit 13.
Madame Bugalu, Calle de las Danzas 3.
Sidreria El Molinon, Calle de la Bolseria 40.
Detail of the courtyard in the Palacio del Marques de Dos Aguas, Calle Poeta Querol 2.
Detail of a mosaic on the facade of the Mercado de Colon, Calle Cirilo Amoros.
Abanicos Carbonell, Calle Castellon 21.
Casa Botella, Calle Pintor Salvador Abril 28.
Exhibition detail in the Casa-Museo de la Semana Santa Marinera, Calle Rosario 1.
Manolo wine sold in the Bar Manolo el del Bombo, Plaza del Valencia Club de Futbo.
Palacio de Congresos, Av Cortes Valencianas 60.
Church of SS Peter and Paul, ul Grodzka 54, Old Town.
Old Synagogue, ul Szeroka 24, Kazimierz.
Florianska Street, one of the Old Town's liveliest and busiest streets, ul Florianska, Old Town.
Towers of Wawel Cathedral viewed from Kanonicza Street, Wawel Hill and Old Town.
Memorial to the victims of the Ghetto at the Plac Bohaterow Getta, Plac Bohaterow Getta, Podgorze.
Old houses and open-air cafes on Szeroka Street, ul Szeroka, Kazimierz.
Exhibition of Art of Old Poland in the Bishop Erazm Ciolek Palace, a branch of the National Museum in Krakow, ul Kanonicza 17, Old Town.
Antykwariat na Kazimierzu, ul Meiselsa 17, Kazimierz.
Andrzej Mleczko Gallery, ul Sw Jana 14, Old Town.
Corpus Christi Church, ul Bozego Ciala 26, Kazimierz.
Corpus Christi Church, ul Bozego Ciala 26, Kazimierz.
Cyrano de Bergerac Restaurant, ul Slawkowska 26, Old Town.
Staircase featuring in Schindler's List film, in the former Oscar Schindler's Enamelware Factory, ul Lipowa 4, Podgorze.
Plac Mariacki, with St Mary's Church in the background, Plac Mariacki, Old Town.
Krosno, Plac Mariacki 1, Old Town.
Labirynt No 2 Art Gallery, ul Jozefa 15, Kazimierz.
Adam Mickiewicz statue, with St Mary's Church in the background, Rynek Glowny, Old Town.
Klezmer Hois, ul Szeroka 6, Kazimierz.
Facade detail of Slowacki Theatre, Plac Sw Ducha 4, Old Town.
Florian Gate, ul Florianska, Old Town.
Galeria Plakatu (Poster Gallery), ul Stolarska 8-10, Old Town.
Miod Malina, ul Grodzka 40, Old Town.
Austeria Bookshop, ul Jozefa 38, Kazimierz.
U Babci Maliny, ul Slawkowska 17, Old Town.
Wentzl Hotel, Rynek Glowny 19, Old Town.
Vendor with popcorn, nuts and chocolate hearts for sale at his stall on Romerberg during Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Fair).
Confectionery stall on Romerberg open during Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Fair).
Christmas stall on Romerberg during Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Fair), with restored 15th-century half-timbered houses in background.
Detail of Gothic sculpture depicting Last Supper in Cathedral (Kaiserdom).
Gothic vault detail in St Leonhard's Church (St Leonhardskirche), Alstadt.
Woman browsing at confectionery stall on Romerberg open during Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Fair).
Romerberg at night, lined with restored 15th-century half-timbered houses.
Statue of Adam Mickiewicz and tower of St Mary's Church, Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square), Old Town (Stare Miasto).
Crosses on tombs of Home Army (Armia Krajowa) soldiers at Military Cemetery (Cmentarz Wojskowy).
Tomb with sculpture of sleeping child holding cross at Catholic Powazki Cemetery (Cmentarz Powazkowski), with offering of All Saints' Day candles.
Crosses on tombs of Home Army (Armia Krajowa) soldiers at Military Cemetery (Cmentarz Wojskowy), with offerings of All Saints' Day candles.
People inspecting vintage car presented during Independence Day celebrations.
Gothic vault in St John's Cathedral (Katedra Sw Jana).
Baroque interior of St Anne's Church (Kosciol Sw Anny).
Detail of sculpture on decorative entry gate to Warsaw University (Uniwersytet Warszawski).
Pom-pom shoes worn as part of ceremonial uniform of presidential guard at Parliament Building, Syntagma Square.
Open-air restaurants along pedestrian Kydathineon Street in old district of Plaka.
Shelves filled with bottles at Brettos Bar, Plaka district.
Ruins of Erechtheion at Acropolis.
Massive Doric columns of Propylaia at entrance to Acropolis.
Surviving columns of Tetraconch Church at Hadrian's Library, Monastiraki district.
Temple of Hephaestus, Ancient Agora, illuminated at night.
Open-air restaurant on Mnisikleous Street in old quarter of Plaka.
Sholarhio Ouzeri Kouklis Restaurant, Plaka district.
Detail of Ball of Peace sculpture at Technopolis cultural centre, Gazi district.
Mosaic in Church of Kapnikarea porch, Kapnikareas Square, at night.
Porch mosaic and dome of Church of Kapnikarea, Kapnikareas Square, at night.
Bullfight at Plaza de Toros Monumental de las Ventas.
The charms of road travel in Venezuela.
The local parish church on Plaza Bolivar - Mucuchies, Merida.
Bride and groom in traditional wedding kimonos posing for a photo in the grounds of Meiji-jingu Shrine.
Woman in headscarf, with Jama Masjid dome and minaret.
Portrait of smiling girl at Jama Masjid.
Tibetan girl smiling and holding teddy.
Salto Hacha waterfalls.
Speedboat in the rapids of Orinoco River.
Monument to Simon Bolivar, liberator of South America.
Camp site in the Sierra de Santa Marta region.
Saltos Hacha falls, discoloured by Tannin (Tanino) from trees and plants.
The Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus).
Painting depicting the festival of the Dancing Devils (Diablos Danzantes) - San Francisco de Yare, Miranda.
One of the many faces of Venezuela.
Ferry across the river, Los Llanos.
Tropical sunset silhouette, Juangriego, Isla de Margarita.
The smaller of the local crocodile family is the baba, or Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus), a close relative of the alligator, growing to about 3 metres.
Not easy to get to without a local guide - Salto Aponguao - La Gran Sabana, Guayana.
Yellow and brown tones of the water are caused by the tannin in plants and trees of the region - Saltos Hacha - Canaima, Guayana.
With an uninterrupted drop of 807 metres the falls is 16 times the height of Niagara Falls-Salto Angel (Angel Falls) in the Canaima National Park, in the Guayana region.
The worlds highest waterfall at 979 metres - Angel Falls (Salto Angel) in the Canaima National Park, in the Guayana region.
The semiaquatic, and non-venomous, Anaconda (Eunectes murinus).
Buildings and road going up hill.
Salto Angel (Angel Falls) at a height of 979 metres, in the Canaima National Park, in the Guayana region.
Monstrous masks worn for the Festival de Diablos Danzantes (Dancing devils) - San Francisco de Yare, Miranda State.
The small stone chapel built by local artist Juan Felix Sanchez (1900-97), who is buried inside - San Rafael, Merida.
Enjoyable place to hang around - Puerto Colombia, Aragua.
The Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) or corocoro is found more so in flocks during the dry season - Los Llanos.
The distinctive colour of the corocoro or Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber), Los Llanos.
Saltos Hachas (Hachas Falls).
Camping it up at the beach - Playa Grande, Aragua.
Spectacular skyline at sunset - Juangriego, Isla de Margarita.
Salto Yuruani - La Gran Sabana, Guayana.
Venezuela's second highest peak Pico Humbodlt (4942 metres) - Merida, The Andes.
Striking colouring of the Scarlet Ibis or corocoro (Eudocimus ruber), Los Llanos.
Salto Yuruani falls, La Gran Sabana, Guayana.
The only way to get a VW on to the beach - Playa Grande, Aragua.
Two great looking birds, the macaw (Anodorhynchus), Los Llanos.
Cathedral Falls near El Pauji.
Hacha Falls.
Earning salariesin the Salinas de Araya, or salt mines on the Araya peninsula.
The ruins of a Spanish fortress on the Araya Peninsula.
The towering affluence of Parque Central, Caracas. Towers 1 and 2 were built between 1978-84 and are the highest in Venezuela, they take their name from the park that is nearby.
The peculiar flora of Roraima.
The teleferico, the world's longest cable car transports passengers to the top of Pico Espejo (4765m).
Close up of flora from the Roraima plateau. The flora from this region, Cloud forest or bosque nublado has been isolated and so have developed separately from other species.
Restored old houses line the streets of Central Maracaibo.
Quebrada de Jaspe, or the Jasper waterfall. A popular site as the clear mountain waters cascade over beads of semi-precious Jasper stone.
Salto La Lovizna (La Llovizna waterfall) spills into the Orinoco in Parque La Llovizna.
Detail of one of the stain-glass panels on the rear wall behind the altar in the church on the site of the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Coromoto. It is said that the Virgin Mary appeared on September 8th, 1652 to the local Cospes Indians. The altar is said to be situated directly over the site of the apparition.
View of typical transportation in the Archipelago of Los Roques, a group of small coral islands lying about 160kms due north of the central coast.
A touch of the modern: glass wall detail of a modern high-rise building in Caracas.
View up one historically preserved winding streets in Jajo, a tiny mountain town founded in 1611.
View of the Military museum in San Mateo. This was once a home or hacienda owned by the Bolivar family and in 1814 Simon Bolivar set up a military camp on this site which then became the target for attack from the Royalist troops. The hacienda houses armour and documents from the family, the armoury has been intentionally left in ruin.
The peculiar flora of Roraima.
Example of the flora in the Cloud forest region of Roraima, which has developed independantly from other regions due to its isolation.
Frailejon, or espeletia -a typical plant of the Andean highlands.
Let sleeping jaquars lie: snoozing cat basking on a rock in the Parque del Este, Caracas.
A colourfully restored historic building in town.
Oblique view of the facade and spires of the Santa Capilla in the old town of Caracas. This Neo-Gothic chapel was commenced in 1883 and was modelled on Sainte Chapelle of Paris.
The exterior of a Communal Centre.
Sea view from El Agua beach on Margarita island. The most promoted beach on the island it has all the comforts including restaurants, cafes and hotels within a short walk.
View of the facade of the Cathedral in Merida. This building was commenced in 1803 but not completed until 1960, taking over 150 years to construct. It was initially based on the design of the 17th century Cathedral of Toledo in Spain.
View overlooking Pampatar Bay.
Part of the amazing geological formations on the quartzite Roraima plateau, 1800 million years in the making by sun, wind and rain.
Restorators delight: facade paintwork completed, walls and roof still to come.
Corpus Christi celebrations at Plaza de la Virgen.
The long struggle between good and evil is played out at the Festival de Diablos Danzantes - San Francisco de Yare, Miranda State.
Quebrada de Jaspe, a waterfall flowing over pure orange-red jasper in the Canaima National Park in La Gran Sabana.
The Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus), a close relative of the alligator.
Also known as the Chinak-Meru (waterfall in the Pemon language) - Salto Aponguao - La Gran Sabana, Guayana.
Bit close for comfort; a Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus), a close relative of the alligator, approaches a pair of unsuspecting turtles.
Verandah and entrance of a stilt house on the edge of the Sinamaica lagoon. The area is famous for being much the same today as it was when first discovered in 1499. Some houses are still made from a papyrus like reed found on the edges of the lagoon.
Louis Vuitton fashion shop, Champ-Elysees.
Detail of carriage taking part in parade of horse-drawn carriages (Paso de las Rocas) as part of Corpus Christi celebrations.
Courtyard of Wyspianski Museum, Old Town.
Plaza de la Virgen before Corpus Christi celebrations.
Detail of main door of St Mary's Church at Rynek Glowny.
Florianska Street, Old Town.
Detail of frozen bicycle parked during freezing winter weather, Old Town.
Shoppers at Karmelitermarkt, Leopoldstadt.
Detail of the Barbican.
Sunday flea market beside Hala Targowa on Grzegorzecka Street.
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Sunday flea market at Plac Nowy in Kazimierz.
Landstrasse street scene.
Sculptural composition carved of salt in Wieliczka Salt Mine.
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias
Detail of wall paintings in Iglesia del Patriarca.
Cafe Sant Jaume.
Stall beside Mercado Central serving typical Valencian snacks.
Statue on facade of St Martin's Church in Old Town.
Detail of tomb at Remuh Cemetery, Kazimierz.
Musee National Gustave Moreau.
Jardin Botanico.
Lunch at Casa Montana.
Musee de la Curiosite et de la Magie.
Open-air art gallery on medieval wall beside St Florian Gate, Old Town.
Facade detail of Baroque building at Rynek Glowny.
Detail on door of St Andrew's Church, Old Town.
Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain.
Facade detail of historic house in Old Town.
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Detail of relief on facade of St Barbara's Church.
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Detail of ceiling fresco in Church of Santa Rosa de Lima in Town Hall (Ayuntamiento).
L'Umbracle in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of exhibition in the Ethnographic Museum, Kazimierz.
Late-afternoon shadows on Sienna Street.
Wawel Castle and Cathedral, from Kanonicza Street.
Street theatre performing in Old Town during Days of Open Theatre.
Drinkers at Loos American Bar, Innere Stadt.
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Tour bus passing Vienna Opera House.
Local glazed pottery for sale from stall at Plaza de la Reina.
Detail of old marble tomb in St Catherine's Church, Kazimierz.
Detail of typical Krakow nativity scene (Szopka) in Ethnographic Museum, Kazimierz.
Schloss Belvedere (Belvedere Palace).
Exhibition of Easter Week posters in Casa-Museo de la Semana Santa Marinera.
Cafe Leopold at MuseumsQuartier.
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Wawel Cathedral, from top of Town Hall Tower.
La Pieta in Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Paris.
Detail of door in courtyard of Collegium Maius, Old Town.
Detail of cathedral door.
Spectactors looking down at Corpus Christi procession.
Disneyland Park.
St Mary's Church, from Plac Mariacki.
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Corpus Christi procession advancing along street.
Detail of Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias
Detail of door in Torres de Quart.
Bioparc.
Choosing hat in Sombrereria Albero.
Powazki Cemetery in winter snow.
Detail of Monument to Marschal Jozef Pilsudski, Pilsudski Street.
Mass in side chapel in Eglise St-Germain L'Auxerrois.
Church of SS Peter and Paul.
Corpus Christi procession advancing along street.
Detail of exhibition in the Ethnographic Museum, Kazimierz.
Spires of Neues Rathaus with knight statue.
Library in Stift Melk (Melk Abbey).
The Saints klezmer trio playing in Arka Noego, Kazimierz.
Facade of Secession building.
Detail of mural on ceiling of Basilica de Nuestra Senora de los Desamparados.
Street theatre performing in Old Town during Days of Open Theatre.
Interior of Isaac's Synagogue, Kazimierz.
Musical band playing at Rynek Glowny.
One of the 'Bon Voyage' mosaics in different languages in the main hall of Estacion del Norte.
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Josefstadterstrasse, Josefstadt.
Courtyard of Collegium Maius.
Statues at portal in Eglise St-Germain L'Auxerrois.
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
St Andrew's Church, Old Town.
L'Oceanografic in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Interior detail of Casa Batllo.
Fruit stall at Naschmarkt.
Inscription on facade of Cafe del Duende.
Carved head at entrance of Grand Palais.
Iglesia de los Santos Juanes, from gate of Mercado Central.
Detail of side gate of Wawel Cathedral.
Jardin des Plantes, with building of Grande Galerie de l'Evolution in background.
Detail of vault in Esglesia de Santa Maria del Mar.
Kantine restaurant at MuseumsQuartier.
Cafe Neni at Naschmarkt.
Detail of courtyard of Collegium Maius, Old Town.
Busker performing at Rynek Glowny.
Gallery 8 in Liechtenstein Museum.
Men guiding horse during parade of horse-drawn carriages (Paso de las Rocas), during Corpus Christi celebrations.
Detail of wrought-iron gate of 'Skalka' Pauline Church, Kazimierz.
Friends dining at Boing Boing Restaurant.
Tiled decoration on facade of Casa Natal de San Luis Beltran.
Ballroom (Salon de Fiestas) in Town Hall (Ayuntamiento).
Giants (Los Gigantes) parading on Plaza de la Virgen as part of Corpus Christi celebrations.
Facade detail of Stary Teatr.
Detail of altar in St Mary's Church.
High altar in St Catherine's Church, Kazimierz.
Window of Cafe Camelot, Old Town.
Exhibition room in Musee de la Vie Romantique.
Giants (Los Gigantes) displayed in front of Cathedral at Plaza de la Virgen before their parade along central streets during Corpus Christi celebrations.
Detail of PanoraMagique Ballon in Disney Village.
Open-air art gallery on medieval wall beside St Florian Gate, Old Town.
Detail of Monument to Adam Mickiewicz on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square), with towers of St Mary's Church in background.
Old kitchen in Palacio del Marques de Dos Aguas.
Free concert at Plaza de la Virgen during Corpus Christi celebrations.
Window table at Jimmy Glass Jazz Club.
Detail of giant Gulliver figure in children's playground.
Karlskirche (Church of St Charles Borromeo), Wieden.
Detail of pulpit in Corpus Christi Church, Kazimierz.
Decorative tiles adorning walls of Mercado Central.
Furniture collection on display in Musee des Arts Decoratifs.
Detail of the Bimah in the Old Synagogue, housing Museum of History and Culture of Krakow Jewry, Kazimierz.
Galeria Art Cherub, Kazimierz.
Plac Nowy in Kazimierz, from rooftop terrace of Centre for Jewish Culture, Judaica Foundation.
Detail of Assut d'Or Bridge in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
St Florian's statue in niche of St Florian's Gate, Old Town.
Facade detail of Jesuits' Church in Old Town.
L'Umbracle in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias
Musee de la Curiosite et de la Magie.
Renovated historic building on Florianska Street.
Donau Bar, Neubau.
Piaristenkirche (Piarist Church).
Procession around cloister of Museo del Patriarca on Thursday the week after Corpus Christi.
Giants (Los Gigantes) parading on Plaza de la Virgen as part of Corpus Christi celebrations.
Bric-a brac for sale at Sunday flea market beside Hala Targowa on Grzegorzecka Street.
Vienna's English Theatre, Josefstadt.
Columns by entrance of Eglise St-Germain des Pres.
Detail of old marble tomb in St Catherine's Church, Kazimierz
Cakes on display at Aida cafe, Innere Stadt.
Florianska Street, Old Town.
Remuh Cemetery, Kazimierz.
Detail of Altar of Three Millennia beside 'Skalka' Pauline Church, Kazimierz.
Reflection of window in Old Synagogue, housing Museum of History and Culture of Krakow Jewry, Kazimierz.
Angel's statue designed by Igor Mitoraj on main entrance door of Jesuits' Church in Old Town.
Detail of decoration in Chlopskie Jadlo Restaurant.
Corpus Christi procession advancing along street.
L'Oceanografic in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Lighting display at Donau Bar, Neubau.
Coffee, traditionally served on oval metal tray with a glass of water.
Photo opportunity in historic setting at Plac Sw Marii Magdaleny, Old Town.
Vault detail in Church of the Holy Cross, Old Town.
Detail of Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Participant in Corpus Christi procession.
Genuss Festival at Stadtpark.
Detail of courtyard in Palacio del Marques de Dos Aguas.
Late-afternoon people shadow on Plac Mariacki.
Open-air cafes on Plaza Negrito.
Plaza de la Virgen before Corpus Christi celebrations.
Facade detail of Fukier Restaurant at Old Town Square.
Historic building of Main Railway Station reflected in glass facade of Galeria Krakowska Shopping Centre.
Alfresco section of Cafe Camelot.
Manhole cover featuring Krakow's coat of arms.
Detail of L'Umbracle in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Consulado del Mar in La Lonja.
Visual display of DNA molecule in Museo de las Ciencias Principe Felipe in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Crowds attending free concert of Jewish music at Szeroka Street in Kazimierz, main event of annual Festival of Jewish Culture.
Cafe Landtman, Innere Stadt.
One of the 'Bon Voyage' mosaics in different languages in the main hall of Estacion del Norte.
Open-air cafes on Plaza Negrito.
Checking St Stanislaus' route on tour map, Kazimierz.
Bric-a brac for sale at Sunday flea market beside Hala Targowa on Grzegorzecka Street.
Torres de Serranos.
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
High altar in St Catherine's Church, Kazimierz.
Bibliotheque Mazarine in Institut de France.
Exhibits in Grande Galerie de l'Evolution in Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle.
Exhibition detail in Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM).
Roof detail of Cloth Hall reflected in puddle on cobbled Sienna Street.
Detail of Torres de Serranos.
Detail of Veit Stoss' monumental high altarpiece in St Mary's Church.
New Jewish Cemetery, Kazimierz.
Tasting champagne at O Chateau Paris Wine Tasting house.
Bird houses for sale at Marche aux Fleurs (Flower Market).
Neoclassicist Library in Liechtenstein Museum.
Interior detail of Church of the Holy Cross, Old Town.
Alfresco cafes at Plaza Negrito.
Tasting wine at Art France Academie du Recevoir et Tradition.
Facade detail of Musee de la Franc-Maconnerie.
Fruit stall at Naschmarkt.
Louis Vuitton fashion shop, Champs-Elysees.
Detail of Assut d'Or Bridge in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of old marble tomb in St Catherine's Church, Kazimierz.
Courtyard of Collegium Maius, Old Town.
Detail of vault and columns in La Lonja.
Lerchenfelder Strasse, Josefstadt.
Eglise St-Germain des Pres.
Ballroom in Palacio del Marques de Dos Aguas.
Detail of Monument to Adam Mickiewicz on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square), with towers of St Mary's Church in background.
Angel above mail door of Church of SS Peter and Paul.
Corpus Christi celebrations along central streets.
Detail of Tour St-Jaques.
Detail of main gate of Institut Oceanographique.
Paris Historique.
Detail of relief lining gate of Cathedral.
Spezerei, Karmeliterplatz.
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Schatzkammer (Imperial Treasury) at Hofburg.
East door of cathedral.
Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain.
Detail of giant Gulliver figure in children's playground.
Concert at Schonbrunn's Orangery.
Decoration detail in U Babci Maliny Restaurant, Slawkowska Street, Old Town.
Live broadcast from Vienna Opera House.
Puppet theatre at Rynek Glowny.
Lomoshop at MuseumsQuartier.
Historic building of Banco de Valencia.
Detail of Intercontinental Hotel and Warsaw Financial Center.
Detail of old church banner in St Catherine's Church, Kazimierz.
Corpus Christi celebrations along central streets.
Detail of pulpit in Corpus Christi Church, Kazimierz.
Sculpture at Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Detail of PanoraMagique Ballon in Disney Village.
Detail of side facade of Institut Oceanographique.
Museo de las Ciencias Principe Felipe in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of Monument to Adam Mickiewicz on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
'Quartet Klezmer Trio' performing in Klezmer Hois, Kazimierz.
Detail of exhibition in Maison de Victor Hugo.
Sunday flea market beside Hala Targowa on Grzegorzecka Street.
Tasting wine at Art France Academie du Recevoir et Tradition.
Disneyland Park.
Detail of wall paintings in Iglesia del Patriarca.
Souvenir shop on rue Mouffetard.
Stephansdom (St Stephen's Cathedral), Innere Stadt.
Clock tower of Edificio Reloj at Calle Doctor Juan Jose Domine.
Bibliotheque Mazarine in Institut de France.
Palace upon the Water in Lazienki Park in winter snow.
Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in the New Town.
Cafe Drechsler.
Schloss Belvedere (Belvedere Palace).
Detail of door in courtyard of Collegium Maius, Old Town.
MUMOK (Museum of Modern Art) at MuseumsQuartier, Neubau.
Detail of Torres de Quart.
Alfresco section of Cafe Camelot.
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Monument to Piotr Skarga and towers of St Andrew's Church.
L'Umbracle in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Tour St-Jaques.
Le Jules Verne Restaurant on 2nd platform of Eiffel Tower.
Detail of vault in chancel in St Mary's Church.
Restaurante La Lola.
South Rose window in Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Paris.
Statue of Virgin Mary in Capilla del Calvario in Iglesia de San Juan del Hospital.
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
L'Umbracle in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Haupthof main courtyard at MuseumsQuartier, Neubau.
Mayer am Pfarrplatz, Nussdorf.
Detail of decoration in Basilica de Nuestra Senora de los Desamparados.
Facade detail of Hundertwasserhaus.
Cooking course in Ecole Le Cordon Bleu.
Chanel shop in Galeries Lafayette.
Costumed participant in Corpus Christi celebrations.
Chess players in Jardin du Luxembourg.
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Costumed participant in Corpus Christi celebrations.
Riesenrad (giant ferris wheel) at Prater.
Detail of exhibition in the Ethnographic Museum, Kazimierz.
Detail of exhibit in Chinese room in Maison de Victor Hugo.
Facade detail of Musee de la Franc-Maconnerie.
Genuss Festival at Stadtpark.
Corpus Christi Church, Kazimierz.
Jardin Botanico.
Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of fountain on Plac Mariacki.
Detail of fish stall at Mercado Central.
Garden archway at Schonbrunn complex.
L'Oceanografic in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of decoration in Basilica de Nuestra Senora de los Desamparados.
Detail of Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of Monument to Adam Mickiewicz on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Detail of painting by Eugene Delacroix in Chapelle des Saints Anges in Eglise St-Sulpice.
Powazki Cemetery in winter snow.
Detail of wall paintings in Iglesia del Patriarca.
Procession around cloister of Museo del Patriarca on Thursday the week after Corpus Christi.
Detail of 14th-century funeral urn in Cathedral.
Basilica de Nuestra Senora de los Desamparados.
Chef of Les Coulisses du Chef cutting strawberry during cooking course.
Iglesia de los Santos Juanes, from gate of Mercado Central.
Tower of Cathedral, from Calle Corregeria.
Detail of Monument to Adam Mickiewicz on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
L'Oceanografic in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of courtyard in Palacio del Marques de Dos Aguas.
Dolls on display in Musee de la Poupee (Doll Musuem).
Facade of Bristol Hotel reflected in car parked in front of it.
Painter's studio in Casa-Museo Benlliure.
Fiaker, horse drawn carriage, at Hofburg.
Eiffel Tower.
Musee National Gustave Moreau.
Costumed participant in Corpus Christi celebrations.
Sektcomptoir Szigeti bar, Schleifmuhlegasse.
Old religious reliefs for sale at Sunday flea market beside Estadio de Valencia.
Mloda Nowa Polska Drink Bar Cafe, Stolarska Street, Old Town.
Interior detail of Church of the Holy Cross, Old Town.
Detail of main hall of Estacion del Norte.
Musee de la Curiosite et de la Magie.
Corpus Christi celebrations at Plaza de la Virgen.
Socialist-Realist-style statue on facade of Palace of Culture and Science.
Gastwirtschaft Schilling, Neubau.
St Mary's Church at Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Facade detail of renovated historic building on Florianska Street.
Corpus Christi celebrations along central streets.
People in garden courtyard of Weinstube Josefstadt Cafe.
Mermaid (Syrena), symbol of Warsaw, on door of Cathedral of St John the Baptist.
L'Umbracle in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias
Remains of Gallo-Roman Paris in Crypte Archeologique.
Detail of Athena fountain at Parliament building.
Dolls on display in Musee de la Poupee (Doll Musuem).
Cafe Landtman, Innere Stadt.
Marble Hall in Stift Melk (Melk Abbey).
Boys jumping at Las Arenas Beach.
Detail of Amphitheatre in Lazienki Park in winter.
Cafe Camelot, Old Town.
Bric-a brac for sale at Sunday flea market beside Hala Targowa on Grzegorzecka Street.
Vienna Opera House at night.
Old Synagogue, housing Museum of History and Culture of Krakow Jewry, Kazimierz.
Cloth Hall at Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Las Arenas Beach.
Cloister beside Franciscan Church.
Detail of facade of St Barbara's Church.
Detail of decoration in Chlopskie Jadlo Restaurant.
Cathedrale Notre Dame de Chartres.
Theatre of Eighth Day performing during International Festival of Street Theatre in Krakow.
Detail of fountain on Plac Mariacki.
Riesenrad (giant ferris wheel) at Prater.
St Mary's Church at Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Cafe Neni at Naschmarkt.
Corpus Christi celebrations along central streets.
Detail of tomb at Remuh Cemetery, Kazimierz.
Mural on ceiling of Basilica de Nuestra Senora de los Desamparados.
Detail of sculpture in Jardin de Monforte.
Late-afternoon people shadows on Plac Mariacki.
Bric-a brac for sale at Sunday flea market beside Hala Targowa on Grzegorzecka Street.
Facade detail of historic house at Old Town Square.
Salm Brau, Rennweg.
Detail of mural on ceiling of Basilica de Nuestra Senora de los Desamparados.
Meinl am Graben Restaurant.
Garabarage shop, Schleifmuhlegasse.
Lomoshop at MuseumsQuartier.
Delphin show in L'Oceanografic in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Mercado Central.
Staircase in Purple Nest Hostel.
Isaac's Synagogue, Kazimierz.
Palmenhaus at Schonbrunn Complex.
Agave in cactus garden in Jardin Botanico.
Courtyard in Palacio del Marques de Dos Aguas.
Restaurante La Lola.
People walking along Graben street, Innere Stadt.
Disneyland Park.
Detail of wall paintings in Iglesia del Patriarca.
Detail of outdoor section of Singer Cafe, Kazimierz.
Detail of exhibition in Musee de la Halle St-Pierre.
Concert at Schonbrunn's Orangery.
Exhibition detail in Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM).
Night-time celebrations of San Juan day on Playa Malvarrosa.
Ballroom in Palacio del Marques de Dos Aguas.
Detail of Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Open-air cafe on Szeroka Street in Kazimierz.
Detail of exhibition in the Ethnographic Museum, Kazimierz.
Alfresco section of Cafe Lisboa.
Open-air cafe on Ile St-Louis.
Interior detail of Isaac's Synagogue, Kazimierz.
Procession around cloister of Museo del Patriarca on Thursday the week after Corpus Christi.
Embroidery shop at Plaza Redonda.
Museo de las Ciencias Principe Felipe in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
L'Oceanografic in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of Torres de Serranos.
Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Facade detail of 1902 Neo-Romanesque Nozyk Synagogue, sole Warsaw synagogue to survive WWII.
Socialist-Realist-style statue on facade of Palace of Culture and Science.
St Catherine's Church, Kazimierz.
Bioparc.
Vienna's English Theatre, Josefstadt.
Open-air cafes on Szeroka Street in Kazimierz.
Statue carved out of salt in Chapel of the Blessed King in Wieliczka Salt Mine.
Detail of chancel in St Mary's Church.
Artichoke and langoustine salad prepared during cooking course in Ecole Le Cordon Bleu.
Hats for sale at Sunday flea market beside Estadio de Valencia.
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Old fresco in cloister of St Catherine's Church, Kazimierz.
St Mary's Church, from Plac Mariacki.
Sektcomptoir Szigeti bar, Schleifmuhlegasse.
Las Arenas Beach.
Detail of Monument to Adam Mickiewicz on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square) with towers of St Mary's Church in background.
Embroidery shop at Plaza Redonda.
St Andrew's Church, Old Town.
Gastwirtschaft Schilling, Neubau.
Facade detail of historic houses at Kanonia Square in Old Town.
Exhibition detail in Casa-Museo de la Semana Santa Marinera.
Lazienki Park in winter snow.
Detail of vault in chancel in St Mary's Church.
Diners at Meinl am Graben Restaurant.
Detail of main gate of Institut Oceanographique.
Exhibition detail in Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM).
Detail of Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Veit Stoss' monumental high altarpiece in St Mary's Church.
Detail of exhibition in Musee de la Halle St-Pierre.
Jardin des Plantes, with building of Grande Galerie de l'Evolution in background.
Bioparc.
Detail of main gate of Oscar Schindler's Enamelware Factory, Podgorze.
Boys jumping at Las Arenas Beach.
Giants (Los Gigantes) displayed in front of Cathedral at Plaza de la Virgen before their parade along central streets during Corpus Christi celebrations.
Cafe Camelot, Old Town.
View down rue Royale from staircase of Eglise de Ste-Marie Madeleine on Place de la Madeleine.
Horse taking part in parade of horse-drawn carriages (Paso de las Rocas) during Corpus Christi celebrations.
Detail of statue representing Rio Turia topping fountain at Plaza de la Virgen.
Mask on facade of historic house at Old Town Square.
Disneyland Park.
Detail of relief on main facade in Palacio del Marques de Dos Aguas.
Local wines for sale in Bodega Baviera.
Socialist-Realist-style statue on facade of Palace of Culture and Science, with Intercontinental Hotel in background.
Detail of Assut d'Or Bridge in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of Monument to Adam Mickiewicz on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square) with towers of St Mary's Church in background.
Open-air cafe at Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Facade of Secession building.
Late-afternoon people shadows on Plac Mariacki.
Florianska Street, with St Florian's Gate in background.
Detail of PanoraMagique Ballon in Disney Village.
Open-air cafe on rue Mouffetard.
Giants (Los Gigantes) parading on Plaza de la Virgen during Corpus Christi celebrations.
Valencia Pillow Fight at Plaza de la Virgen.
Cloth Hall at Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Tapestry in Renaissance collection in Musee des Arts Decoratifs.
Detail of preserved wall paintings in Almudin.
Late-afternoon shadows on Sienna Street.
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Vault detail in Church of the Holy Cross, Old Town.
Fountain topped with statue representing Rio Turia at Plaza de la Virgen.
Detail of relief on facade of St Barbara's Church.
Remuh Synagogue, Kazimierz.
Exhibition detail in Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM).
Detail of Monument to Adam Mickiewicz on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Flower stall at Marche aux Fleurs (Flower Market).
Painted tiles in garden of Casa-Museo Benlliure.
Glassware in Osterreichische Werkstatten Arts and Handicrafts at Karntnerstrasse, Innere Stadt.
Detail of vault in chancel in St Mary's Church
Demonstration in front of Palau de la Generalitat.
'Di Galitzyaner Klezmorim' playing in Arka Noego, Kazimierz.
Galeria Art Cherub, Kazimierz.
Electric trolleys parked at Rynek Glowny in waiting for tourists.
Coffee, traditionally served on oval metal tray with a glass of water.
Patio of Palace of Embassador Vich in Museo de Bellas Artes.
Old tomb at New Jewish Cemetery, Kazimierz.
Detail of the Mermaid (Syrena), symbol of Warsaw, in middle of Old Town Square.
Detail of vault and columns in La Lonja.
Door handle designed by Igor Mitoraj on main entrance door of Jesuits' Church in Old Town.
Open-air cafe at Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Furniture collection on display in Musee des Arts Decoratifs.
Relaxing after Valencia Pillow Fight at Plaza de la Virgen.
Facade of motel-bottle shop, Berry.
St John's Chapel in Wieliczka Salt Mine.
Wuerstelstand (sausage stand) at Hoher Markt, Innere Stadt.
Old Synagogue, housing Museum of History and Culture of Krakow Jewry, Kazimierz.
Musee National Gustave Moreau.
Tour boat on the Seine, from Pont Alexandre III.
Musee de la Vie Romantique.
Chef conducting cooking course in Ecole Le Cordon Bleu.
Concert at Schonbrunn's Orangery.
Facade detail of Slowacki Theatre.
Cafe Sperl, Mariahilf.
Shoppers at Karmelitermarkt, Leopoldstadt.
Museo de las Ciencias Principe Felipe in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Museum de los Soldaditos de Plomo (Toy Soldier Museum).
Detail of exhibition in the Ethnographic Museum, Kazimierz.
Corpus Christi celebrations along central streets.
Eglise St-Sulpice.
Interior detail of Casa Batllo.
Glassware in Osterreichische Werkstatten Arts and Handicrafts at Karntnerstrasse, Innere Stadt.
Parade at Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Ekyog fashion shop, St Germain.
Detail of Torres de Serranos.
Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain.
Dior fashion shop, Rue St-Honore.
Detail of Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
The Wailing Wall at Remuh Cemetery, Kazimierz.
Detail of Monument to Adam Mickiewicz on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square), with towers of St Mary's Church in background.
Procession on Thursday the week after Corpus Christi inside Iglesia del Patriarca.
Detail of L'Umbracle in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Giants (Los Gigantes) parading along Calle de los Caballeros as part of Corpus Christi celebrations.
Detail of vault in Esglesia de Santa Maria del Mar.
Powazki Cemetery in winter snow.
Remuh Cemetery, Kazimierz.
Desserts on display at Aida Cafe, Innere Stadt.
Musee National Gustave Moreau.
Tesselated Pavement.
The famous " Witches Market " ( Mercado de los Brujos ) in La Paz, not necessarily selling witchcraft as portrayed in movies, but does sell mainly herbs and folk remedies
Detail of Assut d'Or Bridge in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Powazki Cemetery in winter snow.
Corpus Christi procession advancing along street.
L'Umbracle in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Door handle designed by Igor Mitoraj on main entrance door of Jesuits' Church in Old Town.
Cobbled Gutenberggasse street, Spittelberg.
Glassware in Osterreichische Werkstatten Arts and Handicrafts at Karntnerstrasse, Innere Stadt.
Detail of statue representing Rio Turia topping fountain at Plaza de la Virgen.
Remains of Gallo-Roman Paris in Crypte Archeologique.
Mark Twain paddlesteamer at Disneyland Park.
Church of SS Peter and Paul.
Detail of the Barbican.
Facade of Secession building.
Detail of 14th-century funeral urn in Cathedral.
Exhibition detail in Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM).
Doll on display in Musee de la Poupee (Doll Musuem).
Exhibit in Musee de la Vie Romantique.
Towers of Jesuits' Church (left) and St Martin's Church, Old Town.
Dolls on display in Musee de la Poupee (Doll Musuem).
Detail of Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Stone statue on Puente de la Trinidad.
Eglise St-Germain des Pres.
Parade of horse-drawn carriages (Paso de las Rocas) along central streets as part of Corpus Christi celebrations.
Detail of Remuh Synagogue, Kazimierz.
Wurst (sausage) served on a paper plate.
L'Umbracle in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Door detail of Iglesia de San Valero Obispo y San Vicente Martir, Russafa.
L'Umbracle in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Eglise de Ste-Marie Madeleine on Place de la Madeleine.
Detail of preserved wall paintings in Almudin.
Detail of gardens at Schonbrunn.
Detail of Casa-Museo Benlliure.
Le Jules Verne Restaurant on 2nd platform of Eiffel Tower.
Detail of L'Umbracle in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of Czartoryski Chapel in St Florian Gate.
Riesenrad (giant ferris wheel) at Prater.
Local glazed pottery for sale from stall at Plaza de la Reina.
New Jewish Cemetery, Kazimierz.
Sektcomptoir Szigeti bar, Schleifmuhlegasse.
Torres de Quart.
Tower of Cathedral, from Calle Corregeria.
Couple sitting in garden courtyard of Weinstube Josefstadt Cafe.
Kantine Restaurant at MuseumsQuartier.
Living statue on La Rambla.
Detail of painter's studio in Casa-Museo Benlliure.
Detail of stone carving on gate in La Lonja.
Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square) from top of Town Hall Tower.
Sunday flea market at Plac Nowy in Kazimierz.
Chef of Les Coulisses du Chef chopping fruits in cooking course.
Florianska Street.
Lift in Wentzl Hotel, Rynek Glowny.
Chef conducting cooking course in Ecole Le Cordon Bleu.
Museo de las Ciencias Principe Felipe in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
People at outdoor cafe at Karmelitermarkt, Leopoldstadt.
Memorial to victims of Ghetto, featuring 70 bronze chairs scattered about Plac Bohaterow Getta, Podgorze.
Detail of Monument to Adam Mickiewicz on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Detail of the Barbican, Old Town.
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of mosaic in Estacion del Norte.
Red room in Palacio del Marques de Dos Aguas.
Relief on facade of St Barbara's Church.
Detail of the Barbican.
Schatzkammer (Imperial Treasury) at Hofburg.
Spezerei delicatessen and bar, Karmeliterplatz.
Memorial to victims of Ghetto, featuring 70 bronze chairs scattered about Plac Bohaterow Getta, Podgorze.
Lunch at Casa Montana.
Bric-a brac for sale at Sunday flea market beside Hala Targowa on Grzegorzecka Street.
St Mary's Church on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square), from top of Town Hall Tower.
Old colonial Plaza de Nules at night.
Lazienki Park in winter snow.
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Detail of preserved wall paintings in Almudin.
Palais du Luxembourg in Jardin du Luxembourg.
Detail of relief on main facade in Palacio del Marques de Dos Aguas.
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Exhibits in Grande Galerie de l'Evolution in Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle.
Tribunal de las Aguas meeting at cathedrals gate on Thursday at noon.
Exhibition detail in Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM).
Night-time celebrations of San Juan day on Playa Malvarrosa.
Cafe Sperl, Mariahilf.
Giants (Los Gigantes) parading along Calle de los Caballeros as part of Corpus Christi celebrations.
The Saints klezmer trio playing in Arka Noego, Kazimierz.
Roof detail of Cloth Hall reflected in puddle on cobbled Sienna Street.
Fruit stall at Naschmarkt.
Florianska Street, Old Town.
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Landstrasse street scene.
L'Umbracle in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Exhibition detail in Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM).
Exhibition detail in Casa-Museo de la Semana Santa Marinera.
Door of cathedral.
Detail of Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Lichterloh furniture shop.
Detail of Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of Monument to Adam Mickiewicz on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square), with towers of St Mary's Church in background.
La Pedrera.
Tribunal de las Aguas meeting at cathedral's gate on Thursday at noon.
Statue of Blessed Kinga carved of salt in high altar of Chapel of the Blessed Kinga in Wieliczka Salt Mine.
Facade of Maison Europenne de la Photographie.
Salm Brau, Rennweg.
Night-time street scene on corner of Calle Alta and Calle Baja.
Library door in courtyard of Collegium Maius, Old Town.
Tour boats on the Seine, from Pont Alexandre III.
Bottle shop on rue Mouffetard.
Placa Reial.
Tour St-Jaques.
View down rue Royale from staircase of Eglise de Ste-Marie Madeleine on Place de la Madeleine.
Detail of Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Crowds attending free concert of Jewish music at Szeroka Street in Kazimierz, main event of annual Festival of Jewish Culture.
Open-air cafe, Nowy Swiat.
Detail of Warsaw Uprising Monument, with Polish Army Field Cathedral in background.
Mercado Central.
Detail of tomb at New Jewish Cemetery.
Local glazed pottery for sale from stall at Plaza de la Reina.
Open-air cafes on Szeroka Street in Kazimierz.
New Jewish Cemetery, Kazimierz.
Local wines and sangrias for sale in Bodega Baviera.
Chinese New Year celebrations in Chinatown, Little Bourke St.
Detail of Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
L'Oceanografic in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Spectactors watching parade of horse-drawn carriages (Paso de las Rocas) during Corpus Christi celebrations.
Detail of the Barbican.
Interior detail of Casa Batllo.
Detail of Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
St John's Chapel in Wieliczka Salt Mine.
Ballroom (Salon de Fiestas) in Town Hall (Ayuntamiento).
Staircase in Palacio del Marques de Dos Aguas.
Detail of Monument to Adam Mickiewicz on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square) with towers of St Mary's Church in background.
Lazienki Park in winter snow.
Mercado Central.
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of L'Umbracle in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of Monument to Adam Mickiewicz on Rynek Glowny, with Cloth Hall and Town Hall Tower in background.
Detail of flying buttresses in Cathedrale Notre Dame de Chartres.
Marble angel adorning a stoup in Eglise St-Germain L'Auxerrois.
Detail of Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Palace of Culture and Science reflected in windscreen of car.
Basilica de Nuestra Senora de los Desamparados.
St Hyacinthus' Church (left) and Church of the Holy Spirit on Freta Street in New Town.
Towers of (from left) Jesuits' Church, St Martin's Church and Cathedral of St John the Baptist, on Old Town skyline.
Florianska Street, Old Town.
Interior detail of Isaac's Synagogue, Kazimierz.
Interior detail of Casa Batllo.
Prayers in front of high altar in Cathedral after completing Corpus Christi procession.
Bibliotheque Mazarine in Institut de France.
Remains of Gallo-Roman frigidarium in Musee National du Moyen Age.
Old colonial Calle de los Franciscanos at night.
Spires of Neues Rathaus with knight statue.
Interior detail of Casa Batllo.
Powazki Cemetery in winter snow.
Museum shop in Musee de la Halle St-Pierre.
Spectactors looking down at Corpus Christi procession.
St Adalbert's Church on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square), from top of Town Hall Tower.
Palmenhaus at Schonbrunn Complex.
New Jewish Cemetery, Kazimierz.
Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in the New Town.
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Couple relaxing on bank of Seine on Ile St-Louis.
Detail of Assut d'Or Bridge in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Labirynt Art Gallery, Florianska Street, Old Town.
Facade detail of Slowacki Theatre.
St Mary's Church at Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Graffiti on building, Calle del Conde de Montornes.
Facade of Hundertwasserhaus.
Facade detail of Jesuits' Church (left) and Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Old Town.
Monument to Adam Mickiewicz and St Mary's Church, Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Busker performing at Rynek Glowny.
The Wailing Wall at Remuh Cemetery, Kazimierz.
Diners at Cafe Drechsler.
Spezerei delicatessen and bar, Karmeliterplatz.
Girls jumping outside of Kunsthalle at MuseumsQuartier.
Cafe Leopold at MuseumsQuartier.
Ballroom (Salon de Fiestas) in Town Hall (Ayuntamiento).
Cafe in Maison Europenne de la Photographie.
Facade of Kunsthalle at MuseumsQuartier.
Chef of Les Coulisses du Chef conducting cooking course.
Le Jules Verne Restaurant on 2nd platform of Eiffel Tower.
Statue of crucified Christ in Capilla del Calvario in Iglesia de San Juan del Hospital.
New Jewish Cemetery, Kazimierz.
Detail of La Pieta in Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Paris.
Fountain topped with statue representing Rio Turia at Plaza de la Virgen.
Museo de las Ciencias Principe Felipe in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of Altar of Three Millennia beside 'Skalka' Pauline Church, Kazimierz.
Monument to Adam Mickiewicz and St Mary's Church, Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Elaborate caparison for horse taking part in parade of horse-drawn carriages (Paso de las Rocas), part of Corpus Christi celebrations.
Couple in love relaxing at bench beside Town Hall Tower at Rynek Glowny.
Schatzkammer (Imperial Treasury) at Hofburg.
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Corpus Christi procession advancing along street.
Flowers on tomb at Powazki Cemetery in winter snow.
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Mercado Central.
Fried cod with pureewith truffles prepared during cooking course in Ecole Le Cordon Bleu.
Museo de las Ciencias Principe Felipe in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of Altar of Three Millennia beside 'Skalka' Pauline Church, Kazimierz.
Facade detail of Jesuits' Church in Old Town.
Interior detail of Casa Batllo.
Wawel Cathedral.
Detail of Czartoryski Chapel in St Florian Gate.
Open-air cafes on Plaza Negrito.
St Adalbert's Church on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square), from top of Town Hall Tower.
Choosing hat in Sombrereria Albero.
Candelabra of Palace of Culture and Science, with Intercontinental Hotel in background.
Esprit fashion shop, Champs-Elysees.
Powazki Cemetery in winter snow.
Detail of Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Door detail of Iglesia de San Valero Obispo y San Vicente Martir, Russafa.
Detail of religious building on New Town Square.
Coffee, traditionally served on oval metal tray with a glass of water.
St John's Chapel in Wieliczka Salt Mine.
Crowds attending free concert of Jewish music at Szeroka Street in Kazimierz, main event of annual Festival of Jewish Culture.
Central nave in Musee des Arts Decoratifs.
Sakana Sushi Bar, Old Town.
Detail of the Mermaid (Syrena), symbol of Warsaw, in middle of Old Town Square.
Detail of coffered ceiling in La Lonja.
Detail of Monument to Adam Mickiewicz on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square) with crowd watching buskers in background.
Detail of decoration in Chlopskie Jadlo Restaurant.
'Quartet Klezmer Trio' performing in Klezmer Hois, Kazimierz.
Horses taking part in parade of horse-drawn carriages (Paso de las Rocas) during Corpus Christi celebrations.
Detail of interior of Banos del Almirante.
Socialist-Realist-style statue on facade of Palace of Culture and Science.
Detail of Monument to Adam Mickiewicz on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square), with towers of St Mary's Church in background.
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Parade of horse-drawn carriages (Paso de las Rocas) along central streets as part of Corpus Christi celebrations.
Detail of facade decoration of Mercado de Colon.
Interior detail of the Old Synagogue, housing Museum of History and Culture of Krakow Jewry, Kazimierz.
Rug being displayed at Sunday flea market beside Hala Targowa on Grzegorzecka Street.
Historic building of Banco de Valencia.
Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain.
Bullfight at Plaza de Toros de Valencia.
Cafe Neni at Naschmarkt.
Interior detail of Casa Batllo.
L'Umbracle in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Grande Galerie de l'Evolution in Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle.
Plaza de la Virgen at night before Corpus Christi celebrations.
Detail of Torres de Serranos.
Detail of interior of Banos del Almirante.
Stained glass window in cathedral.
Dominican Church, Old Town.
Tasting champagne at O Chateau Paris Wine Tasting house.
Remains of Gallo-Roman frigidarium in Musee National du Moyen Age.
Sunday flea market beside Estadio de Valencia.
Detail of cathedral door.
Detail of Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias
Inscriptions in floor at entrance to Musee de la Franc-Maconnerie.
Museo de las Ciencias Principe Felipe in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Kantine restaurant at MuseumsQuartier.
Paintings in Charters' Room in History Museum in Town Hall (Ayuntamiento).
Small goods stall at Mercado Central.
Detail of Monument to Adam Mickiewicz on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Prayer in Iglesia del Patriarca after procession around cloister of Museo del Patriarca on Thursday the week after Corpus Christi.
People in garden courtyard of Weinstube Josefstadt Cafe.
Exhibition detail in Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM).
Interior detail of Casa Batllo.
Detail of main gate of Oscar Schindler's Enamelware Factory, Podgorze.
Old Synagogue, housing Museum of History and Culture of Krakow Jewry, Kazimierz.
Relief of winged lion on pulpit in Eglise St-Sulpice.
Starfish at Centre de la Mer.
Old Town Square in winter snow.
Neoclassicist Library in Liechtenstein Museum.
Towers of St Adalbert's Church (front) and St Mary's Church, Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Detail of tomb at Remuh Cemetery, Kazimierz.
Tram on Josefstadterstrasse, Josefstadt.
Old colonial Plaza Crespins at night.
Main facade of cathedral.
Two elaborate carriages taking part in parade of horse-drawn carriages (Paso de las Rocas), during Corpus Christi celebrations.
Cakes on display in Aida Cafe, Innere Stadt.
Exhibition detail in Casa-Museo de la Semana Santa Marinera.
Detail of exhibition in Musee de la Halle St-Pierre.
Facade of Hundertwasserhaus.
Tourist stall at Old Town Square.
Detail of the Bimah in the Old Synagogue, housing Museum of History and Culture of Krakow Jewry, Kazimierz.
Detail of Grande Galerie de l'Evolution in Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle.
Coffee, traditionally served on oval metal tray with a glass of water.
Advertisement for Summer Jazz Festival, Rynek Glowny.
Prayers in front of high altar in Cathedral after completing Corpus Christi procession.
Detail of main door in Edificio del Punt de Ganxo.
Lighting display at Donau Bar, Neubau.
Detail of wall paintings on vault of Iglesia del Patriarca.
Detail of carriage (Roca) displayed at Plaza de la Virgen in waiting for Corpus Christi celebrations.
Church of SS Peter and Paul (left) and St Andrew's Church.
Cloister beside Franciscan Church.
Food stall in Mercado de Colon.
Night-time street scene on corner of Calle Alta and Calle Baja.
Information signs in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Interior detail of Casa Batllo.
Kanonicza Street, with towers of Wawel Cathedral in background.
La Pedrera.
Meinl am Graben Restaurant.
L'Umbracle in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias
Costumed participant in Corpus Christi celebrations.
Bodega Baviera (bottle shop-cum museum).
Angel above mail door of Church of SS Peter and Paul.
Paintings in Charters' Room in History Museum in Town Hall (Ayuntamiento).
Detail of Monument to Adam Mickiewicz on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Schloss Belvedere (Belvedere Palace).
Detail of tombstone at Remuh Cemetery, Kazimierz.
Basilica de Nuestra Senora de los Desamparados.
Typical Krakow nativity scene (Szopka) in Ethnographic Museum, Kazimierz.
Facade detail of Fukier Restaurant at Old Town Square.
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Mayer am Pfarrplatz, Nussdorf.
Detail of Warsaw Uprising Monument, with building of Supreme Court in background.
Lazienki Park in winter snow.
Old wrought-iron screen in courtyard of Collegium Maius, Old Town.
Flower soaps for sale at Marche aux Fleurs (Flower Market).
Interior detail of Casa Batllo.
'Quartet Klezmer Trio' performing in Klezmer Hois, Kazimierz.
Crowds queuing for tickets for bullfights at Plaza de Toros de Valencia.
New Jewish Cemetery, Kazimierz.
Detail of South Rose window in Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Paris.
Jardin des Plantes, with building of Grande Galerie de l'Evolution in background.
Detail of the Barbican, Old Town.
Rote Bar in Volkstheater.
Detail of Torres de Serranos.
Austeria Bookshop, Kazimierz.
Rose window in Cathedrale Notre Dame de Chartres.
Sunday flea market beside Hala Targowa on Grzegorzecka Street.
Crowds attending free concert of Jewish music at Szeroka Street in Kazimierz, main event of annual Festival of Jewish Culture.
Old colonial Plaza Crespins at night.
MUMOK (Museum of Modern Art) at MuseumsQuartier, Neubau.
Wurst (sausage) served on a paper plate.
Detail of vault and columns in La Lonja.
Lazienki Park in winter snow.
Austeria Bookshop, Kazimierz.
Interior of Cloth Hall at Rynek Glowny.
Demonstration in front of Palau de la Generalitat.
Mayer am Pfarrplatz, Nussdorf.
Museum de los Soldaditos de Plomo (Toy Soldier Museum).
Valencia Pillow Fight at Plaza de la Virgen.
Open-air cafes on Szeroka Street in Kazimierz.
Socialist-Realist-style statue on facade of Palace of Culture and Science.
Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of carriage (Roca) displayed at Plaza de la Virgen in waiting for Corpus Christi celebrations.
St Mary's Church, from Plac Mariacki.
Detail of La Pieta in Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Paris.
Detail of preserved wall paintings in Almudin.
Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of door in Torres de Quart.
Sektcomptoir Szigeti bar, Schleifmuhlegasse.
Lazienki Park in winter snow.
Interior detail of the Old Synagogue, housing Museum of History and Culture of Krakow Jewry, Kazimierz.
Palmenhaus at Schonbrunn Complex.
Detail of Assut d'Or Bridge in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Dominican Church, Old Town.
Detail of cast-iron well on New Town Square, with tower of Church of Nuns of Holy Sacrament in background.
'Di Galitzyaner Klezmorim' playing in Arka Noego, Kazimierz.
Interior of Cloth Hall at Rynek Glowny.
Facade detail of Baroque building at Rynek Glowny.
Cobbled Gutenberggasse street, Spittelberg.
Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Graffiti on building, Calle del Conde de Montornes.
Valencia Pillow Fight at Plaza de la Virgen.
East door of cathedral.
Interior detail of Church of the Holy Cross, Old Town.
Cloister beside Dominican Church, Old Town.
Vault detail in cloister beside Franciscan Church.
Armani fashion shop, Champs-Elysees.
Corpus Christi procession advancing along street.
Veit Stoss' monumental high altarpiece in St Mary's Church.
Door of cathedral.
Detail of Czartoryski Chapel in St Florian Gate.
Fountain topped with statue representing Rio Turia at Plaza de la Virgen
Interior detail of Casa Batllo.
Courtyard of Collegium Maius, Old Town.
Accordion trio performing in front of St Mary's Church at Rynek Glowny.
Rote Bar in Volkstheater.
Artistic touch of Fiat 126p .
Horse-drawn carriage passing by Church of SS Peter and Paul.
Paris Historique.
Palais du Luxembourg in Jardin du Luxembourg.
Detail of L'Umbracle in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Entrance stairs at Torres de Quart.
Sunday flea market at Plac Nowy in Kazimierz.
Schloss Schonbrunn (Schonbrunn Palace).
Facade detail of 1902 Neo-Romanesque Nozyk Synagogue, sole Warsaw synagogue to survive WWII.
Wine storage room in Casa Montana.
Detail of courtyard of Collegium Maius, Old Town.
Historic building of Banco de Valencia.
Detail of 14th-century funeral urn in Cathedral.
Veit Stoss' monumental high altarpiece in St Mary's Church.
Concert at Schonbrunn's Orangery.
Piaristenkirche (Piarist Church).
Detail of door in Palacio del Marques de Dos Aguas.
Detail of Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Open-air cafe on Szeroka Street in Kazimierz.
Relief on facade of Bishop Erazm Ciolek Palace, National Museum in Krakow.
Detail of Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Mural on facade of Convento de Santo Domingo.
15th-century murals depicting angels on vault of cathedral chancel.
Bullfight at Plaza de Toros de Valencia.
St Mary's Church on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square), from top of Town Hall Tower.
Chef of Les Coulisses du Chef cutting strawberry during cooking course.
Dolls on display in Musee de la Poupee (Doll Musuem).
Bioparc.
Facade detail of Slowacki Theatre.
Garabarage shop, Schleifmuhlegasse.
Art Nouveau glass roof in Grand Palais.
Detail of chancel in St Mary's Church.
Statue of San Juan Evangelista in Capilla del Calvario in Iglesia de San Juan del Hospital.
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Monument to Sigismund III Vasa and towers of Jesuits' Church and Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Old Town.
Postcard stall beside Church of SS Peter and Paul.
Detail of stained-glass window in Eglise St-Germain L'Auxerrois.
Detail of South Rose window in Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Paris.
Vienna's English Theatre, Josefstadt.
Wawel Castle and Cathedral, from Kanonicza Street.
People walking along Kohlmarkt Street at night with Hofburg's Michaelertrakt in background.
Valencia Pillow Fight at Plaza de la Virgen.
Painter's studio in Casa-Museo Benlliure.
Chopin Monument in Lazienki Park in winter snow, with 'Keep off Grass' sign in foreground.
Old relief in cloister of St Catherine's Church, Kazimierz.
Exhibits in Musee de la Vie Romantique.
Le Jules Verne Restaurant on 2nd platform of Eiffel Tower.
Alfresco cafes at Plaza Negrito.
Corpus Christi celebrations at Plaza de la Virgen.
Statue on tomb at Powazki Cemetery in winter snow.
Detail of main gate of Oscar Schindler's Enamelware Factory, Podgorze.
Musee de la Curiosite et de la Magie.
Old tomb at New Jewish Cemetery, Kazimierz.
Le Jules Verne Restaurant on 2nd platform of Eiffel Tower.
Gallery 7 in Liechtenstein Museum.
Lerchenfelder Strasse, Josefstadt.
Detail of Torres de Serranos.
Local glazed pottery for sale from stall at Plaza de la Reina.
Detail of exhibition in Maison de Victor Hugo.
Costumed participant in Corpus Christi celebrations.
Detail of relief on main facade in Palacio del Marques de Dos Aguas.
Cathedral tower.
St Mary's Church, from Plac Mariacki.
Detail of the Last Supper relief carved out of salt in the Chapel of the Blessed Kinga in Wieliczka Salt Mine.
Chef conducting cooking course in Ecole Le Cordon Bleu.
Detail of fountain topped with statue representing Rio Turia at Plaza de la Virgen.
Detail of vault in Dominican Church, Old Town.
Detail of exhibition in the Ethnographic Museum, Kazimierz.
Chinese room in Maison de Victor Hugo.
Russian theatre performing during International Festival of Street Theatre in Krakow.
Bullfight posters at stall beside Plaza de Toros de Valencia.
Prayer in Iglesia del Patriarca after procession around cloister of Museo del Patriarca on Thursday the week after Corpus Christi.
Detail of the Bimah in the Old Synagogue, housing Museum of History and Culture of Krakow Jewry, Kazimierz.
Karlskirche (Church of St Charles Borromeo), Wieden.
Detail of Tour St-Jaques.
Vault in Eglise St-Germain des Pres.
Busker preparing for show.
Detail of sculpture in Jardin de Monforte.
Vault detail in cloister beside Franciscan Church.
Interior of St Catherine's Church, Kazimierz.
Detail of La Pieta in Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Paris.
Statue in Lazienki Park in winter snow.
Bullfight memorabilia stall beside Plaza de Toros de Valencia.
Detail of Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
L'Umbracle in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Meinl am Graben Restaurant.
Night-time celebrations of San Juan day on Playa Malvarrosa.
Relaxing after Valencia Pillow Fight at Plaza de la Virgen.
Delicatessen display at Naschmarkt.
L'Umbracle in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Salm Brau, Rennweg.
Food stall at Mercado Central.
Facade detail of Convento de Santo Domingo.
Facade detail of Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Old Town.
Detail of courtyard in Palacio del Marques de Dos Aguas.
Jazz band entertaining passers-by on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Detail of the Barbican, Old Town.
Procession around cloister of Museo del Patriarca on Thursday the week after Corpus Christi.
Auditorium in Palacio de Congresos.
Detail of Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Tower of St Martin's Church in Old Town.
Spire and sculptures on roof of Grand Palais.
Facade detail of Institut de France.
Towers of (from left) Jesuits' Church, St Martin's Church and Cathedral of St John the Baptist, on Old Town skyline.
L'Oceanografic in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Chancel in St Mary's Church.
Fruit stall at Naschmarkt.
Athena fountain in front of Parliament building.
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of Monument to Adam Mickiewicz on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Detail of main hall of Estacion del Norte.
St Mary's Church on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Courtyard of Wawel Castle.
Church of the Holy Spirit as seen through the gate of the Barbican.
Buskers at Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of Schonbrunn's Neptune Fountain, with Schonbrunn Palace in background.
Postcard rack, Plaza de la Reina.
Corpus Christi procession advancing along street.
Stephansdom (St Stephen's Cathedral), Innere Stadt.
Stained-glass window in Eglise St-Sulpice.
Sunday flea market beside Hala Targowa on Grzegorzecka Street.
Museum de los Soldaditos de Plomo (Toy Soldier Museum).
Remuh Synagogue, Kazimierz.
Detail of Torres de Quart.
Staircase in Palacio de Congresos.
Interior detail of Church of the Holy Cross, Old Town.
Socialist-Realist-style statue on facade of Palace of Culture and Science, with city centre's skyscrapers in background.
Bric-a brac for sale at Sunday flea market beside Hala Targowa on Grzegorzecka Street.
St Andrew's Church, Old Town.
Detail of cafe in Maison Europenne de la Photographie.
PanoraMagique Ballon in Disney Village.
Detail of door in courtyard of Collegium Maius, Old Town.
Schloss Schonbrunn (Schonbrunn Palace).
Detail of Schonbrunn's Neptune Fountain, with Schonbrunn Palace in background.
Remake of old Latin inscription in floor in middle of Plaza de la Virgen.
Open-air cafes at Plaza de la Virgen.
Roof detail of Casa Batllo.
Wuerstelstand (sausage stand) at Hoher Markt, Innere Stadt.
Monument to Adam Mickiewicz and St Mary's Church, Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Cafe Leopold at MuseumsQuartier.
Detail of decoration in Basilica de Nuestra Senora de los Desamparados.
Interior detail of Church of the Holy Cross, Old Town.
Detail of Monument to Adam Mickiewicz on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Wurst (sausage) served on a paper plate.
Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of decoration in Chlopskie Jadlo Restaurant.
Musee National Gustave Moreau.
Corpus Christi procession advancing along street.
Jardin du Luxembourg.
Main facade of cathedral.
Painted tiles in garden of Casa-Museo Benlliure.
Detail of vault in Corpus Christi Church, Kazimierz.
Cafe Neni at Naschmarkt.
Sign on facade of Paris Historique.
Ksiegarnia Hetmanska in Gothic Hall.
Clock in main hall of Estacion del Norte.
Detail of relief on facade of St Barbara's Church.
Fountain topped with statue representing Rio Turia at Plaza de la Virgen.
Stained-glass windows in Cathedrale Notre Dame de Chartres.
Paris Historique.
Jardin des Plantes, with building of Grande Galerie de l'Evolution in background.
Old fresco in cloister of St Catherine's Church, Kazimierz.
Corpus Christi celebrations at Plaza de la Virgen.
Busker performing in Old Town.
Schloss Schonbrunn (Schonbrunn Palace).
Detail of Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of Wailing Wall at Remuh Cemetery, Kazimierz.
Old Synagogue, housing Museum of History and Culture of Krakow Jewry, Kazimierz.
Fruit stall at Naschmarkt.
Food stall at Mercado Central.
Paella pans for sale at stall beside Mercado Central.
Detail of courtyard of Collegium Maius, Old Town.
Interior detail of Casa Batllo.
Drinkers at Loos American Bar, Innere Stadt.
Red room in Palacio del Marques de Dos Aguas.
Overhead of tourists posing for photos beside Fiaker horse drawn carriage.
Stall with flower seeds at Marche aux Fleurs (Flower Market).
Detail of courtyard of Collegium Maius, Old Town.
Detail of courtyard of Collegium Maius, Old Town.
Chimneys of Casa Batllo.
Detail of Monument to Nicolaus Copernicus.
Candelabra of Palace of Culture and Science, with Intercontinental Hotel (left) and Warsaw Financial Center in background.
Open-air cafes at Plaza de la Virgen.
Detail of Remuh Synagogue, Kazimierz.
Paella Valenciana for sale from stall beside Mercado Central.
Detail of typical Krakow nativity scene (Szopka) in Ethnographic Museum, Kazimierz.
Chanel fashion shop, Place Vendome.
Lichterloh furniture shop.
Wine storage room in Casa Montana.
Bullfight posters at stall beside Plaza de Toros de Valencia.
Detail of Assut d'Or Bridge in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of Monument to Adam Mickiewicz on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Corinthian columns of Eglise de Ste-Marie Madeleine on Place de la Madeleine.
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia (left) and L'Hemisferic in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Horses of horse-drawn carriage at Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square).
Open-air cafes on Szeroka Street in Kazimierz.
Staircase in Maison Europenne de la Photographie.
Free concert at Plaza de la Virgen during Corpus Christi celebrations.
Detail of Gothic belltower of Cathedrale Notre Dame de Chartres.
Detail of mosaic in Estacion del Norte.
Le Jules Verne Restaurant on 2nd platform of Eiffel Tower.
Prayer in Iglesia del Patriarca after procession around cloister of Museo del Patriarca on Thursday the week after Corpus Christi.
Bullfight at Plaza de Toros de Valencia.
Friends dining at Boing Boing Restaurant.
St Anne's Church, Old Town.
Stained glass window in main hall of Estacion del Norte.
Giants (Los Gigantes) displayed in front of Cathedral at Plaza de la Virgen before their parade along central streets during Corpus Christi celebrations.
L'Umbracle in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Detail of Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Centro del Carmen, Calle Museo.
Delphin show in L'Oceanografic in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
The Saints klezmer trio playing in Arka Noego, Kazimierz.
Alfresco section of Cafe Lisboa.
Paella pans for sale at stall beside Mercado Central.
Tourn' Bride open-air cafe on rue Mouffetard.
South Rose window in Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Paris.
Detail of giant Gulliver figure in children's playground.
Statue of Blessed Kinga carved of salt in high altar of Chapel of the Blessed Kinga in Wieliczka Salt Mine.
Main courtyard in Museo de Bellas Artes.
Facade of Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM).
Sculpture in Jardin Botanico.
Detail of Torres de Serranos.
15th-century murals depicting angels on vault of cathedral chancel.
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Painter's studio in Casa-Museo Benlliure.
Shadow of railing in Jardin de Monforte.
Bullfight at Plaza de Toros de Valencia.
Interior detail of Grand Palais.
Detail of relief on facade of St Barbara's Church.
Detail of Warsaw Uprising Monument, with Polish Army Field Cathedral in background.
Horse-drawn carriage passing by St Andrew's Church.
Main facade of cathedral.
St Mary's Church at Rynek Glowny.
Mermaid (Syrena), symbol of Warsaw, on door of Cathedral of St John the Baptist.
Riesenrad (giant ferris wheel) at Prater.
Dinning room in Palacio del Marques de Dos Aguas.
Main staircase in Town Hall (Ayuntamiento).
The Wailing Wall at Remuh Cemetery, Kazimierz.
Lichterloh furniture shop.
Detail of Remuh Synagogue, Kazimierz.
Powazki Cemetery in winter snow.
Detail of cathedral door.
Ksiegarnia Hetmanska in its amazing setting in Gothic Hall.
Stephansdom (St Stephen's Cathedral), Innere Stadt.
Sun glasses stall at Plac Zamkowy.
Lunch at Casa Montana.
Detail of main door in Edificio del Punt de Ganxo.
Stall beside Mercado Central serving typical Valencian snacks.
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Faithful gathering in courtyard of Museo del Patriarca for procession around cloister on the Thursday week after Corpus Christi.
Detail of mural depicting the Ramakian (the Thai version of the Indian epic, the Ramayana) in the cloister surroundingTemple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew).
Detail of mural depicting the Ramakian (the Thai version of the Indian epic, the Ramayana) in the cloister surroundingTemple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew).
Tatoo venue on Lange Koepoort Straat in historic centre.
Kaasstraat, old winding street in historic centre.
Old gabled townhouses at Braambergstraat.
Bird's eye view over townhouses on Markt from Belfry (Belfort).
Stained-glass window in Cathedral of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal).
Tourist boats on one of the central canals.
Facades of old gabled townhouses reflected in canal.
Detail of Gothic Hall (Gotische Zaal) in Town Hall (Stadhuis) at Burg.
Roofs of historic centre (including Chiesa di San Bartolomeo) from top of Asinelli Tower.
Detail of painted vault in arcaded walkway on Via Farini.
Detail of wall paintings in Oratorio di Santa Cecilia.
Basilica di San Domenico from its cloister.
Detail of relief in Il Cortile di Pilato in Basilica di Santo Stefano.
Le Due Torri (The Two Towers) at Piazza di Porta Ravegnana.
Detail of sculptural composition at Scalinata del Pincio at entrance to Parco della Montagnola.
Crypt in Chiesa del Crocifisso in Basilica di Santo Stefano.
The Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art.
Detail of monument to composer Jean Sibelius, designed by Eila Hiltunen.
Icon in Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral .
Giant painting in main hall of Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts.
Open-air cafe in Galerie du Roi.
Bike park on Koningin Astrid Laan near main railway station.
Historic houses of Patershol quarter on Leie River, from Vleeshuis brug.
Altar detail in St Nicholas' Church (Sint-Niklaaskerk).
Interior detail of European Parliament building in EU quarter.
Detail of relief at Grand Place.
Popular tourist dining precinct along Rue des Bouchers just off Grand Place.
Polish demonstration in EU quarter (with Berlaymont building in background) against EU's ambitious targets for cutting carbon emissions.
Facade detail of restored 15th-century half-timbered house on Romerberg.
Sculpture at ground-floor restaurant of Commerzbank Tower, Kaiserplatz.
Corner detail of restored 15th-century half-timbered house on Romerberg, with Cathedral (Kaiserdom) tower in background.
Facade of 15th-century step-gabled Romer (old town hall) , with Commerzbank Tower in background and illuminated Christmas tree in foreground.
Girl reading underneath one of four allegorical figures at base of Adam Mickiewicz statue, Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square), Old Town (Stare Miasto).
Detail of statue, with autumn leaves, on tomb at Catholic Powazki Cemetery (Cmentarz Powazkowski).
Two birds sitting by lake in Lazienki Park (Park Lazienkowski).
People paying respect to eminent city dwellers by offering candles at Military Cemetery (Cmentarz Wojskowy) on All Saints' Day.
Woman visiting graves of Home Army (Armia Krajowa) soldiers at Military Cemetery (Cmentarz Wojskowy), with offerings of All Saints' Day candles.
Facade of Royal Castle (Zamek Krolewski) on Castle Square (Plac Zamkowy), with balloons and Polish flags on lamp post in foreground.
Large photographs inside Warsaw Uprising Museum (Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego).
Visitors looking at photographs on exhibit at Warsaw Uprising Museum (Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego).
Detail of portico ceiling and columns at Academy of Athens.
Portico of Academy of Athens main building.
Visitors looking out over Athen's central districts and Lykavittos Hill from Areopagus.
Open-air restaurants in Kydathineon Street, in old district of Plaka.
Kerameikos ancient cemetery.
Diners at open-air cafe on trendy pedestrian Adrianou Street.
Relief depicting one of eight wind figures on Tower of Winds at Roman Agora.
Temple of Hephaestus, Ancient Agora, illuminated at night.
Detail of door at Tom's Garden, Iperidou Street, Plaka.
Bronze-cast bells on display at Museum of Greek Popular Musical Instruments, Plaka.
Steep narrow path in quarter of Anafiotika.
Wall mural on Pireos Street, Gazi district.
Detail of classically-themed fresco above central entrance of Athens University.
Statue of Apollo standing on column by Academy of Athens portico.
Statue of Socrates, with statue of Athena standing on column behind, at Academy of Athens.
Street with Belfry (Belfort) in background.
Old tram signs and boards on display in Tram Museum.
St Paul's Church (Sint-Pauluskerk).
Medieval houses on waterfront promenade of Graslei.
Interior detail of Atomium, built for 1958 World Fair.
Mauricio Chiavarino at work on a new jewellery piece in his Hakuna Matata jewellery boutique, Calle Calatrava 4.
Balthasar Fontana's Room in the Krzysztofory Palace, Krakow City History Museum, Rynek Glowny 35, Old Town.
Sculptural composition carved of salt in the Wieliczka Salt Mine, ul Danilowicza 10, Wieliczka.
Commerzbank Tower, illuminated at night.
Young girl poking her head through "Eros Bendido" bronze sculpture by Igor Mitoraj, Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square), Old Town (Stare Miasto).
Facade detail of St John's Cathedral (Katedra Sw Jana), Old Town (Stare Miasto).
Shops and open-air restaurants on Kydathineon Street, Plaka district.
Relief depicting cross and cat on facade of Church of Egios Eleftherios, Mitropoleos Square.
Detail of the stupa (chedi) at Wat Bowonniwet (commonly known as Wat Bowon), illuminated at night.
Buddha statues in the cloister of Wat Mahathat.
Buddha statues in the cloister of Wat Mahathat.
Hand of the 8m-high 14th-century Buddha statue in the main chapel of Wat Suthat.
Roof detail ofTemple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew).
Chedis (Buddhist reliquaries) in Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) complex.
Oceanografic in the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Av Autopista del Saler.
One of Julio Gonzalez's sculptures in the Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM), Calle Guillem de Castro 118.
Relaxing in front of the Palau de la Musica, Jardines del Turia (Old Turia Ri).
Detail of the giant Gulliver figure in the children's playground, Jardines del Turia (Old Turia Ri).
Cafe de las Horas, Calle Conde de Almodovar 1.
Detail of a falla on display in the Museo Fallero, Plaza Monteolivete 4.
Tour bus passing by the Torres de Quart, Calle Guillem de Castro 92.
Entrance stairs leading up to the Torres de Quart, Calle Guillem de Castro 92.
T-shirts sold in Malasana, Plaza Porxets.
Restaurante Samsha, Plaza Periodista Ros Belda 4.
Restaurante Tastem, Calle Ernesto Ferrer 14.
Manolo dining in his Bar Manolo el del Bombo, Plaza del Valencia Club de Futbo.
Old Synagogue, ul Szeroka 24, Kazimierz.
Antique shop, ul Limanowskiego 25, Podgorze.
Old houses and an open-air cafe on Szeroka Street, ul Szeroka, Kazimierz.
Exhibition of Art of Old Poland in the Bishop Erazm Ciolek Palace, a branch of the National Museum in Krakow, ul Kanonicza 17, Old Town.
Crakow Hostel's sign on the wall in its Gothic house's interior, Rynek Glowny 18, Old Town.
Zelenskis' Drawing Room designed by Stanislaw Wyspianski, in Wyspianski Museum, a branch of the National Museum in Krakow, Szczepanska 11, Old Town.
Princes Czartoryski Museum, ul Sw Jana 19, Old Town.
Princes Czartoryski Museum, ul Sw Jana 19, Old Town.
Galeria Plakatu (Poster Gallery), ul Stolarska 8-10, Old Town.
Galeria Plakatu (Poster Gallery), ul Stolarska 8-10, Old Town.
Wentzl Hotel, Rynek Glowny 19, Old Town.
Gilded Garudas holding Nagas lining the external walls ofTemple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew).
Gilded Garudas holding Nagas lining the external walls ofTemple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew).
Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho.
Painting on door in the northern sanctuary beside the main chapel in Wat Pho.
Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho.
Door detail of Wat Noen Phra Nao.
Facade detail of Wat Noen Phra Nao.
Mural depicting scene from Luang Prabang (Laos) in Wat Noen Phra Nao.
Facade detail of Wat Noen Phra Nao.
Roof detail of Wat Noen Phra Nao.
Facade detail of Wat Noen Phra Nao.
Mural depicting greatest luminaries and geniuses of all times, as seen by Colectivo Simon Bolivar.
Colonial architecture: carved door - Cartagena, Bolivar
Threatened with extinction is the largest American crocodile, the Caiman del Orinoco (Crocodylus intermedius) - Los Llanos.
Seagulls in front of bathing boxes.
Formula One Grand Prix flags on Federation Square with city buildings behind.
Fashion sculpture incorporating floral elements at Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.
Melbourne City Baths built in Edwardian Baroque style.
South Peak, highest peak of Hua Shan sacred mountain.
Portico at entrance to main prayer hall in Dacanglamu Saichi Temple.
Worshippers lighting incense sticks on Baoguo Temple at foothill of Emei Shan sacred Buddha mountain.
Rood detail of pavilion at entrance to Black Dragon Pool Park (Heilongtan Gongyuan) on Lijian's northern edge.
Historic wooden building in Lijiang's old town.
Part of pilgrim's way lined with prayer wheels, encircling Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si)
Not all areas are accessible by road in Venezuela.
A turtle swimming in shallow water - Los Llanos.
Rafting on the Orinoco River - Puerto Ayachucho, Amazonas.
Laguna Mucubaji (lake).
Diablo Danzantes mask - San Francisco de Yare, Miranda State.
An extensive restoration program has brought the town back to its former glory - Puerto Cabello, Carabobo.
A local guide and the falls; Salto Hacha - Canaima, Guayana.
The power of water - Salto Hacha - Canaima, Guayana.
Cultivated fields in the Pieniny Mountains.
Inside Synagaogue in Kazimierz.
"White Lady", a motionless street performer busking in front of the cathedral on the Plaza de Bolivar.
Monument to Antioquian colonists who founded the city.
Market held on Plaza Mayor (main square) with parish church in background.
Boys jumping from bridge in El Rodadero, seaside suburb of Santa Marta.
City centre with south-eastern suburbs visible in background.
Children in costume on village patron saint's day.
Historic building on Pitt Street Mall.
Meet and Guide Temple and Iron Pagoda (Tie Ta) in Park of Iron Pagoda.
Miniature ceramic masks of the dancing devils (diablos danzantes) - San Francisco de Yare, Miranda State.
There are many colourful species of butterflies throughout Venezuela.
Behind the altar the walls have some great creatively designed stained glass windows - Santuario de la Virgen de Coromoto - Guanare, Los Llanos.
Angel Falls (Salto Angel).
The Morrocoy turtle, Los Llanos.
Stalls at El Rastro Sunday flea market.
Detail of Phra Sumen Fort.
Facade detail of the Wat Sungwej School.
Detail of window in the main chapel of Wat Chanasongkhram.
Detail of the main chapel of Wat Chanasongkhram.
Roof detail of a monastic building in Wat Chanasongkhram compound.
Roof detail of a monastic building in Wat Chanasongkhram compound.
Stupa (chedi) at Wat Bowonniwet (commonly known as Wat Bowon).
Stupa (chedi) at Wat Bowonniwet (commonly known as Wat Bowon).
Faithful leaving donations (a coin placed vertically is supposed to bring good luck) at Wat Bowonniwet (commonly known as Wat Bowon).
Street decoration for a religious festival.
Street decoration for a religious festival.
Dragon image at Wat Chanasongkhram.
Detail of a Buddha statue in the main chapel at Wat Chanasongkhram.
Detail of an elephant statue in Wat Chanasongkhram.
Banana fried in syrop sold from a street stall.
Detail of Wat Ratchanatda.
Detail of Wat Ratchanatda.
Detail of the Buddha statue in the Wat Saket.
Food stalls in Khao San Road.
Facade detail of Wat Mahathat.
Roof detail of Wat Mahathat.
Roof detail of Wat Mahathat.
Exotic specialties at food stall at the Chatuchak Weekend Market.
Ice-cream vendor at Chatuchak Weekend Market.
Buddha masks and statues for sale at a craft stall at the Chatuchak Weekend Market.
Buddha mask for sale at a craft stall at the Chatuchak Weekend Market.
Ice-cream stand at the Chatuchak Weekend Market.
Folk music group performing at the Chatuchak Weekend Market.
Buddha masks and statues for sale at a craft stall at the Chatuchak Weekend Market.
Lamps for sale at a craft stall at the Chatuchak Weekend Market.
Lamps for sale at a craft stall at the Chatuchak Weekend Market.
Detail of a door in Wat Suthat.
Detail of a door in Wat Suthat.
Buddha statues in the cloister of Wat Suthat.
Buddha statues in the cloister of Wat Suthat.
Buddha statues in the cloister of Wat Suthat.
Buddha statues in the cloister of Wat Suthat.
Main chapel in Wat Suthat.
Main chapel in Wat Suthat.
Detail of mural in the main chapel of Wat Suthat.
Murals in main chapel of Wat Suthat.
Detail of mural in the main chapel of Wat Suthat.
The 8m-high 14th-century Buddha statue in the main chapel of Wat Suthat.
The 8m-high 14th-century Buddha statue in the main chapel of Wat Suthat.
Faithful in the main chapel of Wat Suthat.
Faithful in the main chapel of Wat Suthat.
Facade detail of the Scripture Hall (Phra Mondop) in Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) complex.
Mythical guardian in Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) complex.
Roof detail of the Royal Pantheon building in Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) complex.
Detail of a gilded kinnaree (half-woman half-bird) in Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) complex.
Mythical guardian supporting a golden chedi (Buddhist reliquary) in Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) complex.
Detail of a gilded kinnaree (half-woman half-bird) in Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) complex.
Detail of mural depicting the Ramakian (the Thai version of the Indian epic, the Ramayana) in the cloister surroundingTemple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew).
Detail of mural depicting the Ramakian (the Thai version of the Indian epic, the Ramayana) in the cloister surroundingTemple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew).
Roof detail ofTemple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew).
Detail of a chedi (Buddhist reliquary) in Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) complex.
Mythical guardians supporting a golden chedi (Buddhist reliquary) in Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) complex.
Buddha statue in front of the Scripture Hall (Phra Mondop) in Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) complex.
Detail of mural depicting the Ramakian (the Thai version of the Indian epic, the Ramayana) in the cloister surroundingTemple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew).
Detail of the head of the Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho.
Gilded Garuda holding Nagas guardingTemple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew).
Roof detail ofTemple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew).
Gilded Garudas holding Nagas lining the external walls ofTemple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew).
Facade detail ofTemple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew).
Window of a chapel in Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) complex.
Door in Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) complex.
Door in Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) complex.
Detail of a door in Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) complex.
Detail of mural depicting the Ramakian (the Thai version of the Indian epic, the Ramayana) in the cloister surroundingTemple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew).
Detail of mural depicting the Ramakian (the Thai version of the Indian epic, the Ramayana) in the cloister surroundingTemple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew).
Detail of mural depicting the Ramakian (the Thai version of the Indian epic, the Ramayana) in the cloister surroundingTemple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew).
Detail of mural depicting the Ramakian (the Thai version of the Indian epic, the Ramayana) in the cloister surroundingTemple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew).
Murals depicting the Ramakian (the Thai version of the Indian epic, the Ramayana) in the cloister surroundingTemple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew).
Murals depicting the Ramakian (the Thai version of the Indian epic, the Ramayana) in the cloister surroundingTemple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew).
Hands of mythical guardians supporting a golden chedi (Buddhist reliquary) in Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) complex.
Roof detail of the Dusit Hall in the Grand Palace complex.
Sculptures at Sala Kaew Ku Sculpture Park.
Amulets for sale at the Amulet Market.
Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho.
Detail of the face of the Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho.
Head of the Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho.
Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho.
Detail of the feet of the Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho.
Detail of mural in the building containing the Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho.
Detail of mural in the building containing the Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho.
Chedis (Buddhist reliquaries) in Wat Pho.
Chedis (Buddhist reliquaries) in Wat Pho.
Painting on door in the northern sanctuary beside the main chapel in Wat Pho.
Buddha statues in the outer cloister surrounding the main chapel in Wat Pho.
Hand of the standing Buddha statue in the eastern sanctuary beside the main chapel in Wat Pho.
Buddha statue in the eastern sanctuary beside the main chapel in Wat Pho.
Detail of the Buddha statue in the eastern sanctuary beside the main chapel in Wat Pho.
Roof detail of the main chapel in Wat Pho.
Roof detail of the main chapel in Wat Pho.
Facade detail of the main chapel in Wat Pho.
Roof detail of the main chapel in Wat Pho.
Buddha statues in the inner cloister surrounding the main chapel in Wat Pho.
Buddha statues in the inner cloister surrounding the main chapel in Wat Pho.
Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho.
Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho.
Mythical guardians supporting Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn).
One of popular open-air bars on Khao San Road.
Crowds Khao San Road.
Crowds Khao San Road.
Exotic food for sale from a stall on Khao San Road.
Open-air bar on Khao San Road.
Main door of the Chinese Temple.
Detail of the main door of the Chinese Temple.
Detail of the main door of the Chinese Temple.
Detail of a door at Wat Lam Deun.
Detail of mural in Wat Pho Chai.
Detail of mural in Wat Pho Chai.
Detail of mural in Wat Pho Chai.
Detail of a door in Wat Pho Chai.
Detail of a door in Wat Pho Chai.
Detail of mural in Wat Pho Chai.
Detail of mural in Wat Pho Chai.
Wat Pho Chai.
Shrine at Wat Pho Chai.
Facade detail of Wat Noen Phra Nao.
Facade detail of Wat Noen Phra Nao.
Door detail of Wat Noen Phra Nao.
Door detail of Wat Noen Phra Nao.
Detail of a sculpture at Sala Kaew Ku Sculpture Park.
Facade detail of Wat Noen Phra Nao.
Facade detail of Wat Noen Phra Nao.
Door detail of Wat Noen Phra Nao.
Sculpture at Sala Kaew Ku Sculpture Park.
Detail of a sculpture at Sala Kaew Ku Sculpture Park.
Sculpture at Sala Kaew Ku Sculpture Park.
Sculptures at Sala Kaew Ku Sculpture Park.
Sculpture at Sala Kaew Ku Sculpture Park.
Plaza of the Tokyo International Forum at night.
Interior of Church of St Augustine (Igreja de Sao Agostinho).
Palacio Gaviria.
Edificio Metropolis.
Teatro Joy Eslava club.
The ornate high altar in the 16th century wooden church at Binarowa near Biecz.
Crafts at the market - Kazimierz Dolny, The Lublin Upland
Colonial architecture: Apartments with balconies along a street - Cartagena, Bolivar
Roof tower of the historic Stadtsparkasse Zentrale building.
Old-fashioned business sign.
Plaque with coat of arms in front of St Nicholas Church.
Neo-Gothic red brick Markisches Museum.
Elaborate vault of New Church of St Philip Neri.
Detail of Patio Andaluz in Parque Rodo.
Lighthouse with street lamp in foreground.
City skyline from Buquebus ferry.
Socialist-Realist bas-relief on facade of Stalinist-era building in Constitution Square.
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Av Autopista del Saler.
Museo de las Ciencias Principe Felipe in the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Av Autopista del Saler.
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Av Autopista del Saler.
Fountain topped with a statue representing the Rio Turia at the Plaza de la Virgen
Fountain topped with a statue representing the Rio Turia at the Plaza de la Virgen
Open-air cafes at the Plaza de la Virgen
Theatre performance during Corpus Christi celebrations at Plaza de la Virgen
Facade glass wall in the Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM), Calle Guillem de Castro 118.
Facade glass wall in the Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM), Calle Guillem de Castro 118.
Exhibition in the Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM), Calle Guillem de Castro 118.
Mercado Central, Plaza del Mercado.
Butcher's stall in the Mercado Central, Plaza del Mercado.
House of the America's Cup and the reflection of a historic bulding, Calle Doctor Juan Jose Domine.
Edificio Veles e Vents built for the America's Cup, Muelle de la Aduana.
Clock tower of the Edificio Reloj, Calle Doctor Juan Jose Domine.
Las Arenas Beach, Paseo Maritimo.
Bioparc, Av Pio Baroja 3.
Bioparc, Av Pio Baroja 3.
Bioparc, Av Pio Baroja 3.
Consulado del Mar in La Lonja, Plaza del Mercado.
Coffered ceiling in the Consulado del Mar in La Lonja, Plaza del Mercado.
La Lonja, Plaza del Mercado.
Soccer match beside the Puente de la Exposicion, Jardines del Turia (Old Turia Ri).
Relaxing in front of the Palau de la Musica, Jardines del Turia (Old Turia Ri).
Museo de Bellas Artes, Calle San Pio V 9.
Museo de Bellas Artes, Calle San Pio V 9.
Museo de Bellas Artes, Calle San Pio V 9.
Patio of the palace of Embassador Vich in the Museo de Bellas Artes, Calle San Pio V 9.
One of the stalls in the Mercado de Russafa
Street market in the Russafa neighbourhood
Omega - beachfront bar of the Neptuno Hotel, Paseo de Neptuno 2.
Reception area in the Purple Nest Hostel, Plaza Tetuan 5.
Bar in the Purple Nest Hostel, Plaza Tetuan 5.
Bar in the Purple Nest Hostel, Plaza Tetuan 5.
Pepita Pulgarcita, Calle Caballeros.
Pepita Pulgarcita, Calle Caballeros.
Sagardi, Calle San Vicente Martir 6.
Envinarte, Calle Serranos 6.
Envinarte, Calle Serranos 6.
Mantequerias Vicente Castillo, Gran Via Marques del Turia 1.
Mantequerias Vicente Castillo, Gran Via Marques del Turia 1.
Mauricio Chiavarino at work on a new jewellery piece in his Hakuna Matata jewellery boutique, Calle Calatrava 4.
Mauricio Chiavarino at work on a new jewellery piece in his Hakuna Matata jewellery boutique, Calle Calatrava 4.
Cafe de las Horas, Calle Conde de Almodovar 1.
Alfresco section of the Cafe-Bar Negrito, Plaza del Negrito.
Alfresco section of the Cafe-Bar Negrito, Plaza del Negrito.
39°27N Bar, Marina Norte.
39°27N Bar, Marina Norte.
Museo Fallero, Plaza Monteolivete 4.
Museo Fallero, Plaza Monteolivete 4.
Galeria La Nave, Calle Nave 25.
Painting on the entrance gate of the Galeria Tomas March, Calle Aparisi y Guijarro 7.
Galeria Tomas March, Calle Aparisi y Guijarro 7.
Fountain in the Jardin de Montforte, Calle Montforte.
Cactus garden in the Jardin Botanico, Calle Quart 80.
Puente de la Exposicion, Jardines del Turia.
Puente de la Exposicion, Jardines del Turia.
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Av Autopista del Saler.
Corpus Christi procession, Centro Historico.
Corpus Christi procession, Centro Historico.
Corpus Christi celebrations, Plaza de la Virgen.
Paella Valenciana, Mercado Central.
Paella Valenciana, Mercado Central.
Detail of the giant Gulliver figure in the children's playground, Jardines del Turia.
Detail of the giant Gulliver figure in the children's playground, Jardines del Turia.
Dolphin show at the Oceanografic in Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Av Autopista del Saler.
Museum de los Soldaditos de Plomo (Toy Soldier Museum), Calle Caballeros 22.
Museum de los Soldaditos de Plomo (Toy Soldier Museum), Calle Caballeros 22.
Dirty Shirt, Calle Alta 32.
Dirty Shirt, Calle Alta 32.
Sant Jaume, Calle Caballeros 51.
Banos del Almirante, Calle Banos del Almirante 3-5.
Banos del Almirante, Calle Banos del Almirante 3-5.
Madame Bugalu, Calle de las Danzas 3.
Bodega Baviera, Calle Corregeria 40.
Private museum in the Bodega Baviera, Calle Corregeria 40.
Cesteria El Globo, Calle Musico Peydro 16.
Cesteria Alemany, Calle Linan 8.
Restaurante Boing Boing, Calle del Conde de Montornes 6.
Restaurante Boing Boing, Calle del Conde de Montornes 6.
Sidreria El Molinon, Calle de la Bolseria 40.
Cafe Lisboa, Plaza Doctor Collado 9.
Cafe Lisboa, Plaza Doctor Collado 9.
Glass ceiling in the Central Post Office, Plaza del Ayuntamiento.
Central Post Office's facade reflected in a car parked in front of it, Plaza del Ayuntamiento.
Detail of the main door's decoration in the Palacio del Marques de Dos Aguas, Calle Poeta Querol 2.
Anadas de Espana, Calle Xativa 3.
Anadas de Espana, Calle Xativa 3.
Malasana, Plaza Porxets.
Sombreros Albero, Calle Xativa 7.
Sombreros Albero, Calle Xativa 7.
Mercado de Colon, Calle Cirilo Amoros.
Abanicos Carbonell, Calle Castellon 21.
Cacao Sampaka, Calle Conde de Salvatierra 19.
Cacao Sampaka, Calle Conde de Salvatierra 19.
Old mirror in Bar Che, Av Reino de Valencia 9.
Fast Good, Gran Via Marques del Turia 26.
Fast Good, Gran Via Marques del Turia 26.
Caroline, Calle Cadiz 25.
Caroline, Calle Cadiz 25.
Cerveceria Maipi, Calle Maestro Jose Serrano 1.
Backstage Russafa, Calle Literato Azorin 1.
Backstage Russafa, Calle Literato Azorin 1.
Exhibition detail in the Museo del Arroz, Calle Rosario 3.
Exhibition detail in the Museo del Arroz, Calle Rosario 3.
Exhibition detail in the Casa-Museo de la Semana Santa Marinera, Calle Rosario 1.
Casa Montana, Calle Jose Benlliure 69.
Casa Montana, Calle Jose Benlliure 69.
Restaurante La Pepica, Paseo de Neptuno 6-8.
Restaurante Tastem, Calle Ernesto Ferrer 14.
Staircase in the Palacio de Congresos, Av Cortes Valencianas 60.
Spabrus, Calle Troya 10.
Spabrus, Calle Troya 10.
Villaplana, Calle Doctor Sanchis Sivera 24.
Villaplana, Calle Doctor Sanchis Sivera 24.
The 1700 stucco plafond in Balthasar Fontana's Room in the Krzysztofory Palace, Krakow City History Museum, Rynek Glowny 35, Old Town.
Archdiocesan Museum, ul Kanonicza 21, Old Town.
Archdiocesan Museum, ul Kanonicza 21, Old Town.
Church of SS Peter and Paul, ul Grodzka 54, Old Town.
Horse-drawn carriage passing by the Church of SS Peter and Paul, ul Grodzka 54, Old Town.
Church of St Andrew, ul Grodzka 54, Old Town.
Church of St Andrew, ul Grodzka 54, Old Town.
Church of St Andrew, ul Grodzka 54, Old Town.
Courtyard of the Collegium Maius, ul Jagiellonska 15, Old Town.
Courtyard of the Collegium Maius, ul Jagiellonska 15, Old Town.
Courtyard of the Collegium Maius, ul Jagiellonska 15, Old Town.
New Jewish Cemetery, ul Miodowa 55, Kazimierz.
New Jewish Cemetery, ul Miodowa 55, Kazimierz.
New Jewish Cemetery, ul Miodowa 55, Kazimierz.
Old Synagogue, ul Szeroka 24, Kazimierz.
Kanonicza Street, one of Krakow's oldest and most beautiful streets, ul Kanonicza, Old Town.
Florianska Street, one of the Old Town's liveliest and busiest streets, ul Florianska, Old Town.
Street performers wandering around Rynek Glowny
Jazz group playing in one of the many open-air cafes at Rynek Glowny
One of the allegorical figures surrounding Adam Mickiewicz statue at Rynek Glowny
Wawel Cathedral, Wawel Hill.
Wawel Cathedral, Wawel Hill.
Isaac's Synagogue, ul Kupa 18, Kazimierz.
Isaac's Synagogue, ul Kupa 18, Kazimierz.
Isaac's Synagogue, ul Kupa 18, Kazimierz.
One of the craft stalls in the Cloth Hall, Rynek Glowny, Old Town.
Cloth Hall, Rynek Glowny, Old Town.
Cloth Hall, Rynek Glowny, Old Town.
Brass band wandering about Podgorze streets
Exhibition of folk art in the Ethnographic Museum, Plac Wolnica 1, Kazimierz.
Exhibition of folk art in the Ethnographic Museum, Plac Wolnica 1, Kazimierz.
Exhibition of painted Easter eggs in the Ethnographic Museum, Plac Wolnica 1, Kazimierz.
Copernicus statue carved of salt in the Wieliczka Salt Mine, ul Danilowicza 10, Wieliczka.
Chapel of the Blessed Kinga in the Wieliczka Salt Mine, ul Danilowicza 10, Wieliczka.
Old houses and open-air cafes on Szeroka Street, ul Szeroka, Kazimierz.
Exhibition of Orthodox Art in the Bishop Erazm Ciolek Palace, a branch of the National Museum in Krakow, ul Kanonicza 17, Old Town.
Old iconostasis in the exhibition of Orthodox Art in the Bishop Erazm Ciolek Palace, a branch of the National Museum in Krakow, ul Kanonicza 17, Old Town.
Courtyard of the Wawel Castle, Wawel Hill.
Courtyard of the Wawel Castle, Wawel Hill.
Antykwariat na Kazimierzu, ul Meiselsa 17, Kazimierz.
Welcoming sign at the entrance to the Goodbye Lenin Hostel, ul Joselewicza 23, Kazimierz.
Lenin's painting in the Goodbye Lenin Hostel, ul Joselewicza 23, Kazimierz.
Door posted with communist posters in the Goodbye Lenin Hostel, ul Joselewicza 23, Kazimierz.
Janusz Muniak Trio playing in the Jazz Club u Muniaka, ul Florianska 3, Old Town.
Janusz Muniak Trio playing in the Jazz Club u Muniaka, ul Florianska 3, Old Town.
Andrzej Mleczko Gallery, ul Sw Jana 14, Old Town.
Andrzej Mleczko Gallery, ul Sw Jana 14, Old Town.
The Saints klezmer music trio playing in Arka Noego Jewish Restaurant, ul Szeroka 2, Kazimierz.
The Saints klezmer music trio playing in Arka Noego Jewish Restaurant, ul Szeroka 2, Kazimierz.
Di Galitzyaner Klezmorim klezmer music trio playing in Arka Noego Jewish Restaurant, ul Szeroka 2, Kazimierz.
Church of St Adalbert at the Rynek Glowny
Chlopskie Jadlo Restaurant, ul Sw Agnieszki 1, Stradom.
Chlopskie Jadlo Restaurant, ul Sw Agnieszki 1, Stradom.
Remuh Synagogue, ul Szeroka 40, Kazimierz.
Cyrano de Bergerac Restaurant, ul Slawkowska 26, Old Town.
Old interior decoration in the Hippolit House, a branch of Krakow City History Museum, Plac Mariacki 3, Old Town.
Old interior decoration in the Hippolit House, a branch of Krakow City History Museum, Plac Mariacki 3, Old Town.
Entrance gate of Le Scandale, Plac Nowy 9, Kazimierz.
Sign on the facade of the former Oscar Schindler's Enamelware Factory, ul Lipowa 4, Podgorze.
Propaganda, ul Miodowa 20, Kazimierz.
Propaganda, ul Miodowa 20, Kazimierz.
Sakana Sushi Bar, Slawkowska 5/7, Old Town.
Remuh Synagogue, ul Szeroka 40, Kazimierz.
Sakana Sushi Bar, Slawkowska 5/7, Old Town.
Starmach Gallery, ul Wegierska 5, Podgorze.
Starmach Gallery, ul Wegierska 5, Podgorze.
Wentzl Restaurant, Rynek Glowny 19, Old Town.
Wentzl Restaurant, Rynek Glowny 19, Old Town.
Feliks Manggha Jasienski's Room, in Wyspianski Museum, a branch of the National Museum in Krakow, Szczepanska 11, Old Town.
Krosno, Plac Mariacki 1, Old Town.
Krosno, Plac Mariacki 1, Old Town.
Labirynt No 2 Art Gallery, ul Jozefa 15, Kazimierz.
Metropolitan, Slawkowska 3, Old Town.
Princes Czartoryski Museum, ul Sw Jana 19, Old Town.
Princes Czartoryski Museum, ul Sw Jana 19, Old Town.
Adam Mickiewicz statue, with St Mary's Church in the background, Rynek Glowny, Old Town.
Blazko Jewellery Art Gallery, ul Jozefa 11, Kazimierz.
Blazko Jewellery Art Gallery, ul Jozefa 11, Kazimierz.
Sunday flea market beside Hala Targowa, ul Grzegorzecka.
Sunday flea market beside Hala Targowa, ul Grzegorzecka.
Galeria Bukowski, ul Sienna 1, Old Town.
Galeria Bukowski, ul Sienna 1, Old Town.
Klezmer Hois, ul Szeroka 6, Kazimierz.
Wall painting in Nathan's Villa Hostel, ul Sw Agnieszki 1, Stradom.
Wall painting in Nathan's Villa Hostel, ul Sw Agnieszki 1, Stradom.
Remuh Cemetery, ul Szeroka 40, Kazimierz.
Remuh Cemetery, ul Szeroka 40, Kazimierz.
Facade detail of Slowacki Theatre, Plac Sw Ducha 4, Old Town.
Empik Megastore, Rynek Glowny 5, Old Town.
Crowd in front of Empik Megastore, Rynek Glowny 5, Old Town.
Florian Gate, ul Florianska, Old Town.
Galeria Krakowska, ul Pawia.
Galeria Krakowska, ul Pawia.
Ksiegarnia Hetmanska, Rynek Glowny 17, Old Town.
Ksiegarnia Hetmanska, Rynek Glowny 17, Old Town.
Miod Malina, ul Grodzka 40, Old Town.
Smak Ukrainski, ul Kanonicza 15, Old Town.
St Mary's Church, Rynek Glowny, Old Town.
St Mary's Church, Rynek Glowny, Old Town.
St Mary's Church, Rynek Glowny, Old Town.
Austeria Bookshop, ul Jozefa 38, Kazimierz.
Pharmacy under the Eagle, Plac Bohaterow Getta 18, Podgorz.
Pharmacy under the Eagle, Plac Bohaterow Getta 18, Podgorz.
Singer Cafe, ul Estery 20, Kazimierz.
Singer Cafe, ul Estery 20, Kazimierz.
Singer Cafe, ul Estery 20, Kazimierz.
U Babci Maliny, ul Slawkowska 17, Old Town.
Wentzl Hotel, Rynek Glowny 19, Old Town.
Wentzl Hotel, Rynek Glowny 19, Old Town.
Bar Plaza Dorrego, Defensa 1098, San Telmo.
Part of sign on Faena Hotel and Universe, Salotti 445, Puerto Madero.
Edificio Republica on left and Torre Fortabat on right.
Entrance to Caffe Florian.
Mosaic detail, Armenian church.
Ferri (gondola bow-prongs).
Window in building of Casa-Museu Gaudi.
Parterre Gardens in Parque del Buen Retiro.
Portrait of girl in small village of Piacoa, southern edge of Delta del Orinoco.
Posters on a wall, Bellavista district.
Red-painted mime artist performing outside the cathedral on Plaza des Armas.
Highrises at sunset.
Ornate chorten (stupa) at Guomari Si (Gomar Monastery).
Bell tower of cemetery chapel.
Facade detail of Haas-Haus.
Votive Church (Votivkirche) vault interior.
Zlote Tarasy (Golden Terraces) new shopping-office complex.
Two men walking by shadow of Jama Masjid minaret.
Detail of pulpit inside Iglesia de la Merced.
Many of the historic Colonial houses in Caracas have been replaced by futuristic plain glass sky scrapers
Mosaics in Basilica di San Marco.
Salone da Ballo in Ca' Rezzonico.
Cloister detail of the Chiesa di San Francesco della Vigna.
Glass roof over main hall of Museo de Bellas Artes.
Monument to composer Jean Sibelius.
Granite giants carrying round lamps guarding main entrance of Central Railway Station.
Facade detail of a Jugendstil residential building on Katajanokka Island.
Granite giant carrying round lamps guarding main entrance of Central Railway Station.
Golden cupola of Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral .
Granite giants carrying round lamps guarding main entrance of Central Railway Station.
Detail of statue in Kaisaniemi Park.
Entrance detail of 1900 'Aleksi' building.
The Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art.
Parliament House.
Decorative detail on facade of a Jugendstil residential building.
Detail of entrance door of Finnish National Theatre (Suomen Kansallisteatteri).
Shop selling tapestry items.
Belfry (Belfort) at Markt.
City skyline.
Textiles at the Artesan's Market in La Paz
Beach on Caribbean Coast.
Colonial door handles in Caracas
Cathedral of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal).
Begijnhof (Beguinage).
Facade of Cathedral of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal).
Facades of old gabled townhouses reflected in canal.
15th-century engraved copper plate in St Jacob's Church (Sint-Jakobskerk).
Statue atop entrance gate of St Paul's Church (Sint-Pauluskerk).
Tourist boat on central canal.
Gothic Hall (Gotische Zaal) in Town Hall (Stadhuis) at Burg.
Horse-drawn carriage at Markt.
Facade detail of St Charles Borromeo's Church (Sint-Carolus Borromeuskerk).
Tourist boat on canal.
Brabo Fountain in middle of Grote Markt.
Tourist boats on canal.
Old Shop on Grote Goddaard in historic centre.
Brabo Fountain in middle of Grote Markt, with Renaissance-style guildhalls in background.
Facade detail of Palace of Liberty of Bruges (Brugse Vrije) at Burg.
Bird's eye view over townhouses on Markt from Belfry (Belfort).
Tourist boat on canal.
Historic houses lining canal.
Old houses on one of the central canals at night.
Facade detail of Provincial Palace (Provinciaal Hof) on Markt.
Stained-glass window in Gothic Hall (Gotische Zaal) in Town Hall (Stadhuis) at Burg.
Horse-drawn carriage at Markt.
17th-century tomb slab in floor of Cathedral of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal).
Renaissance-style guildhalls on Grote Markt.
Group of allegorical statues designed by Stefaan Depuydt and Livia Canestraro at 't Zand.
Bird's eye view over city roofs from Belfry (Belfort).
Old houses on one of the central canals at night.
Tourist boat on canal.
Stoelstraat, old winding street in historic centre.
Cathedral of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal).
Facade detail of historic building.
Vault in Carmelite Church (Kerk van de Brugse Karmelieten).
Detail of pulpit in St Paul's Church (Sint-Pauluskerk).
Jan Blom Straat at night.
Shop on Hofstraat in historic centre.
Old gabled townhouses at Braambergstraat.
Vault in St Paul's Church (Sint-Pauluskerk).
Cathedral of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal).
Tourist boats on one of the central canals.
Old timber houses at Hof Arents.
St Paul's Church (Sint-Pauluskerk).
Old houses on one of the central canals at night.
Tourist boats on one of the central canals.
Interior detail of St Paul's Church (Sint-Pauluskerk).
Free concert at Markt.
Old gabled townhouses at Braambergstraat.
Quirky statue at outdoor table of Marinade Bistrant at Zirkstraat.
Detail of stained-glass window in St Andrew's Church (Sint-Andrieskerk).
Begijnhof (Beguinage).
Central street at night.
Facade detail of Cathedral of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal).
Statues atop entrance gate of St Paul's Church (Sint-Pauluskerk).
Bird's eye view over city roofs from Belfry (Belfort).
Old town houses on Markt at night.
Tourist boats on canal.
Cathedral of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal).
Stained-glass window in Basilica of Holy Blood (Basiliek van het Heilig Bloed) at Burg.
Old houses canal at night.
Old gabled townhouses with open-air restaurants at Markt.
Facade detail of Cathedral of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal).
Souvenir lace for sale.
Historic houses lining canal.
Old houses on canal at night.
Brabo Fountain in middle of Grote Markt.
Bourla Theatre (Bourlaschouwburg) at Komedieplaats.
Detail of stained-glass window in Cathedral of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal).
Bird's eye view over city roofs from Belfry (Belfort).
Old houses on canal at night.
Detail of stained-glass window in St Andrew's Church (Sint-Andrieskerk).
Belfry (Belfort) at Markt.
Painted dome ceiling in foyer of Bourla Theatre (Bourlaschouwburg) at Komedieplaats.
Interior detail of St Paul's Church (Sint-Pauluskerk).
Monument for Souls in Purgatory in St Andrew's Church (Sint-Andrieskerk).
Detail of stained-glass window in Cathedral of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal).
Brabo Fountain in middle of Grote Markt.
Cathedral of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal).
Statue of Rubens at Groenplaats, with bell tower of Cathedral of Our Lady in background.
Detail of courtyard facade of Rubens' House (Rubenshuis), Wapper.
Hoofdkerk Straat old cobbled street in historic centre.
Stained-glass window in St Saviour's Cathedral (Sint-Salvatorskathedraal).
Stained-glass window in Cathedral of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal).
Facade detail of historic building at Markt.
Detail of monument at Eiermarkt.
15th-century engraved copper plate in St Jacob's Church (Sint-Jakobskerk).
Group of allegorical statues designed by Stefaan Depuydt and Livia Canestraro at 't Zand.
16th-century polychrome walnut statue of Our Lady of Antwerp in Cathedral of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal).
Church of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk).
Statue of Lange Wapper in front of Steen medieval castle.
Detail of old altarpiece in Cathedral of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal).
Facades of old gabled townhouses reflected in canal.
Stained-glass window in St Saviour's Cathedral (Sint-Salvatorskathedraal).
Vault in Cathedral of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal).
Facade detail of Palace of Liberty of Bruges (Brugse Vrije) at Burg.
Painted dome ceiling in foyer of Bourla Theatre (Bourlaschouwburg) at Komedieplaats.
Tourist boats on canal.
Old houses on canal at night.
Church of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk).
Painted dome ceiling in foyer of Bourla Theatre (Bourlaschouwburg) at Komedieplaats.
Facade detail of old gabled townhouse on Sint-Annarei.
St Andrew's Church (Sint-Andrieskerk).
Detail of wall paintings in Oratorio di Santa Cecilia.
Cloister in Basilica di Santo Stefano.
Cloister of Basilica di San Domenico.
Facade detail of Basilica di San Domenico
Tower of Chiesa di San Nicolo degli Albari at Via Guglielmo Oberdan.
Basilica di San Petronio.
Chiesa di San Bartolomeo from top of Asinelli Tower.
Detail of Neptune's Fountain (Fontana del Nettuno) at Piazza del Nettuno.
Arcaded building on Piazza Santo Stefano.
Open-air restaurant on Via Battibecco.
Facade detail of Basilica di San Domenico
Detail of 16th-century frescoes covering ceiling and walls of Moses' Room in Museo di Palazzo Poggi.
Le Due Torri (The Two Towers) at Piazza di Porta Ravegnana.
Le Due Torri (The Two Towers) at Piazza di Porta Ravegnana.
Basilica di San Domenico from its cloister.
Detail of sculptural composition at Scalinata del Pincio at entrance to Parco della Montagnola.
Historic building on Via dell'Inferno.
Chiesa dei Santi Vitale e Agricola in Basilica di Santo Stefano.
Facade detail of Basilica di San Domenico
Old arcaded houses at Via Zamboni.
Historic building on Via dell'Inferno.
Epitaph detail in Basilica di San Domenico.
Chiesa del Martyrium in Basilica di Santo Stefano.
Roofs of historic centre from top of Asinelli Tower.
Arcaded walkway on Via Farini.
Open-air restaurant on Via Battibecco.
Altarpiece in Cappella di Santa Maria Egiziaca in Chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore.
Roofs of historic centre (including Chiesa di San Bartolomeo) from top of Asinelli Tower.
Relief above entrance door of Chiesa di San Nicolo degli Albari at Via Guglielmo Oberdan.
Cloister in Basilica di Santo Stefano.
Roofs of historic centre from top of Asinelli Tower.
City bus on Via Marsili.
Colonnaded buildings on Via Valdonica.
Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral (Tuomiokirkko).
Granite giants carrying round lamps guarding main entrance of Central Railway Station.
Entrance doors of Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art.
Detail of relief decoration on facade of Finnish National Theatre (Suomen Kansallisteatteri).
Parliament House.
Souvenir shop.
Decorative details on facade of Pohjola Insurance Company building.
Detail of open-air section of Savotta Restaurant.
Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral (Tuomiokirkko).
Detail of monument to Finnish actress Ida Aalberg.
Relief entitled 'Peter's Draught of Fish' (1951) by Carl Wilhelms.
Vintage tram on display in Tram Museum.
Interior detail of Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral .
Temppeliaukio Church ('Rock Church').
Facade detail of a Jugendstil residential building on Katajanokka Island.
Detail of monument to composer Jean Sibelius, designed by Eila Hiltunen.
Interior of Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral .
Golden cupolas of Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral .
Granite giants carrying round lamps guarding main entrance of Central Railway Station.
Detail of 'The Three Smiths' sculpture.
'The Three Smiths' sculpture.
'La Chaine' sculpture in main hall of City Hall.
Main room in Burgher's House.
Vintage tram on display in Tram Museum.
Decorative detail on facade of Pohjola Insurance Company building.
'The Three Smiths' sculpture.
Decorative detail on facade of Pohjola Insurance Company building.
Door detail of a Jugendstil residential building on Katajanokka Island.
Decorative detail on facade of Pohjola Insurance Company building.
Interior of Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral .
Cafe sign in Kaisaniemi Botanical Gardens.
Facade detail of a Jugendstil residential building on Katajanokka Island.
'La Chaine' sculpture in main hall of City Hall.
Detail of 'The Three Smiths' sculpture.
Interior of Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral .
Facade detail of a Jugendstil residential building on Katajanokka Island.
Detail of monument to composer Jean Sibelius, designed by Eila Hiltunen.
Door detail of a Jugendstil residential building on Katajanokka Island.
Vault in St Nicholas' Church (Sint-Niklaaskerk).
Detail of relief at Grand Place.
Facade detail of historic building at Grand Place.
Vault detail of Eglise Notre-Dame de la Chapelle.
Facade detail of Town Hall (Stadhuis).
St Nicholas' Church (Sint-Niklaaskerk) seen through trolleybus wires.
Delirium Cafe.
Facade of Berlaymont building in EU quarter.
Medieval houses on waterfront promenade of Graslei.
Detail of the Atomium.
Open-air cafe at Grand Place.
Vault detail of Eglise Notre-Dame de la Chapelle.
Medieval houses on waterfront promenade of Graslei.
Detail of the Atomium.
Atomium reflected in windows of nearby office building.
Chocolate shop in Galerie de la Reine.
Dexia Tower near Gare du Nord.
Belfry of St Bavo's Cathedral (Sint-Baafskathedraal).
Comic mural at Rue de Bon Secours.
Historic houses and open-air cafes at Vrijdagmarkt.
Medieval houses on waterfront promenade of Graslei.
Facade detail of Art-Nouveau Van Eetvelde townhouse at Avenue Palmerston.
Medieval houses on waterfront promenade of Graslei.
Interior detail of European Parliament building in EU quarter.
Vault in St Nicholas' Church (Sint-Niklaaskerk).
Medieval houses on waterfront promenade of Graslei.
The Atomium.
The lively pedestrian Langemunt.
Entrance to Delirium Cafe.
Detail of stained-glass window in St Michael's Church (Sint-Michielskerk).
Grand Place.
Relief on wall of Town Hall (Hotel de Ville) at Grand Place.
Statue of Jacob Van Artevelde in middle of Vrijdagmarkt.
Walking inside tube of the Atomium.
Chocolate shop in Galerie de la Reine.
Popular tourist dining precinct along Rue des Bouchers just off Grand Place.
Detail of relief at Grand Place.
Graffiti on Rue des Chandeliers.
Cafe de BXL.
The Atomium.
Detail of the Atomium.
Comic mural at Rue du Marche au Charbon.
Medieval houses on waterfront promenade of Graslei.
Main hall of Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts.
Open-air cafe in Galerie de la Reine.
Berlaymont building reflected in windows of European Council building (Justus Lipsus) in EU quarter.
Halles Saint-Gery art gallery.
Detail of stained-glass window in Basilique Nacionale du Sacre-Coeur in Koekelberg.
Dexia Tower near Gare du Nord.
Halles Saint-Gery art gallery.
Painting by Hieronymus Bosch in Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts.
Interior of Cathedrale des Sts Michel and Gudule.
Medieval houses on waterfront promenade of Graslei.
Statue in St Nicholas' Church (Sint-Niklaaskerk).
Waterfront houses and canal tour boat, as seen from Grasbrug.
Belgacom building.
Statue in St Nicholas' Church (Sint-Niklaaskerk).
Detail of gate in Brussels' Town Hall (Hotel de Ville de Bruxelles).
Walking inside tube of the Atomium.
Detail of door at Grand Place.
Mini-Europe Park from Atomium.
La Rose Blanche Restaurant at Grand Place.
Detail of stained-glass window in St Bavo's Cathedral (Sint-Baafskathedraal).
Magritte Museum in renovation.
Detail of European Parliament building in EU quarter.
Medieval houses on waterfront promenade of Graslei.
Walking inside tube of the Atomium.
Popular tourist dining precinct along Rue des Bouchers just off Grand Place.
Popular tourist dining precinct along Rue des Bouchers just off Grand Place.
Facade detail of Art-Nouveau Van Eetvelde townhouse at Avenue Palmerston.
Saint's statue in St Bavo's Cathedral (Sint-Baafskathedraal).
Interior of St Michael's Church (Sint-Michielskerk).
Open-air cafe at Grand Place.
Facade detail of medieval house on Burgstraat.
Detail of stained-glass window in Basilique Nacionale du Sacre-Coeur in Koekelberg.
Main hall of Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts.
Comic mural around central street.
Facade of medieval house on Burgstraat.
The Ghent Belfry (Belfort).
Detail of the Atomium.
Staircase in Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts.
Medieval houses on waterfront promenade of Graslei.
Medieval houses on waterfront promenade of Graslei.
Chocolate shop in Galerie de la Reine.
Interior detail of European Parliament building in EU quarter.
Medieval houses on waterfront promenade of Graslei.
People relaxing on waterfront promenade of Graslei.
Interior detail of Basilique Nacionale du Sacre-Coeur in Koekelberg.
Vault in St Nicholas' Church (Sint-Niklaaskerk).
Facade detail of restored 15th-century half-timbered house on Romerberg.
Detail of giant "Euro" sculpture in front of Eurotower, home to European Central Bank, Willy-Brandt-Platz.
Sculpture of aeroplane at ground-floor restaurant of Commerzbank Tower, Kaiserplatz.
Ground-floor restaurant in Commerzbank Tower, Kaiserplatz.
Foyer in Commerzbank Tower, Kaiserplatz.
Entrance to Commerzbank Tower, Kaiserplatz.
Skull detail on 17th-century tombstone on external wall of St Catherine's Church (St Katharinekirche), Hauptwache.
Pretzels at stall on Romerberg.
"Font of Justice" fountain (Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen) central sculpture in middle of Romerberg, with facade detail of Romer (town hall) in background.
Christmas stall on Romerberg during Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Fair).
Facade detail of restored 15th-century half-timbered house on Romerberg.
Stained glass window in St Nicholas Church (Alte Nikolaikirche) on Romerberg.
Merry-go-round horses on Romerberg during Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Fair).
Sculpture detail on "Font of Justice" fountain (Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen) in middle of Romerberg.
Detail of Gothic triptych in Cathedral (Kaiserdom).
Scuplture detail from Gothic tombstone in transept of Cathedral (Kaiserdom).
Knight sculpture detail from Gothic tombstone in transept of Cathedral (Kaiserdom).
Roof detail of St Leonhard's Church (St Leonhardskirche), Alstadt.
Detail of Gothic triptych in St Leonhard's Church (St Leonhardskirche).
Gothic altarpiece in high altar of St Leonhard's Church (St Leonhardskirche).
Gothic vault detail in St Leonhard's Church (St Leonhardskirche).
Facade of 15th-century step-gabled Romer (old town hall) during Christmas season.
Detail of restored 15th-century half-timbered houses on Romerberg under evening sky.
Corner detail of restored 15th-century half-timbered house on Romerberg.
Restored historic house facades on Romerberg.
Couple kissing on bench during autumn in Lazienki Park (Park Lazienkowski).
Restored 15th-century half-timbered house facades on Romerberg.
Restored 15th-century half-timbered houses on Romerberg.
Restored 15th-century half-timbered houses on Romerberg.
Detail of illuminated "Euro" sculpture in front of Eurotower, home to European Central Bank, Willy-Brandt-Platz.
Independence Day banners and Polish national flags decorating Florianska Street, Old Town (Stare Miasto).
Restored 15th-century half-timbered houses on Romerberg.
Facade detail of historic building on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square), Old Town (Stare Miasto).
Detail of illuminated "Euro" sculpture in front of Eurotower, home to European Central Bank, Willy-Brandt-Platz.
Diners at open-air cafe on Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square), Old Town (Stare Miasto).
Pedestrians walking along busy Florianska Street, Old Town (Stare Miasto).
Outdoor art gallery adjacent to Florian Gate, Old Town (Stare Miasto).
Detail of Jerusalem Triptych (Tryptyk Jerozolimski), created Mariusz Drapikowski, on temporary display in Church of the Saviour (Kosciol Zbawiciela), Plac Zbawiciela.
Chopin Monument (Pomnik Chopina) in Lazienki Park (Park Lazienkowski).
Detail of Chopin Monument (Pomnik Chopina) in Lazienki Park (Park Lazienkowski).
Chopin Monument (Pomnik Chopina) in Lazienki Park (Park Lazienkowski).
Couple sitting on bench together during autumn in Lazienki Park (Park Lazienkowski).
Fallen autumn leaves in Lazienki Park (Park Lazienkowski).
Hand sculpture on tomb of film director Krzysztof Kieslowski at Catholic Powazki Cemetery (Cmentarz Powazkowski).
Hand sculpture on tomb of film director Krzysztof Kieslowski at Catholic Powazki Cemetery (Cmentarz Powazkowski).
Autumn leaves on tomb of film director Krzysztof Kieslowski at Catholic Powazki Cemetery (Cmentarz Powazkowski).
Detail of angel statue on tomb at Catholic Powazki Cemetery (Cmentarz Powazkowski).
Crosses on tombs of World War I soldiers at Military Cemetery (Cmentarz Wojskowy).
Abandoned tomb surrounded by autumn leaves at Catholic Powazki Cemetery (Cmentarz Powazkowski).
Detail of tomb with fresh flowers at Catholic Powazki Cemetery (Cmentarz Powazkowski).
People paying respect to eminent city dwellers by offering candles at Military Cemetery (Cmentarz Wojskowy) on All Saints' Day.
Katyn Cross at Military Cemetery (Cmentarz Wojskowy), with people gathered for All Saints' Day.
Dilapidated old gravestones at the Jewish Cemetery (Cmentarz Zydowski)
Dilapidated old gravestones at Jewish Cemetery (Cmentarz Zydowski) in autumn.
Woman walking along path through dilapidated old gravestones at Jewish Cemetery (Cmentarz Zydowski) in autumn.
Dilapidated old gravestones at Jewish Cemetery (Cmentarz Zydowski) in autumn.
Dilapidated old gravestones at Jewish Cemetery (Cmentarz Zydowski) in autumn.
Crosses on tombs of Home Army (Armia Krajowa) soldiers at Military Cemetery (Cmentarz Wojskowy), with offerings of All Saints' Day candles.
Tomb detail of Home Army (Armia Krajowa) soldiers at Military Cemetery (Cmentarz Wojskowy), with offerings of All Saints' Day candles.
Flags for sale during Independence Day celebrations.
Guard posted at statue of Pilsudski during Independence Day celebrations at Plac Pilsudskiego.
Flags for sale during Independence Day celebrations.
Facade of St Anne's Church (Kosciol Sw Anny) reflected in vintage car.
Tower of Royal Castle (Zamek Krolewski) on Castle Square (Plac Zamkowy).
Facade detail of St John's Cathedral (Katedra Sw Jana), Old Town (Stare Miasto).
Facade detail of St John's Cathedral (Katedra Sw Jana), Old Town (Stare Miasto).
Gothic vault in St John's Cathedral (Katedra Sw Jana).
Facades of Jesuit Church (Kosciol Jezuitow, left) and St John's Cathedral (Katedra Sw Jana), Old Town (Stare Miasto), at night.
Gothic vault in St John's Cathedral (Katedra Sw Jana).
Detail of organ in St Anne's Church (Kosciol Sw Anny).
Visitors looking at display in Warsaw Uprising Museum (Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego).
Independence Day street decorations at Nowy Swiat.
Monument to Nicolaus Copernicus (Pomnik Mikolaja Kopernika), Krakowskie Przedmiescie.
Lamp post and Monument to Nicolaus Copernicus (Pomnik Mikolaja Kopernika), Krakowskie Przedmiescie, framed by stone arch.
Detail of Monument to Nicolaus Copernicus (Pomnik Mikolaja Kopernika), Krakowskie Przedmiescie.
Detail of Polish eagle over main entry gate to Warsaw University (Uniwersytet Warszawski).
Church of the Nuns of the Visitation (Kosciol Wizytek) facade, Krakowskie Przedmiescie.
Detail of Monument to Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, Krakowskie Przedmiescie.
Facade detail of Jesuit Church (Kosciol Jezuitow), Old Town (Stare Miasto).
Advertisement column in front of 2 Fashion House Hotel, Omonia Square.
Detail of portico ceiling at Academy of Athens.
Statue of Athena standing on column by Academy of Athens portico.
Statue of Apollo standing on column by Academy of Athens portico.
Detail of wrought-iron fence at Numismatic Museum.
Changing of presidential guard in front of Parliament Building, Syntagma Square.
Changing of presidential guard in front of Parliament Building, Syntagma Square.
Church of the Holy Apostles of Solakis as seen from Areopagus.
Visitors looking out over Athen's central districts and Lykavittos Hill from Areopagus.
Typical Greek spirits, with ouzo filling top shelf, in bottle shop on Adrianou Street.
Replica antique sculptures, including busts and columns, for sale in shop on Adrianou Street.
Diners at open-air cafe in Kydathineon Street, in old district of Plaka
Presidential guards (evzones) in ceremonial uniform marching for change of guard at Parliament Building, Syntagma Square.
Presidential guards (evzones) in ceremonial uniform marching for change of guard at Parliament Building, Syntagma Square.
Gate of Athena Archegetis at Roman Agora, with Church of Panagia Grigoroussa, Taxiarhon and Fanouriou in background.
Diners at open-air restaurant in Mnisikleous Street, in old district of Plaka.
Meat stall at Athens Central Market.
Mosaic detail in porch of Church of Kapnikarea, Monastiraki district.
Changing of presidential guard in front of Parliament Building, Syntagma Square.
Changing of presidential guard in front of Parliament Building, Syntagma Square.
Courtyard of Zappeio Palace.
Woman walking through Prytaniou Street in historic Plaka district.
Iconostasis (altar wall) in Church of Agios Nicholas Rangavas, Plaka district.
Massive Doric columns on Parthenon, central structure of Acropolis.
Detail of massive Doric columns on Parthenon, central structure of Acropolis.
Visitors looking out over city of Athens and Lykavittos Hill from Acropolis.
Detail of columns on Erechtheion ruins, at Acropolis.
Visitors looking out over city of Athens from rocky outcrop of Areopagus.
Church of the Holy Apostles of Solakis architectural detail, Ancient Agora.
Faded wall painting in Church of the Holy Apostles of Solakis, Ancient Agora.
Mosaic on floor in Church of the Holy Apostles of Solakis, Ancient Agora.
Church of the Holy Apostles of Solakis interior, Ancient Agora.
Faded wall paintings in Church of the Holy Apostles of Solakis, Ancient Agora.
Temple of Hephaestus, Ancient Agora.
Temple of Hephaestus, Ancient Agora.
Kerameikos ancient cemetery.
People walking by open-air cafes on trendy pedestrian Adrianou Street.
Antique columns at Hadrian's Library, Monastiraki district.
Hadrian's Library, with woman photographing ancient columns, Monastiraki district.
Facade of Tzisdaraki Mosque, today home to Museum of Greek Folk Art, Monastiraki district.
Facade detail of bric-a-brac and curios shop in Plaka district.
Detail of Gate of Athena Archegetis at Roman Agora, with Church of Panagia Grigoroussa, Taxiarhon and Fanouriou in background.
Detail of Gate of Athena Archegetis at Roman Agora, with Church of Panagia Grigoroussa, Taxiarhon and Fanouriou in background.
Church of Panagia Grigoroussa, Taxiarhon and Fanouriou.
Relief depicting one of eight wind figures on Tower of Winds at Roman Agora.
Fragments of antique columns at Roman Agora.
Cat sleeping on ancient column at Roman Agora.
Detail of steel arches forming "The Agora" walkway tunnel at Athens Olympic Sports Complex.
Steel arches forming "The Agora" walkway tunnel at Athens Olympic Sports Complex.
Steel arches forming "The Agora" walkway tunnel at Athens Olympic Sports Complex.
Open-air cafe on Lykavittos Hill looking out over city of Athens.
Open-air cafe on Lykavittos Hill looking out over city of Athens.
Crosses atop Chapel of Agios Georgios, on Lykavittos Hill.
Paintings and mannequins at Tom's Garden, Iperidou Street, Plaka.
Mural at Tom's Garden, Iperidou Street, Plaka.
Facade detail of Tom's Garden, Iperidou Street, Plaka.
Detail of lute on display at Museum of Greek Popular Musical Instruments, Plaka.
Couple walking by open-air cafes on Kydathineon Street, in old district of Plaka.
Diners at open-air cafe on Kydathineon Street, in old district of Plaka.
Gate of Athena Archegetis column detail at Roman Agora, with Church of Panagia Grigoroussa, Taxiarhon and Fanouriou in background.
Gate of Athena Archegetis column detail at Roman Agora, with Church of Panagia Grigoroussa, Taxiarhon and Fanouriou in background.
Tourists browsing at souvenir shop.
Open-air cafe on Thrasyvoulou Street in old quarter of Plaka.
Diners at open-air restaurant on Mnisikleous Street in old quarter of Plaka.
Black cat walking through steep narrow path in quarter of Anafiotika.
Cat walking through steep narrow path in quarter of Anafiotika.
Detail of old gas tank in gasworks complex converted into Technopolis cultural centre, Gazi district.
Wall mural on Pireos Street, Gazi district.
Woman standing in front of wall mural on Pireos Street, Gazi district.
Woman standing in front of wall mural on Pireos Street, Gazi district.
Detail of surviving columns on Temple of Olympian Zeus.
Hadrian's Arch illuminated at night.
Dome of Church of Agia Ekaterini illuminated at night, Plaka district.
Shelves filled with bottles at Brettos Bar, Plaka district.
Relief on facade of Church of Egios Eleftherios, Mitropoleos Square.
Mosaic detail in Church of Kapnikarea porch, Kapnikareas Square.
Dome and architectural detail of Church of Kapnikarea, Kapnikareas Square, illuminated at night.
Detail of classically-themed fresco above central entrance of Athens University.
Roof decoration detail of Academy of Athens.
Statue of Plato, with statue of Athena standing on column behind, at Academy of Athens.
Central entrance of Athens University, with classically-themed fresco.
Central entrance of Athens University, with classically-themed fresco.
Church of Agios Georgios of the Rock roof, looking out over city and Lykavittos Hill.
Diners at open-air cafe on Thrasyvoulou Street in old district of Plaka.
Salto Kama (Kama Falls) in the grassy highlands of La Gran Sabana, Guayana.
Closer detail of the Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus), a close relative of the alligator.
Site of the alleged appearance of the Virgin in 1652 before the chief of the Cospes Indians - Santuario de la Virgen de Coromoto - Guanare, Los Llanos.
Casa de las Virtudes, near Buena Vista on the Paraguana Peninsula.
Bird's eye view over townhouses on Markt from Belfry (Belfort).
Aqua Vita Medical Spa, Arenales 1965, Recoleta.
Vincon.
Bar Dada, San Martin 941, Retiro.
Facade detail of the Hotel Omm.
Fish stall at Mercat de Santa Caterina.
CaixaForum.
Alexandra Suspension Bridge, Cataract Gorge.
Bar 6, Armenia 1676, Palermo Viejo.
Three girls in front of mural.
Mango fashion store.
Opulent historic building on Plaza de Espana.
50m-high Kama Falls on Kama River.
Hotel 1898.
National Library (Biblioteca Nacional), Recoleta.
Palau del Baro de Quadras.
Stained glass window in Masonic Lodge.
Peaks of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
San Clemente Palace.
Casa Batllo.
Confiteria Richmond, Florida 468, Microcentro.
One of the towers of the Renaissance castle - Krasiczyn, Carpathian Foothills
Sunset over ocean.
Museu Picasso.
Carved detail for sale at Mercado de San Alejo flea market.
Statues in antique shop.
Padlocks for sale at street stall.
Tombs at Cementerio General, Av Baptista.
Busker, Riva degli Schiavoni.
Bottles of Estrella beer.
Jizo statuette beside Senso-ji Temple.
Detail of main door of Iglesia de San Francisco.
Museu Picasso.
A hillside suburban sprawl in Bolivia's de facto capital, La Paz
Outside hallway of building.
Balconied side of Casa de la Cultura.
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Crowded night-time bar in Malasana.
Lights outside Teatro Liceo theatre.
Palacio Real gate.
Mango fashion store.
Basilica dei Santi Maria e Donato, interior.
Cityscape from Castel Sant Angelo.
Butter lamps in main assembly hall of Drepung Monastery.
Resting Dragon Lake in lower part of Reserve.
National Library (Biblioteca Nacional), Recoleta.
Sculptural detail of black person's face on facade of 'House under the Black' (Dom pod Murzynkiem).
Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus).
Tourists and view from top of Campanile.
CaixaForum.
Bottles of Estrella beer.
Young fans of the FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou Stadium.
Detail of Thian Hock Keng Chinese Temple.
Casa de les Punxes.
Bourke Place office tower as seen from Bourke Street Pedestrian Bridge.
Exterior of building.
Armani designer shop, Av Alvear, Recoleta.
Fortified church of St Rocco.
Eggs for sale at a local market.
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Monument to victims of Soviet aggression of 1939 with Intraco building in background.
Patio of Casa Mariana, a late 19th-century mansion housing the museo Juan Lorenzo Lucero, Pasto's historical museum.
Clocks over entrance to Flinders Street Station.
Sculpted fountain in the Parque Forestal.
Mugs advertising leftist views for sale at a stall on Plaza de Armas.
Pico Humboldt viewed from Pico Espejo.
Exterior of Casa de las Virtudes, country mansion near Buena Vista, Peninsula de Paraguana.
Graffiti artist at Berlin Wall.
Decorative facade of House under Globe, built in 1904-06.
Margaret Duchamp.
Bas-relief plaque depicting gateway of Auschwitz at Jewish Holocaust Museum and Research Centre.
Puerta del Cambron - one of several entrance gates to the town, built in 1576.
Jardine House and the Exchange Square Towers in Central.
Decorative detail in Malabia House boutique hotel, Malabia 1555, Palermo Vlejo.
Tango display on Florida St in front of Galerias Pacifico, Microcentro.
Reflection of a Sydney landmark, the Centrepoint Tower, in the glass windows of a high-rise building.
Mersey Bluff Lighthouse.
Blue Tower in Bank square, one of the first modern office skyscrapers in Warsaw.
Cross shadow on cupola of Basilica di San Marco, from Campanile.
Rialto Bridge detail.
Brightly painted houses.
Vault frescoes in presbytery, Basilica di San Zeno.
Business advertising signs.
Worshippers outside A-Ma Temple.
Bosque del Recuerdo (Forest of the Remembrance) memorial to the 191 victims of the 11 March 2004 train bombings, in Parque del Buen Retiro.
Portrait of uniformed guard at Horse Guards Parade.
Bikinis sold on Copacabana Beach.
Tangled power lines outside Art-Deco Electric Power Company building, corner of Jiangxi Nanlu and Beijing Donglu.
Incense pots in Thien Hau Pagoda.
Allegorical statue symbolising Science, part of the Monument to King Alfonso XII in Parque del Buen Retiro.
View of the painted wall behind the high altar in the Iglesia de Santa Clara, Choroni. The wall has been painted to look like a carved retable, or panels.
The interior of the 15th century Gothic castle in Oporow, central Poland.
Plaza de la Aduana, the largest and oldest square in town, was used as a parade ground - Cartagena, Bolivar
Exterior of Cloth Hall.
Lippo Centre in Admiralty.
Unusual purple colured water, Salina de Cumaragues, on north-eastern coast.
Bust of Simon Bolivar in Plaza Bolivar.
Stained glass windows in Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Senora de Coromoto.
Waterfall known as Los Chorros de Milla in city's zoological gardens.
Spiral staircase in modern extension of German History Museum.
Trajan's Markets shops and housing complex built between 46 BC and AD 113.
'Gladiators' pose with tourists outside Colosseum.
Northern side of Melbourne Museum in Carlton Gardens.
Skyscrapers in central business district.
'El Mano' beach sculpture on Playa Brava.
Golden Hall, Teatro Colon opera house.
Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, San Telmo.
Herboristeria del Rei.
Grand Canal vieved from Ponte di Rialto.
Decorated tram on display at Trams on Parade during Moomba Festival.
Late-Gothic 16th century limestone cathedral.
Monument to the People's Heroes in Huangpu Park, the Bund.
Buildings in Yuyuan Bazaar illuminated at night, Old Town.
"Floraris Generica" metal flower on Plaza Naciones Unidas, Recoleta.
Tango show in Cafe Tortoni, Av de Mayo 829.
Argentine coat of arms on facade of Palacio de las Aguas Corrientes.
A guard in a very wintery uniform watches over The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Campo Carabobo, where on June 24 1821 the battle was fought between the Spanish royalist army and Bolivars troops, the winning battle for independence had started
Santuario de las Lajas near Ipiales.
Bronze statue of Warsaw Mermaid, the city's emblem, in Old Town Square.
Brightly painted houses by canal.
Boats at the Floating Market.
Pre-Carnaval sale in shop selling Carnaval outfits.
Graffiti on facade along Cerro Concepcion.
Facade of Art Deco building on Calle 21 de Mayo/Calle Rosas.
Boy cycling by billboards on facade of Galaxy Plaza Shopping Centre, Hankou.
Old poster column detail pasted over with posters commemorating Warsaw Uprising of 1944.
Double-towered 14th century cathedral.
San Pedro Claver Church, convent which was built in the first half of the 17th century - Cartagena, Bolivar
Museu Picasso.
A tourist inspects Vault, also known as the 'Yellow Peril'. The controversial sculpture was created by Ron Robertson-Swann and is located next to the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA).
Old meets new on Pitt Street Mall.
Detail of country mansion known as Quinta de Anauco, home to Museum of Colonial Art.
Replica of bull-ring from Maracay in La Venezuela de Antier theme park.
Facade detail of Justizpalast (Palace of Justice), Prielmayerstrasse.
Facade of Chiesa del Gesu (1568-84).
Detail of Calderari Fountain by Giacomo della Porta in Piazza Navona.
Smith Street in Chinatown.
Mazzon Le Borse.
Statue of Nicolo Tommaseo.
Teatro La Fenice.
Vintage double-decker sightseeing bus.
Caged birds at Flower, Bird, Fish and Insect Market, Xizang Nanlu, Old Town.
Basilica of Plock.
Alfresco cafes on Town Square, Raekoja Plats.
Stained glass window in Northern Cathedral.
Christmas tree (72m high) illuminated by 2.2 million lightbulbs in front of Palace of Science and Culture.
Washing on line outside brightly coloured house.
Detail of the five-storey pagoda beside Senso-ji Temple.
Street in Lavapies.
Ganden Monastery.
Internal courtyard in Cat's Hostel.
Facade of Hundertwasser Haus.
Snake charmer at gate to City Palace complex.
Wall paintings in Govardhan Nathji Temple.
Rollercoaster ride at Luna Park.
Bordeaux Bar sign with parked bicycle, Hankou.
Exterior of The Kilkenny, Marcelo T de Alvear 399, Retiro.
Crowds at Easter passion plays near Krakow.
Orthodox priests gather at the Transfiguration feast on the holy mountain of Grabarka, a major pilgrimage centre for the Polish Orthodox community.
Abandoned Jewish Cemetery - Szczerbrzeszyn, The Lublin Upland
Colourful architecture: houses in the Village of Raquira, an important craft centre in the Boyaca department - Raquira, Boyaca
Club Colo Colo in Barrio Brasil.
Exterior of Torre Sindoni building.
Exterior of Iglesia de San Juan Evangelista.
Busker playing tenor saxophone in front of Altes Museum building.
Historic house facades on Piazza Navona.
Spiral Ramp stairway (1932) in Vatican Museums.
Monument to El Gaucho, designed by Jose Luis Zorrilla de San Martin, revealed in 1972, with tower of Metodist Church in background.
Lavalle pedestrian mall at night.
Passengers relaxing on deck of Buquebus ferry.
Cancillaria building, Retiro.
Palau de la Musica Catalana.
Campo de Ghetto Nuovo.
Shop selling ginseng roots, Sheung Wan.
Rapsodia, El Salvador 4757, Palermo Viejo.
Dior designer shop, corner of Av Calleo and Quintana, Recoleta.
Minaret of Mezquita de El Aksa at Tierra Santa religious theme park, Costanera Norte.
Exhibition in Museo Casa Carlos Gardel showing association Cafe Tortoni.
Interior of lower church in Chiesa di San Fermo e Rustico.
Display, Ca' Macana Carnival mask and costume shop.
Interior of International Finance Centre Mall.
Detail of a lion head used in the New Year celebrations.
Mercado de San Miguel sign.
Calle de Buenavista from Calle de Santa Isabel.
Detail of ornate chorten (stupa) at Guomari Si (Gomar Monastery).
Chinese card game being played at bird and insect market in Beijing's southeastern outer suburb.
Detail of entrance door in Casa Real de la Moneda (Royal Mint), Calle Ayacucho.
Mask on display at mask exhibition in Ethnography and Folklore Museum (Museo Nacional de Etnografia y Folklore), Calle Ingavi.
Facade of House of the Przybyla Brothers: bas-relief - Kazimierz Dolny, The Lublin Upland
Polish road sign shows accident, car crashing into train.
Krzyztopor Castle.
Handicrafts: souvenirs in the window of a shop in the Village of Raquira, an important craft centre in the Boyaca department - Raquira, Boyaca
Street in the Colonial town of Barichara - Santander
High altar in St Bartholomew's church at Mogila, Nowa Huta.
Accordionist playing the vallenato, typical folk music of the region, on the trendy beach of El Rodadero, a seaside suburb of Santa Marta.
Facade of Torre Domus building, reflecting Torre la Previsora.
Mural with revolutionary symbolism and slogans.
Houses lining Calle Paez, Jajo's main street.
Girls touching Buddha statue for good luck.
Courtyard of El Cabidlo, built in 1804 Spanish neoclassical style, Plaza Constitucion.
Detail of stencil art in San Telmo.
Reflections in glass, Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA), Palermo.
Evian Agua Club and Spa, Cervino 3626, Palermo.
Zacheta Modern Art Gallery.
One of the participants in 'Brain Damage Graffiti Jam' graffiti event on Wyscigi Racecourse wall.
16th-century paintings by Paolo Veronese on ceiling in sacristy of Chiesa di San Sebastiano.
People walking past the massive stone wall of Tenshudai Donjon in Higashi-gyoen (Imperial Palace East Garden).
Cod at Casa Revuelta.
Painted vault in Catedral de Nuestra Senora de la Almudena.
Man renovating old wall painting in pavilion beside Lakshmi Narayan Temple.
Tourists bathing in Termas de Polques Hot Spring Pool with Salar de Chalviri in background, Southwest Circuit.
Torre Agbar.
Window of Petit Paris Cafe, Av Santa Fe 774, Retiro.
Tango show in Central Tango, Rodriguez Pena 361.
Selling art at the Old Town Square., Warsaw.
One of the most beautiful examples of Polish timber architecture can be found in the 16th century wooden church at the small town of Sekowa near Gorlice.
Victoria Amazonica with its gigantic leaves in the Amazon Region
Tombstones in the dappled autumn light of the Jewish Cemetery in Lodz. Founded in 1892, there are some 68,000 tombstones in the 40-hectare cemetery.
Tombstones silhouetted in the dappled autumn light of the Jewish Cemetery in Lodz. Founded in 1892, there are some 68,000 tombstones in the 40-hectare cemetery.
Rail-mounted trolleys connecting the Elblag Canal. Five of these slipways counter the 99.5 metre difference in water levels between Ostroda and Elblag.
A well-dressed elderly couple relaxing at the Feria de San Telmo flea market on the Plaza Dorrego
One of the 23 large bronze sculptures by Femando Botero (the most internationally known Colombian artists) in front of the Museo de Antioquia.
People in hammocks on deck of cargo boat.
Men in front of tango mural, Palermo Viejo.
Museu Picasso.
Mosaic of the Madonna col Bambino (Madonna and Child) in the central apse of the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta.
Vintage car front grill at Kings Domain Gardens on Australia Day.
Perpetual flame in honour of Jewish Holocaust victims at Jewish Holocaust Museum and Research Centre.
Sober brick facade of the Palacio Arzobispal facing Calle del Arco de Palacios.
Night illumination of a sumptuous historic building on Plaza de Canalejas.
Spruce forest at foothill of Tatra Mountains, covered in winter snow.
Crowds feeding goldfish, Yuyuan Bazaar, Old Town.
Gran Bar Danzon, Libertad 1161.
Statue of Diego Maradona on balcony on Araoz de Lamadrid St, La Boca.
Mundo Bizarro, Guatemala 4802, Palermo Viejo.
Artist at work, Piazzetta San Marco.
Vault detail in the Esglesia de Santa Maria del Mar.
Fruit stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Facade detail of Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona.
Outdoor cafes in Plaza Mayor.
Modern extension of Centro de Arte Reina Sofia.
Figures for sale in craft shop.
Sunday Flea Market as seen from rooftop terrace of Torre Colpatria.
Lamps on Princes Bridge, with CBD's skyline in background.
Buddha statues for sale at Panjiayuan Market.
Modern Orthodox Church - Hajnowka, Podlasie
Vault detail of the Esglesia de Santa Maria del Mar.
A young Warao boy from the Orinoco Delta.
A festival of folk bands and singers in Kazimierz Dolny.
Golgotha (meaning "place of the skull") in Lichen.
The CitiBank and Bank of China Towers.
Craft vendor at the market held on Plaza Mayor (main square) during the celebrations of the 430th anniversary of the town.
Television Tower (Femsehturm) built in 1969.
Trevi Fountain with Palazzo Poli in background.
Great Renaissance courtyard of Wawel Castle, seat of Polish kings for over 500 years.
Historic building facade on Old Market Sqaure (Rynek Starego Miasta).
Annual Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show crowds at Royal Exhibition Buildings.
Light effects on the ceiling of La Paloma.
Visitors watching a Kandinsky's painting in the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.
Government House, residence of Governor of Victoria.
Crowds in Acland Street during St Kilda Festival.
Castle Pieskowa Skala (16th century) near Krakow.
Carved heads at craft and antique stall on Upper Lascar Row, Sheung Wan.
Overhead of Bund with Pudong across Huangpu River.
Neo-Gothic Facultad de Ingenieria building in Recoleta.
Orquesta Tipica Imperial playing tango music during Sunday Feria de San Telmo, Defensa St, San Telmo.
Detail of 1897 Fragata Presidente Sarmiento, museum ship, Puerto Madero.
Ducks in Saxson Gardens during unusually heavy snowfall.
Detail of Baroque-style Krasinski Palace.
Placa Reial.
Interior detail of Els Quatre Gats Restaurant.
Mikoshi (portable shrine) Parade along Omote Sando dori to Meiji Jingu Shrine on National Foundation Day (11 February).
Towers on the waterfront at night.
Carnaval banner and game of beach volleyball, Copacabana Beach.
Slowacki Theatre at night.
Easter celebrations - Bogota, Bogota Capital District
Huge sand dunes near town of Coro.
Detail of a diorama made up of lanterns, recreating scenes of old time Hong Kong.
Rock paintings on boulder, Lingkor pilgramage circuit, Tibetan old city.
Wooden Orthodox church in the Beskid Niski mountains.
Eggs painted with decorative motifs are a long lasting Easter tradition in Poland.
Bottles of petrol at an unofficial 'petrol station' by the side of the road on the Colombia-Brazil border
Decorative details of Club Colo Colo, Barrio Brasil.
Academia de Humanidades in Recoleta.
Santuario de las Lajas neo-Gothic church built on bridge spanning gorge of Gualitara River.
19th century neo-classical cathedral overlooking Plaza Bolivar.
Top of Torre Sindoni building.
Rock bed of Carrao River in low tide.
State Library (Staatsbibliothek)facade .
Southern facade of 16th century Palazzo Madama.
Courtyard of El Cabildo, built in 1804 in Spanish neo classical style, Plaza Constitucion.
Candombe drum bands entertaining visitors of Mercado del Puerto, old port market turned into dining centre.
Tower of 26 storey Placio Salvo, designed by Italian architect Mario Palati ,inaugurated in 1927, tallest buiilding in city.
Palau de la Generalitat.
Fruit and vegetable market, Sestiere di San Polo.
Ponte di Rialto.
City centre from 42nd floor of Jinjiang Tower, Ruijin Yilu, French Concession.
Detail in the main dining room of the Cluny, El Salvador 4618, Palermo Viejo.
The university city of Coro has some of the best Colonial architecture in the country
Mural inside St Mary's Church.
Historic flagged houses on Puhavaimu street, Lower Old town.
Pedicabs in front of Drum Tower.
St Mark's lion in front of Palazzo Maffei.
Spirals of joss in Thien Hau Pagoda.
Sutra books near the Assembly Hall, Pelkor Chode Monastery.
Workers hanging billboard on office building.
Beaded necklaces at El Rastro Sunday flea market.
Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds) facade.
"Aurora" stainless steel sculpture by Geoff Bartlett.
Detail of mosaic by Mirka Mora at Flinders St Station.
Paintings at entrance to main assembly hall of Nechung Monastery.
Fashion board in front of dragon wall on Zhongsyhan Dadao, one of Hankou's major thoroughfares.
Facade of Santa Teresa Church, Calle Santa Teresa.
Wooden ladders at Cementerio General, Av Baptista.
Overhead of dried goods for sale, Old Town.
Monument to Nicholas Copernicus (Pomnik Mikolaja Kopernika).
Spire of Iglesia de San Francisco, with modern tower behind.
Detail of the succulent type Frailejon found in the highlands - Merida, The Andes.
facade and entrance to the unusual Iglesia de San Antonio, circa 1750s, Clarines.
Monumental doors of the Ministerio de Hacienda.
Portrait of boy from village of Piacoa at southern edge of Delta del Orinoco.
Coat of arms decorating Princes Bridge.
Vault ceiling in 15th-century Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady).
Detail of Neo-Baroque Neptune Fountain (Neptunbrunnen).
Exterior of Sony Centre.
Detail of Chamber of Music Hall.
Exterior of Schloss Charlottenburg.
Baroque facade of Arsenal (Zeughaus) housing German History Museum.
Dome of St Peter's Basilica by Michelangelo.
Royal Castle with monument to King Sigismund VIII Vasa - Warsaw's two major icons.
Children watching plane, in front of outdoor cafe, adorned with mannequins on Old Market Square (Rynek Starego Miasta).
Facade of 15th century brick Gothic Church of Visitation of Virgin Mary, in New Town (Nowe Miasto).
St Michael's Uniting Church with high-rise behind.
Equestrian statue of General Don Bruno de Zabela, founder of Montevideo (1726) Plaza Zabala.
Modern building of Supreme Court, constructed in 1980s, Plaza Independence.
General Bartolome Mitre monument.
Towers of La Sagrada Familia.
Set of 39 bronze Federation Bells played by remote computer program at Birrarung Marr riverside park.
Characteristic facade decoration of a modern building, following centuries-old patterns and traditions.
Stall selling paintings in Stare Miasto.
Moored gondolas, Bacino Orseolo.
Washing on line outside brightly coloured house.
Great Mosque (Qingzhen Dasi).
Sculpture of African elephant in front of Museum of Natural History (Naturhistorisches Museum).
Bustling street with overhead signs and electrical cables.
Young visitor looking at exhibition dedicated to Oscar Niemeyer in Museu de Arte Contemporanea (Museum of Contemporary Art), Niteroi.
Detail of fountain in courtyard of Palacio de la Moneda (Presidential Palace), Calle Moneda.
Light reflecting off 'sails' of Sydney Opera House.
Incense sticks celebrating Chinese New Year at Quang Minh Buddhist Temple in Footscray.
Brightly painted house facade in historic centre of city.
Fountain of Wealth in front of Suntec City office complex.
Equestrian statue of General Jose Artigas, Uruguay's independence hero, revealed in 1923, PLaza Independencia.
Restaurant window.
Electronic stores on Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui.
The old wooden Catholic church in the open air museum at Sanok. The timber design is typical of many traditional structures in south east Poland.
Polish women in traditional dress at the Corpus Christi celebrations.
Jewellery sold on the street by home-bred artisans in most major cities, particularly in popular tourist destinations.
Bronze sculpture at the Fortuna entrance to the Melbourne Terrace building, corner of Franklin and Spring Streets.
'The Horse' bronze sculpture by Fernando Botero outside the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Parque Forestal.
Green iguana in cage, Los Llanos.
Facade detail of Cathedral of Our Lady of Coromoto (Catedral de Nuestra Senora de Coromoto), at Plaza Bolivar.
Angel Falls seen from lookout known as Mirador Laime.
Facade of Renaissance Michaelskirche (St Michael's Church).
Sculptures titled United Buddy Bears.
Carrara marble sculpture in Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedachtniskirche.
High altar in neo-Baroque Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom).
Trevi Fountain with Palazzo Poli in background.
1943 monument to Brazilian economist Vizconde de Maua (1813-98) who contributed to Uruguay's economic progress, La Rambia.
General store on corner of Calle Real and Calle de la Playa.
Torre Bank Boston (left) and Torre Catalinas Norte in city.
Old port crane and fashion shop in Puerto Madre.
Palazzo Grassi.
Covered walkway lining the front of the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Asunta and the adjacent Chiesa di Santa Fosca.
Mosaics in Basilica di San Marco.
Facade of the historic building of the Cine Ideal, at night.
The Center in Central.
One of the participants in 'Brain Damage Graffiti Jam' graffiti event on Wyscigi Racecourse wall.
Belfry of Church of Visitation of the Virgin Mary (Kosciol Nawiedzenia NMP).
Cappella di San Giacomo (St James' Chapel), Basilica del Santo.
Venetian Carnival mask.
Lion of St Mark T-shirt at souvenir stall in front of Basilica di San Marco.
14th-century frescoes in former Chiesa di San Giorgetto dei Domenicani (also known as Chiesa di San Pietro Martire).
Facade detail of Galerias Sant Jordi, Carrer del Veguer.
Colourful night-time lights of Shibuya's vibrant shopping precinct.
Cloister in Convento de las Descalzas Reales.
Freyung Passage in Palais Ferstal.
Modern design of bank at Franz Josefs Bahnhof.
Statue of Opagme (Amitabha), Buddha of Infinite Light, in Sera Je College of Sera Monastery.
Osteria Al Portego.
Exterior of Slowacki Theatre.
Brightly painted houses in historic centre of city.
Decorations on top of beer tent at Theresienwiese fairgrounds during Oktoberfest.
Wrought iron gate of Mercado del Puerto, old port market built in 1865-68, today home to parrilla type restaurants.
Interior of Casa Botin (1725).
An old orthodox church in the Bieszczady Mountains, near the Ukraine border.
Man sitting under the thanksgiving plaques left by pilgrims at Las Lajas Sanctuary near Ipiales - Las Lajas, Narino
Old buildings along the street in the historic centre of Cartagena - Cartagena, Bolivar
The Modern Cathedral, completed in 1982 : the magnificent stained glass windows were made by the artist Mario Ayala - Barranquilla, Atlantico
Elaborate detail on Colonial building in La Paz
A street vendor selling peanuts and soft drinks
Volcan de Lodo El Totumo, an unusual 15m-tall mud volcano on the bank of a coastal lagoon near Cartagena, providing a unique healthy mud bath.
Sailing on Laguna de Canaima (Canaima Lagoon) near Saltos Hacha (Hacha Waterfalls).
Pelicans sitting on posts in bay of fishing port of Santa Fe.
Ornate facade of Victorian terrace, Albert Park.
Person standing in front of Aponguao Falls (Chinak Meru).
Beer barrels on float during Oktoberfest brewer's parade.
Painted pavilion houseing toilets and medical aid facilities, Playa de los Pocitos.
Painted house, La Boca.
Vivaldi Store.
Margaret Duchamp.
Stained-glass window in one of the rooms of Alcazar - a powerful castle of Castilian monarchs with its roots going back to the Roman days.
Libety statue on obelisk, Piramide de Mayo, commemorating May revolution of 1810, Plaza de Mayo.
Modern towers of Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity.
Nuns viewing press photo exhibition in Castle Square.
Statue of Sant Pau del Camp in Esglesia de Sant Pau del Camp.
Interior of plastic food shop.
Chinese New Year decoration at the entrance to Harbour City shopping mall.
Stall at Sunday El Rastro flea market.
Monks in Barkhor Square, Jokhang Temple, Tibetan old quarter.
Facade detail of Baroque building, housing Museo Municipal.
Participant of Pride March wearing leather bondage gear. Pride March is a main event at MIDSUMMA, Melbourne's Gay and Lesbian Arts and Cultural Festival.
Menu samples in restaurant window.
Mothers and children walking by Museo de Arte Contemporaneo.
Informal emerald street market on corner of Avenida Jimenez and Carrera Septima in city centre.
Christ enclosed at the open air museum - Szymbark, The Beskid Sadecki
Gothic altar in the Parish Church in Kartuzy. The interior fittings in the church reflect the founding monks' motto "Memento Mori".
This carved plaque, showing the King offering a model of the church to the Virgin Mary, commemorates the foundation of this Waslica church around 1350.
Piarist Church.
Open-air art gallery near Florian Gate.
Modern tomb at Powazki Cemetery.
Water spouting into the air through a natural hole in the coral rock, at Hoyo Soplador, a popular tourist site at the Island's southernmost tip.
Several statues of Madonna, sold during Easter Week near Santa Teresa Church.
Buildings and structures at Melbourne Central.
Horse-riders on huge sand dune.
Mandarins for sale.
Santa Barbara church in Paseo de las Clencias (Science Walk).
Main street Calle Real.
Detail of Sculpture of Neptune Fountain (Neptunbrunnen).
Chiesa di San Salvatore amongst other buildings on Piazza di San Salvatore in Lauro.
Due to the extreme geological structures of Ciudad Bolivar, many home-owners accomodate huge boulders in their yards, a lot easier than moving them
Folk dancers in Old Market Square.
Socialist-Realist bas-relief on facade of Stalinist-era building in Marszalkowska Street.
Via Rudena historic street.
Facade of 15th-century Gothic-style Palazzo Bembo.
Crowd on Lido beach in high season.
Shop window of Tintoretto, chic designer boutique lining Calle de Serrano, Madrid's prime fashion shopping street.
Portrait of Sikh wearing turban at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib (Sikh Temple).
Architectural detail of Museu de Arte Contemporanea (Museum of Contemporary Art), Niteroi.
Flying kites at Festival of Kites, part of Darebin Festival.
Young girl standing by sand sculpture of Luna Park created for Festival Melbourne 2006, festival of arts and culture accompanying Commonwealth Games.
"Cafe Bijoux" pavement mosaic.
Coins left by visitors for good luck under Milennium Bell at Yellow Crane Tower (Huanghe Lou) complex, Wuchang.
Musuem of Contemporary Art (Museo de Arte Contemporaneo) "Plaza", Av 16 de Julio (El Prado).
Painting on back of city bus, Plaza Alonso de Mendoza.
The 894-metre long, 166-arched Roman Aqueduct built in the 1st century AD using 20,000 granite blocks held together without any kind of mortar.
Strange Fruit performing during Festival Melbourne 2006, festival of arts and culture accompanying Commonwealth Games.
Worshippers praying outside Great Mosque (Qingzhen Dasi), due to large crowds, during Friday Prayer.
Stained glass windows of The Modern Cathedral.
Sunset over Central Bogota - Bogota Capital District
A popular tourist spot in Venezuela - Puerto Colombia, Aragua.
The amazing rock formations around Tupiza, the area is familiar to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid fans
Plaza de Bolivar and Neo-Classical cathedral (1807-23).
Mannequins modelling fashion outside shop.
Jewellery stall at Mercado de San Alejo flea market.
Facade of brick buildings, Hardware Lane.
People watching Oktoberfest beer-barrel float from windows.
Piazza della Rotonda with central obelisk.
Interior of Colosseum.
Saturday flea market on Plaza Constitucion.
Replica in bronze of Michaelangelo's David.
Stencil graffiti on Viamonte Street, Centro.
Dome of National Congress (Palacio del Congreso) under condor's wing of Monumento a los Dos Congresos in foreground.
Neo-gothic Cathedral, begun in 1885, inaugurated in 1932, Plaza Moreno.
Camp Nou Stadium, home to the FC Barcelona.
Hotel Cipriani.
Facade detail of the Chiesa dei SS Giovanni e Paolo.
San Clemente Palace.
Sling Shot ride at St Kilda Festival.
Characteristic style of buildings' facades, with numerous balconies and often bright colours, particularly common in the centre of the city.
Married couple being photographed in garden of Moller Villa, Shaanxi Lu, French Concession.
Bank of China Tower (right) and CPIC Group Tower, Pudong.
Coastal scenery of Wineglass Bay.
Fuji TV Building.
Fuji TV Building.
Spiral of joss waiting to be hung in Nghia An Hoi Quan Pagoda.
Entrance of Sam Kai Vui Kun Temple.
Small shrine by the entrance to a building.
Casa Alberto.
African Show Boyz from Ghana performing during Festival Melbourne 2006, festival of arts and culture accompanying Commonwealth Games.
Tail light detail of veteran vehicle displayed as part of Australia Day (26 January) celebrations.
Galerias Pacifico shopping centre and crowds.
A baroque marble epitaph in Frombork cathedral.
The cloister in the Baroque church in Swieta Lipka.
Country lane in Poland
Traditional dwellings, Eastern Poland
Colonial architecture: Apartments with balconies along a street - Cartagena, Bolivar
Slowacki Theatre at night.
Inside Labirynt Art Gallery.
Street Theatre Festival performance.
Plaza de Toros de Santamaria and residential skyscraper complex of Torres del Parque.
Exterior detail of Plaza de Toros Maestranza, 1933 Spanish Moorish.
Puente de Angostura (1678m), suspension bridge across Orinoco River.
Vintage car, Los Aleros theme park.
Exterior of Reichstag.
Anderson Bridge stuctural detail(1910).
Covered passageway in old Chinese houses in Emerald Hill area.
Sala del Maggior Consiglio (Great Council Chamber) in the Palazzo Ducale.
Chiesa della Madonna dell' Orto.
Osteria La Zucca.
Glass Blower at the Fornace CAM.
Brightly coloured facade and car in Chapel Street Prahran.
Incense coils in Man Mo temple, Sheung Wan.
Menu on wall of backstreet restaurant.
Advertisements in window of real estate agency.
Pedestrians on Nanjing Donglu shopping street.
Detail of ornamental fish sold in plastic bags on street at Jiangyin Lu Market, off Renmin Park.
Deep Blue, Ayacucho 1240, Recoleta.
El Ateneo bookstore, housed in an old 'Gran Splendid' theatre building from 1919, Av Santa Fe 1860, Recoleta.
Gran Bar Danzon, Libertad 1161.
Foyer of Crowne Plaza Panamericano Hotel, Carlos Pellegrini 551, Microcentro.
Family with children feeding pigeons at Plaza de Mayo.
Courtyard facade of the Milion, Parana 1048, Recoleta.
Stained-glass window in Kindermann Villa, now the City Art Gallery.
Calligraphy on Tartar tombstone at Muslim Cemetery.
Dazhalan Jie shopping street.
Facade of Le Regina Hotel, a renovated tenement house in New Town.
Palaces facing Grand Canal near Rialto Bridge.
Interior of duomo (cathedral).
Mikoshi (portable shrine) Parade along Omote Sando dori to Meiji Jingu Shrine on National Foundation Day (11 February).
Shibusawa City Place Building.
Man dissecting large tuna at Tsukiji Central Fish Market.
Detail of gate at Igreja de Sao Bento (St Benedict's Church).
Costumed participant in St Kilda Festival with Ferris Wheel in background, St Kilda.
Giant advertisement on the facade of a building.
Picture stall at El Rastro Sunday flea market.
Llama foetus for sale at Witches' Market (Mercado de las Brujas), Calle Linares/Calle Santa Cruz.
Palace of Science and Culture in haze.
The splendid vault ceiling of St. Hedwig's Church. The frescoes by Bavarian painter Cosmos Damian Asam depict scenes from the great 1241 battle of Legnica Field where the Tatars defeated Silesian troops.
Closer detail of headstone, Jewish Cemetery - Szxzebrzeszyn, The Lublin Upland
Road signs of Poland, Countryside
Chiva, traditional Colombian bus - Cartagena
Artisan demonstrating his original musical instruments made from bamboo, at the Mercado de San Alejo, a Sunday flea market.
One of the 23 large bronze sculptures by Femando Botero (the most internationally known Colombian artist) in front of the Museo de Antioquia.
Colonial street in the Old City, with characteristic balconied buildings and brightly painted facades.
Exterior of Torre La Previsora, near Plaza Venezuela.
Sculpted faces at Mercado de San Alejo flea market.
Facade of Art-Deco building, Bourke Street Mall.
105m-high Aponguao Falls (Salto Aponguao), also known as Chinak Meru.
Mural depicting Simon Bolivar signing the Decree of War to the Death of 1813.
Plaza of The Sun and the Moon (Plaza del Sol y la Luna) next to Guri Dam.
Overhead of historic quarter and 15th-century Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady).
Detail of Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom.
Interior of neo-gothic Friedrichswerdersche Kirche, today Schinkel-Museum.
Bronze door at entrance to St Peter's Basilica.
'Floraris Generica' sculpture, Plaza Naciones Unidas.
Caffe.
Laughing clowns in sideshow parlour at St Kilda Festival.
Alcazar fort from Castillo de San Servando.
Timber fence of the Olsen Restaurant, Gorriti 5870, Palermo.
Entrance door in Art Hotel, Azcuenaga 1268, Recoleta.
Van Koning Bar, Baez 325, Las Canitas.
The Nut with Stanley township.
Stone lion guarding Radziwill Palace.
Soldiers in uniform at 3rd May Constitution Day celebrations, Castle Square.
Piazzetta San Marco from terrace of Basilica di San Marco.
Cloister adjacent to Basilica di San Zeno.
Federation Court in National Gallery of Victoria (NGV International).
Pilgrim, wearing traditional headdress and earrings, at Ta'er Si (Kumbum Monastery).
Stone statue of worker holding volume containing works by Communist leaders (with fourth name of Stalin removed), on Palace of Culture and Science Congress Hall facade.
A turtle with young, Los Llanos.
Typical local jewellery sold on the street by home-bred artisans in the major cities, particularly in popular tourist destinations.
Luna Park in the bayside suburb of St Kilda. Australia's oldest amusement-park was established in 1912 and is a major Melbourne icon.
Statue of Simon Bolivar holding his sword, in village of El Algarrobo.
Man in costume participating in Pride March, St Kilda.
Sand sculpture, Sand Sculpting Australia event, Mornington Peninsula.
Dome and facade of Justizpalast (Palace of Justice), Prielmayerstrasse.
Detail of balustrade of Gertraudenbrucke.
Friedrichswerdersche Kirche facade.
The 12th-century Iglesia de San Esteban with its 50-metre-tall five-level Spanish Romanesque bell tower.
Medieval brick wall of the Convento de San Bartolome.
Rooftop terrace in Boquitas Pintadas boutique hotel, Estados Unidos 1399.
Jizo statuette beside Senso-ji Temple.
Glass building of the Tokyo International Forum.
Fish for sale at Tsukiji Fish Market.
Waterfront scene.
Zarzuela performance in Teatro de la Zarzuela
Buddhas for sale, Panjiayuan Market.
Facade of Palacio de Comunicaciones.
Ballroom in Government House.
Water Wall at entrance to National Gallery of Victoria (NGV International).
Commuters in bus.
Woman walking past mural on facade along Calle Almirante Montt.
Chiva, traditional Colombian bus
House at Main Market Square.
Preparing for an open-air theatre performance in a park.
Chinese New Year's decorations in a shopping mall, Springvale.
Statue of muse on panther at entrance to Concert Hall (Konzerthaus).
Dome of St Peter's Basilica designed by Michelangelo.
Bathing boxes on Dendy Street Beach in Brighton.
Girls at art exhibition at ARTrium.
Patio Andaluz in Parque Rodo.
Facade detail of colonial house, Calle Real.
Detail of mausoleum of General Manuel Belgrano.
Osteria alla Botte.
Costumed participants in Moomba Festival Parade.
Chiquilin, Sarmiento 1599.
Guambiano Indian from the Silva region.
Facade of 12th-century duomo (cathedral).
High altar in Chiesa di San Lorenzo.
Tibetans and tourists walking past Jokhang Temple, Tibetan old quarter.
Pilgrims prostrating, Jokhang Temple, Tibetan old quarter.
Facade detail of Palacio de Villanueva, home to Museo del Prado.
Informal flamenco performance in bar in La Latina.
Casa de Correos.
Statue of bear nuzzling strawberry tree, the symbol of Madrid, on Plaza de la Puerta del Sol.
Facade detail of Vienna's waste incinerator (Fernwarme) revamped by Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
Strange Fruit performing during Festival Melbourne 2006, festival of arts and culture accompanying Commonwealth Games.
Iglesia de la Merced church tower with Torre Centenario in background, Calle MacIver/Calle Merced.
Dog walkers (paseadores de perros) in Puerto Madero, Buenos Aire's old harbour, with the city's towers behind the red brick warehouses.
Rococo ceiling of St Peterskirche (St Peter's Church), Marienplatz.
Edifio Alas on Avenida Leandra N. Alem.
Signs outside La Bombonera soccer stadium, La Boca.
Preparing for a photo after a wedding ceremony in the grounds of Meiji-jingu Shrine.
Local castle now a gallery - Reszel, The Olsztyn Region
Jumping deer for 6 kilometres, Poland
Ano Viejo, puppet stuffed with firecrackers, burned on New years Eve
Inside the Church of Santa Clara - Tunja, Boyaca
Golden Lion decorating a Lazienki Palace door, Warsaw. This splendid palace was built in the late 1770s.
Cultivated field in the Pieniny Mountains.
The extraordinary electrical wiring system of La Paz
Township on lake Titicac from Cerro Calvario.
Monument known as Bolivar-Condor on Plaza de Bolivar, a work by Rodrigo Arenas Betancur, Colombia's most remarkable monument creator.
Monumento a la Cosecha (Harvest Monument), featuring bronzed coffee workers with their mules.
Facade of Baroque Ephraim-Palais in St Nicholas Quarter.
Detail of 17th century Moro Fountain on Piazza Novona.
Torre Catalinas Plaza (top left), Torre Laminar Plaza (right) and Torre Alem Plaza.
Interior of Metropolitan Cathedral (Catedral Metropolitano).
Decorative detail on entrance gateway at Quang Minh Buddhist Temple in Braybrook.
Sui Tsing Temple statuettes at Sheung Wan.
Ghetto Vecchio (Old Ghetto).
Basilica del Santo.
Sculpture of face wearing glasses, Hankou Riverbank Park (Hankou Jiang Tan).
Mural of a Guardian King (Chokyong) at entrance to Jangtse College, Ganden Monastery.
Mosaic detail on giant ceramic pot placed in front of Secession Building.
Detail of statue depicting Sao Francisco de Asis with bird on his palm at entrance to Catedral Metropolitana.
Visitors at Copacabana Fort, now home to Army History Museum.
Aliani Gastronomia.
Inside the Chapel on the main plaza - La Ceja, Antioquia
Aerial view of Embalse del Penol reservoir, an artificial lake built in the 1970s - El Penon, Antioquia
Contrasting detail on a Stalinist-era building at Plac Konstytucji, Warsaw.
Once the Convento de San Francisco now housing the Museo Colonial of Santiago.
Restored Colonial mansion known as the Casa de Juan de Castellanos, today housing craft shops and restaurants.
Food stalls on Sunday on the Plaza de Bolivar, which is closed for buses and cars on that day, becoming a playground for bikers and pedestrians.
Pelicans on fishing boat in bay of fishing port Santa Fe.
Emergency staircase outside a high-rise on Av O'Higgins (Alameda).
Mural depicting Basilica de Chiquinquira of Maracaibo, La Venezuela de Antler theme park.
Brightly painted buildings on Calle Carabobo, old quarter of city.
Facade of 15th-century Gothic Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall), Marienplatz.
Detail of dome in Reichstag, parliament building.
Facade detail of Metropolitan building, designed by British architect, Sir Norman Foster, built in 2003, next to Grand Theatre.
Art stalls selling paintings , drawings on Old Market Square (Rynek Starego Miasta).
Facade of building with mural, Casa Abierta del Dirigente Social, Calle Tucapel Jimenez.
Murals on building on corner of Avenida de Mayo and Avenida 9 de Julio.
El Ateneo bookshop in Gran Splendid theatre, Avenida Santa Fe, Recoleta.
Old ox-drawn wagons on display in Museo del Transporte in Complejo Museografico Enrique Udaondo.
Detail of richly decorated front chamber of Cave 9 in complex of Cloud Ridge Caves near Datong.
Salsa band performing in La Paloma.
Entrance door of Saint John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in Carlton North.
Ethnic dancer with traditional head dress and necklace during Moomba Festival.
Ceramic mosaic over entrance to Church of Our Lady the Queen of Angels.
The stone-and-brick facade of the Sinagoga del Transito, built in 1357, now a museum.
Monument to Marshal Jozef Pilsudski.
Krzywe Kolo street in Old Town.
Castle Square (Plac Zamkowy) with Royal Castle (Zamek Krolewski) to right and St John's Cathedral (Katedra Sw Jana) at back.
Night-time illumination of Palazzo Grazzi.
Overhead of a ferro (gondola bow-prong).
Interior of Chiesa di San Giacomo Apostolo (San Giacometto).
Facade of the Hotel Montecarlo.
Interior, Main Post Office.
Statue of Jampa (Maitreya) Buddha, Water Blessing Temple (Jampa Lhakhang), Tibetan old quarter.
Potola Palace and reflection in water below.
Frescoes on facade of Real Casa de la Panaderia (Royal Bakery) on Plaza Mayor.
Mother and children looking over city centre from rooftop terrace of Torre Colpatria.
Dome interior of Centro Cultural do Banco do Brasil.
Watergate, with detail of "Continuum" sculpture by Michael Snape in foreground.
Paintings in gallery lining courtyard of Nechung Monastery.
Paintings at open air gallery at Florian Gate.
Gopuram (tower) of Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple.
Ceiling in pavilion of Garden of Harmonious Pleasures (Xiequ Yuan) in Summer Place (Yiheyuan).
Young art fan admiring one of Fernando Botero's paintings in Donacion Botero, Calle 11, La Candelaria.
Boot and spur detail of equestrian statue of Pedro de Valdivia, Santiago's founder, in front of Municipalidad (Town Hall) building.
Butter lamps in Rabtse Temple, Tibetan old quarter.
Tree-lined country road in the south-east region.
Countryside chapel for a small congregation, Southern Poland
The passing parade of the Folk Bands Festivals: bas-relief - Kazimierz Dolny, The Lublin Upland
Arcades of Cloth Hall.
Detail of balconied mansion, home to Museo de Arte Coro (modern art museum).
Aerial view of Angel Falls.
Billboard on Boulevard de Sabana Grande.
Detail of German History Museum (Deutsches Historisches Museum).
Detail of bronze sculpture near KeDeWe.
Tent-like roof of Tempodrom.
Façade detail of Palazzo Senatorio on the Capitol.
St John's Cathedral , Jesuit Church, next to each other in Old Town (Stare Miasto).
Facade of historic palatial building, today home to Zacheta Modern Art Gallery.
Architectural detail of Thian Hock Keng Chinese Temple.
Lamp and colonial house facade on Calle de la Playa.
Chiesa di San Stae.
Decorated tram for Trams on Parade during Moomba Festival.
Jinmao Tower (420.5m high), Pudong.
Wine vessel with dragon pattern, Shanghai Museum.
Wine bottles at Club de Vino, Cabrera 4737, Palermo Vlejo.
Detail of historic tomb at Catholic Powazki Cemetery.
Military squad in historic uniforms in 3rd May Constitution Day parade, Pilsudski Square.
Carved mahogany main entrance door in Iglesia de Santa Barbara.
Chiesa di San Giorgio Maggiore, interior.
Lanterns in a souvenir shop on Nakamise-dori shopping street.
Diamond Plaza.
Towers in Central.
Jesus Christ on cross at Cementerio General, Calle Recoleta.
Tourists photographing Volcan Ollague, Southwest Circuit.
Covered central courtyard at Quartier 206 part of Friedrichstadtpassagen.
Overgrown archway spanning Via Giulia.
1st May Parade of leftist parties on Ulica Nowy Swiat (New World Street).
Statue of Ganesh in Shri Ram Mandir Hindu Temple.
Designed by the Venezuelan architect Erasmo Calvani - Santuario de la Virgen de Coromoto - Guanare, Los Llanos.
Late afternoon in Mikolajska Street.
Display at Street Theatre Festival.
Decorated interior of 18th-century Burgersaal.
Calderari Fountain in Piazza Navona.
Columns of temple of Antonius and Faustina. (AD 141).
Ghost train ride and crowds at Moomba Festival
Asian Civilisations Museum.
Parrila type restaurant in Mercado del Puerto, old port market turned into dining centre.
Songs of tango legend Carlos Gardel on walls of building in Abasto neighbourhood.
Legatoria Polliero.
State Library of NSW illuminated at night during Sydney Festival.
Decorated shops in St Kilda.
Neon signs in Nathan Road.
Dried fish in bowls at market in Shau Kei Wan.
Souvenir stall at Temple Street night market.
Marriott Hotel tower.
Illuminated HSBC building (left) and Customs House, the Bund.
People in confectionary shop on pedestrian mall of Nanjing Donglu.
Rooftop pool in Crowne Plaza Panamericano Hotel, Carlos Pellegrini 551, Microcentro.
Overhead in Bar Seddon, Defensa 697.
Advertising shingle.
Reflections in facade of Maremagnum Shopping Mall.
Girls of a youth subculture known as Cos-play-zoku (Costume Play Gang) gathering on weekends at Meiji Jingu Bridge.
Salmon boxes in Ameyoko precinct.
Spirals of joss in Nghia An Hoi Quan Pagoda.
Lippo Centre.
Detail of a diorama recreating city scenes and daily life of old time Hong Kong.
Brass pot and good luck coins under Millenium Bell, Yellow Crane Tower (Huanghe Lou), Wuchang.
Trichoreus cacti on Isla de los Pescadores (Isla Inca Huasi), in middle of Salar de Uyuni salt flat.
Palazzo Grassi.
Santo Domingo Church - Popayan, Cauca
People in front of the Parish Church - Jardin, Antioquia
Stained glass window in Tempel Synagogue, in Kazimierz.
Two naked figures carved in stone, at the feet of another figure: one of the many elaborate tombstones at the Cemeterio de la Recoleta, the most famous necropolis in Buenos Aires
The city of Hong Kong from Victoria Peak
Crater of Rano Kau Volvano, south-western part of the island.
Cuy - guinea pig grilled on a spit - a typical dish of Narino.
SBS Television centre in Federation Square.
Il Vittoriano monument in honour of King Victor Emmanuel II.
Ancient bronze pine cone statue Cortile della Pigna in Vatican Museum.
Bus stop in New Town.
Esplanade Theatres on the Bay roof detail.
Equestrian statue of General Don Bruno de Zabala, founder of Montevideo (1726), Plaza Zabala.
Detail of tomb of Monsenor Mariano Solder, Montevideo's first archbishop, in Metropolitan Cathedral.
Family portside looking at Fragata Presidente Sarmiento training ship and museum of Argentine navy.
Murals on corner of Avenida de 9 Julio and Avenida de Mayo.
Stone Forest (Shilin), maze of limestone pillars, pinnacles and peak, near Kunming.
Visitors watching a Gorky's painting in the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.
Stencil graffiti claiming Argentina's sovereignty over Isla Malvinas (Falkland Islands).
Merchandise in shelves at incense shop.
Overhead of magazines for sale at newsagency on Fangbang Zhonglu (Old Street).
Chiquillin Tango venue, Montevideo 310.
Central domes hall in Galerias Pacifico shopping centre, Microcentro.
Sign for Asia de Cuba, Dealessi 750, Puerto Madero.
Overhead of chess game in Swanston St.
Royal Castle in Castle Square.
Interior of Chiesa di Santa Maria del Rosario, also known as Chiesa dei Gesuati.
Brightly painted houses.
Cappella di San Girolamo in Chiesa di San Francesco della Vigna.
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Roof of Jokhang Temple framed by lacework, Tibetan old quarter.
Diwan-i-Am (Hall of Public Audiences) columns in Red Fort.
Interior detail of Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Gloria do Outeiro church, with ornate candle-holders and carved wooden panels.
Facade detail of Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA), award-winning building designed by Wood Marsh - Sturt St, Southbank.
Egg stall at the Mercat de la Boqueria.
'Christmas Tree' sculpture, designed by Alejandro Otero, Puerto Ordaz.
Ancient bronze pine cone statue 'Cortile della Pigna' and courtyard in Vatican Museum.
Baroque Church of Nuns of the Holy Sacrament (Kosciol Sakramentek).
Banking and Financial Centre building (formerly Polish United workers' Party Headquarters) at Charles de Gaulle traffic circle.
The 14th century neo-Gothic church of Saint Peter and Paul, Legnica.
The Treblinka II War Memorial - Treblinka, Mazovia
Baskets and mobiles outside a craft shop - Medellin, Antioquia
Detail of the annual Christmas window display in Melbourne's Myers department strore.
People on Cordonata, Michelangelo's great staircase, overlooked by Dioscuri statues at Palazzo Senatorio on the Capitol.
Rocky coastline and lighthouse.
Crane, Puerto Madero.
Enoteca Il Volto.
Molin Giocattoli.
The 12th-century Iglesia de San Millan, said to be Segovia's best example of locally developed Segovian Romanesque style.
Casa de Correos, built as a post office in 1768, on Puerta del Sol.
Exterior of Ciro's Tower, Nanjing West Road, off Renmin Park.
Ornamental door knocker at Palace upon Water (Palac na Wodzie).
Garden of Warsaw University Library (Biblioteka Uniwersetyu Warszawskiego).
Bridge over glass roof of Warsaw University Library (Biblioteka Uniwersetyu Warszawskiego).
Monumental portico at eastern entrance to Palace of Culture and Science.
Door at Schola Levantina, Ghetto Vecchio (Old Ghetto).
Chiostro del Beato Luca, Basilica del Santo.
Exhibition of contemporary art in Palazzo Grassi.
Overhead of Grand Canal from Rialto Bridge.
High altar in Esglesia de Santa Anna.
Traditional wedding ceremony in the grounds of Meiji-jingu Shrine.
Sex shop entrance in Ameyoko precinct.
Interior of International Finance Centre Mall.
Padlocks for sale at Sunday Flea Market, Plaza O'Higgins.
Statue of Buddha, Gyantse Kumbum chorten, Pelkor Chode Monastery.
Piccadilly Circus signs by night.
Detail of pavement lining Copacabana Beach.
Participants of Pride March dressed as nuns. Pride March is a main event at MIDSUMMA, Melbourne's Gay and Lesbian Arts and Cultural Festival.
Customers choosing and buying stridulating crickets at bird and insect market in Beijing's southeastern outer suburb.
Street Theatre Festival performance.
Striking workers protest with placards.
Façade and entrance to 15th century Artus Court in Long Street Market.
Statue of St Barbara.
Boats in the harbour at the Old Town, the historic centre of Cartagena - Cartagena, Bolivar
Cathedral of Merida and palm tree.
Pedestrian timber bridge spanning the islands of Provencia and Santa Catalina over the shallow Canal Aury.
Classical Revival facade, State Library of Victoria.
Monument to Monsenor Jose Vicente de Unda.
Marble statues depicting figures from Greek mythology on Schlossbrucke bridge.
Polonio village from lighhouse tower.
Entrance to Avenida de Mayo subte (underground) station.
Food tram celebrating restaurant culture in Trams on Parade during Moomba Festival.
Opulent, palace-like historic building on Gran Via, one of the city's great boulevards, laid out at the beginning of the 20th century.
Craft and antiques window display on Upper Lascar Row, Sheung Wan.
Double-decker bus detail.
Bank of China Tower.
Chiquilin, Sarmiento 1599.
Ruined barracks near Highfield homestead.
Winged lion of St Mark in facade of Basilica di San Marco.
Mosaic on a tomb at city cemetery.
Towers of La Sagrada Familia.
Facade of Toshogu Shrine.
Giant puppets of Jaroslaw Kaczynski and Roman Giertych (politicians strongly condemning the gay movement) paraded at Gay Parade (Parada Rownosci).
Glass roof of Zlote Tarasy (Golden Terraces) new shopping centre.
Palace of Culture and Science (Palac Kultury i Nauki).
Statues of Franciscan saints in Igreja Santo Antonio church, Largo da Carioca, Centro.
Inscription detail on bronze cannon in courtyard of Palacio de la Moneda (Presidential Palace), Calle Moneda.
Iglesia de la Merced with Torre Centenario in background, Calle MacIver/Calle Merced.
Offerings for sale at Witches' Market (Mercado de las Brujas), Calle Linares/Calle Santa Cruz.
The New Orthodox church in Bialystok with its onion shaped domes and huge 1500 kilogram cross. The 'new' church was begun in the 1980's.
Girls in traditional matching dress at the Corpus Christi celebrations.
A traditional timber windmill in north-eastern Poland.
Town Hall in the old town square.
Marienburg Castle, built by Teutonic Knights, oldest castle in Poland.
Aerial view of Embalse del Penol reservoir, an artificial lake built in the 1970s - El Penon, Antioquia
Traffic restriction signs in Old Town.
Fireworks at Street Theatre Festival.
Several species of cactus have adapted to the typically dry conditions of Bolivia's south-western deserts and grow at altitudes between about 2000 and 3000 metres, Tupiza
A traditional adobe style cemetery in the Salar de Coipasa
Moai at Ahu Tongariki, the largest ahu ever built, south-east coast.
Upmarket restaurant built on stilts over the water.
Mannequins in front of shop in San Victorino.
Longboat on Churun River, en route to Angel falls.
50m-high Kama Falls on the Kama River.
Statue of Tibisay at entrance to city zoo, Parque Zoologico Los Chorros de Milla.
Christmas illumination of Avenida Bella Vista in new centre.
Gilded domes of New Synagogue.
Art Deco residential tower on Plaza Constitucion.
Open-air cafe on Plaza Dorrego, San Telmo.
Herboristeria del Rei.
Spiral staircase in the Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo.
Entrance to the Dominga Restaurant, Honduras 5618, Palermo.
Relaxing on the waterfront in the Reserva Ecologica Costanera Sur, created in 1986 in order to preserve part of the city's coastal area.
"Floraris Generica" metal flower on Plaza Naciones Unidas, Recoleta.
Dancers doing tango at Chiquilin Tango, Montevideo 310.
Man drinking with common 'drinking mate'.
Penguin sign with The Nut in background.
Ham stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Tam Son Hoi Quan Pagoda.
Agatha Ruiz de la Prada.
Monument to local writer Jacinto Benavente, 1922 Nobel prizewinner, in Parterre Gardens in Parque del Buen Retiro.
Man printing name on a bullfighting poster at El Rastro Sunday flea market.
Llama foetuses for sale at Witches' Market (Mercado de las Brujas), Calle Linares/Calle Santa Cruz.
Red-painted mime artist performing in front of the cathedral on the Plaza de Armas.
Office building on Nicholson street.
The charms of " getting off the beaten track " through the La Gran Sabana
Couple walking through front doors of Senso-ji Temple.
Skyline of Southbank as seen from Yarra River bank, with Constellation sculpture by Bruce Armstrong and Geoffrey Bartlett in foreground.
Outback travel in Guayana.
Post office at Main Market Square.
Wawel Cathedral.
Rusted steel exterior of Melbourne's Centre for Contemporary Art.
Rock formations atop flat-topped mountain Roraima.
Colombian black pottery at Mercado de San Alejo flea market.
Young attendant at Los Aleros theme park.
Alfresco diners in a courtyard of Residenz palace.
Courtyard of neo-Gothic Neues Rathaus (New Town Hall).
Detail of neo-gothic Oberbaumbrucke.
'Stone Chronicle' frieze on Red Town Hall (Rathaus).
Outer wall of the Colosseum.
Statue in St Peter's Basilica.
13th century Gothic St Mary's Church (Kosciol Mariacki) on Main Market Square (Rynek Glowny).
Monument to Warsaw Uprising of 1944, unveiled in 1989 in New Town (Nove Miasto).
Detail of monument dedicated to Pedro de Valdivia, founder of Santiago, in Plaza de Armas.
Bathing boxes at Dendy Beach, Brighton.
Regent Theatre facade.
Roof detail at Esplanade Theatres on the Bay.
Corner bastion of Fortaleza de Santa Teresa.
Man and woman dancing tango, Cafe Tortoni.
Sala Hipostila in the Park Guell.
FC Barcelona foolball fan at the Camp Nou Stadium.
Decorative facade of the 1898 building of the Consejeria de las Artes.
Faces of Venezuala, the population includes some 200,000 indigenous people, the main Indian communities are the Guajiro, Piaroa, Guajibo, Yekuana, Yanomami and the Pemon, however Indians only constitute about 1% of the entire population
Gu Lou bus stop near Drum Tower.
Neo-Gothic facade of Cathedral of St Michael the Archangel and St Florian, in Praga.
External spiral staircase, Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo.
Basilica di San Pietro di Castello, interior.
Facade detail of Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona.
Detail of the entrance gateway in Kanda Myoujin Shrine.
Poster on the door of a foot massage parlour.
Detail of wall paintings surrounding the courtyard of Nechung Monastery.
Tiled street and plaza signs.
Facade detail of Secession Building.
Detail of fountain on Trafalgar Square.
200 Queen Street Tower.
Restaurante Gato Tuerto with city overview.
Detail of prayer wheels at Kalachakra Tantric Temple in Ta'er Si (Kumbum Monastery).
Mask for sale at craft shop, Calle Linares.
Elderly women in traditional dress at gate of Basilica de San Francisco, Plaza de San Francisco.
Overhead of man in vehicle buying bread from street vendor on ferry across Orinoco River.
Detail of door with four separate locks.
Facade detail of Jing DE Chong Sheng Palace, main building of Historical Imperial Temple of Beijing (Li Dai Wan Miao).
Stained glass window in Notre Dame Cathedral.
Sam Kai Vui Kun Temple.
Drums on display inside Museum of Musical Instruments (Museo de Instrumentos Musicales), Calle Jaen.
A large outdoor crowd gathers for the passion plays during Easter week.
An old wooden Orthodox church nestled in the forest in the Bieszczady Mountain.
Quebrada de Jaspe, a waterfall flowing over pure orange-red jasper in the Canaima National Park in La Gran Sabana.
Folk ensemble busking.
Fireworks at Street Theatre Festival.
Chess players at Boulevard de Sabana Grande.
Pre-Hispanic pottery stall merchandise at Mercado de San Alejo flea market.
Brightly-painted historic building on Plazuela Camilo Mori, Bellavista district.
Facade of the Palacio La Alhambra (built 1862).
Overhead of Oktoberfest beer-drinking session in tent at Theresienwiese fairgrounds.
Zinc-clad walls of Jewish Museum in Kreutzberg.
Bistro in National Gallery of Victoria.
Legends of tango on board of tango venue , La Boca.
Tomb of Rufina Cambaceres, Recoleta Cemetery.
Salo de Cent in the Ajuntament.
Venini artistic glass.
Venini artistic glass.
The Horizon residential skyscraper in Darlinghurst.
Craft and antique stall on Upper Lascar Row, Sheung Wan.
Marriott Admiralty Hotel.
Mao badges for sale, Dongtai Lu Antique Market, Old Town.
Saltern on the Guajira Peninsula.
River crossing in the Sierra de Santa Marta region.
Hotel Pod Orlem (Hotel Under the Eagle) built in 1896.
Boats in the harbour - Muelle de los Pegasos, Cartagena, Bolivar
Round court of Metropolitan building.
Detail of bronze door of Polish Army's Field Cathedral depicting ruined street during Warsaw Uprising.
Interior of neo-Romanesque Nozyk Synagogue, the only synagogue in Warsaw that survived World War II.
La Rambla, full of people.
Detail of entrance gate to Jokhang Temple, Tibetan old quarter.
Mural of one Guardian King (Chokyong) at entrance gate to Jokhang Temple, Tibetan old quarter.
Victoria Amazonica with its gigantic leaves in the Amazon Region
Baroque interior of Dominican Church (Dominikanerkirche).
Portrait of smiling boy at Jama Masjid.
Radha Krishna Temple courtyard.
People sitting at base of Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square.
Diners and pedestrians at Block Place, popular city laneway packed with cafes.
Iglesia de la Merced church interior.
Medieval astronomical clock on facade of Torre dell'Orologio, Palazzo del Capitanio.
Frescoes in Pisanello Room, Museo Castelvecchio.
Crowds gather to watch street theatre performances in the Plaza de Bolivar - Bogota, Bogota Capital District
Colourful architecture: houses in the Village of Raquira, an important craft centre in the Boyaca department, a dog sits on the doorstep - Raquira, Boyaca
Paintings in a variety of styles on offer at the Feria de San Telmo flea market on the Plaza Dorrego
Edificio de la Telefonica at sunset.
People paddle-boating on artificial lake in Parque del Este.
Building at fork of Via Giuseppe Zanardelli and Via dei Soldati.
Historic building on Ullca Kanonicza, one of loveliest streets in Old Town.
Stalinist -era building with Socialist-Realist bas-relief on facade, today home to Western Stle ice cream parlour, Plac Konstytucji.
Tango paintings at street stall in Florida mall.
Tower of Palacio Barolo, Avenida de Mayo.
El Ingenio.
Public art sculpture in financial district.
Opulent historic buildings on Plaza de Espana.
Edificio de Espana overlooking Plaza de Espana.
Wrought-iron balconies on city buildings facade.
Monument to Stefan Starzynski, Warsaw's President 1934-39.
Sailing ship on Canale della Giudecca passing Chiesa di San Giorgio Maggiore, from Piazzetta San Marco.
Ninomaru Garden in Higashi-gyoen (Imperial Palace East Garden).
Mural detail, Rigsum Gonpo Temple, Pabonka Monastery.
High altar in St Peter's Church (Peterskirche).
Artwork sold at Sunday Hippie Fair (Feira de Arte de Ipanema).
Quirky sculpture on roof of HairRoom Salon - Acland St, St Kilda.
Facade detail of Pabellon de los Oficiales Reales, Calle Bolivar.
Museo de Arte Hispanoamericano, Retiro.
Overhead of tourists in gondola.
Detail of stained glass window, Catedral Metropolitana.
One look at the detailed facades of buildings in the old town square of Zamosc makes you understand its World Heritage listing. The fortress-city was built on Italian urban design principles in the mid- 16th century.
Street theatre performances: Gloomy faces hold up Spanish signs 'British league of Pessimists' - Bogota, Bogota Capital District
Niedzica Castle in the Pieniny Mountains. Built in the 14th century as a Hungarian border stronghold, it has retained its graceful Renaissance shape.
Typical historic townhouse on the Plaza de Bolivar, the main square of Salermo.
Facade of Iglesia del Carmen (1938) in district of La Candelaria.
Stained-glass window designed by Marlo Ayala, in the modern Metropolitan Cathedral, completed in 1982.
Painted plaster busts for sale in a perfumeria shop.
Spectators and participants in traditional costume during annual brewer's parade, Oktoberfest.
Male marching band in traditional costume during Oktoberfest.
Outdoor sculpture at National Gallery of Victoria.
Fishing boats in harbour.
La Boca harbour boats.
Naranzaria.
Tragicomica.
Palatial historic building on Gran Via, one of the city's great boulevards, laid out at the beginning of the 20th century.
Illuminated building on D'Aguilar Street.
Cat Ballou, Av Alvear 1702, Recoleta.
Fruit and vegetables for sale.
House on Old Town Square decorated with painted statues and architectural elements.
Facade detail, Palazzo Ducale.
Detail of a stained glass window in Notre Dame Cathedral.
Stall selling paintings at the Temple Street Night Market.
Giant rooftop sign promoting Jerez sherry.
Detail of pulpit in St Stephen's Cathedral (Stephansdom).
Giant figures at pre-Carnaval parade (Desfile de Blocos) along boulevard lining Ipanema Beach.
High altar in Igreja da Santa Cruz dos Militares church.
Coat of arms on facade of Casa de Marques de Villaverde, today home to Ethnography and Folklore Museum (Museo Nacional de Etnografia y Folklore), Calle Ingavi.
Painting on back of bus, Av Baptista.
Man in full costume for Festival de Los Diablos Danzantes (dancing devils).
Bullfight at bullring, Plaza de Toros Monumental de las Ventas.
The rich Renaissance facade decoration on the houses of the merchant Przybyla brothers was built in 1615.
Malbork castle was built by the Teutonic knights in the 13th century and was probably one of the most fortified strongholds in medieval Europe. It contains a multitude of labyrinth-like layers, walls, rooms, dungeons and even a huge chamber : the knights hall. It is a classic medieval fortress.
Late afternoon sunshine cutting through the trees on country lane.
Colourful architecture: houses in the Village of Raquira, an important craft centre in the Boyaca department - Raquira, Boyaca
Ceiling paintings in Casa del Fundador Suarez Rendon, an architectural gem, built in the 1500s - Tunja, Boyaca
A monument to the bad boys of Caracas: decoration on top of a discotheque in Caracas.
Bistro Bar Rozowy Slon.
Man cleaning pulp from meat of cacoa, at Bukare cacao hacienda.
Edificio de la Telefonica, Chile's tallest building, Plaza Baquedano.
Vault decoration in side chapel of 12th century Church of St Mary Trastevere.
Modern residential towers in new Quay, Docklands.
Facade detail of La Pedrera.
Hotel Cipriani.
Facade detail of the Basilica di San Marco.
Carlos Gardel's image on souvenir shop facade on Carlos Gardel St, next to Mercado del Abasto.
Modern high-rise architecture at Grosvenor Place, George Street, in the city centre.
Lowicz Cathedral.
Detail of Monument to the Warsaw Uprising of 1944.
Sign at tram stop in Mokotow district.
Outdoor cafes in Plaza de Santa Ana.
Roof detail, Jokhang Temple, Tibetan old quarter.
Open-air cafes on Plaza Mayor with Real Casa de la Panaderia in background.
Bar in Cool nightclub.
Historic houses on Siredeori Bazaar.
Big Ben at night, framed by cast-iron fence.
Baptismal font in Catedral Metropolitana.
Money offering left at feet of Buddha statue at Kumbum Chorten (100,000 Images Stupa) in Pelkhor Chode Monastery complex.
Advertisement for noodles on side of bus, Hankou.
Beggar at door of Basilica de San Francisco on Plaza San Francisco.
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedachtniskirch church ruined in WWII, left as memorial, belltower added in 1961.
Sacred statue in Quan Am Pagoda.
Colonial architecture: Apartments with balconies along a street - Cartagena, Bolivar
The carved ceiling of the Church of Santa Clara - Tunja, Boyaca
Facade detail (Antoni Suski), Grodzka Street.
Traditional red-tiled roofs of Central Bolivia
Boats on waterfront of Chichiriviche with islands in background.
Cacti and arid valley of Chama River.
Central courtyard in Palacio Municipal on Plaza Bolivar, home to Caracas history museum.
Brightly painted houses in historic centre of city.
'Yellow Spiral' sculpture, by Osvaldo Pena, outside the World Trade Center, Las Condes.
Stained-glass window in 15th-century Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady).
Detail of Charlottenburg Town Hall (Rathaus Charlottenburg).
Ruins of Palatine (Palatino).
Lighthouse with Uruguayan flag.
Equestrian statue of General Leonardo Olivera.
Buildings on Carlos Calvi Street, San telmo.
Detail of historic building on corner of Avenida Rivadavia and Ayacucho street.
Sunday mass in French Gothic Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Lujan, home to Argentina's patron saint.
Pensione La Calcina.
Hand printed paper at Il Pavone.
Cheung Kong Center (left), Bank of China Tower (middle) and the Citybank Plaza (right).
Interior of restaurant in Yuyuan Bazaar, Old Town.
Wrought-iron gate in front of St Joseph's Church (consecrated 1862), Sichuan Nanlu.
Detail of typical local snack sold from street stalls across central districts.
Gabriella Capucci, Av Alvear 1477, Recoleta.
Medals on breast of war veteran.
Facade detail of 'Metropolitan' building.
Grand Canal from Ponte dell'Accademia, with Chiesa di Santa Maria della Salute in background.
Towers of La Sagrada Familia.
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space.
Oriental Plaza.
Hotels and hostel facades on Gran Via.
Churchgoers inside Augustinian Church (Augustinerkirche), part of Hofburg (Imperial Palace).
Portraits of Communists "wave" to 1st May Parade of leftist parties on Ulica Nowy Swiat (New World Street).
Igreja de Sao Jose church interior.
Barred window with flowers on sill at Hostal Gagliardo.
Corrugated iron restaurant facade.
Ice blocks floating on Lake Grey, having broken off from Glacier Grey - Torres del Paine National Park (UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve).
The charms of " getting off the beaten track " through the La Gran Sabana
Arcades in building lining Piazzetta San Marco.
A Colonial style hotel - Puntalarga, Boyaca
Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas, undoubtedly the greatest and strongest fortress built by the Spanairds in their colonies - Cartagena, Bolivar
Kazimierz's Town Hall.
Folk musician busking at Main Market Square.
Two men sitting on stools at the Feria de San Telmo flea market on the Plaza Dorrego, playing their accordions during a break in a street tango performance
Crowd of tourists visiting Room of Signatures containing frescoes by Raphael in Vatican Museum.
Detail from fountain on Piazza San Pietro.
Vault decoration in Etruscan Gallery of Vatican Museum.
Oranges sold on Feria de Tristan Narvaja , market held on Calle Dr Tristan Narvaja.
Artisan at work on craft on Peatonal Sarandi, pedestrian mall between Plaza Constitucion and Plaza Independencia.
Statue of Nuestra Senora de la Fundacion in Metropolitan Cathedral.
Young boys on shore at Playa La Balconada.
Retiro Railway Station.
Trattoria Al Tre Scaini.
Chiesa di Santa Maria della Salute.
Historic building in the Moorish style on Plaza de las Quatro Calles.
Via Flamina ice cream place, Florida 121, Microcentro.
Pork hanging up in restaurant.
Crouching figure statue outside Shanghai Art Museum.
Stall selling paintings on Sunday Feria de San Telmo, Humberto Primo St, San Telmo.
Barbed wire electric fence at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
Old Town Hall.
One of few historic buildings on Marszalkowska Street that survived World War II.
Tiger bas-relief detail, Ha Chuong Hoi Quan Pagoda.
Interior, Notre Dame Cathedral.
Facade detail of State Opera (Staatsoper) building.
Man repairing telephone exchange.
Petrobras cube-style building.
Graffiti at Rutledge Lane.
Britain's Mr Lucky's Party street theatre company performing during Festival Melbourne 2006, festival of arts and culture accompanying Commonwealth Games.
Building of former Congreso Nacional, Calle Catedral/Calle Morande.
Detail of old post box in Postal Museum at Correo Postal (Main Post Office).
Interior of St Jospeh's Church, Wangfujing Dajie.
Symbol of Wheel of Law flanked by two deer over facade of Jokhang Temple in Tibetan old town.
Antique stirrups at stall on Plaza del Resero during Feria de Mataderos, Mataderos.
Mermaid statue and rowboats on Estanque Grande (Great Lake).
Ice cream stalls and vendor.
Facade detail of Pabellon de los Oficiales Reales, Calle Bolivar.
The central column in the octagonal shaped main hall of the Hunting Palace acts as a chimney and central support for the roof. Before WWII the palace was the summer residence of one of Poland's richest and most aristocratic families the Radziwills. The wooden palace was completed in 1824 by the German architect Schinkel.
St John's Church.
Stained-glass window by Stanislaw Wyspianski, House of Medical Association.
You can get just about everything at the Mercado de San Alejo, a flea market held every Sunday in a parking lot on Carrera Septima.
Front of church in fishing village.
Brightly painted facade of house in historic centre of city.
Interior of reading room dome, State Library of Victoria.
Cruise on Spree River with Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) in background.
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedachtniskirch church ruined in WWII, left as memorial, belltower added in 1961.
Victory Column (Siegessaule) with Gold Else statue on top, symbol of Berlin's gay community.
Trabant car with French Cathedral (Franzosischer Dom) in background. Safari
L'Azione bronze sculpture at entrance to Il Vittoriano.
Cow in tree sculpture outside Docklands stadium.
Glass roofed shopping arcade with old Chinese shophouses in Hylam Street.
Cafe Brasilero, opened in 1877, Montevideo's longest operating cafe.
Stained glass windows in Neo-Gothic Cathedral, inaugurated in 1932, Plaza Moreno.
Hyde Park Barracks illuminated at night during Sydney Festival.
Oriental Pearl Tower (468m) illuminated at night, Pudong.
Bus on Lavalle St, pedestrian mall in Microcentro.
Snow-covered Tatra Mountains in reflecting in lake.
Guards at monument to Marshal Pilsudski on 3rd May, Constitution Day.
Monument to Fallen Shipyard Workers, erected by Solidarity in 1980 in memory to the workers killed in the riots of 1970.
Wineglass Bay from Wineglass Bay Lookout.
Ruined church, Tasman Peninsula.
Overhead of alfresco diners near Ponte dell'Accademia.
Model of last bucintoro (doge's ceremonial barge), Museo Storico Navale.
Pieta sculpture, Chiesa di San Lorenzo.
Frescoes in Palau de la Generalitat.
Statue of Gyaltsab-Je, disciple of Tsongkhapa, Assembly Hall, Ganden Monastery.
Historic buildings and lamppost in Lavapies quarter.
Bullfighting posters for sale at El Rastro Sunday flea market.
Frank Yamma performing during Festival Melbourne 2006, festival of arts and culture accompanying Commonwealth Games.
Strange Fruit performing during Festival Melbourne 2006, festival of arts and culture accompanying Commonwealth Games.
Statue of Virgen del Pilar in Altar de Nuestra Senora del Transito, Catedral Metropolitana.
Parish church in Villa de Leyva.
Sunny Sunday on the Plaza de Bolivar, with the Neo-Classical cathedral, Bogota's largest church built in 1807-23, in the background.
Souvenir shop on the corner of the pedestrian Caminito mall and Magallanes, La Boca.
Facade of Synagogue built in 1904.
Monumental candelabra on Dekyi Shar Lam road, the Chinese contribution to Lhasa's landscape.
Thanksgiving plaques left by pilgrims at Las Lajas Sanctuary near Ipiales - Las Lajas, Narino
Elegance in road crossing: a covered walkway connecting the two halves of Alcadia de Heres over Calle Igualdad.
A sea of wine glasses and decanters on sale at a stall at the Feria de San Telmo flea market on the Plaza Dorrego
Chiva traditional Colombian bus with wooden painted body.
Facade detail of Basilica de Chiquinquira.
Tradant car in front of cafe.
Gateway to great Renaissance courtyard of Wawel Castle, seat of Polish kings for over 50 0 years.
Esplanade-Theatre on the Bay, national performing arts centre.
Old Chinese houses on Keong Salk Road.
Interior of El Drugstore restaurant.
Valese bronze work.
Hotel Cipriani.
Basilica di San Marco and the Campanile.
San Clemente Palace.
BAC Art Studio.
Neon signs in Wellington Street, Central.
Street stall detail.
Coat of arms outside Thai Embassy, the Bund.
Mao paraphernalia at Dongtai Lu Antique Market, Old Town.
"Canto al Trabajo", bronze sculpture, Plaza Eva Peron, Av Perseo Colon, San Telmo.
Baltic beach life in Poland.
Image of Pope John Paul II on facade of Palace of Culture and Science after his death in 2005.
Krasinski Palace reflected in the glass facade of the Supreme Court in New Town.
Multi-coloured kite wheels for sale, Tibetan old quarter.
Facade detail of Palacio de Velazquez in Parque del Buen Retiro.
Man taking photo of Goya's famous masterpiece, 'La Maja Desnuda', in the Museo del Prado.
Monument to King Alfonso XII in Parque del Buen Retiro.
Vault over main stairway in Palacio Real.
Nightlife on Plaza de Chueca.
Lampshades at El Rastro Sunday flea market.
Big Ben seen through cast-iron fence.
Exhibition in Meat Market Art Centre.
Brightly painted fishing boats on beach.
Roman statue on Quirinal Fountain of Castor and Pollux.
Candombe drums sold on Feria de Tristan Narvaja, market held on Sunday at Calle Dr Tristan Narvaja.
Alfresco dining at a restaurant around the Temple Street Night Market.
Hiker photographing ice blocks floating on Lake Grey, having broken off from Glacier Grey - Torres del Paine National Park (UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve).
Sunset descends over a still post-glacial lake in central-western Poland.
El Infernito, a recently uncovered Musica astronomic observatory, dated to the early centuries AD, near Villa de Leuva - Boyaca
The Modern Cathedral, completed in 1982 - Barranquilla, Atlantico
Off-road travel in Guayana.
Collegium Mais.
The Artesan's Market in La Paz
Market on Plaza Mayor (main square) with parish church in background.
Fruit stall at market.
Historic and modern buildings including the AMP Tower, at right, from Pitt Street Mall.
Hikers taking break on hike to top of Roraima, in background.
Exterior of Santa Teresa Church in city centre.
Sculpted bronze base of a candelabrum in front of State Library of Victoria.
Brightly-painted house in town centre.
Facade of St Peter's Basilica.
City buildings at corner of Florida and Juan D Peron Streets.
Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Miracoli.
Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Miracoli.
Rooftop sculptures atop toy shop in St Kilda.
Men reading newspapers displayed in glass cabinet on street, Renmin Road.
Persicco ice cream place, Salguero 2591, Palermo.
Decorated tram, Moomba Festival Parade.
Façade and entrance to Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary.
Penguin Uniting Church.
Wineglass Bay from Wineglass Bay Lookout.
Facade of Old Arsenal (Arsenale Vecchio).
Venetian Carnival mask.
Spiral of joss waiting to be hung at A-Ma Temple.
Detail of Fuente de Sibeles (Cybele's Fountain).
Palacio de Cristal in Parque del Buen Retiro.
Two hikers on trail, looking towards Cuernos del Paine - Torres del Paine National Park (UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve).
Monk's shoes left outside main assembly hall while gathered inside for prayer, Sera Monastery.
Laguna Colorada with flamingoes, Southwest Circuit.
Chariman Mao is watching, from Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen).
Quirky sign of a snack bar in the city centre, at night.
Alfresco diners on bank of Grand Canal near Rialto Bridge.
Teutonic castle of Malbork at sunset.
Street theatre performances: Gloomy faces hold up Spanish signs - Bogota, Bogota Capital District
Mural on wall depicting religous and patriotic figures.
Aerial of 979m-high Angel Falls.
Torre dell'Oroglio clocktower (1648).
Art Nouveau stained glass window by Stanislow Wysplanski in 13th century Franciscan Church.
Windhover sculpture on Sandringham foreshore.
Statue with Christian religious theme at Tierra Santa religious theme park, Costanera Norte.
Palacio Barolo, Avenida de Mayo.
Music shop facade, Talcahuano Street.
Painted facade near Museo Casa Carlos Gardel.
Visitors viewing modern art in the historic Palazzo Grassi.
Looking towards Chiesa di Santa Maria della Salute.
Facade of Continental Building on Spring Street.
Towers of Pacific Place from below.
Facade of regional restaurant, French Concession.
Grilled beef on open chargrilled pit in parilla-type restaurant, Microcentro.
Autumn in Lazienki Park.
Placa Reial.
Silhouette of five-storey pagoda beside Senso-ji Temple.
Five-storey pagoda beside Senso-ji Temple.
Beer bottles in the window of a restaurant.
Facade of Ayuntamiento (Town Hall).
Statue in Radha Krishna Temple.
Detail of bas-relief angels in Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Candelaria church, Praca Pio X, Centro.
Detail of W-11 city tram decorated by vehicle decorators from Karachi for Festival Melbourne 2006, festival of arts and culture accompanying Commonwealth Games.
View of a beach resort pool on the Peninsula de Paraguana. This was once an island but a naturally formed sand bar now connects it to the mainland.
Water Wall at entrance of National Gallery of Victoria (NGV International), with part of giant letters reading "Picasso".
The vaulted ceiling of the Church of St. Mary on the Sand, Wroclaw.
Craft Market - Kazimierz Dolny, The Lublin Upland
Exterior of Cloth Hall.
Stall with typical local pottery at the market held on the Plaza Mayor (main square) during the celebrations of the 430th anniversary of the town.
Exterior detail of Teatro Belart, in city centre.
Graffiti, suburban street.
Replica Andean village church, Los Aleros theme park.
Nave of 15th-century Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady).
Facade detail of historic F.W. Borchardt building.
Looking up to vault and dome of Chiesa di Sant'Andrea della Valle.
Oriental window shutter in Room of Heliodorus in Vatican Museum.
Ornamented Gothic style tympanum over door of 13th century Fanciscan Church.
Detail of fountain on Plaza Independencia.
San Francisco Church (Iglesia de San Francisco) built in 1864, today home to Colonial Art Museum (Museo de Arte Colonial).
Metropolitan Cathedral, Montevideo's oldest public building, built 1784-1799 in Spanish neoclassical style, PLaza Constitucion.
Bar Sur bar sign from behind in San Telmo.
Palau de la Generalitat.
Basilica di San Marco and the Campanile.
Hotel Monaco and Grand Canal.
Atrium in The Center, Central.
Detail of 1897 Fragata Presidente Sarmiento, museum ship, Puerto Madero.
Monument to Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski.
Historic building on corner of Rooke and Stewarrt streets, city centre.
Vault, Chiesa di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari.
Sala Hipostila featuring the Columnata Dorica, a forest of 84 stone columns.
Lanterns dumped on the street after Chinese New Year celebrations.
Flamenco show in Casa Patas.
Artist at work on Plaza Mayor.
Facade detail of Antigua Casa Angel Sierra.
Figures for sale in craft shop.
Serene eyes gazing from top of Kumbum Chorten (100,000 Images Stupa) in Pelkhor Chode Monastery complex.
Bell of La Merced Church (Iglesia de la Merced), with Cerro Rico ("Rich Hill") in background, Calle Hoyos.
Young girl from folk dance group preparing for parade during Feria de la Chinita.
Zori sandals in a shop on Nakamise-dori shopping street.
Gyantse Kumbum chorten, Pelkor Chode Monastery.
Stained-glass window in Catedral de Nuestra Senora de la Almudena.
Palacio de Cristal in Parque del Buen Retiro.
Llama looking towards flamingoes on Laguna Colorada, Southwest Circuit.
Compact disks decorate the entrance to a discotheque.
Brightly painted house facades in historic city centre.
Flagstones carved from Kimberley sandstone, Federation Square.
Pleasure boats waiting for tourists in Puerto Cuervito.
Man relaxing in pool at base of Pacheco Falls, Quebrada Pacheco.
Orange-red jasper rock at small waterfall.
Fruit and vegetable stall on Piazza Campo de'Fiori.
Chinese building under bamboo scaffolding.
Els Quatre Gats Restaurant.
Towers of La Sagrada Familia.
Facade detail of the Palazzo Ducale.
Bales of hay in Pieniny Mountains region.
Monument to Nicolo Tommaseo.
Stone seats in 1st-century Roman arena.
Night-time lights of Ameyoko quarter.
Kapital.
Rickshaw traffic on Khari Baoli.
Detail of door relief work in Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib (Sikh Temple).
Upholstered leather seats in conference room at Palacio Tiradentes.
Famous face on entrance gate to Luna Park.
Jizo statuette beside Senso-ji Temple.
Mural of two Guardian Kings (Chokyong), Kunde Ling Temple.
Santuario de Nuestra Senora de las Lajas, a Gothic style church built on a bridge which spans the deep gorge of the Guaitara River - Las Lajas, Narino
The most important part of the bus is the sound system.
One of the 23 large bronze sculptures by Femando Botero (the most internationally known Colombian artist) in front of the Museo de Antioquia.
Old shipwreck at Cabo de San Roman.
Exterior of Four Seasons Hotel at Plaza Altamira.
Mannequins modelling clothes in front of shop in San Victorino.
Man rowing boat full of reeds for building palafitos (stilt houses).
Overhead of historic town quarter from tower of St Peter's Church, Marienplatz.
Bronze door of Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom).
Baroque interior of Chiesa dei Santi Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso.
Dome of Royal Exhibition Building from Melbourne Museum.
Neo-Gothic Cathedral , begun in 1885, inaugurated in 1932, Plaza Moreno.
Fountain detail in the cloister adjacent to La Catedral.
Lace, a popular local craft, in a souvenir shop.
Dress-up activities for children at Garden Party in Treasury Gardens during Moomba Festival.
Upper exterior facade of female gymnasium with mannequin and fitball in window.
Alcazar, great former royal residence erected in Toledo's highest point and looming over the old town.
Detail of Tang Dynasty statue in Shanghai Museum.
Passengers in vaporetto on Grand Canal.
Interior detail of Els Quatre Gats Restaurant.
Shiodome Sio-Site - a new, ultra modern urban development.
Facade detail of the Municipal Theatre.
Tram detail.
Pilgrims attending annual celebration of hanging of huge thangka, Drepung Monastery.
Women sitting in square outside Jama Masjid.
Interior of Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib (Sikh Temple).
Exhibition dedicated to Oscar Niemeyer in Museu de Arte Contemporanea (Museum of Contemporary Art), with visitor taking photograph, Niteroi.
Tattoo detail belonging to participant of Pride March, a main event at MIDSUMMA, Melbourne's Gay and Lesbian Arts and Cultural Festival.
Graffiti artist at work in city laneway.
Flower left on tomb of Salvador Allende at Cementerio General, Calle Recoleta.
Face detail of large Buddha statue for sale at Panjiayuan Market.
Collection of calligraphy scrolls in National Art Gallery of China.
Vault detail in La Catedral.
Sunday mass in French Gothic Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Lujan, home to Argentina's patron saint.
Olympic torch at Olympic Stadium (Estadi Olimpic).
Orthodox priest at the Transfiguration Feast at the pilgrimage village of Grabarka in eastern Poland.
Rail-mounted trolleys connecting the Elblag Canal. Five of these slipways counter the 99.5 metre difference in water levels between Ostroda and Elblag.
Historic tomb sculptural decoration at Powazki Cemetery.
Fountain in the courtyard of the Palacio de la Moneda, now the Presidential Palace.
Overhead of caiman de la costa (Crocodylus acutus).
Facade of house, Los Puertos de Altagracia.
Aponguao Falls, Gran Sabana.
Interior of Sony Center.
Teatro Solis painting on wall of petrol station's building.
Tower of 26 storey Placio Salvo, designed by Italian architect Mario Palati , with palm tree in foreground,inaugurated in 1927, tallest buiilding in city.
'Floraris Generica' sculpture, Plaza Naciones Unidas.
Carlos Gardel's tomb, Cemeterio de la Chacarita.
El Xampanyet Restaurant.
Enoteca Il Volto.
City skyscrapers: Cheung Kong (centre), Bank of China (middle) and Citybank Plaza (right).
Central atrium in Pacific Place commercial complex.
Neon signs on Nanjing Donglu shopping street.
Rapsodia, El Salvador 4757, Palermo Viejo.
Mercado del Abasto shopping centre, Once.
Couple dancing at tango show at Cafe Tortoni, Av de Mayo 829.
Overhead of Maingon Bay, Tasman Peninsula.
Detail of historic tomb at Catholic Powazki Cemetery.
Mourning mass attended by 200,000 people in Pilsudski Square held after death of Pope John Paul II
Easter palms sold on Palm Sunday.
Interior of Church of St Augustine (Igreja de Sao Agostinho).
Statue of Sakyamuni, Main Assembly Hall, Drepung Monastery.
Rock carvings and paintings on cliff wall of Iron Mountain (Chango Ri), Lingkor pilgramage circuit, Tibetan old city.
Palace of Culture and Science (Palac Kultury i Nauki) and banners.
Bicycle tyre, though which beach volleyball game can be seen, Copacabana Beach.
The charms of outback travel, muddy roads has caused a truck to lose its load - northern Colombia
Such is the depth of religious fervour in Poland that crowds flock to the outdoor Easter week passion plays in any weather.
Torre de la Costanera and Edificio de la Industria, Las Condes.
Festival of Folk Bands and Singers - Kazimierz Dolny, The Lublin Upland
Caribbean coast near Santa Marta - Magdalena
You can get just about everything at the Mercado de San Alegjo, a flea market held every Sunday in a parking lot on Carrera Septima.
Rusted steel exterior of Melbourne's Centre for Contemporary Art.
Annual Christmas lights display on the The Boulevard in Melbourne's north-eastern suburb of Ivanhoe.
Mosaic of historic and modern buildings, including one of the city's greatest icons, Sydney AMP Tower, viewed from Pitt Street Mall.
Brightly-painted historic building on Plazuela Camilo Mori, Bellavista district.
Facade of Synagogue built in 1904.
Facade of Church of SS Peter and Paul, Krakow's first Baroque church, erected by Jesuits in 1596-1619.
Facade detail of Ca' d'Oro.
Hotel Monaco and Grand Canal.
I Gesuiti.
Citic Tower, Admiralty.
Overhead of crowd on causeway to Mid-Lake Pavilion Tea House, Yuyuan Bazaar, Old Town.
Interior of Shanghai Information Tower.
Facade detail of the Luna Park show venue, corner of Bouchard and Lavelle, Microcentro.
One of many early 16th and 17th century churches in Caracas
Housing in Caracas
Sukiennice arcaded Cloth Hall on Main Market Square.
Venetian Carnival mask.
La Font Magica, Montjuic's famous fountain.
Shiodome Sio-Site - a new, ultra modern urban development.
Maria Cabello wine shop.
Man walking up ramp at Museu de Arte Contemporanea (Museum of Contemporary Art), Niteroi.
Drag queen participants of Pride March smoking cigarettes. Pride March is a main event at MIDSUMMA, Melbourne's Gay and Lesbian Arts and Cultural Festival.
Mural on facade of building along Calle Tucapel Jimenez.
Great Mosque (Qingzhen Dasi), one of China's largest.
Aerial of vertical cliffs and waterfalls of Auyantepui table mountain.
Overhead of Oktoberfest beer-drinking session in tent at Theresienwiese fairgrounds.
Sculpture in DZ Bank.
Waterfalls in front of Palau Nacional de Montjuic.
Polish road sign, Poland
The thundering waters of Salto Aponguao (Apongyao Falls) in the grassy highlands of La Gran Sabana, Guayana.
Spires of St Andrews Church.
Architectural detail of church.
Travellers preparing for hike up to top of Roraima.
Exploring landscape atop flat-topped mountain Roraima.
Pico Bolivar (5007m), Venezuela's highest peak, from 4765m-high Pico Espejo.
Gilded statue on Mariensaule (St Mary's Column), Marienplatz.
'Fall of Rebel Angels' fresco by Giacinto Brandi on vault of Chiesa dei Santi Ambrogio e Carlo al Corsol
Sculptural detail at New Quay in Docklands.
Facade of colonial house, Calle Real.
Che Guevara mural on Pasaje San Lorenzo, San Telmo.
Boucahrd Plaza (left) and Edificio Republica buildings.
Es Restaurant.
Star Ferry Pier at Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.
Gate of Basilica de Nuestra Senora del Pilar, Recoleta.
New Year celebrations, Fo Guang Shan Nan Tien Temple.
Worshippers in Guangji temple for celebration of Buddha's birthday.
Boats on a small channel in the Mekong Delta.
Spirals of joss in Man-Mo Temple.
Sula.
Facade of Chinese restaurant on Gerrard Street, Chinatown.
Interior of Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Gloria do Outeiro church.
Main entrance to Galerias Pacifico shopping centre, Microcentro.
Exterior of Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Senora de Coromoto, Guanare state.
Detail of commemoratives plaque to Eva Peron on Duarte family tomb in Recoleta Cemetery.
Couple kissing amidst Carnaval revellers on Ipanema beachfront boulevard.
Lanterns and umbrellas above recreated Ming Qing period Yellow Crane Ancient Market Street in Yellow Crane Tower (Huanghe Lou) complex, Wuchang.
Beam of light coming through window and illuminating assembly hall of Ganden Monastery.
Solidarity at the craft market; Lech Walesa and Pope Paul figurine - Kazimierz Dolny, The Lublin Upland
Rail-mounted trolleys connecting the Elblag Canal. Five of these slipways counter the 99.5 metre difference in water levels between Ostroda and Elblag.
Wall painting, house at Main Market Square.
New Jewish cemetery in Kazimierz.
The famous " Witches Market " ( Mercado de los Brujos ) in La Paz, not necessarily selling witchcraft as portrayed in movies, but does sell mainly herbs and folk remedies
Architectural detail of building of Old Market Square.
Detail of the ceramic mural depicting Colombia's history, designed by Guillermo Botero, on the Plaza de Bolivar.
Rocky bed of Carrao River, during period of particularly low water.
Artwork "Penetrable Amarillo" at Museum of Modern Art.
Newspapers and magazines for sale at a newsstand, Paseo Ahumada.
Angel Falls seen from tourist camp on Churun River.
Overhead of historic quarter.
Detail from triumphal Arch of Emperor Septimus Severus (AD 203) in Roman Forum.
Buskers performing in Old Town.
Fruit and vegetable shops around city centre.
Church of the Armenian monastery, Isola di San Lazzaro degli Armeni.
Cloister in the Museo de Santa Cruz, originally a hospital erected in the early 16th century.
Detail of bronze lion statue in front of former home to Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC).
One of 60-plus plastic cows placed on city streets during CowParade, an international charity art event.
Historic building.
Facade of Chiesa di San Giorgio Maggiore.
Stone seats in 1st-century Roman arena.
Gondola detail.
Girl of a youth subculture known as Cos-play-zoku (Costume Play Gang) gathering on weekends at Meiji Jingu Bridge.
Monks carrying rolled up thangka, Drepung Monastery.
Chinese card game.
Chortens (stupa) at entrance to Ta'er Si (Kumbum Monastery).
Baroque interior of Igreja Sao Francisco da Penitencia church.
Woman sitting by mosaics at Paseo de los Suenos.
Hiker crossing mountain stream over log bridge in Valle Ascencio - Torres del Paine National Park (UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve).
Visitor taking photograph with his mobile phone of Chairman Mao's huge portrait on Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen).
Monument to Warsaw Uprising of 1944 with Polish Army's Field Cathedral behind.
Locals playing game, Tibettan old town.
A passion play with lots of hair during Easter week near Krakow.
Detail of Easter palm crosses, sold during Easter Week.
Overhead of palafitos (stilt houses) on lake shore.
One of four goddesses personifying Germany's greatest rivers on neo-Baroque Neptune fountain.
Socialist-Realist relief on facade of Stalinist-era buildingul Marszallkowska.
Detail of traffic lights for pedestrians and cyclists, Palermo.
Orquesta Tipica Imperial band pl;aying tango music during Sunday Feria de San Telmo, Defensa Street, San Telmo.
Casa del Agua in Republica de los Ninos, Disneyland style project sponsored by Evita Peron , opened in 1951.
Facade detail of the Hotel Omm.
Scuola Grande di San Rocco (left) and Chiesa di San Rocco.
Ice cream on display in gelateria.
Customs House illuminated at night during Sydney Festival.
Monument to Garcilaso de la Vega, a great Renaissance poet born in Toledo.
Main entrance of Bank of China Tower in Central.
Exchange Square Towers in Central.
Facade of Art-Nouveau building.
Fo Guang Shan Nan Tien Temple.
Colonnade, Palazzo Ducale.
Interior of 4th-century paleo-Christian basilica in duomo (cathedral).
Tourists looking at 12th -14th century frescoes, Basilica di San Zeno.
Marina in Port Vell.
Facade detail of Elsa designer accessories shop.
Overlooking Old Delhi towards Red Fort from minaret of Jama Masjid.
Portrait of Sikh wearing turban at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib (Sikh Temple).
Stone statue of Virgin Mary with child, Catedral Metropolitana.
Detail of "Red Centre" sculpture by Konstantin Dimopoulos.
Street stall selling towels, Av Baptista.
The CitiBank and Bank of China Towers.
Beach sand sculpture at Sand Sculpting Australia annual competition.
One of the participants in 'Brain Damage Graffiti Jam' graffiti event on Wyscigi Racecourse wall.
One of 60-plus plastic cows placed on city streets during CowParade, an international charity art event.
A wood-carved saint in a church wall niche, southern Poland.
Chiva, traditional Colombian bus, with ladders up the side
Town Hall tower.
Antique safe box in Casa Real de la Moneda (Royal Mint) museum.
The decorative facade of the Universidad de Chile in Santiago.
Eccentric earthen figure at the entrance to an antique shop on the main street of the village.
Tourist camp in traditional style in El Playon (Big Beach) on Caura River.
Coat of arms on Master's Residence, former Royal Mint.
Elaborate plaster doorway of 18th-century Casa de las Ventanas de Hierro (House of the Iron Windows).
105m-high Salto Aponguao (Aponguao Falls), also known as Chinak Meru.
Angel Falls seen from lookout known as Mirador Laime.
Golondrinas and Ukaima Falls on Carrao River spilling into Laguna de Canaima.
Tourists viewing Angel Falls from lookout known as Mirador Laime.
Exterior of Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom).
Sculptures of Runners from Villa of Papyri at Herculanem, Roman period copies of Greek originals (1st century AD).
Façade and belltower of 12th century Church of St Mary Trastevere.
Overhead of rocky coast.
Basilica de Nuestra Senora del Pilar, Recoleta.
Vendor at Monday Market at Shaping, near Dali.
Ice cream on display in gelateria.
Arsenale.
Tomorrow Square skyscraper.
Teutonic castle at sunset.
House facades in Old Town Square.
Interior of St John's Church.
Orthodox Cathedral of St Mary Magdalene, a legacy of Russian rule.
The 14th-century sculpted timber choir stalls in middle of central nave in La Catedral.
Facade detail of one of the Hansel-and-Gretel gatehouses at the main entrance to the park.
Kapital nightclub.
Thangkas, Assembly Hall, Sera Je College, Sera Monastery.
Plaza Mayor, with equestrian statue of King Felipe III and Real Casa de la Panaderia in background.
Main dining room in the Cluny, El Salvador 4618, Palermo Viejo.
Shop window of one of the designer boutiques lining Calle de Serrano, Madrid's prime fashion shopping street.
Pre-Carnaval sale in shop selling Carnaval outfits.
"Force is the weapon of the weak" tattoo on Pride March participant. Pride March is a main event at MIDSUMMA, Melbourne's Gay and Lesbian Arts and Cultural Festival.
Monks at Drepung Monastery during annual celebrations involving hanging of huge thangka (religious banner).
Stalls selling stridulating crickets at bird and insect market in Beijing's southeastern outer suburb.
Life-size bronze sculpture of man playing chess, Nanheyan Dajie.
Detail of inscription on building facade along Luilichang antique shopping street.
International flags flying in front of Hotel de Sal Playa Blanca, in middle of Salar de Uyuni salt flat.
Flamingoes at Laguna Canapa, Southwest Circuit.
Detail of cloister in Convento de San Francisco, Plaza de San Francisco.
Bund Centre tower with lotus-blossom top.
Boat taking part in Melbourne International Dragon Boat Festival, part of Australia Day (26 January) celebrations.
The magnificent late baroque palace (mid-18th century) at Kowslowska north of Lublin.
Women in traditional matching dress at the Corpus Christi celebrations.
Impressive local castle now gallery - Reszel, The Olsztyn Region
Main Market Square with statute of Adam Mickiewicz in foreground, Krakow
Logo for a popular Columbian beer brand on the back of a bus
Rakowicki Cemetery on All Soul's Day.
The amazing rock formations around Tupiza, the area is familiar to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid fans
Bird's-eye view of the Centro Internacional, with the northern suburbs in the background.
Beachgoers at El Rodadero in seaside suburb of Santa Marta during holiday season.
An artist at work on the patio of the restored Colonial mansion known as Casa de Juan de Castellanos, today housing craft shops and restaurants.
Hosteria del Molino La Mesopotamia, the oldest building in town erected in 1568 as a flour mill, transformed into an upmarket hotel.
Macaw visiting hacienda on outskirts of city.
Interior of the glass-and-metal cupola of the Palacio de Bellas Artes.
Mosaic in Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedachtniskirche.
Façade of St Peter's Basilica.
Narrow Via de Monte Giordano.
Several chess games in Plaza des Armas.
Sculptures in front of facade pf Banco de la Republica Oriental de Uruguay, built 1926-28.
Open-air waterfront restaurant.
Yachts in Puerto Madero with city buildings.
Glass Blower at the Fornace CAM.
Hotel Monaco, Grand Canal.
Pensione Guerrato.
I Gesuiti.
Detail from Myer city department store window Christmas display.
Gallery shop window in Acland Street, St Kilda.
Face of illuminated Buddha statue in Shanghai Museum.
Big billboard advertising soccer cup, corner Av Callao and Av Santa Fe.
Plaza de Toros de Santamaria, Bogota's main building.
Rock formations in Cradle Mt-Lake St Clair National Park, the park encompasses Mt Ossa ( 1617 metres ), Tassie's highest mountain and Lake St Clair, Australia's deepest natural freshwater lake
Candles in front of St Anne's Church during mourning for death of Pope John Paul II, 2005.
Sculpture in Ujadowska Park
One of the city centre's new modern office towers.
Cloister of former Hospital de la Santa Creu, today seat of the Reial Academia de Farmacia de Catalunya.
Woman with umbrella walking past billboards, Galaxy Plaza Shopping Centre, Hankou.
Tiled restaurant facade.
The Spurting Man from England performing during Festival Melbourne 2006, festival of arts and culture accompanying Commonwealth Games.
Potala Palace, once residence of the Dalai Lamas and seat of Tibetan government.
Main assembly hall with columns decorated by textiles and rows of cushions for monks at Ta'er Si (Kumbum Monastery).
Buddha statues tied to tricycle at Panjiayuan Market.
Peak of Volcan Ollague, Southwest Circuit.
Mask on display at mask exhibition in Ethnography and Folklore Museum (Museo Nacional de Etnografia y Folklore), Calle Ingavi.
Kumbum Chorten (100,000 Images Stupa) in Pelkhor Chode Monastery complex.
Pilgrims following Barkhor kora (pilgrimage circuit) in heart of Tibetan old quarter.
A traditional country house from north eastern Poland opens its shutters for spring.
Plaza de la Aduana, the largest and oldest square in town, was used as a parade ground - Cartagena, Bolivar
Colonial architecture: Apartments with balconies along a street - Cartagena, Bolivar
Street theatre performances: Gloomy faces hold up Spanish signs 'British league of Pessimists'.
Hacha Falls (Salto Hacha) - Canaima, Guayana.
Mikolajska Street.
Waterfront houses in Complejo Turistico El Morro, modern district.
Leather-clad participant in Pride March, St Kilda.
Replica of church from Chachopo in theme park La Venezuela de Antier.
Facade of Hirmer building.
Amusement park at Theresienwiede fairgrounds during Oktoberfest.
Television tower (Fernsehturm) between steel slabs part of Marx-Engels-Forum square.
Pedestrian bridge of Friedrichbrucke from Berlin Cathedral.
Pigeon on Caderari Fountain statue.
Baroque interior of Chiesa dei Santi Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso.
Mosaics in apse of 12th century Church of St Mary Trastevere.
Detail of historic fountain in courtyard of Palacio de la Moneda.
Equestrian statue of General Jose Artigas, Uruguay's independence hero, revealed in 1923, PLaza Independencia.
'El Mano' beach sculpture on Playa Brava.
Opera Bay building architectural detail.
Detail of fairy-tale mosque in Republica de los Ninos, Disneyland style project sponsored by Evita Peron, opened in 1951.
Cat Ballou, Av Alvear 1702, Recoleta.
Commemorative plaque to Eva Peron at Duarte faily tomb, Recoleta cemetery, Recoleta.
Equestrian statue of General Manuel Belgrano in front of Government House (Casa de Gobierno/ Casa Rosada), Plaza de Mayo.
Facade of Palacio Alsina, Alsina 940, Microcentro.
Stone lion guarding Palacio Errazuriz, Museo de Arte Decorativo, Recoleta.
Religious statues equipped with movable limbs in the Museo de Anzoategui.
St John's Cathedral, Warsaw's oldest church, ruined in World War II and rebuilt after the war.
Nativity scene in Church of St Brother Albert and St Andrew the Apostle in Theatre Square.
Sacred statue beside Hozomon Gate in front of Senso-ji Temple.
Detail of the five-storey pagoda beside Senso-ji Temple.
Detail of Ueno Great Buddha Statue.
Burning incense in A-Ma Temple.
Outdoor cafes in Plaza de Santa Ana.
Main nave in Iglesia de San Jose (St Joseph's Church).
Door detail in Convento de las Descalzas Reales.
Vault paintings in Convento de las Descalzas Reales.
Interior detail of Govardhan Nathji Temple.
Basket full of rose petals for Carnaval celebrations.
Detail of angel faces at Igreja da Santa Cruz dos Militares church.
Cuernos del Paine, with Lake Pehoe in foreground - Torres del Paine National Park (UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve).
Monk with umbrella spinning prayer wheels along Potala kora (pilgrimage circuit) encircling Potala Palace.
Gothic ceiling and cast iron columns from 1880's of ANZ Bank in Collins Street.
Shop window of one of the chic designer boutiques lining Calle de Serrano, Madrid's prime fashion shopping street.
Graffiti at Rutledge Lane.
Trinkets and fabrics from the Artesans Market in La Paz
Balconied facade of a historic building, today the luxurious Hotel de la Opera, in the colonial district of La Candelaria.
Historic building in the district of La Candelaria, adorned with life-sized copper figures depicting ordinary city dwellers, designed by Jorge Olave.
Guardian statue, Bright Moon Buddhist Temple, Springvale.
Modern architecture of Barranquilla - Atlantico
Santa Barbara church in Paseo de las Ciencias (Science Walk).
Circus mosaic on wall of Victorian Arts Centre.
Torre Catalina Norte (left) and Torre Bank Boston in Retiro.
Stall selling paintings, El Caminito pedestrian street, La Boca.
Ad for tango show, Teatro Astral, Avenida Corrientes.
Facade of National Museum of Fine Arts, Recoleta.
Bright facades on Chapel Street in Prahran.
Rooftop sculptures on Acland Street.
Opulent early 18th-century Baroque facade decoration over the gateway to the Museo Municipal.
Cheung Kong Centre.
Orthodox Russian Mission Church, French Concession.
Original elevator in Art Hotel, Azcuenaga 1268, Recoleta.
Open air tables at bar on Plaza Cortazar (also Plaza Serrano), Palermo Vlejo.
Twin towers of Polish Army's Field Cathedral.
Stencil graffiti on wall in city centre.
Nightlife on Plaza de Chueca.
Framed pictures at El Rastro Sunday flea market.
Travellers with car and rafts, preparing for rafting trip down Doradas River.
Smiling pilgrim with prayer wheel, Lingkhor pilgramage circuit near the Potola Palace.
The Festival of Folk Bands and Singers - Kazimierz Dolny, The Lublin Upland
A Colonial style hotel - Puntalarga, Boyaca
The Frailejon typically found in the highlands above 3300 metres - Merida, The Andes.
Salto Yuruani waterfall, La Gran Sabana, Guayana.
Tombstones in the dappled autumn light of the Jewish Cemetery in Lodz. Founded in 1892, there are some 68,000 tombstones in the 40-hectare cemetery.
Exterior of Slowacki Theatre.
Facade's decoration and Bust of artist Jan Matejko on eastern wall of Palace of Art.
Remuh cemetery in Kazimierz.
Busker performing in Main Market Square.
Walls of Cemeterio General; Santiago's main cemetery is treasure trove of funerary art and architecture.
Travellers hiking across Gran Sabana up to top of Roraima.
People horse riding in sand dunes.
Travelling by boat up Carrao and Churun Rivers to Angel Falls.
Angel Falls seen from tourist camp on Churun River.
Facade of neo-Gothic Neues Rathaus (New Town Hall)
Marble collection in corridors of Vatican Museum.
Equestrian statue of General Leonardo Olivera.
Grand Canal vieved from Ponte di Rialto.
Australia Fair Grand Concert Street Organ during Moomba Festival.
Neon signs along Nanjing Donglu shoppings street.
Exterior of Aurora Tower, Pudong.
Peak of Mt Ossa at Cradle Mt-Lake St Clair National Park.
Portrait of little girl.
Eight-storey pagoda, Fo Guang Shan Nan Tien Temple.
Stone lion guarding Radziwill Palace.
A bocca della verita (mouth of truth) in loggia of Palazzo Ducale.
Pilgrim stringing up prayer flags with mountains in background.
Mikoshi (portable shrine) Parade along Omote Sando dori to Meiji Jingu Shrine on National Foundation Day (11 February).
Visitor looking at 'The Crucifixion', an El Greco masterpieces, in Museo del Prado.
Visitors looking at artwork sold at Sunday Hippie Fair (Feira de Arte de Ipanema).
Tourists at the mouth of the Cueva de Morgan - underwater cave where the Welsh pirate Henry Morgan is said to have buried his treasures.
Madrid sightseeing bus.
Gothic style vault in 14th century Corpus Christi Church , first church built in Kazimierz suburb.
Street band playing on Main Market Square (Rynek Glowny) with St Mary's Church in Monumnet to Adam Mickiewicz in background.
Beltower of Church of the Visitation of Virgin Mary (Kosciol Nawiedzenia NMP).
Puppeteers busking on waterfront Riva degli Schiavoni.
Facade of Galaxy Tower Shopping Centre, Hankou.
The Festival of Folk Bands and Singers - Kazimierz Dolny, The Lublin Upland
Happy New Year: Mule with writing on it
Crowds gather to watch street theatre performances: coneheads - Bogota, Bogota Capital District
Old buildings in the historic centre of Cartagena, looking through a barred window at the apartments opposite - Cartagena, Bolivar
Facade decoration, Florianska Street.
Moai at Ko Te Riku, near Ahu Tahai, the West Coast.
Pedestrian suspension bridge built over the Bambusario, an impressive bamboo forest in Parque Nacional del Cafe.
Colourful old bus on Plaza Mayor (central square).
Sand sculpture at Sand Sculpting Australia, Mornington Peninsula.
Spectators and participants in the Pride March, St Kilda.
Steam ferry on Yarra River.
Aerial of 979m-high Angel Falls.
Detail of German History Museum (Deutsches Historisches Museum).
Detail of Basilica of Constantine and Maxentius.
Victoria College of Arts facade.
Facade detail of Kuan Im Thong Hood Cho.
Tower of 26 storey Palacio Salvo, designed by Mario Palati and inaugurated in 1927 (still tallest building in city).
Painting detail of couple dancing tango, San Telmo.
Facade of Palacio Sarmiento.
Grand palace-like historic building on Plaza de Canalejas.
Overhead view of full carpark.
Traditional architecture of Caracas, tropical plants, courtyards and red-roofed tiles
Detail of Monument to Victims of Soviet Invasion of 17 September 1939, dedicated to Poles murdered by Soviets in the East.
Pews and the marble isle inside the Parish Church - Jardin, Antioquia
Girls of a youth subculture known as Cos-play-zoku (Costume Play Gang) gathering on weekends at Meiji Jingu Bridge.
Cigarette vending machine.
Butterfly fountain, Wuhan Plaza Shopping Mall, Hankou.
Angels on painted blue tiles in Igreja Santo Antonio church, Largo da Carioca, Centro.
Prayer flags and pilgrims on Lingkhor kora (pilgrimage circuit) encompassing the old city.
Detail of door at Santa Monica Church (Iglesia de Santa Monica), Calle Simon Chacon.
Houses in the historic centre of Gdansk. Severly damaged in WWII, it was carefully restored and now looks much like it some 300-400 years ago.
Exterior of Schloss Charlottenburg with Great Elector Friedrich Wilhelm sculpture in foreground.
Overhead of Abasto de Buenos Aires shopping centre.
Symbolic Easter Sepulchre set up on Good Friday in Holy Cross Church.
Pilgrims walking the Barkhor Kora Pilgrimage Circuit, Tibetan old quarter.
Big Ben and London Underground sign at night.
Igreja de Sao Jose church interior.
Still at the craft market - Kazimierz Dolny, The Lublin Dolny
San Pedro Claver Church, convent which was built in the first half of the 17th century - Cartagena, Bolivar
Stalinist-era building at Plac Konstytucji, Warsaw.
Architectural detail, Dluga Street,
People relaxing at Zakrzowek resevoir.
Fruit cart selling mamoncillo (grape-sized fruit with green skin) and guama (fruit looking like huge string bean).
Courtyard of the former Santa Teresa convent, today a luxurious hotel.
Crowd burning puppet of President Hugo Chavez at Plaza Altamira in protest against government.
'The Horse' bronze sculpture by Fernando Botero, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Parque Forestal.
Offerings and Maria Llonza cult figurines at Altar Mayor.
Uniformed marching girls and youth band, Parque del Este.
Television tower (Fernsehturm) near steel slabs in Marx-Engels-Forum square.
Facade detail of Palazzo Senatorio.
Buildings on South Bridge Road.
Roof detail at Abdul Gaffoor Mosque.
Stall selling old silverware at Saturday flea market on Plaza Constitucion.
Main nave of Metropolitan Cathedral ,Montevideo's oldest public building, built between 1784-1799 Spanish neoclassical style.
Government House (Casa de Gobierno) aka Casa Rosada (Pink House).
City high-rise office buildings.
Tibetan style Five Pagoda Gate in Putouzongcheng Temple.
Al Bottegon.
Set of 39 bronze Federation Bells, played by a remote computer program at Birrarung Marr park.
Palacio de Comunicaciones on Plaza de Cibeles housing the central post office.
Nightclub on Lockhart Road, Wan Chai.
Puppets in the Hong Kong Museum of History.
KCR Clock Tower at southern terminus of Kowloon-Canton Railway.
China Insurance Building, Pudong.
Muga dance group performing during Feria de Mataderos, Mataderos.
The Sailor's Home, built in 1864, is today the seat of the Sydney Visitor Centre - The Rocks.
Statue of God Taiyi in Hall of Relieving Sufferers in White Cloud Temple.
Monument to Victims of Soviet Invasion of 17 September 1939, dedicated to Poles murdered by Soviets in the East.
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Sotoba (long wooden boards with the name of the deceased) on the cemetery of Hongio-ji Temple.
Altar of twelve women in the Jade Emperor Pagoda.
Spirals of joss over the entrance door of Man-Mo Temple.
"Aurora" stainless steel sculpture by Geoff Bartlett.
Window detail of ice-cream van.
Carved doorway on the Palace of the Inquisition, completed in 1776, and is a good example of Colonial architecture - Cartagena, Bolivar
A dilapidated wooden Orthodox church in Bieszczady Mountains region. Most of the Lemks and Boyks, peoples who worshipped in the Uniate church, were forcibly resettled in the late 1940's.
Silhouette of monks gazing at Barkhor Square from upper-floor window of Jokhang Temple.
Church of Visitation of the Virgin Mary (Kosciol Nawiedzenia NMP).
Rialto Bridge (Ponte di Rialto) and gondolas.
Calvet Room featuring furniture designed by Antoni Gaudi, in Casa-Museu Gaudi.
Plant in front of tiled wall.
Iglesia de Santa Barbara, a carefully reconstructed church - Barichara, Santander
Tombstone in the dappled autumn light of the Jewish Cemetery in Lodz. Founded in 1892, there are some 68,000 tombstones in this 40-hectare cemetery.
Open air gallery at Florian Gate.
Chontaduro, fruit of a palm, cooked and eaten with salt and lemon juice.
Equestrian statue of Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc), designed by E. Fremiet, outside State Library of Victoria.
Decoration over doorway of Neues Rathaus (New Town Hall).
Facade of Oratory of the Holy Crucifix.
Sculpture in courtyard of Vatican Museum.
Monument on Piazza del Popolo.
Glass covered Federation Court in National Gallery of Victoria.
Towers of Raffles City complex.
Mural on pavilion housing toilets and medical aid facilities, Playa de los Pocitos.
Edificio Kavanagh.
Life size terracotta soldiers in abttle formation part of 2000 year old Army of Terracotta Warriors (Bingmayong) discovered in 1974
Casa-Museu Gaudi in the Park Guell.
Lion of St Mark on the bow of the Royal Barge in the Museo Storico Navale.
Craft and antique stall statuettes on Upper Lascar Row, Sheung Wan.
Bank of China Tower, Pudong.
Facade detail of Teatro Cervantes.
Town buildings and Vistula Valley from Three Crosses Mountain.
Facade of historic town hall.
Ninety Mile Beach at Point Ricardo.
One of the participants in 'Brain Damage Graffiti Jam' graffiti event on Wyscigi Racecourse wall.
Mosaics on vault, Basilica di San Marco.
Stained glass window in Esglesia de Santa Maria del Mar.
Fruit drink stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Stream of Starlight Ferris wheel (Dai-kanransha), the tallest in the world.
Door detail of the Toshogu Shrine.
Detail of the columns in the central courtyard in Thien Hau Pagoda.
Cafe Acuarela.
Eels for sale, Wuchang.
Tiled facade detail of Bodega de la Ardosa.
Couple hugging at Old Market Square (Rynek Starego Miasta).
Paintings at entrance to main assembly hall of Nechung Monastery.
The ruins of Krzyztopor Castle dominate the views from the village of Ujazd. The design of this 17th century building embodied the calendar - 12 halls, 52 rooms and 365 windows (with an extra window walled up during non-leap years).
Billboards advertising fashion stores overlooking street trade on Boulevard de Sabana Grande.
Sculptures at Docklands.
Historic interior of 19th century Quinta de Raffo, today home to Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes "Juan Manuel Blanes".
Communist monument commemorating the Red Army in the Warsaw suburb of Praga.
A red army monument in Praga, Warsaw.
Architecture of St Mary's Church - Nowy Sacz - The Beskid Sadecki
Tombstone in wall of St Barbara's Church.
Stalinist architecture in Nowa Huta.
Taking a mud bath in the crater of Volcan de Lodo El Totumo near Cartagena.
Iglesia del Carmen, church in colonial district of La Candelaria.
Mannequin in front of shop in San Victorino.
Facade of a brightly-painted historic building, Bellavista district.
Interior of Baroque- style Chiesa di Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza.
Ponte Sisto.
Restored 14th century Florian Gate (Brama Florianska), only surviving of seven gates that were part of medieval defensive system.
Entrance to Dracula's horror themed theatre restaurant.
Esplanade Theatres on the Bay roof detail.
Corner bastion of Fortaleza de Santa Teresa.
Buildings with billboards along Avenida de 9 Julio.
Concrete structure of Nuevo Teatro Argentino, also known as Centro de Artes y Espectaculos.
National Mutual Life Association building Gothic-Revival facade in Collins Street.
Characteristic facade decoration of a modern buildings, following centuries-old patterns and traditions.
Opulent historic buildings on Gran Via, one of the city's great boulevards, laid out at the beginning of the 20th century.
Two International Finance Centre in Central.
Dog walker (paseador de perros) in Palermo.
Blue Tower (Blekitny Wiezowirc) modern office skyscraper.
Protesters campaign against participation of Poland in European Union, Pilsudski Square.
Fruit stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Shop window display of shop selling plastic food models.
Glass building of the Tokyo International Forum at night.
Detail of bells, Hubei Provincial Museum, Wuchang.
Local girl smiling.
Portrait artist at work on Plaza Mayor.
Door detail of Convento de las Descalzas Reales.
Equestrian statue of King Felipe III in Plaza Mayor.
Open-air cafes on Plaza Mayor with Real Casa de la Panaderia in background.
Tiled image on facade of El Burladero.
Shop window of Massimo Dutti, one of the chic designer boutiques lining Calle de Serrano, Madrid's prime fashion shopping street.
Woman viewing "Reed Vessel" sculpture by Virginia King, Docklands Park wetlands.
"Hedge-mony" spectacle presented during Festival Melbourne 2006, festival of arts and culture accompanying Commonwealth Games, with Royal Exhibition Building dome in background.
Detail of sculpture at entrance to Chang Pu He Park, Donchang'an Jie.
Laguna Verde and Volcan Licancabur, Southwest Circuit.
Painting by Alberto Medina on entrance door of his studio, Calle Indaburo.
Tower of cathedral.
Participants in Dragon Boat festival, Docklands.
Stalin's skyscraper. Stalin ordered the construction of Communist style monoliths in the Eastern Bloc. The Palace of Science and Culture in Warsaw was finished in 1955 using 40 million bricks.
The Festival of Folk Bands and Singers - Kazimierz Dolny, The Lublin Upland
One of the largest Gothic timber churches in Europe - Haczow, The Beskid Niski
Street theatre performances: green man with painted face eating leaves - Bogota, Bogota Capital District
A hanging display of kettles and teapots of brass and copper at a stall in the Feria de San Telmo flea market on the Plaza Dorrego
Portrait artist drawing woman on Old Market Square.
Puente del Humilladero - a 178-metre-long, 12-arch brick bridge built over the Molini River in the 1770's.
Advertising billboards and pedestrians at corner of Little Lonsdale and Swanston Streets.
Unusual purple coloured Salina de Cumaraguas on north-eastern coast.
Office building facade, St Kilda.
Detail of door in Neues Rathaus (New Town Hall).
Sculpture of St George slaying dragon in St Nicholas Quarter.
Outer wall of the Colosseum.
Outer wall of the Colosseum.
Triumphal Arch of Titus (AD 81) in Roman Forum.
Outer wall of Colosseum.
1855 statue of Mermaid (Syrena) symbol of Warsaw, in middle of Old Market Square in Old Town.
Detail of Sri Veeramakaliamman Hindu temple.
Concourse modern skyscraper.
Edificio Lapido, built in 1930 Art Deco style, Avenida 18 de Julio.
Rock formations in Czestochowa-Krakow Upland.
Stained glass window, St Joseph's Church, Sichuan Nanlu.
Jinmao Tower reflected in glass facade of Aurora Tower, Pudong.
Armani designer shop, Av Alvear, Recoleta.
Open-air section of Cafe La Biela, Quintana, Recoleta.
Ancient sarcophagus in Arkadia park.
Basilica from 12th century .
St Francis Xavier Catholic Church.
Animal sculpture supporting column of duomo (cathedral).
Rambla del Mar, wave-shaped footbridge, the gateway to Port Vell.
Mikoshi (portable shrine) carried during Mikoshi Parade at Meiji Jingu Shrine.
Door painting detail in Nghia An Hoi Quan Pagoda.
Stained-glass window by Stanislaw Wyspianski, Franciscan Church.
Baroque vault decoration of Serviten Church (Servitenkirche).
Diwan-i-Khas (Hall of Private Audiences) in Red Fort.
Bas-reliefed historic map of Santiago on pavement in front of Museo Historico Nacional, Plaza de Armas.
Mural on facade of house in Barrio Bellavista.
Typical Bolivian weavings at street craft stall, Calle Linares.
Street scene on Av Montes, La Paz city centre.
Sculpture of king with sceptre and bird sitting on crown outside the Palace of Culture and Science.
Palma de Cera, Colombian national tree - Quindio
Spiral staircase in the Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo.
Installation in Centro de Arte Reina Sofia
The modern Orthodox Church - Hajnowla, Podlasie
Tombstones amongst the autumn leaves of the Jewish Cemetery in Lodz. Founded in 1892, there are some 68,000 tombstones in this 40-hectare cemetery.
Bas-relief on tomb in Powazki Cemetery.
Timber balconied building in the traditional local Caribbean style.
Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park in the city centre.
Boats on waterfront of Chichiriviche, with islands in background.
Facade of St Peter's Basilica.
Renovated old house in Chinese-Baroque style in Emerald Hill area.
Buenos Aires Design shopping mall, interior, Recoleta.
Arcade built along main street leading to Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Lujan, home to Argentina's patron saint.
Ceiling and wall decoration detail of the Salo de les Croniques in the Ajuntament.
Casino di Venezia.
Puerta del Cambron - one of several entrance gates to the town, built in 1576.
Fruit and vegetables at market in Shau Kei Wan.
Fresh fish at shop.
Cheung Kong Centre.
Neon signs on Nanjing Donglu shopping street.
Busker imitating Eva Peron in front of the Recoleta Cemetery (Cementerio de la Recoleta) where Eva Peron is buried.
One of the participants in 'Brain Damage Graffiti Jam' graffiti event on Wyscigi Racecourse wall.
Replica of bronze elm tree from Pawiak Prison Museum (Gestapo's largest political prison in World War II) with names of those murdered there.
Busker in Ueno Park.
Crowds in front of Antigua Casa Angel Sierra on Plaza de Chueca.
Woman sunbathing by her bicycle on Ipanema Beach.
Artwork by Mark Ogge displayed during Melbourne International Arts Festival.
Detail of painting on courtyard wall of Nechung Monastery.
Main assembly hall with columns decorated by textiles and rows of cushions for monks at Ta'er Si (Kumbum Monastery).
Food stall offering typical snacks from all over China at Donghuamen Night Market, Donganmen Dajie.
Columnade at facade of Teatro Solis, Montevideo's leading theatre, built 1842 to 1869.
Mao Zedong Monument (right) showing detail of poem, Hankou Riverbank park (Hankou Jiang Tan).
Participant of Pride March dressed in Japanese-style drag. Pride March is a main event at MIDSUMMA, Melbourne's Gay and Lesbian Arts and Cultural Festival.
Roadsigns: slippery when wet
Architecture, bricks and skyline through one of the arches of the castle and Warmian Museum.
Street theatre performances: green men with painted face looking at grass - Bogota, Bogota Capital District
El Penon, translated as The Rock, is 200 metres high - El Penon, Antioquia
Chopin monument in Lazienki Park, Warsaw. Unveiled in 1926, it now watches over open-air Chopin concerts during the summer.
Historic corner building in the Colonial district of La Candelaria, with plaques bearing traditional street names.
Cows with strange tails ahead, Countryside
Ornamental archway of the Palacio La Alhambra, built in 1862.
Brightly-painted historic buildings.
Elaborate stuccoed facade of Assam-haus, Sendlinger Strasse.
Torre dell'Oroglio clocktower (1648) from narrow street.
Monument to Queen Victoria at Queen Victoria Gardens.
Sunset light on Neo gothic Cathedral, Plaza Moreno.
Casa Batllo.
Mille e una Nota musical instruments store.
Alcazar - a powerful castle with its roots going back to the Roman days, one of the favourite residences of Castilian monarchs.
The 17th-century Real Casa de la Panaderia, the former royal bakery, overlooking Plaza Mayor, the heart of imperial Madrid.
Ducks hanging outside restaurant, Old Town.
Laura Driz, Honduras 4778, Palermo Viejo.
Detail in Cafe Tortoni, Av de Mayo 829.
Tango show in Confiteria Ideal, Suipacha 384, Microcentro.
Couple in Janio, Malabia 1805, Palermo Viejo.
Monument to Pope John Paul II.
The Palace of Culture and Science.
Facade of Galeria Centrum department store on Marszalkowska Street.
Ponte dei Sospiri (Bridge of Sighs) from Ponte della Paglia.
Overhead of Grand Canal close to its mouth.
Crowds queueing on Piazza San Marco to visit Basilica di San Marco.
Chiesa della Madonna dell'Orto.
Meat stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Tsukiji Central Fish Market.
Flame of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in commemoration of the Atom bomb victims, in the precinct of Toshogu Shrine.
Decoration detail in Mariamman Hindu Temple.
Butter lamps, Gyume Tantic College, Tibetan old quarter.
Statue of fifth Dalai Lama, Main Assembly Hall, Drepung Monastery.
Interior of Iglesia de San Sebastian.
Night-time illumination of Uniqa Burogebaude building designed by Heinz Neumann.
"Eagle" by Bruce Armstrong, with Rialto Towers (right) in background.
Tibetan prayer flags fluttering on kora (pilgrimage circuit) around Ganden Monastery.
Vendor at his book and poster stall at Panjiayuan Market.
Landscape near Laguna Verde, Southwest Circuit.
Crucifix in side altar at La Merced Church (Igelsia de la Merced), Calle Hoyos.
Chiesa dei SS Giovanni e Paolo.
Boats in Masurian Lakes.
More crafts at the market - Kazimierz Dolny, The Lublin Upland
Old buildings in the historic centre of Cartagena - Cartagena, Bolivar
Colonial architecture: Apartments with balconies along a street - Cartagena, Bolivar
Street scene: people and a typical bus - Jardin, Antioquia
Planes at Polish Aviation Museum.
Traditional cemetery.
Iglesia de la Ermita - a Neo-Gothic church built between 1930 and 1948, which has become one of the best known landmarks of the city.
Sailing along coral islands.
Decorative detail of historic building on the corner of Calle Moneda and Calle Bandera.
Statue of Virgin Mary of the Peace (47m).
Brightly painted facade of building in Los Puertos de Altagracia.
Wide Yuruani Falls on Yuruani River, Gran Sabana.
Street theatre performers in Carlton Gardens.
Facade of Palacio Estevez built in 1873 in Italian neoclassical style, served as Government House intil 1985, Plaza Independencia.
Fishing boats in harbour.
Crystal optical magnifiers of lighthouse light.
Exterior of Abasto de Buenos Aires shopping centre.
Hotel Ca' Pisani.
Osteria alla Botte.
Small shrine at Heavenly Queen Buddhist Temple in Footscray.
House of devout follower of Jesus with banners in Elsternwick.
Fireworks accompanying festivities on Plaza Mayor.
Customs Tower illuminated at night, the Bund.
Skyline of skyscraper-filled new district of Pudong.
Detail of Buddhist stele in Shanghai Museum.
Customers at open-air tables of Mark's Deli and Coffee House, Palermo Viejo.
EMPiK book and music store on corner of Jerozolimskie Avenue and Nowy Swiat.
1st-century DC Arco dei Gavi.
Detail of the entrance gateway of Toshogu Shrine.
Buddha statue, Quan Am Pagoda.
16th-century statue of Nuestra Senora La Real de la Almudena, patron saint of Madrid, in Catedral de Nuestra Senora de la Almudena.
Basalt-rock facade detail and exhibition billboard of Museum of Modern Art (Museum moderner Kunst) in MuseumsQuartier complex.
Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds) facade detail.
Detail of entrance door wood carving in Centro Cultural Justica Federal.
Detail of Salvador Allende's tomb at Cementerio General, Calle Recoleta.
Cemetery chapel and graves decorated with flowers.
Convento de Santa Teresa courtyard, Calle Santa Teresa.
Santuario de Nuestra Senora de las Lajas, church built on bridge over gorge of the Guaitara River.
Vault in St Mary's Church, Stargard Szczecinski. The spacious interior of this 13th century Gothic church remains free of the usual Baroque additions.
Outer wall of Colosseum.
Stained glass window in French Gothic Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Lujan, home to Argentina's patron saint.
Sunset on the island - Juangriego, Isla de Margarita.
More of the architecture surrounding the old square - Zamosc, The Lublin Upland
Mannerist-Baroque facade of Capilla del Sagrario on Plaza de Bolivar.
Stairs and archway at Castillo de Hidalgo, Cerro Santa Lucia.
Calderai Fountain in Piazza Navona.
Bronze sculpture at MITA Building.
Stencil graffiti in Centro Cultural Recoleta.
Band playing in jazz club, Av Callao 966, Recoleta.
Opera Bay, Grierson 225, Puerto Madero.
Many of the historic Colonial houses in Caracas have been replaced by futuristic plain glass sky scrapers
Walking through narrow streets of Toompea Hill, Upper Old town.
Blue Tower in Bank square, one of the first modern office skyscrapers in Warsaw.
Royal Castle's Zygmunt Tower in Castle Square.
12th -14th century frescoes, Basilica di San Zeno.
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Cemetery beside Higashi Honganji Temple.
Vice-president's reception room in the Reunification Palace.
Driving information signs on Arsenal Street.
Chinese New Year decoration in the courtyard of the building of Leal Senado (Loyal Senate).
Tiled facade of the Talavera shop.
Street vendor and cart.
Friday evening crowd drinking outside De Hems, Leicester Square.
Old tombs at Jewish Cemetery.
The 17th century Renaissance tiled stove in the Gothic castle of Oporow, Central Poland.
Installation by Juan Pablo Calero based on Van Gogh's Bedroom in Arles, displayed at SIART exhibition in Museo Tambo Quirquincho, Plaza Alonso de Mendoza.
Decoration in Warsaw's Wilanow Palace.
The graves of Home Army soldiers that perished in the Warsaw Uprising.
Kanonicza Street and Wawel.
A biker with his unusual bicycle on the Plaza de Caycedo in the city centre, on which he has been touring Colombia for a year.
Man steering motorboat past coral islands.
Facade of Melbourne City Baths.
Dragon, Chinese New Year's celebrations, Springvale.
Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodylus) emerging from waterweed.
Person at foot of 105m-high Salto Aponguao (Aponguao Falls), also known as Chinak Meru.
Mural painted by local artists on wall of Ethnological Museum.
Overhead of Oktoberfest drinking session in Theresienwiede fairgrounds beer tent.
Exterior of Lowenbrau tent at Theresienwiede fairgrounds during Oktoberfest.
Glass roof of covered central courtyard at Quartier 206, part of Friedrichstadtpassagen.
Church of Trinita dei Monti from Via del Condotti.
Vault decoration in Vatican Library in Vatican Museum.
Square bronze plaque, depicting old colonial map of city in 1712, on the pavement in Plaza de Armas.
National Congress (Palacio del Congreso).
Argentinian flags sold on Plaza de Mayo with Government House (Casa de Gobierno) or Casa Rosada (Pink House) in background.
Historic building covered with murals on corner of Avenida de Mayo and Avenida 9 de Julio.
Tragicomica.
The Tio Pepe sherry giant sign on the roof of a historic building overlooking Puerta del Sol.
Charming colonial back streets of Cuzco, the old capital of the Inca empire, southern Peru
Chinese lantern in the Hong Kong Museum of History.
Flags flying atop the Polish Army's Field Cathedral.
National and papal flags sold during 3rd May Constitution Day celebrations, Pilsudski Sqaure.
Surviving fragment of gate of Pawiak Prison Museum.
Autumn in Lazienki Park.
Statue on a tomb at city cemetery.
Souvenir gondoliers' straw hats for sale in front of Basilica di San Marco.
The Peninsula Hotel.
El Jardin Secreto.
Entrance door to the Assembly Hall, Ganden Monastery.
Gothic triptych in head of left aisle, St Stephen's Cathedral (Stephansdom).
Two condors flying around Monte Almirante Nieto - Torres del Paine National Park (UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve).
Gilden top of chorten with roofs of Potala Palace in background.
Woman wearing her hair in traditional Tibetan style of long, thin braids.
Tour jeep stopping at Laguna Hedionda, Southwest Circuit.
Colonial crucifix on dispay in Casa Real de la Moneda (Royal Mint), Calle Ayacucho.
Interim cathedral built of guadua (a kind of bamboo), providing service while the historic cathedral is under repair following the 1999 earthquake.
Visitors viewing modern art in the historic Palazzo Grassi.
Baroque paintings on vault of Church of Conversion of St Paul the Apostle, Stradom suburb.
Facade of St Anne's Church.
Maori dancer from "Te Matarae I Orehu" performing during Festival Melbourne 2006, festival of arts and culture accompanying Commonwealth Games - Alexandra Gardens.
Bottles of petrol and a funnel at an unofficial 'petrol station' on the Colombia-Brazil border
Santuario de las Lajas - stained glass windows in the Neo-Gothic church built in 1926-44 to commemorate the appearance of the Virgin Mary.
Detail of the annual Christmas window display in Melbourne's Myers department strore.
Carrao River just before it turns into Hacha Waterfalls.
Gigantic devil of San Francisco de Yare in La Venezuela de Antier theme park.
Facade of Theatinerkirche St Kajetan (St Kajetan's Church).
Detail of statue of Simon Bolivar.
Open-air bar on Vicolo del Cinque in Trastevere.
Equestrian statue of General Don Bruno de Zabala, founder of Montevideo in 1726, Plaza Zabala.
Monument to El Gaucho designed by Jose Luis Zorrilla de San Martin, revealed in 1972.
Fishing boats in port.
High altar in Basilica de Nuestra Senora del Pilar.
Trattoria Corte Sconta.
Pensione La Calcina.
Wall painting below stair rail in Prahran.
Balloon next to 420.5m-high Jinmao Tower, Pudong.
Pedestrian Florida St in Microcentro at lunchtime.
A local beauty prepares herself for a beauty pageant in the town of Puerto Cabello, the port handles 65% of the countries export and import cargo,
Monument to Victims of Soviet Invasion of 17 September 1939, dedicated to Poles murdered by Soviets in the East.
Facade of Baroque-style Krasinski Palace.
Staircase, Ca' Rezzonico.
Painting stall on La Rambla.
Nihonbashi 1-Chrome Building.
Shiodome Sio-Site - a new, ultra modern urban development.
Sculpture of schoolgirl saluting, Wuhan Languang Art Museum, Hankou.
Prayer wheels and cymbals for sale, Tibetan old quarter.
Portrait of girl glancing sideways at Jama Masjid.
Teatro Faenza.
Man walking past closed restaurant.
Potala Palace dominating Lhasa's skyline as seen from Yak Hotel roof.
Facade of La Merced Church (Iglesia de La Merced), Calle Hoyos.
The 19th century Hunting Palace built by Prince Radziwill as his summer residence.
Stadium ruin in Imperial Palace in Palatine.
Old windmills in the open air museum in Radom.
Monument to Pedro de Valdivia on Cerro Santa Lucia. Santiago was founded by Spanish conquistadors led by Valdivia who had trekked across the Andes from Peru.
Modern facade of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT).
People gathering for Pride March, St Kilda.
Remains of statue of Maria Lionza, Quiballo.
Replica of bull-ring from Maracay in La Venezuela de Antier theme park.
Twin towers of 15th-century Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady).
Mohrenkolonnaden neoclassical arcades on Mohrenstrasse.
Detail at Sri Srinivasa Hindu Temple in Little India.
Stained-glass dome and interior of Teatro Colon opera house.
Sala del Consiglio dei Dieci (Chamber of the Council of Tens) in the Palazzo Ducale.
Cloister of the Chiesa di San Michele in Isola.
Chiesa di San Francesco della Vigna.
Statue of Santa Teresa de Jesus, erected next to the Convento de las Camelitas Descalzas.
Neon signs on Nathan Road.
Nightclub on Lockhart Road, Wan Chai.
Duble-deck wooden sided tram.
Detail of old door for sale at Dongtai Lu Antique Market, Old Town.
Mercado del Abasto shopping centre, Once.
Bar Uriarte, Uriarte 1572, Palermo Viejo.
Interior, Armenian church.
Chiesa di Santa Eufemia, interior.
La Via Lactea.
Crayfish for sale, corner of Ruixiang Lu and Jiqing Jie, Hankou.
Tibetan horns for sale, Tibetan old quarter.
Real Farmacia (Royal Pharmacy) in Palacio Real.
Festival-goers at Warsaw Juwenalia Student Parade on Ulica Marszalkowska street, with Palace of Culture and Science in background.
Maori dancers from "Te Matarae I Orehu" performing during Festival Melbourne 2006, festival of arts and culture accompanying Commonwealth Games - Alexandra Gardens.
Swastika, ancient Buddhist symbol, encrusted in floor at entrance to Tomb of 10th Panchen Lama, Tashilhunpo Monastery.
Tourist photographing Laguna Verde and Volcan Licancabur, Southwest Circuit.
Church of SS Peter and Paul, Krakow
Crowds gather to watch street theatre performances in the Plaza de Bolivar - Bogota, Bogota Capital District
Szydlowiec Town Hall. With towers and attics, this 17th century castle-like structure is a good example of Polish Renaissance architecture.
Vault at St Anne's Church.
Street and buildings on hill.
Monument to Warsaw Uprising of 1944 festooned with flowers and candles on 1st August anniversary.
Monument to Chilean-Italian friendship at the Plaza Baquedano, with Santiago's tallest building in the background.
Brightly-painted house in town centre.
Brightly painted facade of house in central street.
Overhead of Oktoberfest beer-drinking session in tent at Theresienwiese fairgrounds.
Interior of neo-gothic Friedrichswerdersche Kirche, today Schinkel-Museum.
Via della Pellicia in Trastevere.
Facade of building with mural, Casa Abierta del Dirigente Social, Calle Tucapel Jimenez.
Volleyball match on Playa de los Pocitos.
Faro del Cabo de Santa Maria lighthouse and Uruguayan flag.
Painted facades near Museo Casa Carlos Gardel.
Christmas decorations in the commercial centre of Hong Kong Island
Ca' Macana.
Jam factory shopping and entertainment complex in South Yarra.
Fragment of the walls of the 15th-century Iglesia and Convento de Santa Isabel.
Passengers inside Star Ferry travelling between Kowloon and Hong Kong Island.
Skyscrapers on Huaihai Road, French Concession.
Mao paraphernalia for sale at Dongtai Lu Antique Market, Old Town.
Lights in Salon Dorando (Golden Room) in Teatro Colon.
Woven baskets.
Lace artisan at work, during meeting of regional bobbin lace makers.
Girl of a youth subculture known as Cos-play-zoku (Costume Play Gang) gathering on weekends at Meiji Jingu Bridge.
Towers in Central, including Two IFC (middle) and Jardine House (right).
Entrance gate to Sir Robert Ho Tung Library.
Beggar at A-Ma Temple.
Sculpture of people with tall building in background, Hankou Riverbank Park (Hankou Jiang Tan).
Easter celebrations - Bogota, Bogota Capital District
Venezuala's most photographed landmark, Salto Angel (Angel Falls) in the Canaima National Park, in the Guayana region.
El Recreo shopping centre on Avenida Casanova at Christmas.
Piazza della Rotonda with fountain obelisk and people.
The Palace of the Inquisition, completed in 1776, is a good example of Colonial architecture - Cartagena, Bolivar
A young Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus), a close relative of the alligator.
Aerial view of beach.
Altar detail in the Parish Church, Szydlowiec. The well-preserved craftsmanship dates from the early 16th century.
Traditional adobe style cemetery in the Salar de Coipasa of Ouro.
St Martin's Baroque Church in Old Town.
Facade of Edificio de Valores, an Art-Deco high-rise on Calle Nueva York.
Overhead of skin pattern of Orinoco caiman (Crocodylus intermedius).
Street stalls on Boulevard de Sabana Grande.
Parkland from neo-Baroque Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom).
Statue of muse on panther at entrance to Concert Hall (Konzerthaus).
Glass roof of German History Museum (Deutsches Historisches Museum).
Detail of sculpture representing Plate River in Baroque Fountain of the Four Rivers.
Colosseum ancient amphitheatre.
Dragon detail at Thian Hock Keng Chinese Temple.
The 894-metre long, 166-arched Roman Aqueduct built in the 1st century AD using 20,000 granite blocks held together without any kind of mortar.
Kwun Yam Temple, Sheung Wan.
Peninsula Hotel (1928), Tsim Sha Tsui.
Men at caged bird stall, Flower, Bird, Fish and Insect Market, Xizang Nanlu, Old Town.
Detail of lanterns for sale at Dongtai Lu Antique Market, Old Town.
Mao badges for sale at Dongtai Lu Antique Market, Old Town.
Confiteria Richmond, Florida 468, Microcentro.
Children feeding pigeons at Plaza de Mayo.
Couple dancing tango at tango show at Bar Sur, Estados Unidos 299, San Telmo.
Detail of Perseus sculpture.
Facade of neo-Renaissance Bristol Hotel.
Car, Porta Nuova.
Cutting up a tuna steak, Tsukiji Central Fish Market.
Facade detail of Two International Finance Centre at night.
Nuns praying in assembly hall, Chupsang Nunnery.
Gate of Heavenly Peace, Tiananmen Square.
Olympic Clock counting down time to 2008 Olympics, National Museum of Chinese History.
Covered courtyard and sculpture in the Albertina.
Parade of Polish soldiers in historic uniforms during 3rd May Constitution Day celebrations.
Graffiti at back laneway, Centre Place.
Ceiling decoration under the dome of the neo-Gothic Catedral de Nuestra Senora de la Almudena, completed in 1992 after 110 years in construction.
Ceiling painting, elephant, in Casa del Fundador Suarez Rendon, an architectural gem, built in the 1500s - Tunja, Boyaca
Aerial of 979m-high Angel Falls.
Facade detail of Museo de Metales Preciosos Precolombinos, Calle Jaen.
The Palace of Culture and Science built between 1952-55 on Stalin's orders. Of the eight identical buildings (the other seven 'sisters of Stalin' are in Moscow) the Polish skyscraper is the tallest.
Raczynski Museum.
Street art in Krakow
Colonial architecture: Apartments with balconies along a street - Cartagena, Bolivar
Blossoms surrounding an old house on the main Plaza - Jardin, Antioquia
El Penon, translated as The Rock, is 200 metres high - El Penon, Antioquia
Pavement artist at work on Pitt Street Mall.
Coat of arms, Lonsdale Exchange Building.
Street stalls on Boulevard de Sabana Grande.
Stained-glass window in Church of San Juan Bautista on Plaza Bolivar.
Detail of monument to Bavarian King Max I Joseph, Max-Joseph-Platz.
Rococco facade detail of Church of San Filippo Neri.
Webb Bridge fishing net-like roof.
Polonio fishing village from dunes.
Buildings with billboards along Avenida de 9 Julio.
Interior of Church of Our Lady of Mercy (Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de la Piedad).
Trattoria Corte Sconta.
St Kilda marina with city skyline in background.
Vintage car front grill and bonnet on display at Kings Domain Gardens on Australia Day.
Twin towers of Lippo Centre.
Overhead of Bund and Pudong skyline from Peace Hotel.
Street stall selling knick-knacks, Fangbang Zhonglu (Old Street), Old Town.
St Martin's Church of the Augustinian order (Kosciol Sw Marcina).
One of 60-plus plastic cows placed on city streets during CowParade, an international charity art event.
"Floral" Palace of Culture and Science, made from 16,000 flowers, outside the real building for its 50th anniversary.
Stone pillar on corner of Marszalkowska Street and Jerozolimskie Avenue marking distances to major European cities.
Salmon for sale at a fish stall at Ameyoko shopping arcade.
Chairman Mao paraphernalia, Mao Zedong Verses Pavilion, Yellow Crane Tower (Huanghe Lou), Wuchang.
National Library (Biblioteca Nacional) interior.
Carnaval Queen's belly button.
Brightly-painted facades along Paseo Atkinson, Cerro Concepcion.
Facade detail of Palacio La Alhambra on Calle Compania de Jesus.
Entrance gate detail of Kumbum Traditional Printing House at Ta'er Si (Kumbum Monastery).
Detail of door on Casa de Marques de Villaverde, today home to Ethnography and Folklore Museum (Museo Nacional de Etnografia y Folklore), Calle Ingavi.
Looking over to Hong Hong Island from Tsim Shat Sui
Asia de Cuba's outdoor section, Dealessi 750, Puerto Madero.
Woman taking photos of the first blossoms with a mobile phone in Higashi-gyoen (Imperial Palace East Garden).
Sula.
Crowds in Plaza de Bolivar, the heart of the original town - Bogota, Bogota Capital District
Utilizing all space available - Caracas.
High altar in St Giles' Church.
Republic Tower.
Traditional Colombian Chivas buses with painted wooden bodies.
Cartogena's mighty limestone cathedral, built between 1575 and 1612, with the dome on the tower added in the early 20th century.
Stained-glass window in 15th-century Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady).
Detail of monument to Bavarian King Max I Joseph, Max-Joseph-Platz.
Neo-gothic Oberbaumbrucke over Spree River.
Exterior of Daimler Chrysler House.
Exterior of Sony Centre.
Vincon.
Detail of Moro Fountain.
Beach sand sculpture at Sand Sculpting Australia annual competition.
Polonio fishing village houses.
Young people on Playa Brava in summer
Tango show on Plaza Dorrego during Sunday Feria de San Telmo, San Telmo.
Morning debate in front of main prayer hall of Dachang Lamo Kirti Monastery.
Legatoria Polliero.
Fairytale decoration on entrance gate to Fitzroy Nursery.
Luna Park ferris wheel.
Lobby bar in Alvear Palace Hotel, Alvear 1891, Recoleta.
Portrait of Venezuelan woman.
Beach life on Baltic coast.
Blue Tower (Blekitny Wiezowirc) modern office skyscraper.
Bullfight at Plaza de Toros Monumental de las Ventas.
Teatro de la Zarzuela.
Group of teenage girls on Zhongshan Dadao, one of Hankou's major thoroughfares.
Torre de Herveo, also known as Torre El Cable -a 52m-tall wooden tower, a relic of a rare 73km-long cable-way built in 1922 to transport coffee.
Rooftop terrace of Evian Agua Club and Spa, Cervino 3626, Palermo.
Aqua Vita Medical Spa, Arenales 1965, Recoleta.
Man playing folk music in Pena del Colorado, Guemes 3657, Palermo.
Obelisk of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Bernini's marble sculpture of elephant with Egyptian obelisk on its back.
Stained glass window of Masonic Lodge.
Busker on Peatonal Sarandi, pedestrian mall between Plaza Constitucion and Plaza Independencia.
An artisans home - Stary Sacz, The Beskid Sadecki
One of the many shrines - Swieta Lipka ( Holy Lime Tree ), The Olsztyn Region
Multi-coloured umbrellas, Yellow Crane Ancient Market Street, Yellow Crane Tower (Huanghe Lou), Wuchang.
Dome interior of Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Candelaria church.
An outdoor passion play re-enactment during Easter week. Over 80% of Poles are practising Roman Catholics.
A memorial commemorating political prisoners adorned with Polish colours and flags in Powaczki Cemetery, Warsaw.
Plaza de la Aduana, the largest and oldest square in town, was used as a parade ground - Cartagena, Bolivar
Christian Mission Church, an example of traditional local Caribbean architectural style.
Street musicians on Avenida 19 in city centre.
Flemish Renaissance Casa de Gobierno, provincial governor's house.
Arsenale.
Anice Stellato.
Typical ceramics hanging on the wall at the entrance to a craft shop.
Calle del Hombre de Palo - one of the many narrow, picturesque streets in the old town.
Couple sitting on Monument to the People's Heroes, Huangpu Park, the Bund.
Overhead of Grand Canal from Ponte dell'Accademia.
Facade detail of Casa Batllo, designed by Antoni Gaudi.
Omikuji (fortunes written on little slips of paper) left behind by the faithful at Yasukuni-jinja, a Shinto shrine dedicated to Japan's war dead.
Mannequins in local fashion designer boutique.
Window detail of a typical local boat.
Reading program of bullfight posted on wall of the Plaza de Toros Monumental de las Ventas
Frescoes on facade of Real Casa de la Panaderia on Plaza Mayor.
King Bell and Soukous Ba Congo performing on open-air stage.
Detail of fountain dedicated to Simon Bolivar in middle of Plaza de Armas.
Flamingoes on Laguna Colorada, Southwest Circuit.
Crowd at Japanese drumming performance in Japanese Gardens, Palermo.
Double-deck wooden sided tram.
Interior, Chiesa di Santo Stefano.
Overhead of 1st-century Roman arena.
Butter lamps in main assembly hall of Gyume Tantric College in Tibetan old quarter.
Old windmill, open air museum - Lublin, The Lublin Upland
The Caribbean coast near Santa Marta - Magdalena
Colourful architecture: houses in the Village of Raquira, an important craft centre in the Boyaca department - Raquira, Boyaca
Brightly painted fishing boats on beach.
Patio outside historic building in Calle Carabobo, old quarter.
Interior of Pantheon ancient temple.
St Hyacinthus' Church in New Town (Nowe Miasto).
'Florias Generica' metal flower sculpture in Plaza Naciones Unidas, Recoleta.
Central dome in Galerias Pacifico decorated by frescoes.
Tourists posing as tango dancers, La Boca.
Ponte dell' Accademia.
Royal Barge in the Museo Storico Navale.
Detail of Buddhist stele in Shanghai Museum.
Torre Monumental (formerly Torre de los Ingleses), Retiro.
Detail of wrought-iron gate of Art-Nouveau building Sociedad General de Autores y Editores.
Bas-relief detail in Radha Krishna Temple.
Entrance to narrow staircase covered with painted signs.
Staircase climbing up Cerro Santa Lucia.
Crowds gather to watch street theatre performances in the Plaza de Bolivar - Bogota, Bogota Capital District
Crowds gather to watch street theatre performances in the Plaza de Bolivar - Bogota, Bogota Capital District
"Girls-We love you" and "Stay Kool!!" are two of the sentiments expressed on this Polish 'art on wheels'.
Colonial architecture: Apartments with balconies along a street - Cartagena, Bolivar
Inside the Chapel on the main plaza - La Ceja, Antioquia
Salt mines of the Araya Peninsula, Salinas de Araya.
Tourist boats anchor at the Isla de San Martin de Pajarales, one of the small coral islands that form the Islas del Rosario archipelago near Cartagena.
Typical historic townhouses on Calle Real, the main street of Salermo.
Brightly painted fishing boats on beach.
Vault ceiling of Burgersaal.
Interior of German History Museum (Deutsches Historisches Museum).
Exterior of Schloss Charlottenburg.
Statues of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels with Television tower in background.
Facade of New Church of St Philip Neri.
Feeding pigeons in Main Market Square (Rynek Glowny).
Signs and high-rise at Yarra's Edge in Docklands precinct.
Caricature artist's stall on Saturday flea market on Plaza Constitucion.
Historic interior of 19th century Quinta de Raffo, today home to Museo Municipal de Ballas Artes "Juan Manuel Blanes".
Condor cage, Zoological Gardens, Palermo.
Spire of Melbourne Arts Centre through latticed roof.
City skyscrapers from below.
Cheung Kong Centre (left), Bank of China (middle) and Citybank Plaza (right) skyscrapers.
Sunset in centre of city.
Pedestrians on Nanjing Donglu shopping mall.
A chiva, typical Columbian bus used in rural areas (with breakdown).
Building facades in old town square.
Orthodox Cathedral of St Mary Magdalene, a legacy of Russian rule.
Arcade detail, Palazzo Ducale.
Crowd on Lido beach in high season.
Palacio de Linares, now called Casa de America.
Quirky sculpture on roof of HairRoom Salon - Acland St, St Kilda.
Melbourne Museum (left) and Royal Exhibition Building (centre).
Painting detail on facade of The Famous Spiegeltent, which is put up during Melbourne International Arts Festival.
Elderly pilgrim spinning prayer wheels around Maitreya Temple in Ta'er Si (Kumbum Monastery).
Ceiling painting, rhinosaurus, in Casa del Fundador Suarez Rendon, an architectural gem, built in the 1500s - Tunja, Boyaca
Atlantis Plaza, one of Bogota's newest shopping malls, in the trendy night-time entertainment quarter of Zona Rosa.
Mercado Artesanal (Crafts Market), Plaza de los Artesanos.
Potala Palace, dominant feature of Lhasa's skyline.
Stained glass windows of The Modern Cathedral.
Palma de Cera, Colombian national tree, on hill.
River through El Gallineral Park - San Gil, Santander
View of downtown Caracas, a valley of skyscrapers.
St Adalbert's Church at Main Market Square.
Artwork depicting an artist playing piano, located beside the Teatro Los Fundadores.
Historic balconied houses in one of Pasto's central streets.
Equestrian statue of Genral Jose Antonio Paez.
Venezuela's largest flag and Hotel Humboldt in distance.
Boat and oars on Churun River, Angel Falls.
High altar in Cathedral of Maria Auxiliadora, Plaza Bolivar.
Glass cone in Galeries Lafayette, part of Friedrichstadtpassagen on Friedrichstrasse.
Holy Cross Protestant Church in Kreuzberg.
Lion on fountain in middle of Piazza del Popolo.
Part of marble collection in Vatican Museum.
Portrait artists on Piazza Navona.
Beach sand sculpture at Sand Sculpting Australia annual competition.
Edificio Republica facade and traffic light.
Music and dance performance, Tierra Santa theme park, Costanera Norte.
Caffe Florian.
Trattoria Al Tre Scaini.
Molin Giocattoli.
Equestrian statue (1848)of King Felipe III in Plaza Mayor.
Exterior of Teutonic castle.
Seafood specialties displayed outside restaurant.
Fish and seafood shop in back street.
Clasic y Moderna, Av Callao 892, Recoleta.
Window of Bar Sur, Estados Unidos 299, San Telmo.
Interior of wine bar in Gran Bar Danzon, Libertad 1161, Retiro.
Part of condor wing of Monumento a los Dos Congresos and dome of Palacio del Congresso, Plaza del Congreso .
Christmas tree (72m high) illuminated by 2.2 million lightbulbs in front of Palace of Science and Culture.
Brightly coloured houses.
Gondolier in traditional dress.
La Pedrera (Casa Mila, 1905-10), designed by Antoni Gaudi.
Detail of Takamori Saigo statue, depicting a samurai walking his dog.
Stall at El Rastro Sunday flea market.
Facade detail of Haas-Haus.
Bull with horns painted in colours of Indian flag on city street.
Diners inside Confeitaria Colombo.
Victoria Point and silhouetted palms.
Sign detail of "Enterprize" sailing ship, replica of schooner that brought the first settlers to Melbourne.
City centre viewed through windows of The Ian Potter Centre: NGV (National Gallery of Victoria) Australia, Federation Square.
Revered stuffed deer in temple at Ta'er Si (Kumbum Monastery).
Facade detail of historic building in Dashilar, bustiling hutong just south-west of Tiananmen Square.
Coastline of the Parque Nacional Tayrona, dotted with white-sand beaches and massive boulders.
Courtyard of Colonial-era Franciscan monastery, now an upmarket hotel, with San Francisco Church in background.
Busker playing violin.
Pop vocalist performing at open-air waterfront cafe in La Boca.
Artisan playing original bamboo musical instrument at Mercado de San Alejo flea market.
Ceramic tiled Auditoria Building, part of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui.
The church of Santa Ana, originally built in the 16th century and extended and remodelled in the 17th century, the unusual belltower was added in 1750
Mikoshi (portable shrine) Parade along Omote Sando dori to Meiji Jingu Shrine on National Foundation Day (11 February).
Chiva, traditional Colombian bus - Santa Marta, Magdalena
Carved wall in Remuh cemetery, Kazimierz.
Potatoes at the La Paz fruit and vegetable market
Santuario de las Lajas Neo-Gothic church.
Exterior of Cathedral on Plaza Girardot.
Mural, Hardware Lane.
Buenos Aires Design shopping mall, Av Pueyrredon, Recoleta.
Tourist boats on Spree River with Berlin Cathedral in background.
Monument to Polish Airmen who fell in World War II designed by Mark and Tadeusz Dziewulscy, revealed in 2003.
Yacht harbour (Puerto de Yates).
Interior stained glass window of Church of Our Lady of Mercy (Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de la Piedad).
Equestrian statue of General Manuel Belgrano with Government House (Casa de Gobierno) aka Casa Rosada (Pink House) in background.
Man playing bandoneon (concertina) during tango show at Cafe Tortoni.
Building on Plaza del Congreso.
Caffe Florian.
Main door of Man Mo Temple at Sheung Wan.
Neglected historic building on Yuanmingyuan Lu.
Cliffs of Kings Canyon.
Coastal scenery at Cape Tourville.
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Painting on the door of an ancestral hall, Museum of History.
Tram detail.
Interior of Macau Cathedral.
Image of Buddha carved and painted on boulder with pile of prayer flags in front, Pabonka Monastery.
Locals buying crickets at bird and insect market.
Capilla Real (Royal Chapel) in Palacio Real.
Welcome sign to Laguna Hedionda, Southwest Circuit.
Sunset over Central Bogota - Bogota Capital District
Neoclassical facade of St Anne's Church, one of few Warsaw churches that escaped major damage during World War II.
Water Wall at entrance to National Gallery of Victoria (NGV International).
Monks at Drepung Monastery rolling up huge thangka (religious banner) at end of annual celebrations in which thangka is unfurled.
Even in the driest of seasons the Salto can be pretty impressive - Salto Aponguao - La Gran Sabana, Guayana.
A mural depicting the image of Maria Lionza, a female deity of a popular cult which embraces religion, African voodoo, magic and witchcraft, Quiballo.
The facade of the Museo de Bellas Artes framed by a leafless tree.
Mannequins and shop attendants in front of shop in San Victorino.
Exterior of 16th- or 17th-century church with unusual bell tower, Santa Ana.
Cloister surrounding courtyard of Diocesan Museum.
Exterior of Daimler Chrysler Services building.
Bas-relief on plinth of monument to Frederic the Great on Unter den Linden.
Relief detail of Trajan's Column (AD 113).
Gothic style lofty interior of 13th century Dominican Church.
Interior and dome of Royal Exhibition Building.
Cavenagh Bridge and skyscrapers in central business district.
Pensione Guerrato.
Clocks for sale at Dongtai Lu Antique Market, Old Town.
Madres de la Plaza de Mayo marching around the Piramide de Mayo in their campaign for a full account of Dirty War atrocities, Plaza de Mayo.
Monument to Jose de San Martin, retiro.
Historic rooftops from City Hall clock tower.
Penguin Uniting Church.
Painted ceiling above altar, St Mary's Church.
Soldiers in uniform at 3rd May Constitution Day celebrations, Castle Square.
Stone statue of a moor on facade of Tintoretto's house.
Museu d'Historia de Catalunya from Port Vell, with the marina in foreground.
Stall at Mercat de la Boqueria.
Fish for sale at Tsukiji Central Fish Market.
Rainbow Bridge with city in background.
Fireworks display over Victoria Harbour for the Chinese New Year celebration.
Cocido at Malacatin.
Latin jazz group playing in Cafe Jazz Populart.
Monk prostrating on ground, Jokhang Temple, Tibetan old quarter.
Stained-glass window in Catedral de Nuestra Senora de la Almudena.
Fuente de Sibeles (Cybele's Fountain) and Palacio de Comunicaciones.
Monument to King Alfonso XII in Parque del Buen Retiro.
Crowd of beachgoers at Leblon Beach.
Centro Cultural interior at Palacio de la Moneda (Presidential Palace), Calle Moneda.
Telefonica tower with Monument to President Jose Manuel Balmaceda Fernandez in foreground.
Facade section of Palacio La Alhambra on Calle Compania de Jesus with people walking past.
Decorated tram for Trams on Parade during Moomba Festival.
Handicrafts: pot sitting on a wall in the village of Raquira, an important craft centre in the Boyaca department.
Street scene: balloon vendor blowing up balloons for children - Bogota, Bogota Capital District
The chilling remains of Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp.
Tower of 18th century cathderal on Plaza Bolivar.
Sand sculpture, Sand Sculpting Australia event, Mornington Peninsula.
Brightly painted historic building on Calle Carabobo in old quarter of city.
People enjoying Pacheco Falls, Quebrada Pacheco, Gran Sabana.
Mural on Berlin Wall of Trabant.
Giant dome of Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom).
Interior of 13th century Gothic St Mary's Church (Kosciol Marlacki) on Main Market Square (Rynek Glowny).
View towards Chiesa di San Giorgio Maggiore.
Osteria da Alberto.
Palacio de Comunicaciones on Plaza de Cibeles housing the central post office.
Cheung Kong Center (left), Bank of China (centre) and Citibank Plaza (right).
Bathroom in Che Lulu Guest House, Emilio Zola 5185, Palermo.
Trees half-buried by shifting sand dunes.
Sunset on shifting sand dunes.
Beach at Arthur River.
Facade of Chiesa di San Fermo e Rustico.
Display, Ca' Macana Carnival mask and costume shop.
Stained glass window above main doorway in Esglesia de Santa Maria del Pi.
Sacred statues in the grounds of Andju-in Temple.
Noren (split door curtain) at the entrance of a restaurant.
Sunday crowds in Parque del Buen Retiro.
Woman looking at Chairman Mao paraphernalia, Mao Zedong Verses Pavilion, Yellow Crane Tower (Huanghe Lou), Wuchang.
Interior of Basilica de San Francisco el Grande.
Modern external glass lift shaft added to building housing Centro de Arte Reina Sofia.
Vault over main stairway in Palacio Real.
Detail of stained-glass window in Votive Church (Votivkirche).
Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds).
Detail of tap coming out of carved marble face inside Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Gloria do Outeiro church.
"No Answer", an ephemeral artwork by Martine Corompt and Philip Brophy at Lush Lane, City Centre.
Basilica de San Francisco church interior, Plaza de San Francisco.
Decoration on the door at the Lazienki Palace.
Crowds of tourists visiting 71 m high Grand Buddha (Da Fo) largest Buddha in world.
One of Santiago's many 20th century palaces.
GSW Haus modern high-rise on Kochstrasse.
Two girls of the Tukunak Basque group playing the txalaparta, percussion instrument, in Parque del Buen Retiro.
Painting depicting the festival of the Dancing Devils (Diablos Danzantes) - San Francisco de Yare, Miranda.
The Festival of Folk Bands and Singers - Kazimierz Dolny, The Lublin Upland
Crowds on the beach at a resort near Santa Marta - Rodadero, Magdalena
Chancel of St Mary's church.
Exterior of Cloth Hall.
A small church in the remote salt desert of Salar de Coipasa
Fountain at a small square in San Andres Town.
Wall painting on the building of the information and documentation centre in Cali's Zoo.
City and waterfront from hilly peninsula of Cerro El Morro.
Costumed participant in Pride March, St Kilda.
Travelling off the beaten track in Gran Sabana.
Yuruani Falls, Gran Sabana.
Mosaic of St George slaying Dragon, in Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedachtniskirche.
Outer wall of the Colosseum.
Mosaic in 12th century Church of St Mary Trastevere.
Summertime open-air , outdoor, cafes on Old Market Square (Rynek Starego Miasta).
Man sleeping on park bench, Parque Juan Bautista Alberdi, Mataderos.
Plaza del Meyo and towers of Legislatura de la Ciudad.
Shrine at Heavenly Queen Buddhist Temple in Footscray.
Federation Bells at Birrarung Marr Park with city buildings behind.
Decorated trams at Trams on Parade during Moomba Festival.
Stained-glass window in the neo-Gothic Catedral de Nuestra Senora de la Almudena, completed in 1992 after 110 years in construction.
Jinmao Tower at night, Pudong.
Snaking river in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta region.
Ruined church, Tasman Peninsula.
Fund raising campaign by animal rights activists in Old Town (Stare Misto).
Gondolas on Bacino Orseolo.
Frescoes in Palau de la Generalitat.
Snack bus artwork.
Famous face on entrance gate to Luna Park.
People having a drink at open-air cafe on Calle Pio Nono, Barrio Bellavista.
Detail of painting on courtyard wall of Nechung Monastery.
Overhead of couple in Janio, Malabia 1805, Palermo Viejo.
'Yellow Spiral', sculpture by Osvaldo Pena in front of the World Trade Center, Las Condes.
Tourists at Checkpoint Charlie.
Figures of the Giants displayed in Palau de la Virreina .
Floral tributes around a statue of Bolivar on Plaza Bolivar.
Looking out over cultivated fields to the Pieniny Mountains.
The royal crest and ornate detail of the wrought iron gates to Palacio de la Moneda.
Church of Trinita dei Monti at top of Spanish Steps.
Trajan's Column and dome of St Mary's Church.
Front of old car.
Statue of Jesus de la Buena Esperanza, Iglesia de San Ignacio.
Great central tower of tower of Alcazar - a powerful castle of Castilian monarchs with its roots going back to the Roman days.
Open-air dining section in the Cluny, El Salvador 4618, Palermo Viejo.
City towers viewed from the Reserva Ecologica Costanera Sur, created in 1986 in order to preserve part of the city's coastal area.
Barbequed chorizos on street grill on Feria de Mataderos, Mataderos.
Faces of Colombia.
Bronze horses of St Mark on facade of Basilica di San Marco overlooking the Piazza San Marco.
Chiesa di San Giorgio Maggiore from Piazzetta San Marco.
Mirrors at El Rastro Sunday flea market.
Open-air cafes on Plaza de Chueca.
Silhouette of statue depicting Sao Francisco de Asis with bird on his palm at entrance to Catedral Metropolitana.
Facade detail of Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA), award-winning building designed by Wood Marsh - Sturt St, Southbank.
Dome of Baha'i Temple, house of worship in Ingleside.
Boats on Laguna de Canaima (Canaima Lagoon) with Saltos Hacha (Hacha Waterfalls) and tepuis (flat-top mountains) in background.
An intensely decorated roadside shrine in south-east Poland.
Harbour of fishing village near Santa Marta.
Sunset over Central Bogota - Bogota Capital District
The richly decorated interior of the Santo Domingo Church - Tunja, Boyaca
Stained-glass windows in the ceiling of the reception hall in the Sunrise Beach Hotel.
Boats on tropical beach, Playa Colorada.
Rocky bed of Carrao River during a period of particularly low water.
Ornamental ironwork over the gate of the neoclassical Palacio de la Moneda.
Marble statue of Alexander von Humbolt at Humbolt University.
Detail from triumphal Arch of Emperor Septimus Severus (AD 203) in Roman Forum.
Dioscuri statue guarding entrance to Piazza del Campidoglio.
Edificio Cafe Montevideo, built in 1920s in, Avenida 18 de Julio.
Carlos Gardel mural near Museo Casa Carlos Gardel.
Stained glass windows in La Sagrada Familia.
Slingshot ride at St Kilda Festival.
Historic building on Gran Via, one of the city's great boulevards, laid out at the beginning of the 20th century.
Handicrafts for sale.
Chapel, Penrose Park.
Strawberries in their characteristic baskets sold on street stalls.
Mosaic detail, Armenian church.
Cloister detail of former bishop's palace beside Basilica di San Pietro di Castello.
Gothic courtyard in Museu Picasso.
Night-time lights of Ameyoko quarter.
Shark fins for sale in a Chinese medicine shop.
Tibetan painted boxes for sale, Tibetan old town.
Dolls for sale at craft shop.
Detail of one of 10 giant steel sculptures called The Travellers, by Lebanese artist Nadim Karam.
Detail of gate in the Forbidden City.
Aerial view of coast near Santa Marta.
People admiring sand sculptures, Sand Sculpting Australia event, Mornington Peninsula.
Facade of Palacio Sarmiento (aka Palacio Pizumo).
Crafted flowers and decorations for sale.
Exhibits in Warsaw Rising Museum.
Basilica Maria Auxiliadora church interior, Av 16 de Julio (El Prado).
Open air cafe, Krakow
A bunch of baskets - Kazimierz Dolny, The Lublin Dolny
Colourful architecture: houses in the Village of Raquira, an important craft centre in the Boyaca department - Raquira, Boyaca
Wawel Castle.
Christmas decorations in the commercial centre of Hong Kong Island
The streets of Tsim Shat Sui in Kowloon at night
Distinctive facade of the ACMI building on Federation Square. Inaugurated in 2002, the square is a new focus of Melbourne's community and cultural activities.
Purple coloured water Selina de Cumaraguas on peninsula's north-eastern coast.
Entrance to Luna Park, St Kilda.
Paulaner beer tower and distant blimp at Theresienwiese fairgrounds during Oktoberfest.
Graffiti on Berlin Wall.
Detail of southern facade of 16th century Palazzo Madama.
Incense coils in courtyard of Wak Hai Cheng Temple with skyscrapers in background.
Old meets new, Plaza Independencia, modern buildings of Supreme Court with historic Teatro Solis.
Firecrackers in tree during Chinese New Year's celebration at Quang Minh Buddhist Temple in Braybrook.
Panelled Mudejar ceiling in one of the rooms of Akcazar - a powerful castle of Castilian monarchs with its roots going back to the Roman days.
Doorway of the historic building of the Real Academia de Clencias Morales y Politicas, on Plaza de la Villa.
Bank of China Tower (left) and CPIC Group Tower, Pudong.
Bronze statue of Warsaw Mermaid in old town sqaure.
Grand Canal from Ponte dell'Accademia, with Chiesa di Santa Maria della Salute in background.
Colourful night-time lights of Shibuya's vibrant shopping precinct.
Tiled image on facade of Bodegas Malibea.
Figure on sale in craft shop.
Architectural detail of 45 Collins Place.
Cuernos del Paine as seen from Paine Grande campsite - Torres del Paine National Park (UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve).
Cuernos del Paine, with Rio Paine in foreground - Torres del Paine National Park (UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve).
Playing chess on Plaza de Armas.
Jesus Christ chalk image on pavement in front of Catedral Metropolitana, Plaza de Armas, with shadow of woman walking by.
Sign of dental clinic in back street of Tibetan old quarter.
Baroque style facade of 13th century Florian Church, one of city's oldest churches, remodeled on various occasions.
Sculpture fragments exhibited on Piazza Torcello.
Guanaco turning towards camera, with Monte Almirante Nieto in background - Torres del Paine National Park (UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve).
High-rise buildings in the Parque Central area.
Headstones at an old Jewish cemetery in the Bieszczady mountains.
Street theatre performance in the Plaza de Bolivar.
Sunset over Central Bogota
This 5000-pipe organ is the pride of the beautiful Baroque church in Swieta Lipka. When the organ plays, tiny figures of saints and angels rotate with the music.
Traditional folk ensemble busking in Krakow's Main Market Square.
A young Indian boy watches the Tupiza market, the tribe that originally populated the area called themselves the Chichas
"Bolivarian and Revolutionary Government" welcome sign at entrance to town of Tovar.
Life sized puppet of President Hugo Chavez at Plaza Altamira.
Facade of neo-Gothic Neues Rathaus (New Town Hall).
Playa de los Pocitos, one of Montevideo's most central beaches.
Playa Brava in summer.
Detail of Monument to President Roque Saenz Pena (1936).
Facade detail of the Torre Agbar.
Livio de Marchi art gallery.
A long-established Madrid tradition of using hand-painted ceramic tiles to decorate building facades.
Freddo ice cream shop, corner of Av Callao and Pacheco de Melo, Recoleta.
Caps and t-shirts of Boca Juniors sold at stall at La Bombonera Stadium, La Boca.
Coastal scenery, West Cape Conran.
Detail of historic tomb at Catholic Powazki Cemetery.
The 231m-high Palace of Culture and Science, Stalin's "gift" to the Polish nation.
Chiesa di Santa Maria del Giglio.
Chimney pots on roof of La Pedrera (Casa Mila, 1905-10), designed by Antoni Gaudi.
Biotza Bar.
Centro de Arte Reina Sofia.
Sevilla metro station sign.
Bullfight at bullring, Plaza de Toros Monumental de las Ventas.
Victoria Point and silhouetted palms.
Interior of The Ian Potter Centre:NGV (National Gallery of Victoria) Australia, Federation Square.
Artist at work sculpting busts of Communist leaders at Panjiayuan Market.
Facade detail of San Francisco Convent (Convento de San Francisco), Calle Tarija.
Visitors photographing statue of Chen Yi, Shanghai's first mayor, the Bund.
Burgher houses on Salt Square.
Facade of Baroque-style Sapieha Palace (Palac Sapiehow).
Statue of St Mark and cupolas of Basilica di San Marco.
Iglesia de la Merced church facade and silhouetted palm, Calle Merced/Calle MacIver.
Ksiaz Castle (13th century) is the largest in Silesia and has been used in modern history as a Nazi shelter and Soviet barracks. Set amongst lush forest on a hilltop it now houses a museum.
Middle Eastern influences in the architecture - Barranquilla, Atlantico
Archaeological Museum, the Muzeum Arceologiczne.
Grunwald Monument, man on horse.
The streets of Tsim Shat Sui in Kowloon at night
The Atrium on Federation Square. The unusual structure is made of glass, steel and zinc, the traditional buildings on Melbourne's Flinders Street contrast behind.
Leftist paraphernalia and propaganda for sale at a street stall on Plaza de Armas.
Alfresco diners in the Bellavista district.
Open-air cafe on Marienplatz beside Neues Rathaus (New Town Hall).
Sculpture titled "Berlin".
Fruit and vegetable stall on Piazza Campo de'Fiori.
Cafe Brasilero, opened in 1877, Montevideo's longest operating cafe.
Selling shells from car boot at port.
Sunset light on Neo-Gothic Cathedral, PLaza Moreno.
Custo Barcelona fashion store.
Decorated tram at Moomba Festival.
The 12th-century Iglesia de San Esteban with its 50-metre-tall five-level Spanish Romanesque bell tower.
San Juan de los Reyes - Franciscan Church and Monastery built in the 15th century in the late Gothic style.
Ornate Palacio Longoria, built in Art-Nouveau sstyle in 1902-03.
Doorway of Convento de San Bartolome.
Bowl of red food.
Souvenir stall at Temple Street night market.
468m-high Oriental Pearl Tower, Pudong.
Altar of Taoist Temple of the Town Gods, Yuyuan Bazaar, Old Town.
Gate of Palacio Errazuriz, Museo de Arte Decorativo, Recoleta.
Towers of 16th century fortified church of St Rocco.
Detail of historic building on La Rambla.
Giant paper lantern hanging in Kaminarimon Gate.
Exterior of Truroll Plaza Tower, Hankou.
Stall in front of Plaza de Toros Monumental de las Ventas (bullring).
Chilean singer-songwriter playing guitar in performance at Parque del Buen Retiro.
Fountain in central atrium of Palais Ferstal.
Big Ben and London Underground sign at night.
Playing chess on Plaza de Armas.
Historic building with coat of arms and ceramic tile signs featuring street names.
Colonial architecture in the town streets - Popayan, Cauca
Sunset over Central Bogota - Bogota Capital District
A stall offering handicrafts at the Feria de San Telmo flea market on the Plaza Dorrego
Detail of monument to Warsaw Uprising of 1944.
Rusted steel exterior of Melbourne's Centre for Contemporary Art.
"Sticky" - an outdoor creation by Improbable Theatre, presented in the Forecourt of the Sydney Opera House as part of the Sydney festival.
Architectural detail of cathedral on Plaza Bolivar.
People in boat at Isla Mariche (Mariche Island) on Cano Placoa (Placoa Channel).
Historic building designed by Eduardo Knockaert on Calle Paris, Barrio Paris Londres.
Looking up from base of 979m Angel Falls.
Detail of Mariensaule (St Mary's Column), Marienplatz.
Historic buildings on Piazza di Spagna.
Stained glass window of Basilica di Santa Maria Sopra Minerva.
Colonnade detail of Piazza San Pietro.
Facade detail of Casa Vaeza Ocampo, builti in 1887, Plaza Constitution.
Art work on front of Universidad de la Republica building, Avenida 18 de Julio..
Modern tower from Reserva Ecologica Costanera Sur.
Hotel Cipriani.
Aeroplane flying past Bank of China Tower in Central.
One of the many San Telmo antique stores on Defensa St.
Julio Cortazar's 'Instructions on how to climb a ladder' written on the wall of Bar Uriarte, Uriarte 1572, Palermo Viejo.
Barbed wire electric fence at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
New Year decorations, Fo Guang Shan Nan Tien Temple.
Old Chinese coins for sale at Baoguo Temple.
Stained glass window and vault in Polish Army's Field Cathedral.
Daily market, Piazza delle Erbe.
Mosaic detail on facade of Basilica di San Marco.
Zarzuela performance in Teatro de la Zarzuela.
Children playing in fountain dedicated to Simon Bolivar in middle of Plaza de Armas.
Night-time illumination of Uniqa Burogebaude building designed by Heinz Neumann.
Crowds of worshippers taking part in Good Friday Holy Procession.
Worshippers inside Kalan Masjid.
Eureka Tower, designed by Fender Katsalidis, is Melbourne's tallest building.
One of the giant decorative chimney pots on the roof of La Pedrera.
Open-air cafe in Federation Square.
Esplanade Theatres on the Bay performing arts centre.
The twin towers of the modern Orthodox Church at Hajnowka.
Watch for falling pedestrians, Countryside
Colourful architecture: houses in the Village of Raquira, an important craft centre in the Boyaca department - Raquira, Boyaca
Santiago's Catedral Metropolitana overlooking the Plaza de Armas.
Timber balconied building in the traditional local Caribbean style.
Fishing boats anchored in bay of village of San Juan de las Galdonas.
Head and torso of 10m-high Simon Bolivar statue.
Exterior of Neues Rathaus (New Town Hall).
Modern residential complex from below in Quarter Schutzenstrasse.
18th century Portuguese house facade.
Roof detail of one of the two pavillons at the entrance to the Park Guell.
One of the FC Barcelona paraphernalia stalls that open at the entrance to the Camp Nou Stadium before the match.
Venini artistic glass.
Incense sticks at Quang Minh Buddhist Temple in Braybrook during Chinese New Year.
Walking down the charming colonial back streets of Cuzco, the old capital of the Inca empire, southern Peru
Landscape around Mt Kasprowy Wierch in the Tatra Mountains.
Property signs in window of a real estate agency.
Twin towers of the Lippo Centre, Admiralty.
Stairs in Che Lulu Guest House, Emilio Zola 5185, Palermo
Portico of Palacio del Congreso, Plaza del Congreso.
Worker's Statue holding works by Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin (latter removed) at Palace of Culture and Science.
La Font Magica, Montjuic's famous fountain, with silhouette of Palau Nacional de Montjuic in the background.
Glass building of the Tokyo International Forum at night.
Cafe Belen.
Outdoor cafes in Plaza Mayor.
Facade detail of Palacio de Comunicaciones.
Participants of Gay Parade (Parada Rownosci) with red roses and ribbons.
Sculpture detail of face in Lakshmi Narayan Birla Park.
Ferris wheel at Luna Park.
Jesus Christ statue in Iglesia de los Doce Apostoles.
Annual celebration involving hanging of huge thangka (religious banner).
Neon on Nanjing Donglu shopping street.
Worshippers praying outside the Great Mosque (Qingzhen Dasi).
View of the Old Town of Merida from the Cable car up the mountain behind the town.
Participants carrying Pride March banner. Pride March is a main event at MIDSUMMA, Melbourne's Gay and Lesbian Arts and Cultural Festival.
Gnomes for sale near Torun.
Street theatre performances: Gloomy faces hold up Spanish signs 'International no smiling day' - Bogota, Bogota Capital District
Portrait of a young girl, one of Colombia's many racial types (three-quarters of Colombians are of mixed blood).
Detail of sign, "Always Revolution".
Pedestrians in the Paseo Las Palmas, Providencia.
Beach sand sculpture at Sand Sculpting Australia annual competition.
Stained glass windows in Iglesia de la Virgen del Carmen y Santa Teresita, built in 1936-51 in neogothic style.
Wood carver at work at Sunday craft market, La Boca.
Exhibit, Museo Cultural del Tango, Centro.
Buddha figures for sale in antique shop on Fangbang Zhonglu (Old Street), Old Town.
Roman temple at Tierra Santa religious theme park, Costanera Norte.
Great Britain coat of arms on facade of Torre Monumental (formerly Torre de los Ingleses), Retiro.
The 231m-high Palace of Culture and Science, Stalin's "gift" to the Polish nation.
Main hall in Palau de la Generalitat.
Fujiya Building.
Sam Kai Vui Kun Temple.
Pilgrims attending annual celebration of hanging of huge thangka, Drepung Monastery.
Real Farmacia (Royal Pharmacy) in Palacio Real.
Modern extension of Centro de Arte Reina Sofia.
Two women entering gate of Jama Masjid.
Apartment blocks in city centre.
Woman reading newspaper in shop doorway.
Changing of the guard in front of Palacio de la Moneda (Presidential Palace), Calle Moneda.
Photographer taking photo of Potala Palace, dominant feature of Lhasa's skyline.
Detail of sculpture of Four Harmonious Brothers (depicting bird atop hare atop monkey atop elephant) at Ta'er Si (Kumbum Monastery).
Buddha statue and acupuncture dummy for sale at Panjiayuan Market.
Chinese card game being played at bird and insect market in Beijing's southeastern outer suburb.
Cerro Rico ("Rich Hill") and city overview from Mirador Pari Orcko.
Roof of San Diego de Alcala fort (1747), Castillos de Guayana.
Amusement park at Theresienwiede fairgrounds during Oktoberfest.
Arcade at entrance to Metropolitan Cathedral, Montevideo's oldest public building, built in 1784-99 Spanish neoclassical style.
Night-time lights of Ameyoko precinct.
Detail of Salvador Allende's tomb at Cementerio General, Calle Recoleta.
A flock of sea birds perched on a boat by the shore.
The liberator and omnipresent Simon Bolivar.
People swimming in Zakrzowek Reservoir.
The famous " Witches Market " ( Mercado de los Brujos ) in La Paz, not necessarily selling witchcraft as portrayed in movies, but does sell mainly herbs and folk remedies
Remains of old pier.
Sand sculpture, Sand Sculpting Australia event, Mornington Peninsula.
People in Federation Square.
Colonial building on main street Calle Real.
Aerial view of Auyantepui table mountain cliffs.
Interior of Colosseum.
Covered passage of Old Chinese house in Emerald Hill area.