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The view of southern Almaty with the distant Alatau Mountains
A Kyrgyz businessman standing above the town
Construction of the Abdul Aziz Khan Medressa began in the seventeenth century but was never completed
A group of locals preparing to play chess outside, in the shade
St Peter and St Paul Cathedral.
Display of figs.
Interior of Barcelona cathedral, Barcelona
Versace on the Rue de Faubourg Saint Honore.
The Arts St Metiers Metro Station in Paris.
The Hotel d'Aumont in Paris. Built around 1650 it houses the Tribunal Administrator.
Golden iron gates of the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris.
Pecs city bus in the town center.
Partying at Suss Fel Nap club off Szentistvan korut in Budapest.
Hot water running through small canals at the top of a mound of white calcium deposit (travertine pools) high above a house at Garam Chashma Hot Springs.
Looking towards snow-capped mountains along the Wakhan Valley, with the Panj river forming the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border.
Deep blue Sassyk-Kul (Stinking Lake) beneath the arid ochre mountains of the Northern Alichur Range.
Sign at Crocodile Live House, Jingumae.
Bright signs above food stalls during hatsumode (first visit of temple in New Year), Kawasaki Daishi.
Labrang Baoma Hotel.
Watchtowers and battlements on top of old city walls seen from North Gate.
German-looking buildings line Zhongshan Lu (street) with modern skyscraper in back.
People walking through Dunhuang street market with stalls covered by temple-like roofs.
Man in typical blue worker clothes and cap holding up baby.
Side view of face of guardian statue at Temple of City God in historic centre.
German-looking buildings line Zhongshan Lu (street) with modern skyscraper in back.
Silhouettes of people walking through Dunhuang street market with stalls covered by temple-like roofs.
Pond outside Jiayuguan Fort (western end of Great Wall) with snow-capped Qilian Shan mountains.
Small boy leaning against red car door.
People walking through Dunhuang street market with stalls covered by temple-like roofs.
Tibetans on 3km Kora (pilgrim path) lined with total of 1174 prayer wheels, encircling Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
Bactrian camels at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain) with huge sand dunes (part of Gobi Desert).
Carved wooden fish at temple at foot of Giant Statue Mountain (Daxiangshan).
Tibetan monks in pink robes at Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
Tibetans crossing square in front of Meyjung Samling College at Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
Interior of St Michael's Catholic Church (1934).
Hand-molded Chinese figures made with flour-water mixture.
Temple outside walls of Jiayuguan Fort (western end of Great Wall).
Carved wooden fish at temple at foot of Giant Statue Mountain (Daxiangshan).
Traditional buildings ar night.
Interior of St Michael's Catholic Church (1934).
Hand-molded Chinese figure made with flour-water mixture.
Sheep head sticking out of big bowl of soup at Dunhuang night market.
People gathering for Disaster Dispelling Prayer Meeting or Ceremony to Banish Disaster, at Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
Portrait of two pretty girls.
Two people walking beside watchtowers on top of old city walls with North Gate in back.
Poor old man in wrinkled suit in front of temple at Giant Statue Mountain (Daxiangshan).
Lit-up Bell Tower with its reflection in puddle on rainy night.
Old traditional brick houses in historic centre with watchtowers on top of old city walls and North Gate in back.
Two women selling baked sweet potatoes at Dunhuang Market.
Lit-up Bell Tower and traffic on rainy night.
Lines of Chinese tourists riding Bactrian camels at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain) with huge sand dunes (part of Gobi Desert).
Old traditional brick houses in historic centre with watchtowers on top of old city walls and North Gate in back.
Lines of Chinese tourists riding Bactrian camels at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain) with huge sand dunes (part of Gobi Desert).
Slanted roof of brick temple and traditional houses in historic centre.
Watchtowers and battlements along old city walls with West Gate in back.
Shopping Mall along Xi Dajie (street) on rainy night.
Line of Chinese tourists riding Bactrian camels at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain) with huge sand dunes (part of Gobi Desert).
Watchtowers and battlements along old city walls with West Gate in back.
Twin-spired St Michael's Catholic Church (1934) on top of hill.
Curved old city walls with watchtowers in back.
Sun reflecting in Yin Yang symbol on ground at Temple of City God.
Tiled roof of traditional brick houses and watchtowers on top of old city walls with West Gate in back.
Gate of Conciliation inside Jiayuguan Fort (western end of Great Wall) with Black Mountains in back.
Double room at Bell Tower Hotel (Managed by Holiday Inn, 110 South West Corner of Bell Tower) with view of Bell Tower through window.
Curved old city walls with watchtowers in back.
Two man on tractor moving huge load of cotton bolls from field to factory.
Smoke stacks of factories and power stations behind pond at Jiayuguan Fort (western end of Great Wall).
Gate of Conciliation inside Jiayuguan Fort (western end of Great Wall).
View of temple roof and fields from Giant Statue Mountain (Daxiangshan).
Twin-spired St Michael's Catholic Church (1934) with office tower in back, seen from Guanhaishan Park.
Tibetans walking up steps to Dewatsang Manjusri Temple at Labrang Monastery.
Uighur man baking nan (flat bread) in tandoori oven.
Dragon on roof of small gate at Jiayuguan Fort (western end of Great Wall) with snow-capped Qilian Shan mountains.
Lit-up Drum Tower behind glass pyramids above underground shopping mall at night.
Lines of Chinese tourists riding Bactrian camels at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain) with huge sand dunes (part of Gobi Desert).
Painted figure sticking out long tongue in Hall at Temple of City God.
South Gate on top of old city walls.
Twin-spired St Michael's Catholic Church (1934) with office tower in back, seen from Guanhaishan Park.
Dragon on roof of small gate at Jiayuguan Fort (western end of Great Wall) with snow-capped Qilian Shan mountains.
Lit-up Drum Tower behind glass pyramids above underground shopping mall at night.
Tower of twin-spired St Michael's Catholic Church (1934) between two houses.
Four older men playing mahjong outside Renmin Gongyuan (People's Park).
Gate of Enlightenment and Gate of Conciliation inside Jiayuguan Fort (western end of Great Wall).
Crescent Moon Lake beneath huge sand dune at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain, part of Gobi Desert).
Half-timbered German house along Hubei Lu (street) with 49-storey Qingdao Parkson Plaza skyscraper in back.
Oblique view of Dewatsang Manjusri Temple at Labrang Monastery.
23m tall unusually moustached Daxiang Giant Buddha (Sakyamuni Buddha) carved out of cliff of Giant Statue Mountain (Daxiangshan) between Northern Wei Dynasty and Tang dynasties.
Ripples in sand dune at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain, part of Gobi Desert).
Half-timbered German house along Hubei Lu (street) with 49-storey Qingdao Parkson Plaza skyscraper in back.
Jiayuguan Fort (western end of Great Wall) and its reflection in pond.
23m tall unusually moustached Daxiang Giant Buddha (Sakyamuni Buddha) carved out of cliff of Giant Statue Mountain (Daxiangshan) between Northern Wei Dynasty and Tang dynasties.
Footprints and shadows of two people on huge sand dune at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain, part of Gobi Desert).
Tiled roofs at Wen Miao (Confucius Temple).
View of buildings and temples of Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si) seen from Gongtang Chorten (Pagoda stupa).
Lit-up Drum Tower with its reflection in puddle on rainy night with silhouettes of people.
Entrance hall at Qindao Ying Binguan (Hotel), former German governor's residence.
Gate of Enlightenment inside Jiayuguan Fort (western end of Great Wall) at sunset.
View of buildings and temples of Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si) seen from Gongtang Chorten (Pagoda stupa).
Qindao Ying Binguan (Hotel), former German governor's residence and replica of German palace.
View of buildings and temples of Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si) seen from gilded top of Gongtang Chorten (Pagoda stupa).
Gate of Enlightenment inside Jiayuguan Fort (western end of Great Wall) at sunset.
Gilded top of Gongtang Chorten (Pagoda stupa) at Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
Tiny people climbing huge sand dune at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain, part of Gobi Desert).
Close-up of lantern hanging on lit-up Drum Tower at dusk.
Red votive tablets tied to rope at Wen Miao (Confucius Temple).
Old Taoist priest with long white beard in Lashao Temple at Water Curtain Caves.
Kites flying in the air in front of lit-up Drum Tower at dusk.
Dancer with mask at Disaster Dispelling Prayer Meeting or Ceremony to Banish Disaster, religious dancing by about 40 people wearing different kinds of masks, held on 29th day of ninth month of Tibetan lunar calendar at Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
Lower West Gate and battlement of old city walls lit-up at night.
Man dressed in traditional governor's costume performing at old Yamen (County Government) Office.
German Protestant Church (1908, designed by Curt Rothkegel) at 15 Jiangsu Lu (street).
Chinese men and woman playing Rawap (Uighur lute) and Dap (Uighur frame drum) in Renmin Gongyuan (People's Park).
Disaster Dispelling Prayer Meeting or Ceremony to Banish Disaster, religious dancing by about 40 people wearing different kinds of masks, held on 29th day of ninth month of Tibetan lunar calendar at Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
Traffic around Bell Tower in front of Kaiyuan Shopping Centre, from Drum Tower.
Lower West Gate of old city walls lit-up at night.
Sand dunes at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain, part of Gobi Desert).
Sun setting behind Gate of Enlightenment and Gate of Conciliation inside Jiayuguan Fort (western end of Great Wall).
Man wearing Muslim skullcap at street stall selling ??? (Steamed Pea Flour Cake) in Muslim Quarter.
Huge sand dunes at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain, part of Gobi Desert).
Group of young men in army uniforms posing for photo at old Yamen (County Government) Office in historic centre.
Toffee apples on sticks for sale at street stall in Muslim Quarter.
Reflection of German building with golden dome along Zhongshan Lu (street) in glass facade of new skyscraper.
Tibetans on 3km Kora (pilgrim path) lined with total of 1174 prayer wheels encirling Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si), with gilded top of Gongtang Chorten (Pagoda stupa) in back.
Close-up of Boddhisattva bas-relief carving (Northern Wei dynasty AD 386-534) at Lashao Si cliff, main sight at Water Curtain Caves (Shuilian Dong).
Chestnuts are being roasted at street stall in Muslim Quarter.
Huge sand dunes at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain, part of Gobi Desert).
Three young men in army uniforms posing for photo at old Yamen (County Government) Office in historic centre.
Reflection of German building with golden dome along Zhongshan Lu (street) in glass facade of new skyscraper.
Chestnuts are being roasted at street stall in Muslim Quarter.
Baked sweet potatoes for sale on street.
Traffic on Mingshan Lu (street) covered by decorative banners.
Xiguan Mosque, Lanzhou's biggest, lit-up at night.
Man with Muslim skullcap preparing food in big steaming wok on flames coming out of oven at street restaurant in Muslim Quarter.
Huge sand dunes at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain, part of Gobi Desert).
People and shops on Nan Dajie (alley) in historical centre with old City Tower lit-up at night in back.
Lashao Si cliff with 31m-high bas-relief carving (Northern Wei dynasty AD 386-534) of Sakyamuni Buddha seated upon throne of lotus petals, lions, deer and elephants flanked by two Bodhisattvas, main sight at Water Curtain Caves (Shuilian Dong).
Preparing food in big steaming wok on flames coming out of oven at street restaurant in Muslim Quarter.
Huge sand dunes at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain, part of Gobi Desert).
People and shops on Nan Dajie (alley) in historical centre with old City Tower lit-up at night in back.
People and shops on Nan Dajie (alley) in historical centre with old City Tower lit-up at night in back.
Group of army soldiers in uniform jogging down Jiefang Beilu (street).
Shiny new Dunhuang Mosque.
Dancer with mask at Disaster Dispelling Prayer Meeting or Ceremony to Banish Disaster, at Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si) with monks in red and pink robes in back.
Nuns at nunnery on hillside of Tibetan part of town.
Huge sand dunes at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain, part of Gobi Desert).
People and shops on Nan Dajie (alley) in historical centre with old City Tower lit-up at night in back.
Dancers with masks surrounded by people and monks watching at Disaster Dispelling Prayer Meeting or Ceremony to Banish Disaster, at Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
Huge sand dunes at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain, part of Gobi Desert) with snow-capped Altun Mountains in back.
Making Crisp Dragon's Hair or Dragon Beard Candy at street stall in Muslim Quarter.
Man on top of huge sand dune at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain, part of Gobi Desert).
Woman on bicycle in front of facades of traditional buildings lining Pingyao's roads.
People on Zhan Bridge in Qindao Bay with silhouette of ship in hazy back.
Man on bicycle in front of billboard with Chinese temple.
Making Crisp Dragon's Hair or Dragon Beard Candy at street stall in Muslim Quarter.
Man on top of huge sand dune at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain, part of Gobi Desert).
Man with cap smoking cigarette at entrance of old traditional house with red lanterns hanging from roof.
People on circle pedestrian overpass above Jiefang Beilu and Zhongshan Lu surrounded by tall buildings.
Dancer with mask at Disaster Dispelling Prayer Meeting or Ceremony to Banish Disaster, at Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
Houses (one with satellite dish on roof) in Tibetan part of town.
Boy on huge sand dune at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain, part of Gobi Desert).
Old traditional houses with red lanterns hanging from gable.
Buildings and temples of Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si) with surrounding mountains in back.
Wood carved gate of Temple of the City Gods in front of tiled temple roof with elephant and lion.
Buildings and temples of Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
Taoist Temple Shuilian Dong clinging to cliff at Water Curtain Caves.
South Gate lit-up at night seen from arched entrance through old city wall.
Half-timbered German house.
People, bicycles and tractor in small tree-lined side alley.
Billboard of fashionable woman on brick building beside glass facade.
Buildings and temples of Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
Man standing outside shop along Pingyao's Nan Dajie (alley) that is lined with historic traditional houses.
German houses along Guanxi Lu (road).
Taoist Temple Shuilian Dong at Water Curtain Caves.
People walking or riding bicycles outside traditional shops in Pingyao historic centre.
Red umbrella at street stall in Pingyao's historic centre.
The Great Wall of China between Jinshanling and Simatai.
Close-up of costume worn by dancer at Disaster Dispelling Prayer Meeting or Ceremony to Banish Disaster, at Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
Buildings and temples of Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si) and gilded top of Gongtang Chorten (Pagoda stupa).
Man on tricycle with crates and bags on back.
The Great Wall of China between Jinshanling and Simatai.
German architecture along Zhongshan Lu (street).
German architecture along Zhongshan Lu (street).
New tall skyscraper and apartment blocks along Qiantangjiang Lu (street) near Main Train Station.
Bus in front of German house along Zhongshan Lu (street).
Tibetans on 3km Kora (pilgrim path) lined with total of 1174 prayer wheels encirling Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
Tiny temple in Thousand Buddha Cave near Water Curtain Caves (Shuilian Dong).
Arid lunar-like landscape of Gobi Desert near Mogao Caves.
The Great Wall of China between Jinshanling and Simatai.
Colourful small building along Renmin Lu (street) with new tall Hoi Tak Hotel in back (1 Dongfeng Lu).
Close-up of wooden carving of bird at tiny temple in Thousand Buddha Cave near Water Curtain Caves (Shuilian Dong).
Arched doorway with stone carvings at Great Mosque in Muslim Quarter.
The Great Wall of China between Jinshanling and Simatai.
Ripples in sand and dunes of Gobi Desert near Mogao Caves.
The Great Wall of China between Jinshanling and Simatai.
Nun in front of tiny temple in Thousand Buddha Cave near Water Curtain Caves (Shuilian Dong).
Bicycles parked in front of stone carvings on wall at Great Mosque in Muslim Quarter.
Ripples in sand and dunes of Gobi Desert near Mogao Caves.
The Great Wall of China between Jinshanling and Simatai.
Busy night market in Huangdao Lu (street).
People on Zhan Bridge in Qingdao Bay with skyscapers in back.
Yangpi Fazi (leather raft) made from sheep skins soaked in oil and brine, inflated and tied together under wooden framework, at Yellow River.
Men with skullcaps standing outside Great Prayer Hall at Great Mosque in Muslim Quarter.
Men with skullcaps standing outside Great Prayer Hall at Great Mosque in Muslim Quarter.
The Great Wall of China between Jinshanling and Simatai.
People on beach at Qingdao Bay with skyscapers in back.
Lights of traffic on busy Baoshan Lu (street) with overhead ramp at dusk.
Local mosque in backyard between apartment buildings.
People on Zhan Bridge during low tide in Qingdao Bay with skyscrapers in back.
Shadow of person on bicycle on pavement of street in setting sun.
People on beach and Zhan Bridge during high tide in Qingdao Bay with skyscrapers in back.
Lights of traffic on busy Baoshan Lu and Qiantangjiang Lu (streets) with overhead ramps and tall skyscraper, at dusk.
Trains at new Dunhuang train station.
Covered Cave 96 holding 34.5 m tall Buddha statue at cliff containing Mogao Caves, one of greatest repositories of Buddhist art in world
Hazy view of people on Zhan Bridge in Qingdao Bay with skyscrapers in back.
Covered Cave 96 holding 34.5 m tall Buddha statue at cliff containing Mogao Caves, one of greatest repositories of Buddhist art in world
Hazy view of central Qingdao with tall skyscrapers, seen from Guanhaishan Park.
The Great Wall of China between Jinshanling and Simatai.
Hazy view of central Qingdao with tall skyscrapers, seen from Guanhaishan Park.
Stupas outside Mogao Caves in arid landscape of Gobi Desert.
The Great Wall of China between Jinshanling and Simatai.
Sightseeing boat moored to pier in Yellow River with Zhongshan Bridge in back.
People walking along Xinming street leading to Hongshan Park with architectural mix of church and castle in back.
Masks for sale at street stall in Muslim Quarter.
People on Zhan Bridge in Qingdao Bay with sun setting behind 40-storey Qingdao Customs Technology Building surrounded by other skyscrapers.
Building with architecural mix of church and castle in front of sleek skyline with lots of highrises, seen from Hongshan (Red Mountain) Park.
Subterranean life-size terracotta soldiers in battle formation - part of 2000 year old Army of Terracotta Warriors (Bingmayong).
Sleek skyline with lots of highrises, seen from Hongshan (Red Mountain) Park.
People and brick pagoda on top of rocky outcrop high above street and modern buildings, Hongshan (Red Mountain) Park.
Man carving name of tourist in traditional stone chop at street stall on Nan Dajie (alley).
Subterranean life-size terracotta soldiers in battle formation - part of 2000 year old Army of Terracotta Warriors (Bingmayong).
Night view of central Qingdao with tall skyscrapers, seen from Guanhaishan Park.
Subterranean life-size terracotta soldiers in battle formation - part of 2000 year old Army of Terracotta Warriors (Bingmayong).
Seaside houses behind Taiping Bay from castle-like villa of Huashi Lou.
Colourful tea mugs for sale at street stall in Muslim Quarter.
View of skyscrapers behind Taiping Bay from castle-like villa of Huashi Lou.
Fire beacon tower made of mud bricks (10th century), east of Dunhuang.
The Great Wall of China between Jinshanling and Simatai.
Fire beacon tower made of mud bricks (10th century), east of Dunhuang.
The suspension bridge between The Great Wall of China section of Jinshanling and Simatai.
Old brick houses below White Pagoda Hill with contrasting modern highrises on other side of Yellow River.
New red facade of building behind brick wall next to train tracks.
Tall Xinjiang Rongdu Hotel at 211 Renmin Lu (street).
Minaret with crescent moon at Yellow River below Buddhist Temple at White Pagoda Hill.
Thousand-handed (actually only 26) Guanyin statue at entrance to Shuanglin Temple.
Shadow of bicyclist on stone tiled ground in historic centre.
Monks in red and pink robes in alley surrounded by mud and brick houses at Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
Buddha statue inside Sakyamuni Hall at Shuanglin Temple.
Wedding couples having their photo taken on No. 2 Bathing Beach lined with wooden beach houses, and castle-like villa of Huashi Lou.
Wedding couples having their photo taken on No. 2 Bathing Beach lined with wooden beach houses, and castle-like villa of Huashi Lou.
People beneath White Pagoda at White Pagoda Temple on top of hill.
Train on plateau behind eroded arid rock hills in lunar-like landscape of Gobi Desert.
Man pulling wooden cart down small alley in Muslim Quarter.
Fertility Goddess at Shuanglin Temple.
Man viewing eroded hills in arid lunar-like landscape of Gobi Desert.
View from city tower falling of traditional houses and people walking along Pingyao's Nan Dajie (alley) with South Gate in back.
Fading green roof of pavillion in Renmin Gongyuan (People's Park) contrasting with shiny new facade of Holiday Inn (168 Xinhua Beilu street).
Bodhisattva statue in Hall of One Thousand Buddhas at Shuanglin Temple.
Guardian statue of Skanda in Hall of One Thousand Buddhas at Shuanglin Temple.
Sail boat in Huiquan Bay.
Steel Eiffel Tower betwenn two highrises.
People on bicycles and motorbikes on straight tree-lined road to Shuanglin Temple.
People and bicyclists in front of traditional shops on Nan Dajie (alley) with old City Tower in back in historic centre.
New hotel and office highrises and skyscrapers at Xinhua Beilu (road).
Chinese opera performer on stage at Wen Miao (Confucius Temple).
Woman and man standing on median of Bei Dajie street surrounded by busy traffic.
Chinese opera performers on stage at Wen Miao (Confucius Temple).
Chinese opera performers on stage at Wen Miao (Confucius Temple).
Colourful McDonald's umbrella and lone policeman watching traffic around Bell Tower.
Bell Tower of former Country Government Office (Yamen) in Pingyao's historic centre lit-up at night.
Road leading towards Overhanging Great Wall on Black Mountains.
International Passenger Ferry Terminal at Qingdao Port for ferries to Japan and South Korea).
Overhanging Great Wall on Black Mountains.
Old wooden noodle press with pasta dough in hole on top and fresh noodles falling into boiling water below, at small street-side noodle shop.
Overhanging Great Wall on Black Mountains.
Overhanging Great Wall on Black Mountains.
Tibetans crossing square in front of Meyjung Samling College at Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
Restored section of Great Wall on Black Mountains.
Man riding bicycle rickshaw on Bei Dajie (alley) with North Gate in back in historic centre.
Silhouettes of people and brick pagoda on top of rocky outcrop, Hongshan (Red Mountain) Park.
View of arid desert landscape in Black Mountains with Jiayuguan town in back.
People walking around stalls at popular antique market on grounds of Taoist Temple of Eight Immortals.
People on beach with seaside Zhanqiao Hotel and Oceanwide Elite Hotel in back.
Wooden dragon head carving with fish in its mouth at eave of Daeungjeon (Hall of Great Enlightenment) at Bulguksa (Pulguksa) Temple.
Wooden dragon fish with ball in its mouth at Bulguksa (Pulguksa) Temple.
Wooden dragon fish with ball in its mouth at Bulguksa (Pulguksa) Temple.
Stone pagoda Dabotap at Bulguksa (Pulguksa) Temple.
Wooden dragon head carving at Jahamun (Purple Mist Gate) at Bulguksa (Pulguksa) Temple.
Gate to Seokguram Grotto.
Seated image of Sakyamuni Buddha at Seokguram Grotto.
Lit-up paper lantern hanging outside Jeonju Traditional Culture and Arts Centre, at dusk.
Jeonju Hanok Village with over 800 traditional Korean houses remaining in central Jeonju.
Jeonju Hanok Village with over 800 traditional Korean houses remaining in central Jeonju, at dusk.
Pungnammun (South Gate).
Climbers near rocky top of Gayasan (1430 m) in Gayasan National Park.
Wooden temple block at Korean temple.
Group on nuns in typical grey dresses walking up to Haeinsa Temple.
Temple phone booth.
Two main gates at entrance to temple compound.
Painted guardian inside gate to Haeinsa Temple.
Rows of pairs of shoes left outside main prayer hall at Haeinsa Temple.
Tiled roofs of halls at Haeinsa Temple complex.
Part of Tripitaka Koreana, sacred Buddhist texts carved onto over 80,000 birch woodblocks dating from 14th century and listed as World Heritage, inside Janggyeong Panjeon complex (storage halls) at Haeinsa Temple.
Buddhist swastika at iron gate of Haeinsa temple.
Wooden fish with ball in its mouth at bell and drum tower of Haeinsa Temple.
Details of prayer hall at Haeinsa Temple.
Eaves with fading colours at gate to Haeinsa Temple.
Eaves with fading colours at gate to Haeinsa Temple.
Woman preparing fish with knife at Jagalchi Fish Market.
Tomb mounds at Tumuli Park beside small pond with autumn foliage.
Entrance to Cheonmachong (Tomb of Heavenly Horse) at Tumuli Park.
People at entrance to Cheonmachong (Tomb of Heavenly Horse) at Tumuli Park.
Buildings behind Jagalchi Market in Nampo-dong area.
Ceremonial guard at Namdaemun (Great South Gate).
Ceremonial guards at Namdaemun (Great South Gate).
Tomb mounds at Tumuli Park with autumn foliage.
Ceremonial guard at Namdaemun (Great South Gate).
Tomb mounds at Tumuli Park with autumn foliage.
Ceremonial guard at Namdaemun (Great South Gate).
Rows of fish hanging on racks on top of building at Jagalchi Fish Market.
Apartment buildings and fishing boats on Yeongdo Island.
Tomb mounds at Tumuli Park.
Ships in Busan Harbour with Busan Tower in back.
Octopus for sale at Jagalchi Fish Market.
Red autumn leaves on tree and ground in front of tomb mounds at Tumuli Park.
Slab of tuna fish for sale at Jagalchi Fish Market.
Ceremonial guards at Namdaemun (Great South Gate).
Silver scabbardfish (also frostfish - Lepidopus caudatus) in blue basket at Jagalchi Fish Market.
Fishing boat beneath Yeongdo Bridge in Busan Port.
Tomb mounds at Wolseong Park.
People walking beneath colourful lanterns hanging above path to Tongdosa Temple.
Old buildings at Jagalchi Fish Market with office buildings in background.
Cheomseongdae Stone Astronomical Observatory.
One of four guardians inside main gate to Tongdosa Temple.
Cheomseongdae Stone Astronomical Observatory, built in 634 AD and considered the world's earliest known existing observatory.
One of four guardians inside main gate to Tongdosa Temple.
People walking towards Cheomseongdae Stone Astronomical Observatory.
Fish tied together with yellow string at Jagalchi Fish Market.
Fried fish in egg batter for sale at Jagalchi Fish Market.
Oblique view of Busan Tower and pavillion at Yongdusan Park.
Close-up of belt with lion-dragon at guardian inside main gate to Tongdosa Temple.
Fried fish in egg batter for sale at Jagalchi Fish Market.
Dragon statue at Yongdusan Park.
Painted guardian at Geungnakbojeon hall of Tongdosa Temple.
People watching two old men playing Baduk (Go) at Yongdusan Park.
Detail of painted decoration on wall of prayer hall at Tongdosa Temple.
Man with son walking down path between stone wall and row of trees.
Stairway leading up to Gate of the Heavenly Kings at Bulguksa (Pulguksa) Temple.
Wood fish carrying ball in tis mouth at Beomjonggak bell tower at Tongdosa Temple.
Guardian inside Gate of the Heavenly Kings at Bulguksa (Pulguksa) Temple.
Close-up of women wearing red gloves preparing Gimchi (Korea's staple food) with Chinese cabbage, other vegetables and lots of red chilli, at Tongdosa Temple.
Double-sectioned staircases and bridges (Blue Cloud and White Cloud Bridges) leading up to and Jahamun (Purple Mist Gate) at Bulguksa (Pulguksa) Temple.
Courtyard and stairway leading to Museoljeon (Hall of No Words) at Bulguksa (Pulguksa) Temple.
Man watching two old men playing Baduk (Go) at Yongdusan Park.
Detail of roof tiles on hall at Bulguksa (Pulguksa) Temple.
Women with red and pink plastic gloves preparing Gimchi (Korea's staple food) with Chinese cabbage and other vegetables with bowl full of red hot chilli paste, at Tongdosa Temple.
People and neon advertisements in busy Nampo-dong at night.
Red-gloved hand at plastic basin full of Gimchi (Korea's staple food), Chinese cabbage with red chilli paste, at Tongdosa Temple.
Close-up of Silla stylised bronze lion-dragon's head knocker on timber and bronze studded Temple door at Bulguksa (Pulguksa).
Row of pig heads for sale at Jagalchi Fish Market.
Loading truck and big ship at Busan Port with Busan Tower in background at night.
Close-up of Silla stylised bronze lion-dragon's head knocker on timber and bronze studded Temple door at Bulguksa (Pulguksa).
Small girl sitting between three old men on subway train.
Small metal bowl in big brown basin full of red chilli paste used for Gimchi (Korea's staple food) at Tongdosa Temple.
Bamboo grove behind eaves of Gate of Non-duality at Beomeosa Temple.
Detail of wood carvings on window of prayer hall at Bulguksa (Pulguksa) Temple.
Detail of wood carvings on window of prayer hall at Bulguksa (Pulguksa) Temple.
Painting of Ginseng root at Eunsusa Temple at Maisan (Horse Ears Mountain).
Rocky outcrop called Sutmaisan (male and eastern peak) above Eunsusa Temple at Maisan (Horse Ears Mountain).
Women selling fish and sea food at Jagalchi Fish Market.
Scary looking gnome at feet of guardian inside Gate of Heavenly Kings at Beomeosa Temple.
Woman selling silver scabbardfish (also frostfish - Lepidopus caudatus) at Jagalchi Fish Market.
Guardian inside Gate of Heavenly Kings at Beomeosa Temple.
Stone pagoda, built without the use of mortar by monk Lee, at Tapsa Temple at the foot of Maisan (Horse Ears Mountain).
Women selling fish and sea food at Jagalchi Fish Market.
Guardian inside Gate of Heavenly Kings at Beomeosa Temple.
Guardian inside Gate of Heavenly Kings at Beomeosa Temple.
Two rocky outcrops called Sutmaisan (male and eastern peak, right) and Ammaisan (female and western peak, left) with Eunsusa Temple at Maisan (Horse Ears Mountain).
Two rocky outcrops called Sutmaisan (male and eastern peak, right) and Ammaisan (female and western peak, left) with Eunsusa Temple at Maisan (Horse Ears Mountain).
Daeungjeon (main shrine) at Beomeosa Temple.
Two elderly women holding rope while climbing steep stairway from Gate of Non-duality at Beomeosa Temple.
Rocky outcrop called Sutmaisan (male and eastern peak) at Maisan (Horse Ears Mountain).
Bamboo grove behind eaves of Gate of Non-duality at Beomeosa Temple.
Bamboo grove behind eaves of Gate of Non-duality at Beomeosa Temple.
Dongdaemun Gate (Great East Gate), surrounded by modern day traffic, floodlit at dusk.
Dongdaemun Gate (Great East Gate), surrounded by modern day traffic, floodlit at dusk.
Dongdaemun Gate (Great East Gate), surrounded by modern day traffic, floodlit at dusk.
Dongdaemun Gate (Great East Gate), surrounded by modern day traffic, floodlit at dusk.
Portrait of old man wearing baseball cap with Korean emblem.
Tripe on skewers ready for boiling at street stall.
Saja-tal (Lion mask) at Hahoe-Dong Mask Museum.
Tripe on skewers ready for boiling at street stall.
Yeonggam (Old man mask) at Hahoe-Dong Mask Museum.
Statue of rock'n'roll singer in middle of busy Namdaemun Market.
Close-up of ppeondaegi (silk worm larvae) boiling in big steel bowl at Namdaemun Market.
Whole dried fish in wicker basket at Jagalchi Fish Market.
Chopped wood and furnace of ondol (traditional Korean underfloor heating) beneath traditional straw-thatched house.
Bunch of whole dried frog for sale at Jagalchi Fish Market.
Stack of cinnamon sticks for sale at Jagalchi Fish Market.
Typical busy alleyway at Namdaemun Market.
Drying fish hanging from rope on hooks at Jagalchi Fish market.
Tuna steaks for sale at Jagalchi Fish Market.
Namdaemun (Great South Gate) surrounded by skyscrapers and modern day traffic, floodlit at dusk.
Empty path between mud wall at traditional straw-thatched house and rock wall outside traditional Korean-style house with tiled roof.
Food stalls at Jagalchi Fish Market with fishing ships at port in back, at dusk.
Namdaemun (Great South Gate) surrounded by skyscrapers and modern day traffic, floodlit at dusk.
Colourfully lit-up lighthouse monument at Jagalchi Fish Market at night.
Freight ship in front of Jagalchi Market Building.
Election posters of politicans hanging on wall.
Jagalchi Market Building near Busan Harbour.
Rows of intercity buses at Seoul Express Bus Terminal.
Qingdao to Incheon ferry moored at Incheon port.
Man working on roof of traditional straw-thatched house.
Colourful fishing boats moored at Busan Harbour.
Straw baskets hanging on wall beside door to traditional Korean-style house.
Men in traditional yellow costumes after Royals Guards changing ceremony at Namdaemun (Great South Gate) in front of election truck with picture of politican and slogan on its side.
Lenin Statue on Lenin Square with McDonald's sign in background.
Matryoshkas (set of painted wooden dolls within dolls) at outdoor arts and crafts market on pl Vicheva.
Facade of Black Mansion (housing parts of Lviv History Museum) along Ploshcha Rynok (old market square).
Portico and tower of Preobrazhensky (Transfiguration) Cathedral.
Interior of Seminarska Church on grounds of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University.
Statue of sleeping beauty on tomb with photos on side at Lychakivske Cemetery.
Matryoshkas (set of painted wooden dolls within dolls) at outdoor arts and crafts market on pl Vicheva.
Two elderly men and two elderly women sitting on old green bench at bus stop on vul Pidvalna (street).
Elderly women talking beneath Lenin Statue on Lenin Square.
Dome interior of Seminarska Church on grounds of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University.
Matryoshkas (set of painted wooden dolls within dolls) at outdoor arts and crafts market on pl Vicheva.
Mother and daughter standing in front of vendor selling brac-a-brac including portrait painting of Lenin, at outdoor arts and crafts market on pl Vicheva.
T-shirts for sale hanging on clothes lines at outdoor arts and crafts market on pl Vicheva.
Interior of Marmurovy Zal (Marble Hall) in main building of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University.
Art Nouveau Hotel George, with lit-up entrance, on pl Mitskevycha (square) at night.
Elderly man talking to two elderly women at second-hand book market outside royal arsenal on vul Pidvalna (street).
Two elderly women walking past statue of Polish folk and naive painter Nikifor on pl Muzeyna (square).
Interior of Baroque Dominican Cathedral.
Interior of Baroque Dominican Cathedral.
Ceiling of Red Hall in main building of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University.
Stained-glass window inside Baroque Dominican Cathedral.
Turrets and walls of stone fortress across Turkish Bridge in early morning.
Portrait on wall inside Marmurovy Zal (Marble Hall) in main building of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University.
Sun shining through blue and yellow Ukrainian national flag flying on High Castle on Castle Hill.
Triple-tiered Kornyakt bell tower of Uspensky Church on vul Pidvalna (street) with round dome of Baroque Dominican Cathedral in background.
Triple-tiered Kornyakt bell tower of Uspensky Church on vul Pidvalna (street) with round dome of Baroque Dominican Cathedral in background.
Young couple holding hands on cobble-stoned Ploshcha Rynok (old market square).
Bookmarket around statue of Ivan Federov in front of round dome of Baroque Dominican Cathedral and royal arsenal on vul Pidvalna (street).
Wood carving showing two bearded men drinking pint of beer, outside restaurant in old part of town.
Yellow sportscar on vul Postysheva (street).
Triple-tiered Kornyakt bell tower of Uspensky Church behind tree-lined pl Muzeyna (square).
Turquoise cupolas of Church of St George in Polish part of town.
Facade of main building of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University.
St Nicholas Cathedral (nicknamed 'drunken church') on vul Ruska 35.
Turrets and walls of stone fortress across Turkish Bridge, in morning.
Three men sitting in front of marshrutka (minivan) bus on Prospekt Illicha.
Turrets and walls of stone fortress across Turkish Bridge, in morning.
Orange and black car with flags attached to roof speeding down vul Artyoma (street), advertising next soccer game of Shaktar Donetsk team.
Spectators watching UEFA Cup game with Shaktar Donetsk playing Dynamo Kiev at Olympic Stadium.
Lit-up historical buildings lining Ploshcha Rynok (old market square) with Dominican Cathedral in background, at dusk.
Profile close-up of Lenin Statue on Lenin Square.
Tram with sausage advertisement on Prospekt Karla Marksa.
Spectators watching UEFA Cup game with Shaktar Donetsk playing Dynamo Kiev at Olympic Stadium.
Old woman with headscarf walking across Turkish Bridge towards turrets and walls of stone fortress.
Old wooden St Nicholas Church on vul Sahaydachnoho 29 (street).
Picture of saint at old wooden St Nicholas Church on vul Sahaydachnoho 29 (street).
History Museum on Prospekt Karla Marksa.
Row of low houses along vul Sahaydachnoho 29 (street).
Girl kissing nose on statue of Polish folk and naive painter Nikifor on pl Muzeyna (square).
Anti-aircraft batteries behind History Museum pointing at Preobrazhensky (Transfiguration) Cathedral.
Old Soviet tank used as monument near main railway station.
Neo-baroque Chernivtsi Railway Station.
High ceiling in main hall of Neo-baroque Chernivtsi Railway Station.
Preobrazhensky (Transfiguration) Cathedral.
Facade of Black Mansion (housing parts of Lviv History Museum) along Ploshcha Rynok (old market square).
Scottish Highland cattle in a bellowing stance.
Entrance to Artis Zoo, the oldest Zoo on the European continent, founded in 1838 - Amsterdam, North Holland
A local monkey, in profile - Cape Toi-misaki, Kyushu
The forested mountainside of eastern Guangxi appears through Moon Hill (Yueliang shan), so named after the moon-shaped hole in the centre of this limestone pinnacle.
Double-decker bus.
Ducks hanging in Chinese restaurant window, Soho.
Byzantine mosaics on the exterior of the Euphrasian Basilica (6th century).
A golden ornament on the Augsburg Rathaus (city hall).
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Narrowest part of Liechtensteinklamm ravine.
Moon behind Torre Troyana.
Torre Rossa di St Secondo.
Euro coins.
Porcelain Maneki Neko (literally "Beckoning Cat"; also known as Welcoming Cat, Lucky Cat, Money cat or Fortune Cat) with moving paw for sale at Asakusa.
Statue of feudal lord Mori outside ruins of his Castle in historical Hagi.
Guardian at Keiun-ji Temple.
Tower of wooden Dejima Protestant Seminary on Dejima island.
Old Toyama tram.
Lanterns for sale at Asakusa.
Traditional store front at Asakusa.
Architectural detail of Riverwalk Shopping Centre.
Interior of Riverwalk Shopping Centre.
Toyama Castle.
Rokkannonmi-Ike (pond) with Mt. Karakuni-dake at Ebinokogen.
Tram at Hamaguchicho stop.
People burning incense at Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa.
Bronze Takaoka Daibutsu statue with halo.
Chinese-style stone bridge "Megane (Spectacles) Bridge" across Nakajima River.
Plate full of Marumochi (round Japanese rice cake) with Kinako (soybean flour) during ceremony called mochitsuki.
The lights of central Nagasaki and Nagasaki harbour at dusk.
Extinct volcano.
Brick and wood factory building along cobble stoned alley.
Girl beneath small stone gate at shrine beneath Takachiho-dake (peak).
Peace Statue at Nagasaki Peace Park.
Yufuin-no-mori limited express train service.
Rice paddies and residential houses with three coned hills in back.
Single car train crossing Beppu-gawa (river) on one track bridge.
Japanese-style room with Shoji (paper doors).
Kirishima Mountain Range.
Small girl wearing Yukata beneath red paper umbrella.
Porcelain ball decoration on sign post.
People inside Geronimo Shot Bar at Roppongi 7-14-10.
Bronze Takaoka Daibutsu statue with halo.
People inside Geronimo Shot Bar at Roppongi 7-14-10.
People climbing Takachiho-dake (peak) on trail of hardened lava rock.
Toyama Castle.
Great gate and main road leading towards Izumo Taisha shrine.
Feudal castle keep of Matsue-jo (castle).
Small fishes drying on racks at fishing village Hinomisaki.
Young band playing at Live House in Shinuku .
Izumo Hinomisaki Lighthouse.
People trying to throw coins for good luck into the shimenawa, a huge ceremonial rope made from plaited straw, at Izumo Taisha shrine.
Hands turning hot glutinous rice in stone Usu (mortar) making Mochi (Japanese rice cake) during ceremony called mochitsuki.
Hazy early morning on main street lined with wire poles.
Woman walking down street beside old wooden houses.
Donjon of Kokura-jo (Castle) and modern Riverwalk Shopping Center at night.
Sake barrels at Izumo Taisha shrine.
Store front at Asakusa.
VW Beetle made of welded iron as sculpture.
Brick and wood factory building along cobble stoned alley.
Mt. Karakuni-dake at Ebinokogen.
Cars on main street in front of Nagasaki main train station.
Yokohama Bay Bridge at night.
Skycrapers in Shiodome district of Minato ward.
Skycrapers in Shiodome district of Minato ward.
Vermillion red Hinomisaki Shrine.
People praying at Izumo Taisha shrine.
Passengers inside express train between Kagoshima and Kumamoto.
Feudal castle keep of Matsue-jo (castle).
Skycrapers in Shiodome district of Minato ward.
Donjon of Kokura-jo (Castle) at dusk.
Yokohama Bay Bridge at night.
Neon signs at Hard Rock Cafe Tokyo in Roppongi.
Old wooden building of former Nagasaki International Club on Dejima island.
Colorful paper cranes around Japanese word Heiwa (peace) inside new Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum.
Lanterns and cars in shopping district of Ginza.
Fudo-Ike (pond) at Ebinokogen.
Giant lantern at Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate) at Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa.
Old Toyama tram.
Enka singer in Kimono on stage at local theatre.
Hands holding fresh Marumochi (round Japanese rice cake) during ceremony called mochitsuki.
Peaks from top of Takachiho-dake (peak).
Squid drying on laundry hanger at fishing village Hinomisaki.
Close-up of giant lantern at Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate) at Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa.
Gate of Chinese Sofukuji Temple.
Vermillion red Hinomisaki Shrine.
Local trains of the private Ichibata Railways.
Facade of glass office tower.
Nagasaki main train station at dusk.
Zojoji Temple roof in front of white and orange Tokyo Tower.
Roppongi cemetery with office buildings in background.
Bronze Takaoka Daibutsu statue with halo.
Nippon-Maru tall ship (once called "Swan of the Pacific") at Maritime Museum with ferris wheel in background, Minatomirai district.
Fudo-Ike (pond) at Ebinokogen.
Bronze Takaoka Daibutsu statue with halo.
Painted sign on sidewalk saying "stop, look left and right".
Sakurajima ferry at Kagoshima Harbour.
Nippon-Maru tall ship (once called "Swan of the Pacific") at Maritime Museum with ferris wheel in background, Minatomirai district.
Izumo Hinomisaki Lighthouse.
Detail from the painting "De Spreekwoorden (The Proverbs)" by Pieter Bruegel at the Rockoxhuis Museum.
Tourist bus on Markt Busstop in Bruges.
The fishing harbour "Nanfang'ao".
A traditional rock house of Tona.
The sun reflecting on the Okinawa Sea.
Detail of wood carved holy bloody altar by Tilman Riemenschneider (1499-1505) in Rothenburg's (Romantic Rd) St James Church.
Colourful houses along Neutorgasse and the tower of the Franciscan church.
Kremlin walls and Krymskaya (Crimean) Gate.
Resurrection Cathedral.
Street lamp and Hotel Buryatiya on ul Kommunisticheskaya 47a.
Cyclists riding through Vondelpark.
View of the roof of Westerkerk from the church tower.
Tram hurtles past Vomero Hill in background.
Mannequins in shop window along Via Torino.
Statue outside Sanata Maria del Carmine in Brera district.
Belltower of San Gottardo in Corte and yellow Palazzo Reale.
Soviet War Memorial.
Setting sun highlighting golden Jesus on wooden cross outside hilltop St George's Cathedral.
Orthodox Cathedral on pl Soborna in new part of town.
Vertical canyon walls from New Bridge connecting old and new parts of town.
Artifical flowers decorating small winged angel statue on grave at Lychakivske Cemetery.
Statue of old man praying inside grotto at hilltop St George's Cathedral on pl Sv Yura (square).
Tower of ratusha (town hall) on Polish Market Square.
Close-up of Lenin Statue on Lenin Square.
Facade of Lviv University, former seat of Galician Parliament.
Ceiling of corridor connecting Seminary Building with Seminarska Church of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University.
Religious books for sale at second-hand book market outside royal arsenal on vul Pidvalna (street).
Facade detail of Lviv University, former seat of Galician Parliament.
Hallway in Seminary Building of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University.
Statue of young man holding harp and wreath on tomb of Solomiya Krushelnytska at Lychakivske Cemetery.
Statue of literary critic and poet Boris Grinchenko on vul Pidvalna (street).
Information stall for Communist Party of Ukraine beside Lenin Statue on Lenin Square.
Woodcrafts at outdoor arts and crafts market on pl Vicheva at vul Lesi Ukrainky and vul Teatralna.
Dome of Orthodox Cathedral on pl Soborna in new part of town.
Hallway in main building (former Metropolitans main palace residence) of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University.
Interior of Preobrazhensky (Transfiguration) Cathedral.
Ploshcha Rynok (Market Square) with historic buildings Black Mansion and Dominican Cathedral in background.
Modern building along Prospekt Oktyabrskaya.
Decorated facade of gallery on vul Virmenska (street).
T-34 tank on FA Grinkevich Tomb on vul Artyoma (street).
Visitors on grounds of stone fortress in front of crumbling tower.
Fountain in Shevchenko Park, looking out to Dnipro River.
Details of cannon on battlement parapet of fortress.
Lions holding up balcony on facade of historical house on Ploshcha Rynok no. 31 (old market square).
St Nicholas Church on western tip of Monastyrsky Island (aka Komsomolsky Island) with smokestacks across Dnipro River in background.
Graffiti on walls of disused courtyard off vul Virmenska (street).
Turquoise cupolas of Church of St George in Polish part of town.
Apartment blocks and smokestack of factories across Dnipro River from Shevchenko Park.
Soldier statue on Soviet War Memorial.
People crossing pedestrian bridge to Monastyrsky Island (aka Komsomolsky Island) on Dnipro River.
Escalators inside new Donetsk City shopping centre on vul Artyoma 130.
Small basket with wedding couple dolls on top of car at Polish Market Square.
Two women in rowing boat on Dnipro River next to Monastyrsky Island (aka Komsomolsky Island).
Bronze monument to Pope John Paul II at Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul, with turquoise cupolas of Church of St George, in Polish part of town.
Tower and walls of Khotyn fortress.
Statue of Taras Shevchenko on Monastyrsky Island (aka Komsomolsky Island).
Blackened facade of Boyim Chapel on pl Katedralna (Cathedral square).
Overview of old town across lush canyon, from ferris wheel in new part of town.
Green wooden fence in front of rickety old house with crooked doors.
Domed ceiling of Boyim Chapel on pl Katedralna (Cathedral square).
Apartment blocks and office buildings along Kalmius River east of city centre.
Woman standing next to transparent green globe with haloed sun overhead, at revamped Dnipro Embankment.
Three girls riding on swing carousel in amusement park in new part of town.
People meandering about Ploshcha Rynok (old market square) with twin-spired copper-topped Transfiguration Church in background.
Soviet hammer and sickle ornament at top of column on Ilicha Bridge.
Two boys sitting on park bench.
People meandering about Ploshcha Rynok (old market square) with twin-spired copper-topped Transfiguration Church in background.
Statue of Saint Petrus at blackened facade of Boyim Chapel on pl Katedralna (Cathedral square).
People and traffic crossing Ilicha Bridge east of city centre.
Commuters and seats on old intercity bus.
Historical houses lining Ploshcha Rynok (old market square).
Overnight Moscow-Kiev train at main railway station.
Old forged sign at historical building along Ploshcha Rynok (old market square).
Sculptures on blackened facade of Boyim Chapel on pl Katedralna (Cathedral square).
Lion statue (symbol of Lviv) in front of ratusha (town hall) on Ploshcha Rynok (old market square).
Boy sitting on replica of Tsar Cannon on vul Artyoma (street).
Bronze stele with relief work containing religious folk art standing next to statue of Taras Shevchenko on Prospekt Svobody, with neo-Renaissance tower of ratusha (town hall) in background.
Commuters on railway platform at sunset.
Statue of Archangel Michael over Maydan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) with rooftop advertisement behind.
Young couple sitting at outdoor tables along revamped Dnipro Embankment, with railway bridge in background.
Bronze stele with relief work containing religious folk art standing next to statue of Taras Shevchenko on Prospekt Svobody, with neo-Renaissance tower of ratusha (town hall) in background.
People on railway platform waiting for their train to leave.
Two women wearing brightly-coloured headscarves.
People walking along pl Sofiyska with statue of Cossack hero Bohdan Khmelnytsy and St Michael's Gold-Domed Monastery in background.
Monument to Liberators of Donbass in Lenin Komsomol Park, with visitors below.
Triple-tiered Kornyakt bell tower of Uspensky Church with twin spires of St Michael church in background, seen from tower of town hall.
"Ukrainian loghouse"' restaurant at revamped Dnipro Embankment.
Monument to Liberators of Donbass in Lenin Komsomol Park, with visitors below.
Historical houses on Ploshcha Rynok (old market square), seen from tower of town hall looking south.
Moored boat serving as part-time restaurant at revamped Dnipro Embankment.
Detail of Monument to Liberators of Donbass in Lenin Komsomol Park.
"Restaurant" sign beside Hotel Dnipropetrovsk at nab Lenina 33.
Equestrian statue of Prince Danylo Halytskyi, founder of Lviv, on Prospekt Svobody (avenue).
Baroque stucco on facade of belltower at entrance to St Sophia's Cathedral on pl Sofiyska.
Lviv's coat of arms in flower bed on cobble-stoned Ploshcha Rynok (old market square), seen from tower of town hall.
Wedding party below Monument to Liberators of Donbass in Lenin Komsomol Park.
Toilet sign in Cryllic on grounds of St Sophia's Cathedral on pl Sofiyska.
Twin spires of St Michael Church.
Shops and houses along pr vul Shyabsky (street), leading from pl Kyryla i Mefodija (square) to old town.
Ceiling of vaulted interior of St Sophia's Cathedral on pl Sofiyska.
Copper-topped Transfiguration Church, seen from tower of town hall.
Orthodox Church on pl Kyryla i Mefodija (square).
Tram picking up passengers in front of main railway station.
People eating in ritzy restaurant along Prospekt Svobody.
Monument to Miners Glory with Svyato Voskresenskiy Church in background.
Sign of pointing hand outside restaurant along Andriyivsky uzviv (Andrew's Descent).
Old city walls with battlement parapet and gate tower at vul Vynnychenka (street).
Back of Bernardine Church and Monastery (now Greek Catholic church of St Andrew) seen through gate of old city walls.
Orthodox Church on pl Kyryla i Mefodija (square).
Old city walls with gate tower and spire of Bernardine Church and Monastery (now Greek Catholic church of St Andrew) on vul Vynnychenka (street).
People crossing pedestrian bridge across Uzh River to pl Teatral'na and old town.
Tree surviving nuclear accident inside Chornobyl Museum at prov Khoryva 1.
Posters on walls of movie theatre and casino along vul Artyoma (street).
Graffiti on building by park above Uzh River.
Two women chatting at open window of glass high-rise on vul Glinki (street).
Three mannequins wearing gas masks in exhibition hall inside Chornobyl Museum at prov Khoryva 1.
Colonnade at entrance to Shevchenko Park.
Statue of sleeping lion (symbol of Lviv) below Gunpowder Tower.
Bashni Complex Twin Towers on vul Dzerzhinskogo (street).
Donetsk Drama Theatre with eight Corinthian portico columns at vul Artyoma (street).
Old tram turning corner on cobble-stoned vul Ruska into vul Pidvalna (street).
Facade of old house along vul Voloshina (street) in old town.
Twin-towered Greek Catholic Cathedral of Uzhhorod.
Baroque interior of Bernardine Church and Monastery (now Greek Catholic church of St Andrew) on Prospekt Svobody.
Eagle and bull with scroll in its jaws decorating top of Tsar bell outside Great Bell Tower, Upper Lavra (Nearer Caves) of Caves Monastery Complex.
Baroque interior of Bernardine Church and Monastery (now Greek Catholic church of St Andrew) on Prospekt Svobody.
Looking down vul Lychakivska towards city centre from near Lychakivske Cemetery.
Winged angel with crooked sword at entrance to Cathedral of Transfiguration of Jesus on vul Artyoma 129 (street).
Porcelain eggs with religious themes at souvenir market on Prospekt Karla Marksa.
Blue cupola of small Sergiya Radonezhskogo Chapel in front of apartment building on vul Artyoma (street).
Dormition Cathedral at Upper Lavra (Nearer Caves) of Caves Monastery Complex on rainy day.
Matryoshkas (set of painted wooden dolls within dolls) at souvenir market on Prospekt Karla Marksa.
Marshrutka mini bus turning into vul Vynnychenka in front of Johann Georg Pinsel Museum (formerly Poor Clares Church) at pl Mytna 2 (square).
Refectory Church of St Antoniy and St Feodosiy at Upper Lavra (Nearer Caves) of Caves Monastery Complex on rainy day.
Hotel sign on Hotel Wien with spire of Roman Catholic Cathedral behind.
Two women in cartoon costumes advertising for restaurant.
People in front of illuminated fountain on Lenin Square at night.
Fountain on Lenin Square illuminated at night.
Glass tower of new Most Shopping Centre looking down vul Glinki (street).
Traffic on main street vul Artyoma lined with historic buildings.
Staircase inside Art Nouveau Hotel George on pl Mitskevycha (square).
Interior of lower funicular station opposite main river terminal.
Neon lights outside Most Shopping Centre on vul Glinki (street).
Orthodox Church on pl Kyryla i Mefodija (square).
Commuters getting onto yellow marshrutka mini bus on Prospekt Svobody.
Old rusty Soviet car parked on Prospekt Svobody.
Grand Hotel Ukraina at vul Korolenko 2.
Staircase inside Art Nouveau Hotel George on pl Mitskevycha (square).
Yellow tower belonging to Orthodox Church on pl Kyryla i Mefodija (square).
Interior of restored Main Post Office at Prospekt Karla Marksa 62.
Staircase inside Art Nouveau Hotel George on pl Mitskevycha (square).
"Zakarpattya" train to Lviv waiting at Uzhhorod railway station.
Sculpture on facade of Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Commuters sitting on yellow city bus on cobble-stoned vul Vynnychenka (street).
Looking down cobble-stoned vul Lychakivska (street) to old city walls with gate tower and spire of Bernardine Church and Monastery (now Greek Catholic church of St Andrew).
"Zakarpattya" train from Uzhhorod to Lviv winding through grassy landscape.
Silhouette of people in front of fountain with posters on building walls along pedestriansed vul Mironova (street) in background.
Looking down cobble-stoned vul Lychakivska (street) to old city walls with gate tower and spire of Bernardine Church and Monastery (now Greek Catholic church of St Andrew).
People walking by Donetsk city administration building, with reflection in puddle of water.
Setting sun highlighting tracks and train carriage just before Ukraine-Slovak border.
Array of houses in old town seen from top of Kalon Minaret.
Mud houses and medressas inside Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) city walls.
Moon next to turquoise-tiled dome of Taqi-Sarrafon domed bazaar.
Full blue car with lots of naan (flat bread) seen through back window on Bukhara - Urgench road through Kyzylkum Desert.
Public bus and truck crossing on Bukhara - Urgench road through Kyzylkum Desert.
Domes and towers on medressa and houses in old town of Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Girl in red dress walking into multi-domed Taqi-Zargaron covered bazaar.
Meros Bed and Breakfast at Abdulla Baltaev 57 with typical Uzbek open high verandahs, in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Three young women walking along Pahlavon Mahmud Street with turquoise-tiled Kalta Minor Minaret in background.
Turkmen yurt in middle of Kyzylkum Desert.
Two girls lying on ramp outside Guri Amir Mausoleum.
Man on bicycle riding through small alleyway with brick and mud walls.
Boy on bicycle crossing double centerline on street leading to Guri Amir Mausoleum.
Crowded pickled salad and vegetable stalls at Dekhon Bazaar.
Kutlimurodinok Medressa and Abdulla Khan Medressa with Islom-Huji Minaret behind, in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Tiny window of basement in cracked brick wall of house.
Looking at Islom-Huja Minaret and turquoise dome of Pahlavon Mohammed Mausoleum from open-air pavilion at top of Kukhna Ark fortress in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Mud house resembling tank or warship.
Man with skull-cap sipping tea at stall with spices, Siob Bazaar.
19th-century Mohammed Rakhim Khan Medressa in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) at sunset.
People eating and drinking at Choyhona (tea house) around Lyabi-Hauz at night.
Old man with grey beard and turban buying spices at stall, Siob Bazaar.
Piles of chick peas and spices at stall, Siob Bazaar.
Kalta Minor Minaret in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) lit up at night.
Portrait of two elder women in traditional dress.
Small wooden walkway bridge between Mohammed Amin Khan Medressa (Hotel Khiva) and turquoise-tiled Kalta Minor Minaret in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Turquoise-tiled Kalta Minor Minaret in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) rising into blue sky.
Two smiling boys on mud walls of Ichon-Qala (Itchan-Kala) in front of North Gate dome.
Small wooden walkway bridge between Mohammed Amin Khan Medressa (Hotel Khiva) and turquoise-tiled Kalta Minor Minaret in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Uzbek actresses in traditional costumes during puppet performance of 'Nasruddin' at theatre in Lyabi-Hauz.
People buying nan (flat bread) from women with white hairbands, Siob Bazaar.
Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) with Kukhana Ark, West Gate, flat-topped Kalta Minor Minaret, Juma Minaret, Islom-Huja Minaret, Mohammed Rakhim Khan Medressa and Mohammed Amin Khan Medressa (Hotel Khiva), seen through window at top of minaret.
Char Minar ("Four Minarets" in Tajik) with four decorative turquoise-tiled towers, originally gatehouse of long-gone medressa.
Tourist couple and their shadow on ground, seen from top of Kalon Minaret.
Uzbek actresses in traditional costumes during puppet performance of 'Nasruddin' at theatre in Lyabi-Hauz.
Man with skull-cap riding bicycle and his shadow on ground, seen from top of Kalon Minaret.
Wooden carved pillars holding up colourful roof above blue-and-white tiled wall at Summer Mosque inside Kukhna Ark fortress in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Char Minar ("Four Minarets" in Tajik) with four decorative turquoise-tiled towers, originally gatehouse of long-gone medressa.
Char Minar ("Four Minarets" in Tajik) with four decorative turquoise-tiled towers, originally gatehouse of long-gone medressa.
Woman walking by Pahlavon Mohammed Mausoleum with Islom-Huja Minaret in background, Icon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Entrance portal, turquoise-tiled dome and tombs at Shahr-i-Zindah (Tomb of the Living King).
Old Soviet-era Volga car outside 19th-century Mohammed Rakhim Khan Medressa with Juma and Islom-Huja Minarets in background, Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Close-up of tile work on entrance portal of Shahr-i-Zindah (Tomb of the Living King).
Oblique view of tiled facade of Alloquli Khan Medressa from entrance gate below, Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Moon over dome of caravanserai with fading turquoise tiles.
Turquoise dome of Pahlavon Mohammed Mausoleum in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) at dusk.
Shadow of lantern on brick wall of Kukhna Ark fortress in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Tomb with four towers in courtyard of Bakhautdin Naqshband Mausoleum.
Residential mud houses in northern part of Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) old city from open-air pavilion at top of Kukhna Ark fortress.
Portrait of two girls with arms around each other.
Boy on bicycle in front of blue-tiled Ulughbek Medressa (Central Asia's oldest).
Timurid tilework on mausoleums at Shahr-i-Zindah (Tomb of the Living King).
High mud walls and turrets of Guldursun fortress.
Ceiling with blue tile mosaic at Ulughbek Medressa (Central Asia's oldest).
Central Asia's oldest surviving mosque Maghoki-Attar (Pit of the Herbalists).
Graves or tombs with pieces of cloth on sticks inside south wall of Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) city fortification.
Baked terracotta brickwork of Ismail Samani Mausoleum.
People on ferris wheel in Samani Park.
Truck on dirt road in hilly grass landscape.
Mud brick graves or tombs inside southwestern corner of Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) city wall fortification.
Glitzy Toshkent Vokzal (train station)
Camel and yurt in camp at Ayaz-Qala in Kyzylkum Desert.
Mud brick graves or tombs inside southwestern corner of Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) city wall fortification.
Salty Ayaz-Qala Lake and sanddunes in Kyzylkum Desert.
Massive gate to Ark fortress on Registan Square.
Detail of Timurid tilework on mausoleum at Shahr-i-Zindah (Tomb of the Living King).
Detail of Timurid tilework on mausoleum at Shahr-i-Zindah (Tomb of the Living King).
Scripture carved in wood inside mausoleum around grave of Qusam ibn-Abbas (cousin of Prophet Mohammed) at Shahr-i-Zindah (Tomb of the Living King).
Two women in traditional dress and stalls outside tiled dome at Chorsu Bazaar.
Shadow of Islom-Huja Minaret in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) falling on mud houses with domes below.
Old woman in traditional dress and small boy walking through alleyway lined with brick walls and mud houses.
Kalon Minaret, turquoise-tiled Kalon Mosque and Mir-i-Arab Medressa along Hoja Nurabad street.
Four reflections of Kalon Minaret and statue outside Museum of Art in window.
Interior of Juma Mosque in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) with 218 wooden columns supporting it's roof.
Mud walls of hilltop Ayaz-Qala fortress in Kyzylkum Desert.
Bags full of colourful spices for sale at Chorsu Bazaar.
Turquoise-tiled dome at Bibi-Khanym Mosque.
Uzbek women in traditional dress weaving carpet at Khiva Silk Carpet Workshop sponsored by UNESCO.
Hall with florid painted ceiling inside Isfandiyar Palace on Mustaqillik Street.
Facade of Soviet-era Hotel Uzbekistan at 45 Khamza Street.
Detail of crescent moon and stars on ceiling inside Isfandiyar Palace on Mustaqillik Street.
Woman in traditional dress and scarf walking by shop with huge carpets hanging on its facade at bazaar.
Turquoise-tiled main dome and portal of Bibi-Khanym Mosque.
Green door with peeling paint leading through thick wall outside Isfandiyar Palace on Mustaqillik Street.
Turquoise dome of Amir Timur Museum.
Turquoise dome of Amir Timur Museum.
Turquoise-tiled side dome and main portal of Bibi-Khanym Mosque.
Kalon Minaret and turquoise-tiled domes of Mir-i-Arab Medressa and Kalon Mosque between brick walls of Abdul Aziz Khan Medressa (right) and Taqi-Zargaron domed bazaar (left).
Turquoise-tiled dome at Bibi-Khanym Mosque.
Kalon Minaret and turquoise-tiled domes of Mir-i-Arab Medressa and Kalon Mosque between brick walls of Abdul Aziz Khan Medressa (right) and domed caravanserai (left).
Detail of ceramic tile work in courtyard of Tosh-Khovli (Stone House) Palace in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala), Khiva's most sumptuous interior decoration.
Portrait of Uzbek man with arms folded.
Tiled portal and dome of Sher Dor (Lion) Medressa in Registan, lit up during sound-and-light show held for tourists.
Turquoise-tiled entrance to Kalon Mosque.
Small girl running by turquoise-tiled entrance to Kalon Mosque.
Turquoise-tiled dome and entrance of Mir-i-Arab Medressa seen through arched entrance of Kalon Mosque.
Turquoise dome and tiled portal of Tilla-Kari (Gold-Covered) Medressa in Registan.
Uzbekistan national flag flying in front of tiled portal of Tilla-Kari (Gold-Covered) Medressa in Registan.
Woman walking up steps highlighted by sun light and shadows leading to medressa.
Four men removing meat off skewers of their shashlyks at Choyhona (tea house) around Lyabi-Hauz.
Oblique view of brick Kalon Minaret.
Decorative embroidery inside yurt at Ayaz-Qala camp in Kyzylkum Desert.
Inscription at bottom of brick Kalon Minaret.
Portrait of two boys in school uniform on their way to school.
Young man in pink shirt and old man with white beard and skull-cap playing chess at table.
Looking down on Mir-i-Arab Medressa, Taqi-Zargaron domed bazaar and Ulughbek Medressa with old town in background, from top of Kalon Minaret.
Looking down on Mir-i-Arab Medressa, Taqi-Zargaron domed bazaar, Ulughbek and Abdul Aziz Khan Medressa with old town in background, from top of Kalon Minaret.
Alisher Navoi Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Ceramic tile work in courtyard of Tosh-Khovli (Stone House) Palace in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala), Khiva's most sumptuous interior decoration.
Turquoise-tiled dome of Mir-i-Arab Medressa, seen from top of Kalon Minaret.
Tourist on multi-domed roof of Kalon Mosque, seen from top of Kalon Minaret.
Lower Ayaz-Qala fortress with mud walls in Kyzylkum Desert.
Mud walls of hilltop Ayaz-Qala fortress in Kyzylkum Desert.
Close-up of turquoise tiles on dome of Mir-i-Arab Medressa, seen from top of Kalon Minaret.
Concrete facade of main post office on Shakhrisabz Street.
Turquoise dome and tiled walls of Tilla-Kari (Gold-Covered) Medressa in Registan at sunset.
Spiral staircase inside Kalon Minaret.
Ceiling inside dome of Tilla-Kari (Gold-Covered) Medressa in Registan.
Two small boys climbing city walls of Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Small gateway to Chor-Bakr necropolis.
Juma Mosque from 16th-century Kukeldash Medressa near Chorsu Bazaar.
Mud city walls of Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Men in front of 16th-century Kukeldash Medressa near Chorsu Bazaar.
People around large pool in front of Friday Mosque and former Khanaka (Sufi contemplation hall and hostel) at Chor-Bakr necropolis.
Kukhana Ark fortress in front of turquoise-tiled Kalta Minor Minaret in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Uzbek men on tightrope during show inside Mohammed Rakhim Khan Medressa.
Senate building with fountain in front.
Close-up of crenellated bastion, part of Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) mud city walls, seen from open-air pavilion at top of Kukhna Ark fortress at sunset.
Mud fortress and temple complex of Topraq-Qala in Kyzylkum Desert.
Three women in traditional dress with boy and their reflections in fountain pool in front of Senate building.
Close-up of tiled minaret of Ulughbek Medressa in Registan at sunrise.
Snake-like crenellated mud wall with bastions, part of Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) old city west wall, seen from open-air pavilion at top of Kukhna Ark fortress at sunset.
Mud fortress and temple complex of Topraq-Qala in Kyzylkum Desert.
Close-up of star-shaped tile work on portal of Ulughbek Medressa in Registan at sunrise.
Small brick minaret between Friday Mosque and former Khanaka (Sufi contemplation hall and hostel) at Chor-Bakr necropolis.
Turquoise domed tower and portal of Tilla-Kari (Gold-Covered) Medressa in Registan at sunrise.
Policemen at entrance to Kukhna Ark fortress with turquoise-tiled Kalta Minor Minaret in background, Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Tree next to small minaret and former Khanaka (Sufi contemplation hall and hostel) at Chor-Bakr necropolis.
Islom-Huji Minaret peeking over crumbling crenellated east wall, part of Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) city fortification.
Small leaning minaret at Chor-Bakr necropolis.
Mud fortress Kyzyl-Qala beside blue stream.
White stucco Sitorai Mokhi Hosa (Palace of Moon-like Stars), Emir's summer palace.
Man pushing cart in front of dome of Tilla-Kari (Gold-Covered) Medressa, minarets and portals of Sher Dor (Lion) Medressa and Ulughbek Medressa in Registan.
Interior of Tashkent Metro station Mustaqillik Maydoni.
Turquoise-tiled dome of Kalon Mosque and top of Kalon Minaret, seen from roof of Caravan Hotel at Hoja Nurabad 6.
Bicyclist and people walking across bridge (made of large floats chained together) across Amu-Darya River.
Turquoise-tiled dome of Kalon Mosque and top of Kalon Minaret, seen from roof of Caravan Hotel at Hoja Nurabad 6.
Decorative florid tile work at Guri Amir Mausoleum.
Uzbek man in traditional costume and hat playing doira (frame drum) in Alloquli Khan Medressa.
Window with yellow curtain at mud house.
Car on bridge (made of large floats chained together) across Amu-Darya River.
Elderly Uzbek man pushing his bicycle on bridge (made of floats chained together) across Amu-Darya River.
Golden interior of Guri Amir Mausoleum.
Golden interior of Guri Amir Mausoleum.
Ceiling of wooden pavilion with Uzbek national colours and crescent moon at Sitorai Mokhi Hosa (Palace of Moon-like Stars), Emir's summer palace.
Heavy traffic on Usto Umar Dzhurakulova kuchasi (street) outside Shahr-i-Zindah.
Painting of "Khan meeting Russians" at museum inside Mohammed Rakhim Khan Medressa in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Painted wooden rail of pavilion at Sitorai Mokhi Hosa (Palace of Moon-like Stars), Emir's summer palace.
Ceiling with frescoes and window inside Ak-Saray Mausoleum.
Window and arch inside Mohammed Amin Khan Medressa in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) serving as Hotel Khiva.
Bags full of spices at shop in Taqi-Zargaron domed bazaar.
Minaret and turquoise dome of Guri Amir Mausoleum.
Girl dolls wearing silk dresses and cap for sale outside souvenir shop.
Dutars (long-necked two-stringed lute) and rubabs (five-stringed lute made of wood with goat or camel skin covering body) sold at street stall at Lyabi-Hauz.
Yellow marshrutka (mini bus) and people in alley leading to old caravanserai.
Girl dolls wearing silk dresses and cap for sale outside souvenir shop.
Car with mattresses on roof travelling along Bukhara - Urgench road.
New city gate of Jalal-Abad off Bishkek - Osh road.
Car wreck on side of Bishkek - Osh road warning drivers not to speed.
Pamir Highway snaking down from top of arid Taldyk Pass with many hairpin curves.
Goats and outhouse on hilly field.
Colourful metal sunshades on sand beach at Lake Issyk Kol.
Coal town of Tash-Komur with rocky peaks in background.
Colourful metal sunshade on sand beach at Lake Issyk Kol with snow-capped mountains of Terskey Alatau Range in distance.
Soviet-era grand governmental building along Chuy prospektisi.
Soviet-era grand governmental building along Chuy prospektisi.
Old Soviet-era Volga car loaded with numerous bags of onions and potatoes.
Gold onion dome at Orthodox church on corner of Jibek Jolu and Togolok Moldo.
Car going round curve on Bishkek - Osh road above dammed lower Naryn River, with sheer rock wall in background.
Cars on steep incline of Bishkek - Osh road with Toktogul Reservoir in background.
Calm blue water of Toktogul Reservoir with tall arid mountains of Suusamyr-Too Range in background.
Close-up of gold statue of Ivan Vasilyevich Panfilov, Soviet general and Hero of the Soviet Union, inside Panfilov Park.
Kyrgyz people enjoying themselves on Solomon's Throne with city overview.
Beautifully eroded hill slopes and canyons leading down to calm blue water of Toktogul Reservoir, with tall arid mountains of Suusamyr-Too Range in background.
Beautifully eroded hill slopes and canyons leading down to calm blue water of Toktogul Reservoir, with tall arid mountains of Suusamyr-Too Range in background.
Hut beneath poplar trees lining sand and grass beach at Lake Issyk Kol.
Beautifully eroded hill slopes and canyons leading down to calm blue water of Toktogul Reservoir, with tall arid mountains of Suusamyr-Too Range in background.
Beautifully eroded arid hill slopes and canyons leading down to calm blue water of Toktogul Reservoir.
Solomon's Throne, Muslim place of pilgrimage on jagged, barren rock above city.
Statue of legendary hero Manas's adviser Bakay in front of Soviet-era apartment building on Chuy prospektisi 210.
Two houses at top of Ala-Bel Pass on Bishkek - Osh road.
Onion domes of wooden Holy Trinity Church.
Wooden Holy Trinity Church with onion domes.
Truck on straight stretch of Bishkek - Osh road going through small village of Otmok with snow-capped Suusamyr-Too mountains to left.
Wooden Holy Trinity Church with onion domes.
Straight stretch of Bishkek - Osh road going through small village of Otmok with snow-capped Suusamyr-Too mountains to left.
Grand facade containing small shops on Ala-Too Square.
Small blue container shops in small village of Otmok along Bishkek - Osh road.
Profile of young girl.
Man repairing Lada beside Bishkek - Osh road at small village of Otmok.
Trunk of birch tree between blue wooden shutters with paint peeling off at old colonial-era house.
Kyrgyzstan State University on Chuy prospektisi.
Communist monument with hammer and sickle at intersection of Bishkek - Osh road and Suusamyr road just below Tor-Ashuu Pass.
Two-storey colonial-era old Merchants House at Lenina Street.
Girl and smaller boy posing on street.
Road-side container stalls selling drinks and food at intersection of Bishkek - Osh road and Suusamyr road just below Tor-Ashuu Pass.
Portrait of small girl with red hood.
Looking down steep Bishkek - Osh road with its many hairpin curves from Tor-Ashuu Pass.
People looking at dried apricots and other fruits and nuts at teeming Osh Bazaar on Chuy prospektisi.
Old Colonial-era house with light blue wooden shutters.
Looking down steep Bishkek - Osh road with its many hairpin curves from Tor-Ashuu Pass.
Herd of sheep blocking traffic on Bishkek - Osh road.
Blue Lada car driving up street lined with autumn trees and colonial-era houses.
Old brown wooden shutters at massive stone house.
Busy Alisher Navoi (street) with various kind of vehicles.
Girl playing traditional Komuz (three-stringed plucked fretless lute) at Osh Bazaar on Chuy prospektisi.
Statue of Kojomkul in front of Sports Palace on Togolok Mold.
Kyrgyzstan State University on Chuy prospektisi.
11th-century Karakhanid minaret.
Block architecture of State History Museum (former Lenin Museum) with its reflection in puddle of water, Ala-Too Square.
Close-up of fine ornamental brickwork at 11th-century Karakhanid minaret.
11th-century Karakhanid minaret and three joined 12th-century Karakhanid mausoleums.
Two guards during Changing of the Guards and Lowering of the Kyrgyz Flag on Ala-Too Square.
Portrait of two boys and one girl wearing clothes in bright colors and wool caps.
Grand facade containing small shops with snow-capped mountains of Kyrgyz Alatau Range in background.
Portrait of guard during Changing of the Guards on Ala-Too Square.
Two men walking by houses of village and red sandstone bluffs, both called Jeti-Oghuz (Seven Bulls).
Two guards during Changing of the Guards and Lowering of the Kyrgyz Flag on Ala-Too Square.
Kyrgyz flag flying on top of gold dome of Dom Druzhby on 68 Pushkin Street.
Statue of Erkindik (Freedom) on Ala-Too Square.
People gathering on Ala-Too Square after sundown with grand facades containing small shops in background.
Close-up of fine ornamental brickwork, carved terracotta and inlays of stone at three joined 12th-century Karakhanid mausoleums.
Red sandstone bluffs in Ushchelie Drakanov (Valley of Dragons).
Canyon in Kungey Altau Range near Lake Issyk-Kul.
Cars on Bishkek - Osh road snaking through grassy hills between Ozgon and Jalal-Abad.
Immense yurt-shaped monument erected on 40th anniversary of end of WWII on Victory Square.
A statue of a dockworker - Amsterdam, North Holland
Carved wooden leg of chest inside Hlubok Castle, Hluboka nad Vltavou.
A silver BMW parked outside the Hotel Backer in Westend
A crowd of pub patrons sitting on bench seats and drinking in Zum Wagner
Skypark Offices.
Karal-Kul (Black Lake) with the peaks of the Sarykol Range, which form the Tajik-Chinese border, in background.
Kyrgyz boy and a small girl riding a horse across grassland, Madiyan Valley.
Mozart jumping jack souvenirs for sale on Universitätsplatz, old town.
Marble room with ceiling frescoes inside Stift Melk Benedictine abbey.
Wildflowers and autumn colours in the High Tatras ( Vysoke Tatry ).
Ceiling of the Cathedral dome.
Rural scenery: cows on pasture and farm houses - Appenzel Innerrhoden
'How to detect fake pottery' display at Museo d'Arte e Scienza at Via Quintino Sella.
A statue in front of the Russian Orthodox chapel, built in 1897-99
Boardwalk
The town of Tavira that straddles the Rio Galao and the Ponte Romano
Ben Nevis at sunset.
Tajik man with a pitchfork heaving wheat into the air to separate the grain from the chaff (also known as winnowing), Bolbar, Wakhan Valley.
Broken car used for its spare parts.
Chili powder for sale at the Mirabad Bazaar
Architectural detail in Medieval Brasov
Exterior of hotel Town House 31st, Via C. Goldoni 31.
Waterfalls in Glencoe valley near allt-na-reigh (Glencoe pass).
Station A in Coimbra
Statue in square at Romerberg.
Border to Switzerland, Ruggell
Evidence of Portugal's sailing history is everywhere on the streets of Lisbon
Tona River Hot Springs in Kaohsiung Province.
Austrian souvenir houses in shop.
Close up of three geisha in profile - Kyoto, Kinki
The facade of the Guri Amir mausoleum, built in the fifteenth century, lit up at night
Fishing boats in harbour (Molosiglio).
San Lorenzo Maggiore behind Roman columns.
The South City Market building on Georges Street in Dublin.
Home design store High Tech, Piazza XXV Aprile 12.
The German sausage
The famous Citreon 2 CV in Paris.
Houses and mountains, Vaduz
The interior of a troglodyte home at an underground farm.
Raclette stall at market.
One-way street sign on Place des Vosges in Paris.
The new Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum.
Sheep packed in car for Sunday Market.
A snowed in hut lies beneath the remains of an avalanche in the Alatau Mountains
Ponte St Pierre over Garonne River.
Seafood galore - Toulouse, Toulouse Area
Enjoying the sun on Plaza Mayor, Madrid
Intricate door handle of Hluboka Castle.
Townscape of "Swimming village" on Isola di Pescatori (borromean Islands).
Aletschgletscher glacier from Marjelensee with peaks of Olmenhorn (front) and Monch (back).
Detail of The Amsterdam Replica (square rigger) moored behind the Nederland's Scheepvaartmusuem.
Wooden Kapellbrucke (bridge) with the 34m high Wasserturm (watertower) on Lake Lucerne.
A cliff at Mt Toma - Daisetsuzan National Park, Hokkaido
Aeroplane wheels and people at Natural History Museum.
Government employee on mobile phone below lion statue of Houses of Parliament.
Close up of a fisherman on the Erne river waiting for the 'big one', as is a nearby swan, Enniskillen.
Cranberries at Marche on Rue Cler in Paris.
The huge golden Egyptian Obelisk of Palace de la Concorde. The obelisk (the oldest man-made object in Paris) is from the temple at Luxor, it was a gift from the Viceroy of Egypt to King Charles X in 1829.
Cycling past the Neo-Gothic Church of the Sacred Heart in Koszeg. The church was built in 1894.
Zoltan Kodaly Institute of Music of Kecskemet. Housed in a former Baroque Franciscan monastery, the institute was rebuilt between 1974 and 1975.
Liechtenstein's yellow and red flag flying in front of mountain cliff.
Small rock church and rocky peaks above village.
Hotel: The Westoren - Amsterdam, North Holland
The opulent 19th century 200-seat theatre in Chateau de Brissac was the whimsical creation of the vicomtesse de Tredene, a soprano with a passion for the arts.
Indoor swimming pool dug into sheer rock, Felsenbad.
Tram at Jakominiplatz tram stop.
A bus schedule in Chinese.
Sign of Ota Memorial Art Museum, Jingumae.
Sign of Ota Memorial Art Museum, Jingumae.
Wellington on horseback decorated in a traffic cone-hat, in front of the Gallery of Modern Art.
Couple having apertivo at ATM (old train station), Bastioni di Porta Volta.
Monument to the Fighters for Soviet Power in the Far East on pl Bortsov Revolutsii.
Sundial at the 10th century Kyburg Castle - Winterthur, Zurich Canton
Cows on pasture.
White wine at the local market - Bordeaux, Perigord
Don Zuixote and Sancho Panza on souvenir dish, Toledo
Bruges 14th century Gentpoort at dusk.
Slippery statue in front of the Mechelen Tourist Information Office.
Tourists in a horse drawn carriage in front of gabled guildhalls on the Markt.
People at water's edge looking towards Castel dell'Ovo.
Dog mosaic at Casa di Paquius Proculus.
1882 built aquarium with fish at Artis Zoo, Plantage Kerklaan 38-40.
Shy Mara (Dolichotis patagonum) at Artis Zoo.
An angler sitting at the end of a pier on the harbour in the setting sun, armed with cigarette and fishing rod.
Bucket of hot potato gulyas (a thick soup with loads of paprika).
Popular music store RicordiMediaStore.
Seafood at restaurant Da Leo, Via Trivulzi 26.
Wooden model of San Carlo alla Quattro Fontane in Rome.
Cyclist riding by phone booths along Theatergasse.
Spiral staircase in Stift Melk Benedictine abbey.
Overhead of Arkadenhof (arcaded couryard) of Schloss Schallaburg (Schallaburg Castle).
Painting of a wild cat on a container housing the recreational office of the Iskander-Kul Lake region.
Old Japanese pipes at Tobacco and Salt Museum, Jinnan.
Japan Sword Shop at Toranomon.
People outside Yekaterinburg train station.
Carved old wooden house facade.
Pedestrianised Bolshaya Pokrovskaya ul with Dmitrievsky tower in background.
Old building containing headquarters of Amur Steamship Company.
The city of Almaty with the distant Alatau Mountains taken from the city's tallest building, Hotel Kazakstan.
The Russian Orthodox chapel, built in 1897-99
A group of local children lined up against a brick wall, in the light of a setting sun
Badgirs (wind towers) and Towers of Silence.
Bas-relief at Palace of 100 columns.
Cartoon sign advertising beer.
Detail of the huge Baroque gilded organ in the Capela de Sao Miguel in Velha University, Coimbra
Interior detail of Cafe La Porteuse d'Eau by Horta.
Room in the Rockoxhuis Museum.
Brightly coloured beamsand the ceiling of the gate at Paoan Temple.
Side of pavement.
A hang-glider carefully checking the strings just before taking off.
"Les oiseaux mechaniques" and other paintings by Corneille (1950) at COBRA Museum of Modern Art in Amstelveen.
The green waters of the Okama crater lake, surrounded by clouds on the far-side, and a grassy slope on the near-side - Mt Zao, Tohoku
Colourful boats and their reflection in Locarno's small boat harbour on Lake Maggiore.
Reggae musician selling his independent single record ar Stables (Camden) Market.
Passengers wait on the Arts St Metiers Metro Station in Paris.
Piazza del Campo, Torre del Mangia and Palazzzo Pubblico at dusk.
The huge dining room of the Hungarian Parliament building in Budapest (no go for the general public).
The Greek Catholic church of Mariapocs. Built in the 18th century, the church houses a copy of the Weeping Black Madonna icon.
Toys at toy store Nano Bleu, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 15.
Children's designer clothes at Pinco Pallini, Via della Spiga 40.
Room of Hotel Ariston, Largo Carrobbio 2.
Detail of Chiesa Santa Maria delle Grazie.
Home Design store High Tech, Piazza XXV Aprile 12.
People walking down cobble-stoned Via Fiori Chiari in Brera district.
Tajik driver with a skullcap and a Tajik woman with a traditional dress inside an old Soviet-era truck in the Shing River Valley, Fan Mountains.
Boy with a goat on a leash heading for the weekly animal market, Kalainaz.
Lone blue truck climbing up grassy Khaburabot Pass on the Dushanbe-Khorog Highway M41.
Old blue truck on the main Wakhan highway leaving Ishkashim, Wakhan's regional centre.
Pamir Highway snaking across the high altitude plateau and past two buildings, near Sassyk-Kul Lake, Alichur area.
A dance performance at the Taiwan Aboriginal Culture Park. Taiwan's earliest inhabitants were from the South Pacific rather than China.
A troglodyte chapel at an underground farm in Rochemenier. The area has many old and modern cave dwellings.
Typical Kyrgyz tombs
Two women with umbrellas, walking past a group of children sitting on the kerb in the late afternoon sun, beside a large brick building
Stone carving of Masjed-e Emam.
Lanterns and red pillars on replica of Imperial Palace at Heian-jingu Shrine.
Giant cherry tree in bloom at Maruyama-koen Park.
A sidewalk artist toils away with chalk on a pavement in an undergraound shopping mall
Painted ceiling, Teatre-Museu Dali, Figueres. Salvador Dali converted Figueres' former municipal theatre into a Theatre-museum which now contains a great portion of his life's work.
Tower in city centre, Toledo
People crossing Charles Bridge.
Detail of the crest of the Habsbergs, as part of the pediment frieze at the Hofburg. The crest has a double headed griffon holding the heraldic motif of a sheild with adornments within a cartouche, with a crown at the apex and flanked by a heralding angel with trumpet on either side.
Passengers board a Brussels tram.
Oil rig supply and drag ships at Aberdeen's Victoria Dock.
Detail of statue in snow on Mt Uetilberg.
Cafe el fresco in Lisbon
Sculpted figures along the walls of the Rijksmuseum, the Museum Quarters gateway - Amsterdam, North Holland
The impressive ruins of the Roman amphitheatre (1st century AD) silhouetted against the reflection off the sea of the setting sun.
Colourful courtyard and apartments off Sopron's main alleys.
Young girls of Kecskemet playing on Kossuth ter.
"The Last Supper" postcards.
The ceiling and vents of the old Roman kitchen at the Romanesque Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud (1106-17).
Overlooking the village church and buildings.
Three boys sitting on a donkey riding along the Dushanbe-Khorog M41 Highway.
The dusty Dushanbe-Khorog Highway M41 and Panj River beneath colourful cliffs.
Lines of Onsen (Hot spring) hotels high above the Kinugawa River.
Close-up of heart-shaped woodwork on house.
Frontal view of the Renaissance style Town Hall with the voluptuous Baroque Brabo fountain in the heart of Antwerp, the Grote markt.
The facade of the 16th century half-timbered "Maison de la Reine Anne".
Towers of Cathedral St Corentin in Rue Kereon.
The lavishly decorated interior of the Tilla-Kari Medressa, a seventeenth century Islamic seminary
Masjed-e Jame.
Toilet of Modern art, view of the basins and mirrors in the Hunderwasserhaus Villa across from the Hunderwasserhaus, Vienna, Austria.
Statues on Place Janson, outside St Bethelemy Church.
Sunset over the steeple of Mechelen's Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-de-Dijlekerk.
Detail from the painting, "Fishmarket Antwerp" by Frans Snijders at the Rockoxhuis Museum.
Beautiful marble and oak pulpit of St Bavo Cathedral.
Castel Nuovo (or Maschio Agioino) at dusk.
Interior of St Lorenzo cathedral.
Close-up of rope tied to blue boat with white and red boat in background, Stresa harbour.
Crater with Mt Hokkuchin and Mt Kuro-dake in background.
A fisherman with a view, fishing the Danube River across from the Budapest Parliament Buildings.
Lion statue on Piazza del Duomo in front of Palazzo Reale.
Fashion at Corso Como 10 (name as well as address).
Statue at palazzo, Piazza Cavour.
Limmat river, with St. Peter Church (left) and the Wasserkirche (right), from the Quai-Bridge.
The Golden Girls; two girls with facial paint at the Streetparade.
People walking down Rudaki Avenue, Dushanbe's main street.
Afghan mountains behind the Afghan village Jamarj-e Bala, seen from across theTajik side of the Panj River, Vranj area.
People browsing souvenir stalls in front of the Trading Arcades on Torgovaya Ploshchad (Trade Square).
Couple and two trees standing on high river bank with residential area of Tyumen in background.
Windows on old wooden house.
Neo-classical facade of theatre on Budyonovsky pr.
Dolls inside window of old wooden house in old town.
The Palace of the Arts (Mucsarnok) on Hosek ter in Budapest. The museum was built in 1896.
Man cycling on their bicycle.
People walking up the 406 steps of the Montagne de Bueren.
Patterns in rock garden.
The mural at Subway station
Narodni Divadlo (National Theater) and surrounding Nove Mesto.
Marian plague column ( Mariansky morovy sloup ) monument on Dolni Namesti, Olomouc
Detail of an old wooden farmhouse facade with weathered shutters and painted carvings.
Speeding tram in Pest.
Glass atrium interior of Galleria Umberto I.
Ponte Vecchio and Arno River at night.
A policeman patrolling the street beneath shuttered windows in the facade of the Presidential Palace of Banski Dvori.
The interior of La Samaritaine Department Store on 19 Rue de la Monnaie.
Crowds of Saturday morning shoppers on trendy Vaci utca in Budapest.
Art-Nouveau dome of the Gellert Thermal Baths of Budapest.
Women of Debrecen perform a traditional dance in celebration of spring.
A damp morning at the Nyireghaza fruit and vegetable market.
Winter wonderland with snowy fir trees, cloud covered mountain peaks across valley.
Onions at a fruit and vegetable market at Tours.
Two women enjoying the autumn sun at Lenkersee (lake) with snowy Wildstrubel in the background (3.243m).
Waiter of cafe/restaurant working.
Tourists bathing in the thermal waters of Terme di Saturnia.
Macabre carving on facade of St Vitus parish church, old town.
Augustiner-Chorherrenstift (Augustinian monastery) with Kuenringerburg ruins in background along Danube river, Wachau region.
Yurt with clothes hanging on a line out the front, Alichur plain.
Hotel Okura at Toranomon.
Statue of Giant Soldier with downcast head at the Black Tulip Memorial Complex to the Victims of Local Wars (primarily the losses in Russia's Afghanistan War [1979-89]).
Orthodox church at Pokrovsky Park.
Reflection of red brick house on ul Semakova in tinted windows of a bank.
Street scene: street signs, historic buildings and a white clock tower at Leipziger Platz in Bockenheim
Locals filling containers with the healthy thermal drinking water of Szeged. The fountain is outside the public baths at Tisza Lajos korut.
Lone hiker below Eis Kapelle (Ice Chapel), a huge opening created by flow of water as snow melts, in Bavarian Alps.
Exterior of Chiesa Santa Maria delle Grazie.
The onion-domed Saint Bartholoma chapel on the shores of Konigssee at the base of Mittelspitze (2713m) in the Bavarian Alps.
A large inflatable beer bottle and beer can in a fountain, with the Hotel Uzbekistan in the background
Sunrise from Mt Fuji.
Sepulchral monument to Bishop JB de Castillon in Cathedral St Salvator (St Saviour).
The aboriginal village of Huashan on the Lishan-Ilan road.
Interior dome of Chiesa di San Francesco di Paolo.
Two medievel towers over Piazza del Risogimento and Piazza Communale.
Small terracotta figure in courtyard, Stresa.
Pier at Stresa harbour with Lago Maggiore and lights of Verbania in background.
The new wing of the Van Gogh Museum, Paulus Potterstraat 7.
Cross country skiing with the peak of Gulmen (1788m) in Amden, behind.
Santa playing the accordion at the Paris Christmas market on Place Rene Cassin.
The minaret of Mosque de Paris. Built in 1926 the mosque is situated behind the Institut du Monde Arab (Arab Institute) and is the oldest mosque in France.
Modern tram of Debrecen and the Great Reformed Church.
Statue of Giuseppe Verdi outside his resting place.
Statue of priest gazing at fountain, outside Sant'Angelo.
Figure of a blacksmith on the roof of the Rijksmuseum, the Museum Quarters gateway - Amsterdam, North Holland
Marble fountain (Kiki-Kogelnik-Brunnen), with the Heiligengeistkirche on Heiligengeistplatz in background.
Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) at Greifvogelschau (falconry show), Burg Hohenwerfen.
White and brown houses of Murgab town in the early morning sun.
Colourful rock formations in the arid Kurteskei Valley near Shakhty.
Brick wall remnants of the original Urakami cathedral, moved to site of Atomic Bomb Hypocenter near Peace Park and Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum.
Street lights and golden onion domes of new Church of the Transfiguration (Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral).
Twin minarets of Cifte Minare Medrese.
Send a beer home during Munich's annual Oktoberfest.
Church tower behind convent.
Romanesque style fountain on Place de la Bourse - Bordeaux, Perigord
A golden phoenix on the roof of the Kinkaku-ji temple - Kyoto, Kinki
Sumo wrestlers depicted in the iron railing beside the Sumida-gawa (river) in Ryogoku - Tokyo, Kanto
Detail of Daibutsu (Great Buddha) statue, in Daibutsu-den Hall of Todai-ji temple.
Elderly people gather to play games in the early morning sunshine of Beijing.
Buddha and the Indian influenced art of the Yungang Caves. Over 50,000 statues and engraved images exist in the Yungang Caves outside Datong. The caves were constructed between 400-500AD when Datong was capital of the Northern Wei dynasty.
A statue outside a reconstructed fortress on an ancient Roman site
Sculpture depicting a bound man about to be beaten or executed: a detail from one of the doors to the Duomo
Entrance to a Jewellery store on the Mariahilferstrasse, Vienna, Austria.
Fiacre, or Horse and open carriage with 2 white horses outside the Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria.
Antwerp's Coat of Arms bearing 41 carat diamonds and 26 carat ruby, at the Diamond Museum (Provinciaal Diamantmuseum).
Fish stall at the fishmarket.
Fish roe in different colours and forms at a fish market.
Oranges for sale hanging in nets.
Amstel Botel, cruise boat which explores the Amstel River - Amsterdam, North Holland
The red lions of Taiyuin-byo Shrine at Nikko watch over proceedings below. Shogun Iemitsu (1604-51) is enshrined here.
Wood carving on the staircase inside 16th century 'Maison de la Reine Anne'.
The Aquarius vegetarian restaurant at 54 Rue St Croixe de la Bretonnerie.
The Pantheon in the heart of the Paris Latin Quarter. The Pantheon was built as a church between 1764 and 1790.
Christmas merry-go-round spinning on the Place de l'Hotel de Ville.
Small babushkas in a souvenir shop near Charles Bridge.
A man with a green face blowing a tuba at Fasnacht (carnival) parade.
Mosaic floor of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
Tourists at main door of Duomo.
Sign of da Abele restaurant, Via Temperanza.
Gravestone at Cimitero Monumentale.
A statue in the backyard terrace garden of the Chateau de Blois.
Dancers on the Lovemobile in action at the Streetparade.
Augustiner-Chorherrenstift (Augustinian monastery), Wachau region.
Mosaic wall belonging to Vastan Disco Club at 88 Rudaki Avenue.
Detail of a Kyrgyz yurt at the Madiyan Hot Springs, Madiyan Valley.
Coxswain looking at sightseeing boat on the way to the Volga Delta and Caspian Sea.
Footpath on Mariahilferstrasse, with a plaque embedded with the inscription "Strasse der Seiger", or "Avenue of the Victors", and a set of hand and foot prints of Toni Polster, a famous soccer player.
Old bottling machine at house brewery "Straffe Hendrik", Walplein 26.
Bedroom inside Chateau de Brissac.
Inside Restaurant L'Altra Pharmacia, Via Rosmini 3.
Stalls along Darsena Harbour at weekly flea market.
A woman on a sled on a snowy slope in the winter sun.
Tanks and rockets outside Military History Museum.
The broad ceremonial Respublika Alangy with its statue of " history in brass " , Almaty
Paintings standing in the sunlight as shoppers wander along a broad boulevard; venue for a Flea Market/Artists Market
Advertisement hanging above Pasa Camii mosque, Sivas
Pedestrians in Tokyo's Shibuya district, at a crossing outside the 109 building.
Australian pub, Crossfield and Mozart cafe on Mayseder Gasse near opera, Vienna, Austria.
A local man cycles across Markt in Bruges.
Fugen-dake volcano smokes in the background whilst houses lie buried under its lava sea. The last big eruption was in 1991 destroying the towns of Shimabar and Fukae in Nagasaki prefecture.
Running clock outside Buchanan bus station.
War memorial statue against a clear blue sky.
Two men chatting in front of Palazzo Reale.
Inside St Lorenzo cathedral.
Father and son speed sledding in St Gallen.
Worshippers lighting large red candles at the Luohan Si Temple.
Young holiday-makers in a pedal boat in the waters off Brac Island.
Entrance to Somerset House.
Gold-leaf detail from the Pont Alexandre III in Paris.
Feet entering the thermal waters of Lake Balaton.
The Assembly Hall of the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest. Built in 1902, the hall is where members meet in session.
People relaxing on Piazza del Scala.
Carved knocker on a door of the Romer (Old City Hall) - Frankfurt, Hesse
Wooden fountain near Trutlisbergpass(2.083m).
Sign at Crocodile Live House, Jingumae.
Syuyumbike Tower and Annunciation Cathedral inside the Kremlin at night.
Belltower and Bogoyavlenskyi Church (Church of the Epiphany).
'Vladivostok-Novosibirsk' sign on green Trans-Siberian train.
The Kalta Minor Minaret, covered with richly patterned tile mosaics, sits fat and squat, amongst the neighbouring houses
Exterior of Kukhna Ark fortress.
Twin towered cathedral in the convent complex, completed in 1768 - St Gallen, St Gallen
Stuffed snails at market on Place du Vieux Marche - Rouen, Haute-Normandie
The giant torii gate at Heian-jingu spans a wide road - Kyoto, Kinki
Capela de Sao Joao Baptista in Igreja de Sao Roque.
Traffic crossing Pont G.D Charlotte.
Maison du Roi or Kings House on the Grand Place in Brussels. So called as its construction was decreed by Charles the VI in 1515.
Sculptures decorate the facade of the Gothic Hotel de Ville or Stadhuis of Brussels.
A Taiwanese road construction traffic sign (with the workman wearing a rice hat).
Rock climbers at the start of Mt Le Rubli (2285m), a popular rock climbing destination with equipment available for rent.
Cow advertisement in front of autumn foliage.
A large boat moored on the canal befre the Netherland's Scheepvaartmuseum - Amsterdam, North Holland
Bright blue mountain huts with red roofs below Mt Kuro-dake (1984m) - Daisetsuzan National Park, Hokkaido
Buying pizza at Camden Market.
A man pushing a trolley piled with crates of fruit at a fruit and vegetable market.
Traffic travels through the old town gate (Deininger) at dusk in the city of Nordlingen.
A visitor makes their way down the stairs to the Roman ruins within Crypte Archeologique in Paris.
Detail of the southern fountain, depicting maritime navigation, on Place de la Concorde.
Sign for antique shop, Charles Bridge, Mala Strana.
Toys at toy store Nano Bleu, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 15.
The Renaissance style Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau built between 1518-23 is reflected in the waters of its moat.
Hot dog figure in front of fast food kiosk.
Staircase inside the Ayni Opera and Ballet Theatre, Tajikistan's leading musical theatre.
Reflection of houses in glass windows.
People and cars in front of Irkutsk train station.
Waterfront with strip of beach along ice-covered Amur River.
Resurrection Cathedral.
Pink and green window shutters on old wooden house.
Billboard of Khomeini, Bagh-e Golestan.
Detail of roof of neo-Renaissance Narodni Divadlo ( National Theater ) in Prague
Man working in vineyard in winter.
Forged sign of a restaurant - Appenzell, Appenzel Innerrhoden
The flea market under the fleche of Eglise Saint Michel ( Tower of Saint Michael ) - Bordeaux, Perigord
Statue of Kannon peeking through the trees around the Ryozen Kannon Temple, dedicated to the unknown soldiers who died during World War II.
A barman working in front of a mirrored wall of bottles, inside Maximilian, a bar on Schweizer Street in Sachsenhausen
Traditional house with gabled roof in Rheinau.
Fence around Grand Ducal Palace (coat of arms).
View at dusk from Dijver with belfry in background.
Gravestone with crossbones and skull at Ancient Historic Cemetery.
Father and son in a rickshaw in central Dazu.
Detail of a bird eating grapes, a painted oak baptistry in church (17th century).
Floodlit Celtic cross in St Canice's Cathedral cemetery at night, Kilkenny.
Restaurant along canal Naviglio Grande.
The great Drawing Room at Chateau de Cheverny(1625-34). The privately-owned chateau is recognised as the most magnificently furnished in the region.
Neon sign at front of Chinese restaurant.
A traditional Medieval door shingle with fog backdrop in Rothenburg.
Facade of Cafe Hell, along Inn river.
Children at human body exhibition, Haus der Natur (Museum of Natural History).
Wooden door and round window on an old house, central Kufstein.
Church of Saint Mary Magdalene with rocky Dolomite peak in background, South Tyrol.
Traffic and historic building along ul Karla Marksa at dusk.
Statue of young Lenin on University Square outside Lenin State University.
The Pahlavon Mohammed Mausoleum, originally built in 1326, and rebuilt in the eighteenth century, flanked by the Juma Minaret (on the left) and the Islom-Huja Minaret (on the right)
Old houses line the harbourside on the Rance River.
Ul Kozhevennaya lined with historic buildings.
Bas-relief in Palace of 100 columns.
Dating from the 17th and 18th century is the medieval Chateau Fort - Lourdes, Pyrenees
Statue in Sanctuaries Notre Dame de Lourdes.
Zebras ( Equus zebra ) at the Frankfurt Zoo
Small shaped bushes perched on the awning over the sign at the entrance to the Hotel Palmenhof, in Westend
Entrance gate leading to Tsarevets Citadel (Assumption Patriarchal Church).
Detail of old Roman mosaics in Town Museum.
The old St James tower from 1385 watches over the city as Namur's belfry.
Frans Snijders 'Still LIfe' in the Rockkoxhuis Museum in his native Antwerp.
People walking through St Anna Tunnel, a pedestrian tunnel under the Schelde river (built 1931-1933).
Bruges' St Jans Hospital at night.
Breadfruit with jars of pickled goods behind.
The Swiss flag flying above the emerald waters of Lake Brienz with snow-capped mountains in the background.
City bus.
Statue between tufa columns (Ionic order) of Tempio di Apollo.
Remains of mosaic in house along Vicolo della Regina.
St Andrea church/abbey and Campenile, Vercelli.
Elaborately decorated doors of Rijksmuseum, Stadhouderskade 42.
Karst (porous limestone) mountains, seen from Starigrad, in the Paklenica National Park.
Jesus and two thieves on the crosses of Calvary (17th century).
View of yachts moored in the harbour at dusk with the lit-up arches of the viaduct in the background.
Facade of the Casino Lugano, the place where gamblers head.
Victoriana extravagance with an Indian theme, a detail of the Royal Box in the Grand Opera House, circa 1895, Belfast.
Swans on Lake Balaton at City Beach in Keszthely.
Church tower with onion-shaped dome.
Miniature Amsterdam canal houses in a chocolate shop - Amsterdam, North Holland
Lindau's lighthouse (on the right) and a large statue of the Bavarian lion on the shores of Bodensee (Lake Constance), lit up at night.
Lit-up ferris wheel and other rides in front of Fraumunster church during Zurifest.
Outdoor tables at republic-cafe.at, Anton Neumayr-Platz 2 in old town.
Old and barely legible sign of Murgab town.
Hello Kitty dolls in Kiddyland, Jingumae.
Japan's first Chinese-style stone bridge "Megane (Spectacles) Bridge", spanning Nakajima River.
Windows on old wooden house.
The Art-Nouveau Kecskemet Town Hall at night. The foundation stone was laid in May 1893, and 2 years later the public authorities moved in.
Two teeangers with full shopping bags on Piazza del Duomo.
Beautifully painted old house with bay windows - St Gallen, St Gallen
Dali's bedroom, Teatre-Museu Dali, Figueres. Salvador Dali converted Figueres' former municipal theatre into a Theatre-museum which now contains a great portion of his life's work.
The stenciled wall of a house on a hillside with a view over the medieval town of Veliko Tornovo.
Prasna Brana Gate and the lavish Obecni Dum ( Municipal Building ) Namesti Republiky, Prague
Guild Houses of Brussels.
Tourists atop Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness.
Bust of Carducci in park Villa Commune.
Balcony of house.
Snow covered Chapel Maria zum Schnee.
An alley with sex shops leading up to Gothic Oude Kerk, built in 1340, on Oudekerksplein 23.
Detail of the weathered face of a 31 metre reclining Buddha statue in a cave at Baoding Shan (Treasured Summit Hill).
Replica of the "Amsterdam" beside the Scheepvaartmuseum, the shipping museum - Amsterdam, North Holland
Decorations hanging in market stall.
Three kids going for a swim in the sea.
Half-timbered houses in Rue St George.
The 9.5m Menhir du Champ-Dolent at sunrise.
Customers sitting down to a vegetarian lunch at 'Aquarius' at 54 Rue St Croixe de la Bretonnerie.
Christian Dior on the Rue de Faubourg Saint Honore.
An older couple enoy the sun on the City Beach in Keszthely.
A couple enjoy coffee's and views of the Parliament Building from the Fisherman's Bastion in Budapest.
View of Amden town below the snowy mountains (Mattstock).
Seafood restaurant Da Leo, Via Trivulzi 26.
Sign at CRT Teatro Dell' Arte inside the Palazzo dell' Arte, Parco Sempione.
Grattacielo Pirelli (1995 - 58) by Gio Ponti and Pier Luigi Nervi.
A troglodyte chapel at an underground farm in Rochemenier. The area has many old and modern cave dwellings.
Waterfall cascading through foliage.
Renaissance Landhaus (Seat of the provincial government).
Light in the Tajik national colors above Ismail Somoni street with the Presidential Palace along Rudaki Avenue behind.
Men selling the popular Nasvai (crushed tobacco, sometimes cut with spices or lime) at the main bazaar in Penjikent.
Harvesting salt from the Seto Inland Sea, exhibit at Tobacco and Salt Museum, Jinnan.
Rastorguev-Kharivonov Mansion.
Port building.
Ul Svetlanskay lined with historic buildings.
Tram on Oktyabrskaya ul with theatre in background.
A sightseeing boat on Loch Ness seen through the window of Urquhart Castle.
People walking through city park with Far Eastern Art Museum in background.
Modern and ancient, the Alatau Mountains with an unfortunate neccesity, a TV tower, Almaty
The Singing Sand Dunes of Dunhuang.
Pigeons chasing the children out of Praca do Giraldo in Evora
Quiet house front and church dome in Prague.
Poortersloge/Burghers' Lodge on left and St Gilliskerek church in distance.
Huge beer bottle at house brewery "Straffe Hendrik", Walplein 26.
Dried fruit and nuts at the nightmarket.
New Strathclyde university buildings.
Fresh salmon at the fish market.
Columns of Casa d'Argo.
Vineyard and winery on hill outside Neive (Langhe district).
Cardboard cutout chef on a street corner, directing potential patrons towards the restaurant.
One of Zagreb's blue trams.
The lit-up spires of St Corentin in the late evening.
Fishing competition along the Erne river, Enniskillen.
Golden statues adorn the tops of columns on Pont Alexandre III. The bridge was built for the Paris World Fair of 1900.
Reflections in glass house of Jardin des Plantes.
Rajnis utca and a wall with peeling paint in Koszeg.
Dancing at the Latin/Salsa Trocadero Club on Szent Istvan korut 15 in Budapest.
Old chairs in antique store along Via Santa Maria.
Statues and ornate trimmings on the facade of the Romer (the dol City Hall) - Frankfurt, Hesse
A painted glass of applewine, advertising an Applewine Tavern - Frankfurt, Hesse
The millstone and storage room at a troglodyte underground farm, Rochemenier.
Bicyclists spin through Amboise in an amateur race. Cycling is France's national sport.
Old buildings including tower of Pfarrkirche Maria Himmelfahrt from Traunsee.
People and stalls at the main bazaar in Penjikent.
Church with bell tower inside Nativity Monastery.
Belltower and Bogoyavlenskyi Church (Church of the Epiphany).
Road leading to Karakol
The Bukhara skyline, seen from the water tower at sunset, with The Ark, (ruins of a fifth century palace) in the foreground
Colourful houses: restaurant and hotel - Appenzell town, Appenzel Innerrhoden
A young girl gets all coy at the Longmen Caves of Luoyang.
Bizarre statue of a robot riding a horse outside the Museum of Communication
Sculpted figures holding a globe: a statue on top of the railway station
Street art, a large bronze leaf adorns the entrance to a Tabak shop, Graben.
Verherrlijking van Christus op de Taborberg by Gerard David (c.1520) in Bruges Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk.
Wood barrels at Fillhouse, Strathisla Distillery (makers of Chivas Regal) on the Malt Whisky trail.
Motortboat and fishing boat on Loch Linnhe, with traditional houses in the background.
The ship "Interlaken" at the harbour of Brienz with the red "Brunig pass" train pulling into the station.
Ceiling of small chapel in Basilica di Santa Chiara.
Sign at enoliberia selling truffles and mushrooms.
Lanterns outside Somerset House.
View of Keizersgracht, Reguliersgracht at night - Amsterdam, North Holland
A white lighthouse standing on the cliffs on the rugged Cape Ashizuri coast - Shikoku
The art of making crepes at Cornouaille Festival.
Oblique view up a Georgian staircase in Finnegan's Hostel in Hartstongest street, Limerick.
Designer clothes for children at Pinco Pallini, Via della Spiga 40.
Lounge of Hotel Four Seasons, Via Gesu 8, located in old cloister.
Meat section at deli Peck, Via Spadari 9.
Detail of fashion ad, Via Fiori Chiari.
Triesenberg village and mountains, Triesenberg
Overhead of passengers on deck of Gmunden-Ebensee boat, Traunkirchen in background.
Relief facade of Altes Posthaus (old post office) with Stift Melk Benedictine abbey in background.
Fountains in front of the Neo-Classical government building on Maydani Azadi, Dushanbe's main square.
Women in traditional dresses sitting down on Rudaki Avenue.
Statue in riverside park.
Odigitria Cathedral on ul Lenina.
Large Leffe beer sign.
Art-Nouveau at Cogels-Osylei No 10 in Cogels-Osylei.
A military ship trawls waters off the east coast at sunrise. Taiwan has lived in a constant state of tension with China since 1949 when Nationalist forces fled the mainland to seek refuge on this island in the South China Sea.
Old Buryat woman outside yellow yurt used as a shop.
Decorative detail: A tiger and a moon-face depicted in the tiled mosaics that decorate the Sher Dor Medressa, a seventeenth century Islamic seminary
The Walled City in Brasov and its landmark council house, early times saw the town councillors or centurions meet here, the building is now a history museum
Chateau de Chillon on Lake Geneva at dusk.
Pony ride on Namesti Premysin Otakar II square, Ceske Budejovice.
Cafe life. Reading during breakfast at a cafe at Opernring, Vienna, Austria.
Sign in front of EU Tower Building (Batiment Tour de Parlement Europeen).
The Town Hall and Kings House on Brussel's Grand Place.
Lamp-post reflections in the old Namur Palace.
Royal sculpture on the Palace of the Great Council in Mechelen.
A waterfall just outside Maolin.
Columns at Grand Palestra athletics field.
Belltower of Romanesque Saint Evasio Cathedral (1215) from behind, Casale Monferrato.
Farmhouse in field of rape flowers.
Medieval restaurant sign of the guildhall, Rosen off the Stein am Rhein Rathausplatz.
Contrasting architecture in Tokyo, the old and the new.
The St Donatus church behind a low stone wall, all that remains of an ancient Roman structure.
Creperie sign in Rue St Georges.
Creperie sign.
Sign for Sherlock Holmes Museum.
Sign advertising theatre tickets attached to backpack.
Oblique view of the Church of St Krsevan, Zadar. This church was part of a 12th century Benedictine monastery which was subsequently destroyed in WWII.
Wine-tasting in the old vaulted Poncihter wine cellar at Rajnis József utca 10.
Children playing along the canal waterfront on Jokai Mon ter in Pecs.
Mounted policemen in Parco Sempione.
Catch the number 1 tram along Museumstraat - Amsterdam, North Holland
Bicyclists spin through Amboise in an amateur race. Cycling is France's national sport.
Eiffel Tower, ancient Egyptian Obelisk and lamp-posts at night.
Boy on a red plastic sled going down a small snowy hill.
Vladivostok and Golden Horn Bay from viewpoint on Orlinoye Gnezdo hill.
People walking toward 85m tall statue of Mother Russia on Mamaev Kurgan (Mamay Mound).
Stall with "Lebkuchen" hearts at Christkindlemarkt (Christmas market).
Lit-up ferris wheel in front of Fraumunster church during Zurifest.
Detail of gold-etched, carved wooden gates covered with scenes from the gospels (considered a masterpiece of 13th century Byzantine form) inside Nativity of the Virgin Cathedral (Rozhdestvensky sobor).
Exterior of Masjed-e Shiekh Lotfollah.
Pedestrians at Puerta del Sol, Madrid's most central point and a popular meeting place.
Detail of decorated door to St Nicholas Church ( Kostel Sv Mikulase ), Prague
Beer bottles at "Beer Mania", Chaussee de Wavre 174-178 which serves more than 400 types of Belgian beers.
Studded wooden chairs in the Gothic Chamber of Bruges Town Hall.
"Jesus Christ on the Cross" by Rubens at the Rockoxhuis Museum.
View over the River Clyde to its northern bank with a backdrop of buildings along Clyde Street. St Andrews church can be seen in the middle.
A pair of old snow-shoes traditionally used to walk on powder snow.
An enormous clog used as advertising for the Wooden Shoe Factory, Sint Antoniesbree Straat.
Facade facing east of Houses of Parliament.
St Paul's and city office buildings from Waterloo Bridge.
Looking out over the rooftops of the town centre from the St Ana fortress.
Close up of the clock on the Gothic Revival style St Iberius Church, circa 1760 on North Main street, Wexford.
East German made 'Trabi' at the entrance to Chain Bridge in Budapest.
Playing chess in the pool at Budapest's famous Szechenyi Thermal Bath.
A comical mask with a huge round nose and a grinning mouth at Fasnacht (carnival) parade.
Toy Formula One cars at Autodrome di Monza.
'How to detect fake ivory' display at Museo d'Arte e Scienza at Via Quintino Sella.
Sign of restaurant L'Ape Piera, Via Ludovico Il Moro 11.
Having apertivo at ATM (old train station), Bastioni di Porta Volta.
Exterior of San Satiro, Via Torino.
The French devotion to mushrooms is evident in this display of all sorts of mushrooms at the Musee du Champignon (Museum of Mushrooms) at Saumur.
Replica of Drake's "THe Golden Hinde" Ship, South of Thames.
Fishing boats in the harbour.
Iskander Darya River flowing through a red canyon, part of the Fan Mountains.
Hotel InterContinental Yokohama the Grand looking like the sail of a ship, Minato Mirai 21 (MM21) area.
Laundry hanging outside old wooden house in central Vladivostok.
Telephone box in front of old wooden house on ul Kirova.
Funny traffice sign "Drunken people crossing" outside English Pub "Rosy Jane" on pr Lenina.
Restaurant advertising: Cook inviting to dinner, restaurant in the train station - Zurich, Zurich
War memorial outside Palace of Justice.
Men carrying a festival float through the smoke of firecrackers.
Detail of bas-relief.
Europes largest waterfall has an average flow of water at 600 cubic metres per second in summer and 250 cubic metres in winter - Rheinfall ( The Rhine Falls ), Schaffhausen Canton
The Intercity Express ICE high speed train pulls into Munich station
Highly ornamented temple altar with offerings in preparation for another of Tainan's festivals.
A poster on a train station advising passengers on some of the finer points of train travel etiquette - Tokyo, Kanto
Ryozen Kannon Temple.
Intricately decorated entrance to cathedral.
Oblique view of the newbuilding of Technical University at Karlsplatz, Vienna, Austria.
L'Etoile Vert Antiques on Rue Blaes 25 in Brussels.
The main altar of St Rombouts in Mechelen. The altar is by Lucas Fayd'herbe and dates from 1666.
Detail of gold iconostatis at Greek Catholic Cathedral.
Train at station, Casale Monferrato.
Pedestrians on Rathausplatz walk past Weisser Adler (on right, painted between 1520-25) in Stein am Rhein.
View of ships on the Amstel River, from bridge South of Stopera - Amsterdam, North Holland
View of ships on the Amstel River, from bridge South of Stopera - Amsterdam, North Holland
Looking across a lush meadow towards Lake Mashu - Hokkaido
Sunbathers and swimmers on the beach at Plage du Mole, outside the city walls.
Tower of Houses of Parliament.
Gothic architecture of Claustro Real (Mosteiro de Santa Maria) in Batalha.
Miklós Jurisics Castle with Castle Museum.
The firewatch tower of Veszprem behind historic houses.
Gilded copper statue of Madonnina atop Duomo's central spire.
San Marco (13th century) at night.
Tram moving down Via Manzoni.
A sign in a prostitutes window saying no photos, Red-light district - Amsterdam, North Holland
Ukrainian sightseeing ship on Danube river, Wachau region.
Colourful 15th-century apartment houses built into Mönchsberg cliff along Gstättengasse, old town.
Siberian baroque Saviour Church on ul Lenina.
Small street market in residential area around Soltanov mosque.
Advertising banners on facades of three brick apartment blocks outside Yekaterinburg train station.
Takoyaki (fried octopus) ingredients. Shaped into a ball the octopus and ingredients are battered.
Ceiling of library of British Museum.
Stift Melk Benedictine abbey above townhouses along Hauptplatz.
Traditional Riegelhaus or beam house for obvious reasons - Zurich, Zurich Canton
Seafood stall at market on Place du Vieux Marche - Rouen, Haute-Normandie
Decorated Kara-mon gate doors - Kyoto, Kinki
A passenger ferry on the Sumida-gawa (river) - Tokyo, Kanto
Hollow gourds hanging at shrine.
Holy cow outside Kitano-Tenman-gu Shrine.
Cake and sweet shop display in Kartnerstrasse.
Hiker above Aletschgletscher glacier looking at Wannenhorn.
Hiker above crevasses and moraine of Aletschgletscher glacier.
Tired little boy lying down on frozen Katzensee (lake) on outskirts of Zurich.
Takoyaki (octopus) surrounded by garnishes and condiments and food cooking on a griddle
People walking through the Triumphal Arch of Sergius (27BC).
Rowing boats and yachts within the port walls of Ville Close on a foggy afternoon.
Detail from the Pont Alexandre III in Paris.
Shoppers at Central Market Hall (Nagycsrnok).
Repairs to a traditional thatched roof house in Tihany.
A traditional lamp-post in front of Festetics Palace in Keszthely.
Evening concert performance during the Balaston Festival on Kossuth Lajos utca in Keszthely.
Water aerobics at thermal spa.
A blend of Christianity and Islam in the mid 16th century Mosque Church of Pecs.
Brick belltower of Basilica di Sant' Ambrogio.
Popular music store RicordiMediaStore.
Capgros or 'big head' during the annual Fiestas de San Isidro of Madrid. The festival is held every May 15th to honour the patron saint of Madrid.
Masonry arcades can be seen at the two Luegg Houses on Hauptplatz.
Huge Winnie Pooh's Storybook with a ride inside, Tokyo Disneyland.
Overview of Nagasaki city centre and harbour at dusk.
Statue of Giant Soldier with downcast head at the Black Tulip Memorial Complex to the Victims of Local Wars (primarily the losses in Russia's Afghanistan War [1979-89]).
Bridge across Bulak or Bolaq Canal, historical division between Russian and Tartar part of Kazan.
Crabs, crabs,crabs - Bordeaux, Perigord
Statue to the bullfighter in Malaga. La lidia, as bullfighting is also known, took off in Spain in the mid 18th century. Any day now they'll be a statue for the toro bravo right next to it this existing one.
The pink railway station at Zmejovo, a long way from nowhere.
The flamboyant 'God the Father' sculpture, circa 1682 by Arthur Quellins situated in the organ bay in St Saviour's Cathedral, Bruges.
Shopping arcade beneath main train station.
Sculpted 16th century figures on calvary.
Looking up into the dome of the Guri Amir mausoleum, built in the fifteenth century
Jewellery, wood-carvings and handicrafts in the United World of Art
A young girl eating a churros, or fried doughnut
Capela de Sao Joao Baptista in Igreja de Sao Roque.
The Capela dos Ossos ( Chapel of Bones ) in Evora's Igreja de Sao Francisco, the chapel is a small room behind the altar with walls and columns lined with the bones and skulls of some 5000 people
Chateau de Chillon at night.
Renaissance ceiling in Star Summer Palace ( Letohradek Hvezda ) Prague.
Public internet terminal across from the Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria.
A group of men getting ready for the night parade celebrations and firecrackers.
Marsh and mountains, Glen More.
Gravestones at the Ancient Historic Cemetery.
The entrance gate to Marischal college, founded in 1593 by George Keith.
Bidean Nam Bian (1141m) with grazing sheep in the foreground.
Paragliding.
Sightseeing ship on Thames from Waterloo Bridge.
Tower Bridge at night.
The four towers of the Basilica of St Peter in Pecs illuminated at night.
The foyer of the Szeged National Theater. Built in 1886 the theater is at Deak Ferenc 12-14.
The Chain Bridge from the terrace of the Royal Palace in Budapest.
Shop window at Fendi, Via Sant' Andrea 16.
The half-timbered houses and cafe-restaurants are a feature of Place Plumereau seen here at dusk in Tours.
Old wooden shutters with peeling paint.
Pebbles along the Panj River shoreline, Wakhan Valley.
Boy pitching a baseball on roof of National Children's Castle, Jingumae.
Church of SS Peter and Paul (Kostel Sv Petra a Pavla) in Vysehrad.
Exterior of Church of the Saviour in Fili.
Exterior of Emamzade-ye Hussein.
Lunar Year festival in Taipei.
Temple Romano, often referred to as the Temple of Diana, lit up at night in Evora. The Roman remains date from the 2nd or 3rd century and are the best preserved ruins in Portugal
Old Town Hall ( radnice ) on Horni Namesti, Olomouc was originally built in 1378 then underwent a series of changes ; the tall tower and its current look date from 1607.
Castle at night.
Ceiling of St Aubain Cathedral in Namur. The Renaissance cathedral was built in 1751.
The Last Supper by Piter Pourbus (c.1562) in Bruges Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk.
A huge wooden carving for sale.
Winter vineyards, wineries and hills, Neive, Langhe district.
An elderly woman sitting on a plastic crate with her produce for sale at a market in front of a building decorated with stone statues - Wajima, Chubu
Decorative facade over the entrance to the Arts and Crafts Museum (1882-1892).
A street performer entertains the crowd late in the evening.
Detail of a dolphin on the Pont Alexandre III in Paris.
The family dog peers out of a house window in the Sopron city center.
The 16th century Pasha Hassan Jakovali Mosque in Pecs. The mosque is the most intact Turkish structure in Hungary).
Metal lock with grapes on door to restaurant.
Ties in shop window of Salvatore Ferragamo, Quadrilatero della Moda.
Posters outside Movie Theater Brera.
A local woman cycling to work - Frankfurt, Hesse
Eisener Steg and the Commerzbank, framed beneath iron spans of a pedestrian bridge - Frankfurt, Hesse
King John's Castle over the River Shannon.
Konnyaku triangles being skewered at stall during hatsumode (first visit of temple in New Year), Kawasaki Daishi.
Lit-up clocktower at Novosibirsk Station at night.
Ancient stone sculpture near Burana Tower
View south onto the Suusamyr Basin and Fergana Mountains from the Tor Ashuu Pass
Rooftop ornament on Taoist Szutsao Temple.
One or two bicycles parked near the Forbidden City of Beijing.
An historic coat of arms painted over a side entrance to the Castello Sforzesco
Reflection of Narodni Divadlo ( National Theater ) in glass building, Prague.
Samson's Fountain (Samsonova kasna) at night, on Namesti Premysin Otakar II square.
A Shinto priest prays at the shrine.
12 year old Chivas Regal at Strathisla Distillery, Malt Whisky Trail.
Wood barrels at Warehouse, Strathisla Distillery (makers of Chivas Regal) on the Malt Whisky Tral.
Barbequing meat in a stall in Vondelpark.
A captain and his water taxi, waiting at the dock for passengers.
African bongo players on stage at Cornouaille Festival.
Frescoes on a building outside the train station.
Pied bleu or blue foot mushrooms (Lepista nuda) at Musee du Champignon (Mushroom Museum).
Oblique view of the the namesake of Kilkenny, the Medieval St Canice's Cathedral, circa 1202-85 and the older round tower, circa 700-1000 associated with an earlier Christian cemetery.
Promoting the Euro in Paris.
Franklin D Roosevelt Metro Station in Paris.
The huge gold-tipped Egyptian Obelisk of Palace de la Concorde. The obelisk (the oldest man-made object in Paris) is from the temple at Luxor, it was a gift from the Viceroy of Egypt to King Charles X in 1829.
Fishermen relaxing on the banks of Inner Lake in Tihany.
Interior of the New Synagogue of Szeged. The Art-Nouveau synagogue was designed by Lipot Baumhorn in 1903.
A view of people playing croquet from the Pagoda of Chanteloup at Amboise.
The onion-domed Saint Bartholoma chapel on the shores of Konigssee in the Bavarian Alps.
Man walking through Friesach's medieval center, seen from small alley with colourful houses.
Police and military checkpoint along the Dushanbe-Khorog Highway M41, Vanj area.
Green Lada Niva on the Dushanbe-Khorog Highway M41 with a red cliff on the Afghan side of the Panj river.
Jerusalem Church (right) and Holy Great-Martyr Paraskeva Church, also called "By the Friday Church", (left).
Five-tiered iconostasis inside Nativity of the Virgin Cathedral (Rozhdestvensky sobor).
Woman in pink shorts with the word "pretty" emblazoned on her behind.
Taoist roof ornaments on Szutsao Temple.
Detail from Parc Guell, Barcelona. Landscaped by Gaudi, Parc Guell is a creation of 3 km of roads and walks, steps and a plaza.
Mayor giving opening speech (pregon) for Fiestas de San Isidro, Plaza Mayor, Madrid
Cafe Demel on Kohlmarkt, Vienna, Austria.
A newspaper article during the February strike on display at the Verzetmuseum, Plantage Kerklaan 61a.
Smiling drummer bangs away at Fasnacht (carnival) parade in Zurich.
Detail of a carved Buddha statue in a cave at Baoding Shan (Treasured Summit Hill).
Shadows on cobble-stoned Rue Cler.
Colourfully painted shutters of Central Kavehaz restaurant in central Pest.
The wet streets of Budapest near the Nyagati train station.
Fountain on Piazza Fontana near Duomo.
Ulan Ude-Irkutsk overnight train at Irkutsk station in early morning.
Bar at Bauhaus, a hostel-hotel, Langestraat.
Church tower in old Pallanza, Verbania, near Lago Maggiore.
Cow bells at OLMA (Eastern Swiss Agricultural Machines Exhibition) - St Gallen, St Gallen
Buddha statues of Fokuangshan.
Detail of statue in Todai-ji Temple's Daibutsu-den Hall.
Looking along the keyboard of a grand piano in the Steinway and Sons showroom in Nordend
Sculpture at the portico of the Parliment building.
Detail from "The Rising of the Cross" by Rubens, in Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal.
Tower of the 10th century Cathedral St Salvator (St Saviour) in Bruges.
A motorboat passes a white and red painted restaurant at lochside.
A small stream flows gently down Glen Nevis Gorge.
Terme del Foro (Forum Baths.
Exterior of St Giovanni Battista church.
Red 'Glacier Express' Furka-Oberalp Bahn on viaduct.
Fish handles on old cannons in courtyard of Scheepvaartmuseum, Kaltenburgerplein 1.
Archway and decorations of the Rijksmuseum, the Museum Quarters gateway - Amsterdam, North Holland
Mt O-Akan on left and Mt Me-Akan on right from Mt Kuro-dake.
A wooden jetty stretches out onto Lake Akan, pointing towards Mt O-Akan - Hokkaido
Traffic outside London Stock Exchange Building.
A stall at the Christmas market on Place Rene Cassin.
Entrance gates to Auditorium di Milano (opera, classical music).
Statue of Wilhelmina on a horse at the Rokin - Amsterdam, North Holland
People enjoying the view of Mt San Salvatore (912m) and Lake Lugano, from Parco Civico.
Portrait of Fidausi in the Vakhsh Hotel at 24 Rudaki Avenue.
Yaki Sakana (fried fish on skewers) being prepared at stall during hatsumode (first visit of temple in New Year), Kawasaki Daishi.
The Kremlin walls with Artilleriyskaya Gate.
Colourful domes of baroque Virgin's Nativity Church (1719).
Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour inside Saviour Monastery of St. Euthymius.
Golden Horn Hotel (1907) and heavy traffic at major intersection of ul Svetlanskaya and ul Aleutskaya in central Vladivostok.
Souvenir shops in the courtyard of Sifaiye Medressesi, Sivas
The Walled City in Brasov and its landmark council house, early times saw the town councillors or centurions meet here, the building is now a museum
Dragons on roof of Kuangkung Temple.
Gote lamps for sale
The sun glints off the surface of the Messe Tower
Lanterns in front of Palacio Real, the 2800-roomed palace built for Felipe V, Madrid
Smetana Museum in Stare Mesto.
Elderly gentleman standing outside a shop with an umbrella, on the Stephansplatz, Vienna, Austria.
Ornate detail from the Chinese Pavilion in Brussels.
Boats moored on the Meuse River and Citadel of Namur.
Guild houses on Market from Bruges belfry.
Michelangelo's Madonna and Child in Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk (Church of Our Lady) in Bruges.
The huge Shengmu Temple in Luerhmen, not far from Tainan.
A young boy in traditional clothes during the annual Lunar or Lantern festival in Tainan.
The Grossmunster Church (1100-1230) amongst city buildings.
A stall offering dried lizards for sale at the Qingping Shichang market.
Bored-looking tourists on top of sight-seeing bus.
Jesus on an old stone cross along a rural road between Lampaul-Guimiliau and Guimiliau.
The Basilica of the Holy Saviour (12-19th century).
Glazed Madonna: part of the process of making Belleek pottery, Belleek.
Over the top ornateness of the restored Goldener Saal (golden hall) of the Augsburg Rathaus.
Statue of a shepherd from Medieval times graces the Parliament Buildings of Budapest.
Swimmers in one of the Lukacs Baths of Budapest.
The ruins of the 13th century Diosgyori var (Diosgyori castle) in Miskolc.
Jewellery in shop window of Donnatella Pellini, Via Manzoni.
Children driving bumper-cars in Parco Sempione.
Decorative detail: carved figures (some in stone, some in bronze or copper) adorn the facade of the Old Opera House - Frankfurt, Hesse
Inside Centraal Station - Amsterdam, North Holland
Bicyclist on the Dam Square - Amsterdam, North Holland
Boletus mushrooms at the Musee du Champignon (Mushroom Museum), Saumur. The botulis edulis is a readily edible mushroom.
Overhead of Hallstatt and Hallstätter See.
Looking down the Wakhan Valley with the Panj river forming the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border.
Portrait of smiling Tajik girls.
Poster about World War II in the Panorama Museum of the Defence of Stalingrad.
Illuminated Sacre-Coeur Basilica in Paris. The church was built between 1874 to 1919.
Early morning at Mercato Communale, Piazza XXIV Maggio.
Wooden prayer tablets at Togo-Jinja (shrine), Jingumae.
Traditional house or chalet in Schwyz, Schwyz Canton
The Mythen Mountain range is the backdrop for the twisting coastline and breathtaking views of Lake Lucerne
Flower patterned ornamentation on one of Nikko's many shrines - Nikko, Kanto
A giant alligator or crocodile outside a game centre in Shinjuku -Tokyo, Kanto
"Japan", written in Kanji on two white paper lanterns at the Meiji Shrine - Tokyo, Kanto
A resthouse built on the snow-covered slopes of Mount Fuji - Mt Fuji, Chubu
Serving beer - a drawing outside a pub.
View from The Steen of Christ on the cross with gabled buildings along Jordaenskaai in the background.
Fisherman on boat at Molosligio.
Torre Troyana over square at night.
Crude and graphic neon sign for a sex show in the Red Light District.
Passengers aboard 'Schnaggi Schaggi', an 1899 steam train running once a month from Zurich to Sihital.
The view west, from the top of Mt Kuro-dake - Daisetsuzan National Park, Hokkaido
Visitors enjoying ice-cream and coffee.
Girl with facial piercing selling accessories at Stables (Camden) Market.
Detail of the gold and black fence that surrounds the entrance to Jardin des Tuileries.
Mandarins from Marche at Rue Cler in Paris.
Old frescoes in Hotel Four Season, Via Gesu 8, located in old cloister.
Dragon spitting water, detail of Alfred-Escher-Fountain (1889) outside Zurich's main train station.
Yellow trolley bus on ul Respubliki.
Twin spires of Grossmunster Cathedral.
Fortified parish church, Wachau region.
Gmunden tramway.
The grand facade with clock tower of the Bekhzod National Museum at 31 Rudaki Avenue.
Blue window with colour flaking off and plants in tin cans inside a typical Tajik mud house in central Khorog.
Two women on park bench in front of old wooden house.
Blue and red locomotive train pulling into Mariinsk Station.
Nativity of the Virgin Cathedral (Rozhdestvensky sobor).
People walking up the spiral ramp inside The Hall of the Warrior Glory on Mamaev Kurgan (Mamay Mound).
Medieval houses in front of the 64 metre tall clock tower of Sighisoara
The white calcium formations (travertine pools) of Pamukkale at sunset
Billboard of Khomeini and Khamenei in front of holy shrine.
Housing a small museum and dating from the 17 and 18th century is Chateau Fort - Lourdes, Pyrenees
Carved dragon coiling around a wooden pillar at Horyu-ji, Japan's oldest temple.
Toys in the window of Hanna Kley, a toyshop in Steinweg-Passage
A pub and wine bar sign in Rondo, the town immortalised in Hemingway's " For Whom the Bell Tolls "
Krumlov Chateau (left) and old town.
Graveyard with old tombstones.
A horse drawn carriage passes a fountain with a horse head carving.
The railing from a road hanging precariously over a cliff.
Wooden chalets on slope with snow-capped peaks in the background.
Painting of Jesus on the Cross inside the old town church, built around the 11th century.
Working out their brain cells at an outdoor oversized chess game on max Euweplein.
Entertaining the crowds at a live concert on Rembrandplein for the Queen's Day celebrations.
Children sliding on a model of a dinosaur at Artis Zoo.
People enjoying the autumn sun in an outdoor cafe on Piazza Riforma in the old town of Lugano.
Only in Japan: a telephone booth with a large bird mounted on top, from which you can make a call to hear the bird sing - Cape Ashizuri, Shikoku
Two young men cycling along the bike path beside Jarun Lake.
An old wooden "Ankou" (death coachman) sculpture, the best preserved in Brittany.
The Decorative Hall or Diszterem of the Royal Mansion (Grassalkovich Mansion) in Godollo. The mansion was built by Antal Mayerhofer in 1741.
The many books of the late Baroque Lyceum of Eger.
House number sign next to stairs.
Pfarrkirche zum heiligen Georg und Nikolaus (parish church of St. Georg and Niklaus, Ötz.
Overhead of Obertraun village, Hallstätter See and surrounding mountains from Dachstein Cave's 'Rieseneishöhle' (Giant Ice Cave).
Karakul River flowing through the Sarytag Valley, near Iskander-Kul Lake in the Fan Mountains.
Canyon-like side valley of the Madiyan Valley with steep walls.
Funicular railroad connecting downtown with Sukhanov street and Orlinoye Gnezdo hill.
Assumption Cathedral.
Guild houses and lamp-post in Bruges.
Amir Chakhmagh Complex.
Bicycles parked outside a railway station, with a mural painted on the walls - Tokyo, Kanto
Daibutsu (Great Buddha)statue.
A reconstructed fortress on an ancient Roman site
Traditional guardian lion at the Chinese Gardens, Frankfurt
Fresh string beans for sale on Calle San Augustin in Granada
Samson's Fountain ( Samsonova kasna; 1727) on Namesti Premysin Otakar II square, the Czech Republic's largest plaza, Ceske Budejovice
Brussels World Trade Centre.
Van Dyckes 'Martyr de St Pierre' in Musee d'Art Ancien.
Town Hall in central Neive, Langhe district.
Giant cider pot in the children's playground in Atmannig.
Crowds of patrons seated outside cafes along Tkalcica Ulica at night.
Pressed Vinyl:Hot Press Hall of Fame sign, Dublin.
The trunk of a huge tree uprooted during Hurricane Lothar in Paris in 1999.
Ornate lamp-post enhances the golden winged figure of Liberty that adorns the 53m high Colonne de Juillet.
Sunset over the Jardin des Tuileries and Eiffel Tower.
The famous pen and shadow of the 'Anonymous Statue' in Budapest's City park. The statue is of the unknown chronicler at the court of King Bela III.
The interior of the Roman Catholic Big Church of Kecskemet. Also called the Old Church, it was built between 1774 and 1806 in a Post-Rococo style.
Posters against drink driving.
Entrance to Galleria Mode, Via San Paolo 1.
Biffi, Corso Magenta 87.
Grattacielo Pirelli (1995 - 58) by Gio Ponti and Pier Luigi Nervi.
Reflection of sailboat masts in Lake Maggiore.
PET bottles with motor oil and petrol being sold along Dushanbe-Khorog Highway M41.
Kyrgyz men wearing traditional Kyrgyz kalpaks (felt hats) at small bazaar.
People walking by metallic window shop advertisements at Laforet Shopping Center, Jingumae.
Yekaterinburg Metro (subway) train.
The Hameji-jo Castle, above parkland and cherry blossoms - Himeji, Kinki
Pedestrians crossing a busy Ginza intersection - Tokyo, Kanto
Traditional costumes at Sechelauten Parade.
Crucifixes in cemetery of Church of SS Peter and Paul (Kostel Sv Petra a Pavla), Vysehrad.
The arched dome of Obecni Dum ( Municipal Building ) with its mosaic "Homage to Prague", Namesti Republiky, Prague
The Renaissance sgraffito facade of Minuta Dum ( Dum U minuty ), next to the Old Town Hall, Staromestske namesti, Prague.
Internal view of the Julius Meinl department store on Kohlmarkt, Vienna, Austria.
Different sized Cremant bottles in shop of Cellars of Poll Fabaire.
Detail from the Redemptoriste Church on En Hors-Chateau.
Detail of the carved foors of the Chapel of Shoemakers in Cathedral St Salvator (St Saviour) in Bruges.
Toners Food and Drink in Dublin.
Piazza Anfiteatro.
A tile depicting a rather bizarre Biblical scene, on a wall at Begijnhof, behind the Netherland's oldest wooden house - Amsterdam, North Holland
Jars of honey stacked up and ready for sale at the Dolac fruit and vegetable market.
A windsurfer in action off the coast of Bol.
Detail of the The Diamond War Memorial in The Diamond square inside the old walled city of Derry.
The medieval towers and village centre on a hill.
Zsolnay Porcelain (1892) fountain detail on the southern end of Szechenyi ter in Pecs.
Louis Vitton shop inside Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
Night at Clan Cafe, Via Pontaccio 19.
Boy crouching in front of colourful wooden stall at port.
Snow-capped Chapel Maria zum Schnee named after S.Maria Maggiore in Rome.
Wine barrels at a troglodyte underground farm.
Grand Hotel de l'Europe and Casino Bad Gastein.
Entrance to a Weinstube (wine tavern).
Parish church in the small village of Heiligenblut along the Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse surrounded by mountains.
Stiftsbibliothek (library) with ceiling frescoes and wood statues inside Admont Benedictine abbey.
Extensive ruins of ancient Penjikent or Bunjikath, a major Sogdian town founded in the 5th century and abandoned in the 8th with the arrival of the Arabians.
Car driving by Siberian baroque Saviour Church on ul Lenina.
Ul Shevchenko with red brick building housing the Military Museum.
Vladivostok and Golden Horn Bay from viewpoint on Orlinoye Gnezdo hill.
The facade of the Guri Amir mausoleum, built in the fifteenth century, lit up at night
Decorated facade of VJ Rott Building at No 3 Male Namesti, Stare Mesto Prague.
Windmill 'Sint Janshuysmolen (1770) with the Windmill 'Bonne Chiere' (1770) behind.
A sea of clouds at sunrise at the Southern Cross Highway.
Vigszinhaz (Gaiety Theatre, 1896) along Szent Istvan street at night
Glass atrium interior of Galleria Umberto I.
Belltower of Angevin Basilica di Santa Chiara.
Door detail, Casale Monferrato.
Dragon passenger boat which runs regularly between Interlaken, Spiez and Thun.
Gettin' down on the dance floor on 'Le Balajo' on the the 9 Rue de Lappe.
Shopping at the Sunday fruit market on Place Maubert.
Hilltop castle and village of Karlstejn.
Railway bridge and office buildings in Bercy area.
The Main Hall of the Museum of Applied arts on Ullol ut. 33-37. Designed by Odon Lechner in 1896, the building resembles Spain's Alhambra.
Statue of Kossuth showing off the Art-Nouveau Kecskemet Town Hall.
Popular Hungarian rock band 'Bikini', performing at the Nyireghaza beer festival.
The train and train driver take a rest at Nyirbator station.
Postcards of the Royal Family for sale.
People walking along cobblestoned Via Fiori Chiari.
Baroque Dreifaltigkeitskirche (Trinity church, foreground), seen from Schlossbergtreppe (steps up to Schlossberg).
Sailboat on Traunsee.
Panj River as seen from Yamchun Fort (also known as Zulkhomar Fort), Wakhan Valley.
Two cool boys wearing sunglasses in Murgab.
Togo-Jinja (shrine), Jingumae.
Fushimi Momoyama-jo Castle, a 1960's replica of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's 16th century castle.
The town towers of Mariapocs Greek Catholic church. Built in the 18th century, the church houses a replica of the Weeping Black Madonna.
Battleaxe Landing and the Entrance stairway of Dublin Castle.
Inside department store La Rinascente, Piazza del Duomo.
Lone barn on mountain pasture with snow-covered Wildstrubel (3.243m) in the background, near Trutlisbergpass (2.083m).
Tajik butcher behind meat hanging at his stall at the Shah Mansur Bazaar (Green Market), north of Maydoni Ayni.
Historical building (containing the Geological Museum) on pl Sovetov and ul Lenina.
The brick minaret of the Islom-Huja Medrassa, an Islamic seminary built in 1910, striped with bands of traditional tiled patterns
Cow bells at OLMA (Eastern Swiss Agricultural Machines Exhibition) - St Gallen, St Gallen
Fish hanging up to dry, somewhere in the Kyoto region - Kinki
Acres of neon lights; the streets of Akihabara at night - Tokyo, Kanto
A view of the Ginza area, Yuraku-cho and the Tokyo Station area from the World Trade Centre - Tokyo, Kanto
Kazura-bashi bridge, Iya-kei Gorge, Shikoku
Grapes below mailbox.
The Art Nouveau Old England building has been preserved and now hosts the Museum of Musical Instruments.
Lion fountian on Place de la Cathedral with Cathedral de Saint Paul (Saint Paul's Cathedral) in the background.
The Gothic Chamber of Bruges Town Hall. Built between 1376 and 1420, it is one of the oldest in the Low Countries.
Hiker looking at Aletschgletscher glacier.
Looking out over the city of Naze to the bay, on Amami Oshima (Island) - Kyushu
Wicker chairs waiting for customers in Paris.
Friday night drinks at Cafe OZ on 184 rue St Jacques.
The Paprika House with thousands of dried chilies hanging off the facade in the town of Tihany.
Field of flowers in front of Burg (castle) Gutenburg and church.
The Lemon Bar along canal Naviglio Grande.
Enticing ice cream cone in front of people walking along Alter Platz, old town.
Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse at Fuschertörl (2'428 m) almost at the top with Grossglockner (3 '798 m), Sonnenwelleck (3'261 m) Fuscherkarkopf (3'331 m) in back, from middle to right .
Banner flying across the poplar-lined main street of Ishkashim, Wakhan's regional centre.
Truck full of people and tersken (a slow growing bush used for fuel) in the Ak-Suu Valley near Murgab.
Display in Tepco Electric Energy Museum, Jinnan.
Red wall and grey buildings with wavy roof at Huayan Monastery, central Datong.
Facade of Khram Uspenya Bozhey Materi Russian Orthodox Church.
Lit-up State History Museum, Kazan Cathedral and Resurrection Gate with Kremlin walls and Nikolskaya Tower on Red Square.
Ice-covered Amur River with smoking factories and power plants in background.
Ceiling arch entrance to Cortauld Gallery, lit up at night.
Inside bookstore Franco Maria Ricci, Via Durini 19.
Textile decoration.
A close-up of the TransSiberian crest on the Moscow to Ulan Batar train
Old Baptisme Font at St Barthelemy Church.
The Palace of the Great Council in Mechelen, part of the city's Town Hall.
Two men with painted faces during a festival.
Ben Nevis (1343m) at sunset.
Working on an oil rig supply and drag ships at Aberdeen's Victoria Dock.
Hand holding a five Euro note.
Office building facade.
Passengers waiting on the Concorde Metro Station.
Pedestrians walk quickly past the door to Tribunal Correctional in the Palais de Justice in Paris.
Cycling cobbled Szechenyi utca in Eger.
Formerly the Kecskemet Synagogue and now the House of Science and Technics, the building was constructed by Janos Zitterbarth between 1864 and 1871 in Moorish-Romantic style.
Young womens choir performing in front of the Great Church of Debrecen.
Creek and pastures beneath mountains.
Man reading magazine in Giardini Pubblici.
Room in Hotel Straff, Via San Raffaele 3.
Shop window at Fendi, Via Sant' Andrea 16.
Outside bar, Corso di Porta Ticinese.
People having apertivo at ATM (old train station), Bastioni di Porta Volta.
Sign of Auditorium di Milano (opera, classical music).
Fireworks over Lake Zurich, old town during Zuri Fascht (fair ground all over central Zurich every 3 years).
Scantily clad raver girl in action at the Streetparade.
Snow covered roofs of downtown Zurich on a sunny winter day.
Old Volga (Soviet-era made car) taxi on Rudaki Avenue, Dushanbe's main street.
"Bukhara" carpets for sale at the Tolkuchka Bazaar, the local woven carpets are usually all that consists of a woman's dowry, Ashighabat
Moscow's landmark St Basil's Cathedral. The cathedral is actually called the Cathedral of the Protection of the Mother of God, but obtained its nickname from the Fool-for-Christ, St. Basil the Blessed, who roamed the streets of Moscow like a prophet in the days of Ivan the Terrible
Old stone houses with traditional tiled or thatched roofs in Tihany.
The carved entrance to St Oran Chapel, next to Iona Abbey.
Hiker on rock beside Aletschgletscher glacier.
Woman walking down steps of small alley.
Lit-up ferris wheel in front of Fraumunster church during Zurifest.
People walking by cardboard cut-out of pirate holding menu outside restaurant on ul Svetlanskaya.
Interior vaults of the majestic 'Our Lady's Cathedral', situated in the Handschoenmarkt, Antwerp.
Decorative star made od volcanic rock on house in Viccolo dei Citarista.
St Secondo next to town hall on Piazza S Secondo.
Snow covered wooden fountain at Chapel Maria zum Schnee.
Mt Eniwa and Lake Shikotsu-ko at sunset.
Fountain by Niki de Saint-Phalle at the Paris Christmas Market on Place Igor Stravinsky.
The Louvre's 'La Grande Gallerie' by Louis Metezeau for Henri IV (1595-1609).
Neo-Gothic Matthias Church on Castle Hill in Budapest. The church is named after King Matthias.
Exterior of Castello Sforzesco.
Soccer stadium San Siro of Internazionale Milano and AC Milano.
Couple on Piazza del Duomo.
Two men sitting on Piazza del Duomo.
San Barnardino dei Morti on left and Santo Stefano Maggiore (right).
Vegetarian restaurant, Joia, Via Panfilo Castaldi 18.
Reflection in canal Naviglio Grande.
Shoes in shop window, Quadrilatero della Mode.
Westerkerk and Keizersgracht canal.
Postcards of Amsterdam on racks - Amsterdam, North Holland
Various liquor bottles lined up at a tasting shop of the Combier Distillery, the oldest distillery in the Loire Valley.
Rose bottles in Caves Louis Grenelle, the wine cellar 12m below Saumur town.
The wine cellar at Chateau de Brissac with Brissac wine bottles for tasting and buying.
Couple with silver painted faces/hair and a devilish smile at the Streetparade.
Grave of Edith Piaf in Cimetiere du Pere Lachaise.
Facades of historical houses along Tiroler Strasse, northern end of Stadtpark.
Uhrturm (clock tower), the emblem of Graz on the Schlossberg.
Girl playing cello on Residenzplatz.
Colourfully painted wine barrel outside a traditional restaurant in Römerhofgasse, old town.
People walking by Okura Shukokan Museum of Art.
Detail of wood carvings on old wooden Cossack house.
Belltower of Siberia's first stone Kremlin with blue and gold domes of St Sofia Cathedral (Sofiysky Sobor, 1686).
Onion dome with cross of Orthodox seminary through gap in WWII Memorial.
Boy with two iron pokes on a self-made sled skating on an icy river.
The massive entrance and dome of the Bibi-Khanym Mosque
Garlic and onions for sale.
The magnificent double-storey temple gate, San-mon, at the entrance to the 17th century Chion-in temple.
Caple Pleso ( lake ) and Strbsky Stit (2'381 m ) seen from the trail to Bystre Sadlo ( Saddle, 2'314m), High Tatras ( Vysoke Tatry ).
Clouds at sunrise on Central Cross Highway near Hohuangshan.
Sea with highlands in background.
Gabled houses around the courtyard of a former 14th century convent Begijnhof.
A sea of hanging advertising signs along Temple Street.
People taking an evening stroll along Balatonfured's Tagore setany (street).
A mother and child in a sled beside a couple enjoying the view of the snow covered landscape around Amden town.
Change of guards at Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the north end of the Kremlin.
Amur River from terrace on Komsomolskaya pl.
The white calcium formations (travertine pools) of Pamukkale once lured tourists to bath in the curative waters to the point where the pools and water supply were threatened. To preserve them, most of the hotels supporting tourism have been demolished and the pools are now closed to tourists
People watching a play at Paradeishof (courtyard of 16th century school which now contains the Kaufhaus 'Kastner and Öhler' shopping center).
The ever reliable camel, Koneurgencho.
The brick minaret of the Islom-Huja Medrassa, an Islamic seminary built in 1910, striped with bands of traditional tiled patterns
Detail of a temple roof.
The Walled City or Piata Sfatului and the Gothic Black Church of Medieval Brasov
The old and the new - two wooden houses/shops in Edirne
Musicians in the annual Oktoberfest parade in Munich.
Oak chimney piece of Emperor Charles (1529) in the Museum of the 'Bruges Vrije'.
Neogothic facade of Duomo at dusk.
Statue of woman with snow in courtyard of Palazzo Mazzetti di Frinco.
Detail of statue outside modern Palazzo di Congresso, Stresa.
Dali sculptures outside Dali Museum and London Eye Ferris Wheel at night.
Stonecarver at work, Piazza di Santa Croce.
Sunlight over the Budapest Parliament Building and River Danube.
Columns of Eger Cathedral.
Carvings at entrance to Basilica di Sant' Ambrogio.
People sitting on Piazza del Duomo and entrance to Galleria V. Emanuele II.
People strolling along pedestrianized Hauptplatz lined with shops and coffee shops.
The biomorphic Kunsthaus (also called 'friendly alien').
Overhead of house roof with wooden shingles from Kapuzinerberg.
Early morning sun reflecting in the Panj river, looking towards the Afghan mountains of the Upper Wakhan or Sarkhad region.
Animals grazing and people working on wheat fields high above the Panj river in the Wakhan Valley, with Afghan mountains in background.
Detail of facade of Cathedral of S. Dmitry, the finest example of Vladimir-Suzdal stone carving.
Drummers in traditional costume at Il Palio festival.
A couple relaxing on the sand and enjoying the view of Mont st Michel.
Remains of a Gothic arched wall in the ruins of Selskar Abbey, circa 1190 found inside the old Town walls of Wexford. The ruins are the result of Cromwell's visit in 1649.
Ancient Roman columns near the Roman theatre, Asclepion, Bergama
Sarcophagi (stone or marble coffin/tomb) covered in velvet shrouds in Mevlana Turbesi.
A display window in a shop specialising in glass and crystal figurines, in Bahnhofsviertel
A giant robot towers over the crowds at the Fruehlings-Dippemesse
Basalt pillars which form the sides and walls of Fingal's Cave.
Banco di Napoli palazzo facade at Piazza Bovio.
Trees in winter.
Blue cab.
People swimming in the rock pools below the Skradinski Buk falls in the Krka National Park.
Water cascading from a wide flat pool: one of the many waterfalls in the Plitvice Lakes National Park.
A man working on a cast iron piece in a souvenir shop along Rue due Petit Fort.
The street corner of Rue Kereon and Rue des Boucheries with its old houses and stone statue.
Face sculpture outside British Museum.
Detail of a hand holding a hurling stick, part of the bronze sculpture, "Hurling in the Rain", on O'Connell street, Limerick.
Sunset brightens traditional lanterns on Pont Alexandre III in Paris.
Ceiling interior of the mid 16th century Mosque Church of Pecs.
Late afternoon at canal Naviglio Grande.
Exterior of Castello Sforzesco.
Facade along Via San Vittore.
Ropeway ascending Mt Pilatus (2132m) high above Lake Lucerne, with Mt Rigi in the background.
A traditional 'gegant' on Plaza Mayor during the annual Fiestas de San Isidro in Madrid.
The Wappensaal (Hall of Arms), Landhaus building.
Burg Hochosterwitz on hilltop amidst fields.
Azadi mosque.
Hotel Okura at Toranomon.
Yaki Sakana (fried fish on skewers) being prepared at stall during hatsumode (first visit of temple in New Year), Kawasaki Daishi.
Kids on skateboards beneath monument to founders of the city, Tatishcheva and de Gennin holding the star's decree.
Chapel of St. Andrew the Apostle and WWII Memorial.
Rice paddies around Yangshuo, seen from the top of Moon Hill.
Fashion at Corso Como 10 (name as well as address).
The Rukhobod Mausoleum, with its crumbling dome, built in 1380
Clock-tower of citadel.
Scenes from Place de la Comedie - Bordeaux, Perigord
Cafe scene in the early afternoon on Placa Real, Barcelona
An airplane cockpit protrudes from a restaurant facade at Brupark.
A mature couple walk along Noorderterras platform along the river.
Vlaeykensgang, one of Antwerp's 16th century alleys.
Florence masks for sale.
St Secondo next to town hall on Piazza St Secondo.
People on main shopping street Corso Vittorio at night.
Palazzo Borromeo and Isola di Pescatori in background.
Partygoers on a boat on Prinsengracht at the Queen's Day celebrations.
Statue inside the Seksmuseum De Venustempel, pornographic museum - Amsterdam, North Holland
A Roman column and the belltower of the St Anastasia Cathedral.
Trams on Trg Jelacica at night.
An older man in traditional dress at the Cournaille Festival.
Detail of sculpture on the huge, ornate vase-like pot in Jardin du Luxembourg.
The Eiffel Tower and statue on Place de la Concorde in Paris.
The frescoed interior of the Kecskemet Town Hall by Bertalan Szekely.
Fashion along Via Torino.
The historic wood panelled saddlery in the luxurious stables of Chateau de Chaumont.
Detail of tiny snow crystals.
Lion head beneath lantern, Stadtpfarrkirche St. Jakob.
Fortified parish church and Weissenkirchen village along Danube river.
Library bookshelves in Stift Melk Benedictine abbey.
People bathing in the main pool at Garam Chashma Hot Springs, surrounded by white calcium deposit (travertine pools).
Kul Sharif Mosque inside the Kremlin.
Red Gate with ornate blue tile work, inside the Astrakhan Kremlin.
Roof of chapel at Znamensky Cathedral.
Colourful domes of baroque Virgin's Nativity Church (1719).
A group of partygoers aboard a boat on Prinsengracht celebrate Queen's Day.
View of the 1958 Atomium, a representation of the elementary iron crystal awash with light at night in Brussels.
The Neo-Baroque Croatian National Theatre, built in 1895.
Silhouette of lion statue of Queen Victoria monument.
Bicyclists passing St. Michael church, Wachau region.
Statue of Kihachiro Okura (1837-1928) in garden of Okura Shukokan Museum of Art.
Marble-columned Temple of Trajan.
Old stone bridge in disrepair.
The historical Kapellbrucke built in 1333, one of the two famous bridges of Lucerne
Fasnacht (carnival) street parade in Zurich.
Charles Bridge, tourist boat and Smetana Museum.
Sculptures on facade of Guild Houses.
Pillars at arcade where former city wall stood, Via Roma.
Visitors at the Naka-dake hot springs, the highest springs in Japan - Daisetsuzan National Park, Hokkaido
Domes of Sacre-Coeur Basilica.
Patrons enjoying a leisurely afternoon at the famous Cafe Gerbeaud in Vorosmarty ter 7 in Budapest.
Buying green chilies from the colourful Kecskemet market.
A Viking drummer at Fasnacht (carnival) parade.
Breakfast Room of Hotel Ariston, Largo Carrobbio 2.
Statue outside Library of Pincoteca Ambrosiana.
Exterior of Giuseppe Verdi's resting place (Casa di Riposo Giuseppe Verdi).
The Renaissance Room at Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau built between 1518-23 displays a number of 16th century Flemish tapestries.
The myriad of horsemen panel from L'Apocalypse Tapestry (1375) illustrating the last book of the Bible according to St John. At 103m in length it is the oldest tapestry of this size in the world.
Rows of skulls inside Beinhaus (bone house).
Hermit caves in the cliffs above wheat fields.
Tin containers used as shops at the small bazaar.
Laforet Shopping Center, Jingumae.
Tobacco and Salt Museum, Jinnan.
Kul Sharif Mosque inside the Kremlin.
Church of the Prophet Elijah on Ivanov Hill with reflection in river Kamenka.
St Peter's Church (St Peterhofstatt) and Fraumunster Church.
This is what happens if you ignore the parking signs: your car will be wheel locked - Amsterdam, North Holland
Green Lada Niva on an empty road heading up the Khargush Pass.
A large poster advertising an exhibition at the Stadelsches Kunstinstitut, suspended between two upright poles of a footbridge outside the institute
Wall of the Reformation.
The Capela dos Ossos ( Chapel of Bones ) in Evora's Igreja de Sao Francisco, the chapel is a small room behind the altar with walls and columns lined with the bones and skulls of some 5000 people
Not really conducive to study is the extravagant Biblioteca Joanina in the Velha University of Coimbra
Elephants guard the main temple building at Chuhsi Temple.
Fresh raw oyster at the Oban fish market.
The dining room of Argyll's Lodgings.
Paintings by Olav Cleofas van Overbrieek on exhibition at Lieve Hemel Gallery.
Mosaic of the Chinese character, "Fu", meaning happiness, at the Luohan Si Temple.
Giant orb spider in Web of Life pavilion, London Zoo.
Punch Tavern sign.
Waterfalls in the Plitvice Lakes National Park.
Holiday-makers soaking up the sun on the famous Zlatni Rat pebbled beach.
A rusted old road sign.
The Breton national flag in a cornice in the hall of the Hotel du Ville.
Christmas decorations hang from a lamp-post in front of the Paris Hotel de la Ville (City Hall).
Spinning merry-go-round and the incredible Sacre-Coeur Basilica in Paris
The Tihany-rev to Szantodi-rev ferry run docked in Tihany harbour.
Swimming in the famous Thermal Baths of Harkany.
Sculpture playing a lute in front of the Nyirbator Calvinist church.
Woman sitting in Giardini Pubblici.
Statue of da Vinci in front of Palazzo Marino, Piazza della Scala.
The old and the new: Statues of local historical figures at Goetheplatz, and a glass-clad skyscraper in Frankfurt.
Entrance to death row cell (right) and corridor of underground Lochgefangnis (prison) below Altes Rathaus (city hall).
View of 15th century Castelgrande in Bellizona with Felice Varini's 'Eye Traps'. Varini has installed red stripes throughtout the castle causing an illusion where the stripes appear to to be projected from some distant point.
Hotel Weitzer facade across the Mur river.
Angel with a book statue, Hauptplatz.
The rocky peak of Bolshaya Ganja, belonging to the Fan Mountains, above Iskander-Kul Lake with a house on the shore in front.
People on Red Flag Square in central Datong, with the Datong Exhibition Hall in back.
Traffic sign along road to the Volga Delta.
Commuters on platform between trains at Tyumen train station.
Ceiling of the new Church of the Transfiguration (Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral).
Fishing competition on Fuji Five Lakes.
A man in traditional farmers clothes carrying big cow bells at the Fasnacht (carnival) parade.
The pillars of the Bourse (Stock Exchange), constructed in 1873 by architect Suys. Some of the sculptures in the facade of the building were sculpted by Auguste Rodin.
The steeple and roof of St Mark's Church; the mosaic-tiled roof decorated with a Medieval coat of arms.
Sunday animal market.
The arched entrance to the Gaukushan Medressa, and Minaret, illuminated at night
Statue of one of the guardians of the Taiyuin-byo shrine - Nikko, Kanto
Fuji City with Mt Fuji in background.
A mythical water-breathing dragon adorns this fountain at Kiyomizu-dera temple.
Tower of Castello dei Paleologhi, Casale Monferrato.
Ice skating on frozen Katzensee (lake) on the outskirts of Zurich.
Visitors gaze in awe at snakes in the reptile house at Artis Zoo.
The Heineken Museum, the old brewery - Amsterdam, North Holland
Workers in typical Chinese blue overalls take some time out at the local market.
City buildings framed by a Train station sign and the front of an Inter City Express - Frankfurt, Hesse
The dome of the Cathedral of St Jacob and the St Ana Fortress on the hill overlooking the waterfront, at dusk.
Wooden walkways arcing over the surface of azure pools at the base of steep forested mountains in the Plitvice National Park.
A woman selling vegetables at the Dolac fruit and vegetable market.
Locals chatting after mass outside Cathedral St Corentin.
A couple with their shopping walking down one of the marble paved streets, Zadar.
The girls get down at 'Le Balajo' on 9 Rue de Leppa.
Terrace of Antica Locanda die Mercanti, Via San Tomaso.
The entrance to the Palmengarten, a quiet oasis in the busy city - Frankfurt, Hesse
Sign for vacancies in a parking lot - Amsterdam, North Holland
People seated, Schlosscafé (coffee shop), Schloss Porcia.
Carved souvenir tree trunk.
Hallstatt, mountains and Hallstätter See, foggy early morning.
Fan Darya River flowing through the arid and rocky Fan Mountains along the Khojand-Ayni-Dushanbe Highway M34 in the late afternoon, Anzob area.
Detail from the Ismail Samani Monument on Maydoni Azadi, with an 11-metre high statue of the founder of the Samanid dynasty.
Early morning mist hovering over the mighty Panj River, defining the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border, with the Darvaz Range in background.
Roof of Okura Shukokan Museum of Art in front of glass office building.
Rowing boats on Volga River.
Monument on Orlinoye Gnezdo hill.
Golden Gate, former main entrance and defensive tower of the city.
Buildings along ul Tugeneva.
Outdoor tables in sunshine at restaurant.
The spire of the Church of St.Germain des Pres in Paris. The church is the oldest in Paris and according to legend it was built in the 6th century by Childebert I of Spain.
Belltower and Bogoyavlenskyi Church (Church of the Epiphany) with shop on street in foreground.
War plane outside round Panorama Museum of the Defence of Stalingrad.
The interior dome of Turabeg Khanym mausoleum. The geometric patterns are a giant calendar signifying humanity's insignificance in the march of time.
The Guri Amir mausoleum, built in the fifteenth century, a tomb for Timur and his two sons
Stilted clowns wait to join in during Munich's Oktoberfest.
Cafe scenes at the 1888 Renaissance Alte Oper ( opera house ), Frankfurt
Beer dispensing machines under a giant beer can advertisement.
Roller-blader trick skating with Burgtheater in background.
Statue of Napoleon Bonaparte (Campaign of Belgium; 1815, The Battle of Waterloo).
Magrittes 'Les jouers secret' in the Musee d'Art Modern in Brussels.
Detail on the mausoleum of Charles the Bold and Maria of Burgund in Bruges Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk.
Fishmonger talking and gesticulating to customers at Spaccanapoli.
Aerial view of Castel Nuovo, or Mascio Angioni, and glass atrium of Galleria Umberto at the harbour.
Participants in traditional costume at Il Palio festival.
Towers of San Gimignano from Rocca (town fortress).
Sign of Condomerie Het Gulden Vlies on Wamoestraat 141.
Applying a touch of orange hair colour for the Queen's Day celebrations.
A rickshaw guide taking a break, reading his newspaper.
Pickled foods at a market stall - Wajima, Chubu
View of the Carrick-a-rede rope bridge a 20 metre long span bridge swaying 25 metres high connecting the mainland with a small island with nesting birds and a fishery.
Meeting room inside Maison Internationale de la Jeunesse in 6 Rue de Fourcy.
The 52m high Colonne de Juillet on Place de la Bastille in Paris.
Fashion at Missoni, Via Sant' Andrea 2.
Home design store High Tech, Piazza XXV Aprile 12.
Entrance to Museo Poldi Pezzoli.
House facades along Neuer Platz.
Smiling dwarf face painted on a cut tree trunk.
'Hell' statue in Stiftsbibliothek (library), Admont Benedictine abbey.
River of sand running through the plains.
Window detail in the medieval town of Brasov
Looking over the fake marble altar and the three storey high nave at Amstelkring Museum, Oudezjids Voorburgwal 40.
People fishing in competition at Fuji Five Lakes.
Beer bottles at "Beer Mania", Chaussee de Wavre 174-178 which serves more than 400 types of Belgian beers.
Having apertivo at Tratoria Toscana, Corso di Porta Ticinese.
The centre of Brasov from Mt Tampa
Blue Cloud temple Kuantzuling.
Bolongaro Palace, Frankfurt
Southern end of La Rambla, Placa del Portal de la Pau.
City with Castelo de Sao Jorge.
Beer glasses at bar.
Detail of carvings on the exterior of Maagdenhuis (Virgin House) created in 1552 it once housed an orphanage for girls.
The "Golden Pass" Express (Montreux-Lucerne) pulling into the station.
Inside glass atrium of Galleria Umberto I.
Interior ceiling of Chiesa di San Domenico.
Courtyard with houses and church dome.
Students walking on cobbled main road amongst ruins.
A mother with her two children at a pond in Vondelpark.
Patterned butterflies (Uilvlinder/ "Caligo") at Hortus Botanicus (Botanical Garden).
Cheese stand at Albert Cuyp Market - Amsterdam, North Holland
Looking across a shallow stream at Mt Nishi Hotaka-dake (2908m) - Kamikochi, Kinki
Looking west from a cable car on Mt Asahi-dake - Daisetsuzan National Park, Hokkaido
Art discussion 101: woman assisting children in rendering paintings during the International Children's Festival, Sibenik.
A crowd of people waiting for a tram outside the railway station.
A pizzeria sign with a pirate holding the menu on rue Ange de Guernisac.
View of the small boats moored in the old harbour,Fosa with the Old City walls on the right, facing Zadarski Channel.
Club 'Le Balajo' on the 9 Rue de Lappe.
Art-Nouveau Zsolnay boutique with ornately tiled roof off Szechenyi ter.
Tourists viewing spires on roof of Duomo.
Cosmetics and toiletries stall at Papiniano street market (every Tuesday/Saturday).
Early morning at canal Naviglio Grande.
Rose bottles in Caves Louis Grenelle, the wine cellar 12m below Saumur town.
'Spiral of life' window on the inside of St. Barbara Kirche.
Jetties at boat landing area where tourists can take trips to the Volga Delta and the Caspian Sea.
Assumption Cathedral (Uspenskiy Cathedral) and Prechistenskie Belltower inside Astrakhan Kremlin.
Positioned in a small shady courtyard is the Najm-ed-din Kubra mausoleum and facing it is the Sultan Ali mausoleum, Najm-ed-din Kubra was a 12th and 13th century Khorezm Muslim teacher and poet and Sultan Ali was a 16th century Uzbek Khorezmshah, Koneurgencho
Art Nouveau buildings of the Cogels-Osylei on Waterloo Straat in Antwerp.
Bare trees in front of Locarno and Lake Maggiore at dusk.
Dating from 1333 the Kapellbrucke was actually part of a fire that burnt down its sides and gabled roof in 1993 when a tethered boat went up in flames, it has been restored, Lucerne
Entrance to Sanctuaries Notre Dame de Lourdes.
Autumn foliage in front of skyscraper, La Defense - Paris, Ile-de-France
The old town from Krumlov Castle tower.
Iron worker forging metals with fire and anvil, Staromestske namesti, Prague.
Neon lights and diners at Rue des Bouchers at night.
Shoppers on escalators at the huge City 2 Shopping Mall (with FNAC) at Rogier metro stop.
Pedestrians on Grote Markt in Mechelen.
Shadowsof tourists climbing Butte du Lion in Waterloo.
Brilliantly coloured flowers in a flowerbed.
Detail of the facade of Argyll's Lodgings.
Frozen Fontane Stadelhofen fountain in Stadelhoferplatz.
A green pond in a glasshouse at Hortus Botanicus (Botanical Gardens).
The sign for the Kindermuseum at the Tropenmuseum.
Sign above the door at the Rosengarten Restaurant
A rice farmer out in the paddies near Yangshuo, ringed by hills.
Facades of houses at Romerberg.
Steam rising from the crater of Mt Me-akan-dake, beneath a blanket of cloud - Hokkaido
frontal view of a classic Morgan car in the carpark to the Carrick-a-rede suspension bridge on the Antrim coast.
Elderly bathers with colourful umbrellas soak up the open air hot springs of Egerszalok.
People at outdoor tables of Bar Brera in Brera district at night.
Vegetarian restaurant, Joia, Via Panfilo Castaldi 18.
Mosesbrunnen with 144'000 pieces of glass mosaic and 420'000 pebbles.
Wallfahrtskirche (pilgrimage church) and Gasthaus-Hotel 'Weisses Rössl'.
Two Tajik men walking along the Khojand-Ayni-Dushanbe Highway M34 in the early morning.
NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Building in Sendagaya, seen from National Children's Castle.
Detail of intricate woodwork on tiny window of old wooden house.
Tram on ul Timiryazeva.
Tin onion dome of church.
New Church of the Transfiguration (Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral).
Spaccanapoli divided by Via San Biagio dei Librai/ Via Croce with Basilica di Santa Chiara, from Castel Sant'Elmo.
Applying make-up to a Chinese Opera performer in Tainan.
Apartment building on upper Parizska Street.
Shoppers look for bargains at the Junk Market at Place de Jeu de Balle, Les Marolles.
Cafe life at Cafe La Porteuse d'Eau by Horta.
Redemptoriste Church on En Hors-Chateau.
Shoppers on Steenstraat.
Old Revolving Chivas Regal bottle at the Strathisla Distillery, Malt Whisky Trail.
Local wine bottles.
Magazine stall in fornt of Teatro Municipale, Casale Monferrato.
Socialist propaganda on display at Verzetmuseum, Plantage Kerklaan 61a.
Modern St Andrews Cross.
Boys playing a game of ice-hockey on frozen Katzensee (lake) on the outskirts of Zurich.
A boat heading down the mighty Yangzi River in the Xiling Xia Gorge.
A hiker pauses on the steep rocky climb up Mt Takachiho, with lush greenery on the slopes behind - Kirishima National Park, Kyushu
Steam rising from vents in Mt Asahi-dake.
A flying demon, made out of painted rice paper; a float for the Neputa Matsuri Festival - Aomori, Tohoku
Peering into S and M (Sausage and Mash) Cafe.
Ticket controllers at Tower of London.
Plastic tubs of dried fruits and nuts for sale at the market.
Girls wearing traditional dresses about to perform at Cornouaille Festival.
The Jonathan Swift Memorial (1667-1745) in Dublin's St Patrick Cathedral.
Oblique night view of St Mary's Cathedral founded in 1172, Limerick.
The cook stirs an enormous pot of steaming potato gratin in Marche Bastille.
Gold-tipped fencing that surrounds the ancient Egyptian Obelsik of the Place de la Concorde.
Equestrian statue with major Hans Waldmann (by Hermann Haller) in front of Grossmunster church.
Mozartkugel (chocolate balls) in shop window at Rudolfskai near Staatsbrücke.
Pedestrians on medieval Römerhofgasse, old town.
White Mosque in eastern Murgab town.
Soviet-made jeep climbing a steep mountain near Shor-Bulak Observatory.
Display in Tepco Electric Energy Museum, Jinnan.
Domes and parts of spire of Baroque Virgin's Nativity Church (1719).
The Borse ( stock exchange ) was built in 1874, Frankfurt
A group of children on an outing to the Liurongsi Huata (Temple of the Six Banyan Trees).
Sherlock Holmes sandwich shop.
Bust of Napoleon and two cannons at Museo del Risorgimento, Via Borgonuovo.
The 'oompah' band hard at work during Munich's annual Oktoberfest.
Rower on River Garonne.
Intricate ceiling detail of Lungshan Temple in Lukang.
Coimbra's chunky Old Cathedral or Se Velha looks a lot like a fortress, rightly so as it was built in the 12th century when the Moors were still a threat
Bridges crossing Vltava River from Letenske Sady Park, Prague
Sign for shop.
The Chinese Pavilion in Brussels was built under the reign of Leopold II. The pavilion houses a collection of the finest Chinese porcelains.
Houseboats moored on the canal in front of the windmill 'Bonne Chiere', circa 1888, Bruges.
A man works his way up a steep gradient in a bamboo forest near Fenchihu.
Arched bridge leading to the Platform of the Three Immortals offshore stone formations.
Fountain on Piazza Trento e Trieste with grey Chiesa San Ferdinando behind second on right.
Exterior of Harbour building at Stresa.
Selling salted herring at Albert Cuyp Market.
Towers of Chateau de Chambord.
Detail of the ornate ceiling frescosin the Grand Opera House auditorium, Belfast.
La Grande Galerie de l'Evolution du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.
A man and a boy speeding down a hill on a wooden sled.
Gigantic door of Duomo.
People inside Duomo.
Cafe Corso Como 10 (name as well as address).
Glass dome of Galleria Vittorio Emauele IX reflected in sign of Savini restaurant.
Youth Hostel: the Meeting Point, Warmoesstraat - Amsterdam, North Holland
The French devotion to mushrooms is evident at the Musee du Champignon (Museum of Mushrooms) at Saumur. Brown button mushrooms are here on display.
Pyramid-like peak of Grossglockner, Austria's tallest mountain.
Mozart jumping jack souvenirs for sale on Universitätsplatz, old town.
Blondel the minstrel sign, Wachau region.
People walking down bustling Rudaki Avenue, Dushanbe's main street.
Queue of people waiting to say prayer on New Year's Day (hatsumode), Kawasaki Daishi.
Statue of young violin player on Bolshaya Pokrovskaya ul outside Academic Drama Theatre with the full moon behind.
A statue in the nave of Amstelkring Museum.
An exterior view of the Stadel Art Institute ( Stadelsches Kunstinstitut ) which houses a world class collection of artworks
Alfresco diners outside Duomo (Cathedral), Piazza del Duomo.
Armani advertisement on house wall in front of Armani-sponsored lawn, Via Mercato.
Old church on the cliffs above the Inn River.
People and their livestock at the weekly animal market, Kalainaz.
The Mir-i-Arab Medressa, a sixteenth century Islamic seminary, facaes the Kalon Minaret across a shaded forecourt
Mythical water-breathing dragon on a fountain at Kiyomizu-dera temple.
Bust of Frank van Acker (1929-92), former mayor of Bruges, behind the fish market.
Old Stirling stone bridge.
Statue between tufa columns (Ionic order) at Tempio di Apollo.
A woman swooshes over an ice slide on a frozen Katsenzee (lake) on the outskirts of Zurich.
A wooden statue of a mother with twins (Nigeria/Yoruba), displayed at the Tropenmuseum.
A pair of 'queens' on Thorbeckeplein celebrate Queen's Day.
Visitors milling around the Udo-jingu Shrine, built into a cave by the sea near the city of Miyazaki - Kyushu
Detail of rice-paper float in Neputa Matsuri Festival.
Carved detail on the facade of the Cathedral of St Lovro.
Two rowers propelling their craft through the sun-dappled waters of Jarun Lake.
Amphores in the basement of the Roman amphitheatre (1st century AD).
Red autumn foliage.
Close up of the rusty painted name plate of a fishing boat, Wexford harbour.
Detail of a Classical style sculptural decoration to Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny.
Oblique view of some of the headstones in the cemetery of St Canice's Cathedral, circa 1202-85, Kilkenny.
Grande Arche of Paris.
L'Apocalypse Tapestry (1375) at Chateau d'Angers illustrates the last book of the Bible according to St John. At 103m in length it is the oldest tapestry of this size in the world.
Visitors enjoy the sun high above the Loire River at Chateau de Chaumont.
Flower-bed in front of the Museum Mimara (1883).
Facade of Armory of Styria (Landeszeughaus).
Windows, balconies and satellite dishes belonging to a typical Soviet-era apartment block along Rudaki Avenue.
Minaret of Haji Yakoub Mosque.
Takoyaki (fried octopus in batter balls) stall during hatsumode (first visit of temple in New Year), Kawasaki Daishi.
People walking across steel bridge near Yokohama Akarenga Soko (Red Brick Warehouse).
Nikolskiy cathedral.
Annunciation Gate-Church inside Saviour Monastery of St. Euthymius.
Teenage boys with bicycle and skateboard near statue of Lenin.
Convent with Cathedral and library in foreground.
Huge 60,000 litre tanks inside Poll Fabaire Factory.
Watchtower of Great Wall of China.
Das TAT, centre for the performing arts
Windmill "Bonne Chiere" at sunrise.
The lit-up East Gate at Chiang Kaishek's birthday.
St Amnrogio and hotels on main road at night, Stresa.
A performance of an Ainu dance at a reconstructed Ainu village - Shiraoi, Hokkaido
Interior hall in Natural History Museum.
A view across the tiled roof-tops of the town centre, seen from the belltower of the Cathedral of St Lovro.
Sculpted golden angels adorn the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, on Kaptol Square.
Pedestrians walk past a bright yellow apartment block in Koszeg.
Bice restaurant, Via Borgospesso 12.
Chef preparing meal at restaurant Da Leo, Via Trivulzi 26.
Brick belltowers (short one dates to 9th century) of Basilica di Sant' Ambrogio.
Bust of Mozart, Kapuzinerberg.
Female bicyclist in front of city bus with grafitti.
Ceiling frescoes in church of Stift Melk Benedictine abbey.
Orthodox church at Pokrovsky Park.
Overhead of dragon playground, Schloss Schallaburg (Schallaburg Castle).
Tajik man explaining to children how to separate grain from the chaff with a pitchfork (also known as winnowing), Bolbar, Wakhan Valley.
Assumption Cathedral on Cathedral Square with Chambers building on right.
Taiga train station
Portrait of three young boys in front of the four decorative towers of the Char Minar, an Islamic seminary built in the nineteenth century, and demolished in the twentieth
Intricate tiled patterns on the facade of the Ulughbek Medressa, part of the Registan, a compound of historic buildings
Registan at sunset, Sher Dor Medressa.
Colourful woollen handicrafts.
Stone carvings at Cifte Minare Medrese (Seminary of the Twin Minarets 1271), Sivas
Crater lake in middle of ruins.
Towers of Silence from ruined Zoroastrian house.
Swiss knives for sale - Zurich, Zurich
Statue of dragons.
A display of plastic replicas of sushi, on sale for displays in restaurants - Tokyo, Kanto
Statues beside main gate to Catedral, Toledo
Handing over the cash at the Feira da Ladra flea market in Lisbon
Luxembourg flag (with coat of arms) flying over Moselle River.
A drawing on a bar window.
Statue of Hendrik Conscience in front of the Stadsbibliothek at night.
Man reading newspaper on steps of Chiesa di San Francesco di Paolo.
Piazza del Plebiscito with glass dome of Galleria Umerto I behind.
Bell tower and astrological clock of St Maria Assunta e Gottardo cathedral.
Lion and crown plaque adorns Centraal Station.
The 'Schnaggi Schaggi' steam train. An 1899 (E3/3 class) train that runs once a month between Zurich and Sihital.
A meat stall on the streets of Huangguoshu, a small village south-west of Anshun.
The crown on top of Westerkerk's tower - Amsterdam, North Holland
Painting at the entrance to Bloemenmarket, flower market - Amsterdam, North Holland
Seagulls floating on the water like little ships.
A Leprechaun on Finn McCool's giant stepping stones, Antrim Coast.
Detail of Chiesa Santa Maria delle Grazie.
Piazza Cavour at night with Archi di Porta Nuova.
The entrance to a modern troglodyte home at Rochemenier proves that some people still prefer to live underground.
The pseudo Byzantine basilica St Martin was erected between 1886 and 1924 in Tours. It houses the tomb of St Martin.
A group of people enjoying the autumn sun on a bench in Parco Civico at the Lake Lugano shoreline.
Shoppers checking out shops and stalls in the narrow streets of the old town.
Huge straw bear to attract shoppers, outside 'Kaspar' at Enge Gasse 2, old town.
The fourth of the seven Marguzor Lakes, up the Shing River Valley in the Fan Mountains.
Atomic Bomb Hypocenter marked with stone rings and memorial, near Peace Park and Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum.
Building along Bulak or Bolaq Canal, historical division between Russian and Tartar part of Kazan.
Gombad-e Sabz mausoleum.
Statue of Chiang Kaishek (1887-1975). Head of the Nationalist Republic of China from 1928-1949.
Freshly painted town hall of Siklos.
Traditional Chinese pavilion above Wushan town, overlooking the Yangzi River and the start of Wu gorge (the second gorge of the famous Three Gorges passage).
Electro boats with Gmunden flags.
Children outside a traditional yurt in Darvaza.
Ruined mud houses and alleys of old city. [image taken pre 2003 earthquake]
Munich's original and biggest brewery is Pauliner. The wheat beer was started by an order of monks in the prime areas of Germany known for producing the finest beers in the world
Himeji-jo Castle and cherry blossom.
Skyscrapers in Shinjuku at night.
Grey clouds hanging over the city of Kyoto.
Reading the newspaper in Leuven.
The Gothic Chamber of Bruges Town Hall. Built between 1376 and 1420, it is one of the oldest in the Low Countries.
Glen Garry with Loch Garry seen from the road to Glen Shiel.
Bell Bridge with Glasgow Science Centre in the background.
The old town church with a tower built around the 11th century, an architectural feature endemic to this region.
Palm tree and facade of Palazzo Reale di Capodimonte.
Sailor throwing rope to moor boat at Isola Bella.
Rape fields and farmhouses in countryside.
Partygoers wearing orange novelty hats celebrate Queen's Day on Thorbeckeplein.
The interior of Hema Department Store on Nieuwendijk 174.
Detail of two cannonballs from the 1681 seige of Limerick on display in Glentworth Chapel, St mary's Cathedral, Limerick.
Neon billiards sign.
The Leaning tower of Pisa behind a fence.
Interior of the Neo-Renaissance Hungarian State Opera House. The theatre was designed by Miklos Ybl in 1884.
Parliament building (1903-05).
After Line, Gay Bar at Via Sammartini 25.
Library of Pinacoteca Ambrosiana.
Arca della Pace in Parco Sempione.
Landing for the passenger Limmat ship which connects the main train station with the lake and Grossmunster Cathedral.
Lit-up houses on top of cliffs with belltower of cathedral in background.
People enjoying the food and drink on offer inside the Paulaner beer tent.
Templo de Debod in central Madrid. The Egyptian temple was given to Spain by Egypt and originally came from the area flooded by the Aswan dam.
Colourful 15th-century apartment houses built into Mönchsberg cliff along Gstättengasse, old town.
Old Nagasaki tram.
Belltower of Siberia's first stone Kremlin with blue and gold domes of St Sofia Cathedral (Sofiysky Sobor, 1686) on right and Intercession Church (Pokrovsky Sobor, 1746) on left.
Golden onion domes of new Church of the Transfiguration (Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral).
Rowing boat on Lake Nizhny Kaban
Catholic church in the small village of Tienhsiang near the Taroko Gorge.
Billboard of Khomeini.
The ornate pulpit of Coimbra's 16th century Mosteiro de Santa Cruz
Jaeneken Pis of Brussels. The little bronze girl is the equivalent to the male Mannekin Pis.
Seafood for sale at Spaccanapoli.
Teatro Grande built in 200 AD.
A sign at Museum Van Loon, Keizersgracht 672.
Kids enjoying the old cannons in the courtyard of Nederland's Scheepvaartmuseum, Kaltenburgerplein 1.
Close up of the Gothic Revival architectural window column, arch and brick features of St Iberius Church, circa 1760, on North Main street Wexford.
Art-Nouveau Metro Chateau d'Eau sign.
The minaret of Eger reaches 40 metres above the city and is the most northern Turkish building dating from the Ottoman ages.
Convertible Smart mini car.
Hiker enjoying the scenery with snow-covered Wildstrubel (3.243m) in the background, near Trutlisbergpass (2.083m).
Tajik people on a city bus going down Rudaki Avenue.
"Cosmo Clock 21" ferris wheel, Minato Mirai 21 (MM21) area.
Two men re-painting facade of old building.
Historic facades along Budyonovsky pr.
War plane outside Museum of the Defence of Stalingrad.
Exterior of Library of Lenin State University.
Shop window of Condomerie Het Gulden Vlies, Warmoestraat 141.
The famous, first Swiss 'Riesenrutschbahn' (giant slide) of Atzmannig. The slide is 700m long with a difference in altitude of 126m.
Two women sitting on the steps in front of the Pahlavon Mohammed Mausoleum, originally built in 1326, and rebuilt in the eighteenth century
Losing your head, an ancient Roman statue at Curetes way, Ephesus
Modern architecture: The Edo-Tokyo Museum, beside a railway line - Tokyo, Kanto
Local footy literature, Eintracht Frankfurt Fans
Hiking up Mt Rausu, Shiretoko National Park
Temple Romano in Evora, often reffered to as the Temple of Diana the Roman remains date from the 2nd or 3rd century and are the best preserved ruins in Portugal
The front of an old orange street car, or tram, on the streets of Milan
Traditional costumes at Sechelauten Parade.
Rue de la Reine and Grand Ducal Palace at night.
Architectural features of the 16th century St Rombouts Cathedral in Mechelen.
Beer barrels at house brewery "Straffe Hendrik", Walplein 26.
A hiker walks the precarious trail up Mt Yushan.
Old man walking past shrine in wall of house on Via San Biagio dei Librai, Spaccanapoli.
Couple in front of "Swimming village" on Isola di Pescatori on Lago Maggiore.
Portrait of a girl on a ferry on Victoria Harbour.
Crowds along Damrak - Amsterdam, North Holland
Advertising poster for Amstel Diamonds, Amstel / Nieuwe Herengracht - Amsterdam, North Holland
A young woman ventures into the water while other holiday-makers enjoy the sunshine on a pebbly beach.
Bold colours at Cafe Nervosa, in Magazine street in Derry city centre.
Facade of the 15th century Church of St James (Szent Jakabtemplom) next to the Church of St Henry (Szent Imretemplom) in Koszeg.
Colourful gifts for sale along Vaci utca in Budapest.
Colourful, contemporary babooshka dolls for sale on Vorosmarty ter in Budapest.
Fashion in shop window, Quadrilatero della Mode.
Grattacielo Pirelli (1995 - 58) by Gio Ponti and Pier Luigi Nervi.
Schloss Neuschwanstein, part of Erlebniswelt Eisenbahn (adventure world railroad), central Spittal.
Children on Europe's longest wooden slide, Salzbergwerk (Salt Worlds).
Control station at the border to Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) where permits and visas are checked, at Dasht-i Sher in the Khingob River valley.
Street sign and blue window shutters on wooden house on ul Sverdlova.
Yekaterinburg Metro (subway) train.
Statue of St Giovanni Nepocedemo in courtyard of Castello Sforzesco.
Lenin amazed by the beautiful Alatau Mountains
Kyrgyz Alatau Mountains at sunrise from the Bishkek-Osh Road
Medieval houses surround the 64 metre tall clock tower of Sighisoara
Looking south over Brasov from Mt Tampa
Statue of Helvetia - Zurich, Zurich Canton
The Ponte St Pierre over the Garonne River - Bordeaux, Perigord
Town Hall.
Gothic Chamber of Bruges Town Hall.
"Reizigers Onderweg (Travellers on their way)", by Pieter Bruegel at the Rockoxhuis Museum.
People walking on Via B. Croce.
Lingerie and other wares in the window of a sex shop - Amsterdam, North Holland
Water cascading over waterfall.
Corner of the colourful Metropolis Hotel, Kilkenny.
The leaning tower of Pisa.
A faceless dummy 'working' in the Salami and Paprika Museum of the Pick Salami Factory in Szeged.
Painting at restaurant Il Luogo di Aimo e Nadia, Via Montecuccoli 6.
Interior of Libreria di Via della Spiga (at no. 4).
People window-shopping in Via della Spiga.
Frau Rauscher, a statue in a courtyard in Sachsenhausen - Frankfurt, Hesse
The Grand Salon at Chateau de Brissac, home to the dukes of Brissac since 1502.
Visitor gazing at waterfall at end of Liechtensteinklamm ravine.
Fortified Pfarrkirche (parish church).
The illuminated Ismail Samani Monument on Maydoni Azadi with an 11-metre high statue of the founder of the Samanid dynasty.
People on the main Wahkan highway leaving Ishkashim, Wakhan's regional centre.
Deep blue Yashil-Kul (Green Lake) beneath the arid ochre mountains of the Northern Alichur Range.
People smoking tobacco in old drawings exhibited at Tobacco and Salt Museum, Jinnan.
Orthodox crosses at Znamensky Cathedral.
Interior of Submarine Museum located in World War II S-56 submarine.
Advertising banners hanging above traffic on Okeansky pr.
Southern end of ul Turgeneva with new Church of the Transfiguration (Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral).
Ravers at the Zurich Streetparade underneath 'The Angel' by Niki de Saint-Phalle in the main train station.
Detail of the Royal Mansion (Grassalkovich) in Budapest. The mansion was built in Hungarian Baroque style in the 18th century by Antal Mayerhofer.
Poortersloge/Burghers' Lodge (back left), and old canal houses, near Jan van Eyckplein.
Open-air chess game beside Dom (cathedral).
The beautiful but scarce tiles of Najm-ed-din Kubra mausoleum, Koneurgencho
Taiwanese flags fly outside Chiang Kaishek Memorial Hall in Taipei.
Chickens heading into the Beijing Market.
Huge Dali painting in Sistine Chapel, Teatre-Museu Dali, Figueres. Salvador Dali converted Figueres' former municipal theatre into a Theatre-museum which now contains a great portion of his life's work.
Parades and celebrations for the Senhora da Salide festival every May in Lisbon
Tower od Bourscheid Castle with Sure River.
Van Dyckes 'Crucifixion of Christ' in Mechelen's St Rombouts Cathedral.
The Gothic Provincial Government Palace and Post office. The Bruges landmark on Markt was built between 1887 and 1921).
Woman wearing fur coat cycling along cobblestone street.
The huge lion at Wenwu Temple.
An oversized wooden shoe used as a flower pot.
Bicyclist on Piazza del Plebiscito in front of Chiesa di San Farcesco di Paolo.
The imposing 14th century corner house with stepped gable roof in Stein am Rhein.
The Tattoo Museum in the Red Light District - Amsterdam, North Holland
Looking up into the dome of the St Donatus church.
A couple of fishing boats in the glittering ses off the coast of Wexford.
A quick warm-up before a game in the Parc de Champ de Mars in Paris.
Exterior of Torre Velasca.
Statue of d'Artagnan, one of the fictional Three Musketeers, above Escalier Monumental.
Flower meadow in touristic village of Gerlos, just a few kilometers below Gerlos pass (alt. 1507 m).
Facade of Rathaus (city hall).
Portrait of an old Tajik woman wearing a traditional headscarf, Wakhan Valley.
Looking east towards the mountains above Mamazair settlement, just past the Neizatash Pass on the Pamir Highway.
The 13th century Hluboka Castle in Hluboka nad Vltavou, was re-vamped in 1871; many now consider it's neo-Gothic Tudor style an imitation of the Windsor Castle.
Small rain pond in pasture with snow-covered Wildstrubel 3.243m mountains in the background, near Trutlisbergpass (2.083m).
Cafe in front of Mozart's Geburtshaus (birthplace) on Universitätsplatz, old town.
Passenger ship cruising Lake Zurich.
One of the many homages to the Sanctuaries Notre Dame de Lourdes, Pyreness
Rooftop of Wenwu Temple.
Looking out from one part of the Heian-jingu shrine, to a replica of the Imperial Palace from the Heian era - Kyoto, Kinki
Modern architecture: Inside the giant atrium of the Tokyo International Forum - Tokyo, Kanto
Art-Nouveau facade of the Grand Hotel Europa, Southern Nove Mesto and Vysehrad.
Biblical statue outside the 16th century St Rombouts Cathedral in Mechelen.
River reflection of "The Steen", an old castle now housing the Maritime Museum.
The Descent from the Cross by Rubens, in Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal.
"The Steen" an old castle presently housing a Maritime Museum, by the river.
View of the flower market in the Place du Grand Sablon, a refined square that is surrounded by ornately decorated facades, home to art, antiques and spectacular chocolate shops, Brussels.
A truck travels along a hilly local road to Gairlochy from Speanbridge.
Street lamp and old houses on Barnton Street.
Leading a herd of cows through the village on the way down from the pasture.
Union jack singlet for sale.
People below huge pillars of St Paul's.
A middle-aged couple soaking up the sun on a pebble beach.
The interior of Cathedral St Corentin.
A colourful wooden statue on the facade of an old house in Rue Kereon.
The State Drawing Room of Dublin Castle.
cafe still life: Rooster waiter carrying apple pies and cake in a cafe on Lord Edward street, Dublin.
View of "The Winding Bookshop and Cafe" in Ormond Quay, Dublin.
L'orangerie that houses Musee du Luxembourg in Jardin du Luxembourg.
Steps leading to the Egar Cathedral. The Neo-Classical cathedral was designed by Jozsef Hild in 1836.
Fashion at Corso Como 10 (name as well as address).
Entrance to Cimitero Monumentale.
People walking up cobblestoned Via Fiori Chiari, Brera district.
Shopville, the underground shopping arcade beneath the Bahnhofplatz at the main train station.
Aerial view of Niederdorf (old town on the eastern bank of Limmat river) with Limmatquai.
People sitting outside barn.
The Son et Lumiere (sound and light) show illuminates Blois castle in summer.
Bicyclists riding along Danube river, Wachau region.
Two Kyrgyz men driving an old Soviet jeep.
White Kremlin walls and Red Gate.
White Resurrection Church and the Trading Arcades on Torgovaya Ploshchad (Trade Square).
Looking north on ul Tugeneva.
A vendor selling the Turkish flag in Cumhuriyet Meydani Square, Kayseri
Taiwanese flags line the steps and park towards the National Theatre at Chiang Kaishek Memorial Park.
a sculpture of a waiter with a bottle of wine outside WienSocietat, a wine store
A mural featuring reproductions of famous paintings on an optician's shop - Figueres
Guards outside gate to Prague Castle, Prague
Hotel de Ville or Stadhuis of Brussels. The first stone to be laid for the Gothic Town Hall was in the spring of 1402.
Leaning Tower reflected in puddle.
Statue between tufa columns (Ionic order) at Tempio di Apollo.
Fishing boats moored in a canal, with Mt Fugen, an active volacno in the background - Shimabara, Kyushu
Mother and child walking in silhouette down a cobbled street.
Ornate ceiling of the restored Goldener Saal (golden hall) of the Augsburg Rathaus.
Local Parisian police and a cyclist on a mission.
Shoppers mirrored on Kaiman Imre setany (street) in Siofok.
Kecskemet's highly Ornamental Palace. The Art-Nouveau palace was built in 1902.
Interior of Museo Poldi Pezzoli.
Dining and cooking at a cave restaurant 'Le caveau' at 4 bis place du Champ de foire. The landscape at Doue-la-Fontaine is riddled with troglodyte dwellings
Woman walking past building.
Silhouetted statue outside the Kornschrannen (Grain warehouse).
Burg Heinfels, Sillian.
Houses along Herrengasse in the medieval town center below Petersberg, Peterskirche and donjon (now housing the Stadtmuseum) in background.
Overhead of town from grand terrace of Stift Melk Benedictine abbey.
Carved window shutters and windows on old wooden house.
Trans-Siberian Train moving through Siberian landscape.
Sculpted Order of Lenin given to the city for honourable service during WWII on bridge on pr Lenina.
Ulan Ude train station.
Lenin and Stalin on huge flag in the Panorama Museum of the Defence of Stalingrad.
People walking away from 85m tall statue of Mother Russia on Mamaev Kurgan (Mamay Mound).
The little used synagogue of Oradea and a well known logo
Ornately carved wooden blocks adorn the pagoda at Horyu-ji, the oldest temple in Japan.
St Hubert Arcade (Galeries St. Hubert), a splendid 19th century shopping arcade.
Oblique view of the 'Lange Wrapper' bronze statue outside the 'Steen' a 13th century castle on the river Schedlt now a Maritime Museum. The statue created by Albert Poole in 1963 is of the folkloric 'boogie man' who enjoyed frightening children and drunks and peeking into windows at night.
Colourful houses line the harbour of Tobermory.
Statue of angel with trumpet on St Ambrogio church, Stresa.
Shadow of cable-car to Moosfluh.
Ice hockey on frozen Katzensee lake.
Groovy and comical sunglasses worn by two young guys in celebration of Queen's Day.
Wooden entrance to "Deco" Sauna, Herengracht 115.
The face of Japan, or rather, a sea of Japanese faces
A row of carved stone heads on top of the walls outside the apse of the Cathedral of St Jacob.
A wood carving at the pipe organ.
Ornate feature of a desk in Battleaxe Landing in Dublin Castle.
Oblique view of colourful facades in Bogside, Derry.
Pedestrians walking down a street.
Garden gnome in front of wooden house.
Mannequin in shop window along Via Torina.
Ceramic glockenspiel and coat of arms on tower of Rathaus (city hall).
Art Nouveau stop sign on Gmunden tramline.
Tajik shepherds walking a herd of sheep to pasture along the Panj River, Wakhan Valley.
People walking up granite steps toward 85m tall statue of Mother Russia on Mamaev Kurgan (Mamay Mound).
Academic Drama Theatre on Bolshaya Pokrovskaya ul.
Golden domes of Intercession Cathedral inside Intercession Convent and grey domes of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul.
St Secondo church next to town hall on Piazza S. Secondo.
Oblique view of the outer stone turretted walls dating to the 17th century of Enniskillen Castle, Enniskillen. The original part of the castle dates to the 15th century by Hugh Maguire as a residence. Since then it has also been a barracks and is now two museums focussing on the local civil and military histories.
Security guards with "stop and go" signs in queue of people waiting to say prayer on New Year's Day (hatsumode), Kawasaki Daishi.
Detail: painted carved lions at the Taiyuin-byo shrine - Nikko, Kanto
A large poster on a city wall, advertising alcoholic apple cider
Hotel de Ville or Stadhuis.
The entrance to a Diamond Bourse (diamond exchange).
Illuminated bridges and gabled houses in the evening light (Reguliersgracht), Southern Canal belt.
Detail of a stylyised three leaf clover on a Georgian bannister in City Hall, circa 1788, Waterford.
The boys rugged up against the winter cold cross Pont des Arts.
Bricked, arched arcade on at Place des Vosges.
Students of Koszeg hang out in their rooms above the city streets.
Mountain cottage in small village.
Graffiti on baker's shutter.
People dancing in Parco Sempione.
Raver with facial paint at the Streetparade.
Sign outside a Trachten shop at Griesgasse, old town.
Two boys enjoying the last rays of the evening sun on the ruins of ancient Penjikent or Bunjikath.
Old Japanese cigarette advertisements at Tobacco and Salt Museum, Jinnan.
Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour inside Saviour Monastery of St. Euthymius.
Yekaterinburg tram on pr Lenina.
Train driver of the 'Schnaagi Schaagi', an 1899 steam train (E3/3), that runs monthly from Zurich to Sihital.
Traditional designs in the tiled mosaics on the pillars and arches at the entrance of the Sher Dor Medressa, a seventeenth century Islamic seminary, at sunset
Train station of Kazan.
Farmlets and pastures on Little Lake Seelisberg
Timbered house on Place du Vieux Marche from church St Jean d'Arc - Rouen, Haute-Normandie
Clouds hang over the valleys below the slopes of Mount Fuji - Mt Fuji, Chubu
The Hauptwache restaurant, Frankfurt
Capela de Sao Joao Baptista inside Igreja de Sao Roque.
Facade of Hotel on Namesti Premysin Otakar II square, Ceske Budejovice
Ancient fountain/well in the Groot Begignhof of Leuven.
The Gothic Chamber of Bruges Town Hall. Built between 1376 and 1420, it is one of the oldest in the Low Countries.
Intricately painted stone arches inside the old town church, built around the 11th century.
Attractive Art Deco sign on the back of Tuschinskitheater (1921).
Local flora: flowers with purple petals thet look torn, somewhere near Kushiro -
Tower of London Guard (Beefeater).
Looking down on small boats moored in the clear waters off a pebbled beach in a pine alcove at Brela.
A man riding a jet-ski in the waters off Brac Island.
Mural in city centre protesting against oppression in East Timor, old city walls in the foreground on Market street, Derry.
L'Argonaute submarine at Cite des Sciences et de l'Industrie.
Courtyard of Hotel Four Seasons, Via Gesu 8, located in old cloister.
Landmine warning sign along the roadside of the Dushanbe-Khorog Highway M41 near the top Khaburabot Pass which was heavily mined during the 1992-7 civil war.
Frescoes at entrance to Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour inside Saviour Monastery of St. Euthymius.
Don River and ships moored to embankment from Voroshilovsky Bridge.
Couple looking at Vladivostok with Golden Horn Bay and Amursky Gulf from viewpoint on Orlinoye Gnezdo hill.
Funicular railroad connecting downtown with Sukhanov street and Orlinoye Gnezdo hill.
Loghouse and jetties for used as starting point for trips to the Volga Delta and Caspian Sea.
People walking up steps toward Mamaev Kurgan (Mamay Mound).
Old-style Japanese pinball game stall.
Hikers walking through snow past mountain cottage.
Oblique view of the macabre tomb of James Rice, died 1469, seven times lord mayor of Waterford lying in the Christ Church cathedral, Waterford.
The lavish ceiling of the just as lavish ballroom of Augsburg's Rococo Schaezlerpalais (1770).
Old stone bridge over canal Navilglio Grande.
Saxophone players, part of an orchestra performing in the Stadtpark during Kirchtag (church festival).
Sunrise behind Juma Minaret and Mosque.
Old car with Croatian sticker.
Statue of Timur in ruins of Ak-Saray Palace.
The four decorative towers of the Char Minar, an Islamic seminary built in the nineteenth century, and demolished in the twentieth
A wood carving, bearing traditional symbols and patterns, in front of a tiled wall of the Tosh-Khovli palace
Amir Chakhmagh Complex.
Horse drawn coach near Herisaul - Appenzel Innerrhoden.
Rooftops of Hualien city and the impressive Tawainese scenic mountains behind.
Roof top windows on Tafelrond House.
A warning sign from the police to "beware of pickpockets".
Green tea leaves in a caterpillar-like formation.
A poster-"Praying to the chicken".
Statue of Vittorio Emmanuele on Piazza Municipio in front of high-rise.
Winter wonderland with rocky Mattstock (1935m) near the town of Amden.
The facade of Metz and Co on Keizersgracht 455.
A local harvesting weed on bamboo floats on the Yulong He River, a tributary of the Li River).
Large saxophone on the wall outside the Jazz Cafe Alto.
Detail at Koninklijk Paleis, the Royal Palace, completed in 1665, by architect Jacob Van Campen - Amsterdam, North Holland
The beautiful wooden door of the ossuary (1667).
A cyclist on a lonely road bordered by corn fields.
Tiled sign of Vorosmarty utca subway station in Budapest.
Heroic statue of Kossuth in front of the 14th century St Nicholas Church of Kecskemet.
Sign outside bank.
Early morning at Mercato Communale, Piazza XXIV Maggio.
Wine racks inside restaurant Sadler, Via Troilo 14.
Brera district at night with many restaurants, bars and cafes.
Stickers on post box.
Guild houses and a typical blue-white tram along the Limmat river bank.
Sign at curve no. 12, Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse near the top at Fuschertörl.
Footprints on the giant sand dune of Shipad.
Portrait of two young Kyrgyz girls above the white and brown houses of eastern (Kyrgyz) Murgab town, in the late afternoon sun.
Okonomiyaki 'Hiroshima style' being prepared at stall during hatsumode (first visit of temple in New Year), Kawasaki Daishi.
Colourful domes of baroque Virgin's Nativity Church (1719).
Columns of the Temple of Athena and Apollo, Side aka Selimiye
The South City Market building on Georges Street in Dublin.
Grand Palace or Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo.
A fruit stall in the market at Allianz Passage
The Semana Santa procession in Sevilla, every day from Palm Sunday through to Easter Sunday large processions of " hermandades " or " cofradias " ( brotherhood ) carry images and life size icons from the Easter Story, these rites go way back to the 14th century
Lion statue bearing coat of arms at the entrance to Tsarevets Citadel (Assumption Patriarchal Church).
The Atomium of Brussels. Built in 1958, the Atomium is the visual representation of the concept of an 'atom'.
Ruben's painting, "The Assumption of the Virgin Mary" in Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal.
Fermentation hall (1928) at house brewery "Straffe Hendrik", Walplein 26.
A soldier marching in the Chiang Kaishek Memorial Hall.
Italian baroque garden (1670) with terraces on Isola Bella.
Hiker on moraine near Aletschgletscher glacier.
Snow covered rooftops of mountain cottages above Rhone Valley with Helsenhorn in background.
Exterior of department store Metz and Co.
An old stone church with flowers in the foreground.
Impressive ceiling frescoes by Szekely, Deak-Ebner and Lotz in the former Abbey Church of Tihany. The abbey was restored in 1889.
Hot, green chilies from the colourful Kecskemet market.
Art Nouveau facade at Via Malpighi.
Heavy morning traffic along Via G. Cesare.
Moon setting behind triangular rocky peak of Aletschhorn (4195m) one of major climbing challenges in Alps.
The opulent 17th century Louis XII bedroom in Chateau de Brissac. There are another 202 rooms in this fairytale castle.
Vladivostok with Golden Horn Bay and Amursky Gulf from viewpoint on Orlinoye Gnezdo hill.
Old train station housing Railway Museum.
World War II memorial.
Bishkek City skyline as seen from Ferry's Wheel, on the left s the State Historical Museum and Ala-Too Square
Antiques store Antik, Via San Giovanni sui Muro 10.
Apertico at bar in Brera district.
Dome of Kollegienkirche (Collegiate Church) in front of Dom (cathedral), with church tower of Stift Nonnberg in background at dusk.
Wooden houses with awnings line a street in Edirne
Taxis on the street outside the Toyko train station under a clear blue sky - Tokyo, Kanto
A sign on a fence pillar outside the Hotel Bruns, in Westend
Small alley "Carrer dels Comptes" on Eastern side of Cathedral, Barcelona
The Orion Eden Lisboa Hotel near Rossio Station in Lisbon
A crowd of soccer fans on the Piazza del Duomo outside the cathedral
Shoppers on Steenstraat.
Aerial view over Stonehaven harbour.
Crater of Zuma-Kofuji (Azuma's little Mt Fuji) on Bandai-Azuma skyline.
Facade of Chiesa de Girolamini, Via dei tribulani.
Clouds over peaks of Dom, Matterhorn and Weisshorn (left to right).
A flyer for the Proclamatie (February strike) on display at the Verzetmuseum, Plantage Kerklaan 61a.
A flag, dwarfed by the Messeturm ( the Fair Tower ) standing alone against the sky - Frankfurt, Hesse
County Hall lit up at night.
A French band performing on stage at night for the Cournaille Festival.
Mermaid Fountain light up at night.
15th century Chateau d'Amboise and Loire river.
The Basilica of St Peter lit up at dusk.
Kecskemet's own 'Thinker' contemplates the Roman Catholic Big Church.
Glass dome of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
Outside hotel Town House 31st, Via C. Goldoni 31.
Hotel Ariston, Largo Carrobbio 2.
Pedestrians and cyclists on Piazza Cordusio.
Rows of ties in shop in Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele II.
Entrance of Messaggerie Musicali, Galleria del Corso.
Victoria Caffe, Via Clerici 1.
Sale sign in shop window.
Two diners cast a shadow on a wall at sunset.
Hotels and souvenir shops in town centre.
Three men on a motorbike with the second of the seven Marguzor Lakes behind, up the Shing River Valley in the Fan Mountains.
White and brown houses of the eastern (Kyrgyz) part of Murgab town in the late afternoon sun.
Muzkol Mountain Range and Muzkol Valley seen from the Pamir Highway, descending northbound from the highest point at Ak-Baital (White Horse) Pass.
Statue of Lenin on pl Lenina in front of Assumption Cathedral (Uspenskiy Cathedral) inside Astrakhan Kremlin.
Ul Svetlanskay lined with historic buildings (Golden Horn Hotel, at left, and Golden Horn Theatre in middle).
Houses along the Sambre waterfront in Namur.
Detail of the elegant Art-Nouveau entrance to Hotel Solvay, Brussels. The building was designed by Victor Horta in 1894, commissioned by the Solvay family, who gave Horta free reign in matters of design as well as budget.
African bongo players on stage at Cournaille Festival.
The city of Almaty with the distant Alatau Mountains taken from the city's tallest building, Hotel Kazakstan.
Selection of tea mixes for sale.
The two minarets of Ucserefeli Cami (meaning 'mosque with three galleries' (balconies), Edirne
Melons on sale in Shinjuku (and yes, they are expensive; but then Shinjuku is not known for its fresh produce) - Tokyo, Kanto
Cathedral with Palacio Episcopal.
Cloisters with twin towers on banks of Rhine River.
The Gothic Chamber of Bruges Town Hall. Built between 1376 and 1420, it is one of the oldest in the Low Countries.
A mother with child on a special chair on a scooter.
Tolbooth clock tower.
Couple enjoying a cheese fondue in the mountaintop restaurant just below Mt Le Rubli (2285).
Michelangelo's 'David' (copy) and other statues on Piazza della Signoria at night.
People walking past snow covered cross outside Chapel Maria zum Schnee.
People walking and bicycling around Vondelpark - Amsterdam, North Holland
Architectural detail: carved figures over the entrance to the Allianz Versicherung (Insurance) Building, near the Old Opera - Frankfurt, Hesse
The Croatian flag hanging amongst shuttered windows on a wing of the Presidential Palace of Banski Dvori.
Detail of beautiful lace cap on girl's head at Cormouaille Festival.
Local beers with colourful labels at a stall during Cornouaille festival.
View of a modern sculpture using bicycle parts outside a house in Abbey street, Dublin.
Detail of the Gothic Revival style clock tower of St Iberius Church, circa 1760, Wexford.
Wooden carving of St Genevieve (patron saint of Paris) in the Eglise Saint Etienne du Mont.
View along Kolostor utca with Zichy-Meskó-palota bay window to the right and the 60 metre tall Firewatch Tower behind.
A full moon over the clock tower and Cultural Centre in Pecs.
Small church beside stream.
Church of St Florin.
Malbuner Stubli restaurant sign.
Entrance to Teatro delle Marionette, Via Olivetani 3b.
Bongs and waterpipes in a shop window - Amsterdam, North Holland
The French devotion to mushrooms is evident in this display of all sorts of mushrooms at the Musee du Champignon (Museum of Mushrooms) at Saumur.
Choir ruins of the fortified Probsteikirche on Virgilienberg at dusk.
Houses along Neutorgasse, Franciscan church tower in background.
Danube river from terrace of Augustiner-Chorherrenstift (Augustinian monastery), Wachau region.
Restaurants in old town houses lining Rathausplatz at dusk.
Mountains and road between Italy and Austria (Timmelsjoch).
City from Himeji-jo Castle.
Tajik man cutting the remaining stems on a wheat field with a sickle, Wakhan Valley.
Meteorite crater site of Ak-Bura in the Ak-Suu Valley near Murgab.
Soaring golden iconostasis inside Resurrection Cathedral.
Old gate on ul Lenina towards pl Sovetov with Opera House in background.
Detail of Blue Art Nouveau house on ul maxima Gorkogo.
Facade of Ulughbek Medressa in Registan.
Lamp-posts on southern side of Houses of Parliament.
Before and after renovations on Jurisisc ter (main square) of Koszreg.
Dog sleeping next to a brown door and a plastic covered mudhouse window.
Horse drawn carriage and driver.
Perfectly sized Taiwanese family mobile.
A lizard on a log in the Exotarium at the Frankfurt Zoo
A stack of cars inside a building, on Hanauer Landstrasse, a haven for architects
Traditional Moorish mosaics on a fountain in Sintra
Shoppers on Steenstraat.
Staircase in courtyard off Via San Biagio dei Librai, Spaccanapoli.
Detail of religious figurines for sale in alley Via S. Gregorio.
Ancient mosaic: Nyphaeum of Casa di Nettuno e Anfitrite.
A cyclist in action in a city where more than 550,000 people use bicycles to get around.
Kids lined up for a game of fishing for a soda bottle, in Vondelpark.
The Stein am Rhein Rathaus (built 1542, remodeled from 1898-1900) by C von Haberlin and C Schmidt.
The Frankfurt skyline just after sunset, with the city lights reflecting off the surface of the Main River - Frankfurt, Hesse
Office buildings light up the Thames River.
Hotels, deck-chairs and umbrellas line the waterfront at dusk.
The elegant facade of a palazzo outside the train station.
A wood carving of a harp player on a pipe organ.
Two into One: Detail of a twin Georgian door with a single arch at its apex, Kilkenny.
Grand Palais of Paris home to Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, a planetarium and the Palais de la Decouverte.
Local Villany shop-keeper waits to welcome customers.
Spiral staircase in Hotel Del Sole, Via Gaspare Spontini 6.
Apertivo at Bar Brera in Brera district.
Stall selling watches at weekly Darsena flea market.
Spectators at an amateur bicycle race watch France's national sport.
Raver with funky hairstyle at the Streetparade.
Icicles on a fountain at Lindenhof, the oldest part of Zurich and site of the original Roman customs post.
Ornamental window, Hauptplatz.
Entrance of Laforet Museum Harajuku, Jingumae.
Volgograd train station.
Freight ship on Don River from Voroshilovsky Bridge.
Bust of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin.
Strip of beach on waterfront by ice-covered Amur River.
Old wooden house containing café at ul Semakova 8.
Panorama Museum of the Defence of Stalingrad.
Telephone box in front of old wooden house on ul Kirova.
Leading a herd of cows through the village on the way down from the pasture.
Facade of Bartolotti House, a red brick Dutch Renaissance house built in 1615 by Hendrick de Keyser - Amsterdam, North Holland
The fearsome giant black monument in Panfilov Park is of soldiers from all 15 Soviet republics bursting out of a map of the former UUSR, Almaty
The Neues Rathaus and pedestrian only street in Munich
Harajuku's tree-lined Omote-sando Street, illuminated for Christmas.
Josef Myslbek's statue of St Wenceslas ( sv Vaclav ) the good Duke of Bohemia who ruled 925-935.
Detail of painted "Duke" figure in front of restaurant in Grund.
Detail of Ruben's painting, "The Virgin in Adoration Before the Sleeping child" in the Rockoxhuis Museum.
A Buddhist "swastika" at the Lungshan Temple door.
Arches and stained-glass windows in Blackadder chapel (White chapel), Glasgow Cathedral.
Bonangs (gongs) of the Indonesian Gambalan Orchestra on display at the Tropenmuseum.
Zuiderkerk, the Southern Church, built by Hendrick de Keyser in 1603-1611 - Amsterdam, North Holland
The sun sets over mountains west of Niseko - Hokkaido
Close up of almonds and dried prunes in the market, Split.
Colonne de Vendome in Paris. The column, which is made up of captured Austrian and Russian cannons, is 44 metres (144ft)tall and is a monument to the Battle at the Austerlitz (1805).
The Pantheon in the heart of the Paris Latin Quarter. The Pantheon was built as a church between 1764 and 1790.
Nautical statues decorate the entrance to Szechenyi Thermal Baths in Budapest.
Stall holders at the colourful Debrecen flea market on Vagohid utca.
A comical mask with a huge round nose and a grinning mouth at Fasnacht (carnival) parade.
People wandering through Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
Woman leaving department store La Rinascente with shopping bag.
Festung Kufstein and colourful old houses along Inn river.
Statue of Giant Soldier with downcast head at the Black Tulip Memorial Complex to the Victims of Local Wars (primarily the losses in Russia's Afghanistan War [1979-89]).
Old office building and memorial column.
Detail of wood carvings in Bruges Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk.
Glass-faced Deutsche Bank Twin Towers.
The impressive ruins of the Roman amphitheatre (1st century AD) lit up at night.
'No Parking, day or night'.
The Malaya Almatinka gorge and the Alatau Mountains
The rear of the Holy Trinity Cathedral (1422-1423) in Sergiev Posad. The cathedral is the oldest building on the Holy Trinity Monastery complex. It's famous for its 17th century frescoes and iconoclastic paintings by Andrei Rublev
A menu at Abessinia, a restaurant in Ostend
Rheinau gartenzwerg (garden gnome).
Swans with cloisters behind on the Rhine River in Rheinau.
Anti-aircraft gun at National Military Museum.
Detail from Brussels' Chinese Pavilion near Heysel.
Art Nouveau buildings of the Cogels-Osylei on Waterloo Straat in Antwerp.
Street opera.
Renaissance crypt in the Duomo.
Two women walking on rocky sands inside Crater Solfatara.
Kites flying in the main hall of the Tropenmuseum, Linnaeustraat 2.
Cow and coat of arms at the facade of the Rijksmuseum, the Museum Quarters gateway - Amsterdam, North Holland
A narrow stream on the path to Naka-dake hot springs and Mt Naka-dake - Daisetsuzan National Park, Hokkaido
A fox on the rocks, hoping to score a snack from one of the many visitors to the Daisetsuzan National Park - Hokkaido
People on the beach at Grand Plage.
The leading State Corridoor in the State Apartments of Dublin Castle.
Doc Martens boots with Union Jack insignia at Camden Market.
Record shop.
The Paul O'Gorman building of the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
Electro-boat on Traunsee with Gmunden old town in background.
Overhead of twisting mountain road.
Bus in front of Neo-Classical government building on Maydani Azadi, Dushanbe's main square.
Two girls and their baby brother beneath monument to Tajik and Kyrgyz friendship.
The Daibutsu, (the Great Buddha) and people at prayer - Kamakura, Kanto
A sculpted depiction of a naked Adam standing on the back of a lion: a detail of the Romanesque portal (the work of Master Radovan in 1240) at the Cathedral of St Lovro.
Music room inside Galleria d'Arte Moderna.
The dragon fighting God's servants panel from L'Apocalypse Tapestry (1375) illustrating the last book of the Bible according to St John. At 103m in length it is the oldest tapestry of this size in the world.
Lit-up Kaiserburg, Tiergartnertor (left) on rainy night.
A group portrait of four friendly Uzbek grandmothers, in colourful frocks and head-scarves
Wine restaurant - Zurich, Zurich
Subtle displays of the local products - Perigueux, Perigord
Shoot-out at Kamakura; a female tourist photographs the photographer, who photographs the photographer, etc: an endless loop - Kamakura, Kanto
An afternoon nap at the Confucian Temple in Beijing.
Lisbon's Aqueducto dos Aguas Livres or Aqueduct of Free Waters, most of the work on the 109 arched structure was done between 1728 and 1748
Flower boxes on the Vienna City Hall building.
The Autoworld Museum of Brussels. The entire history of 'the Vehicle' is on display, from 1886 up to the 1970's.
A bar and comic strips (by Frank Pe) on buildings on Plattesteen in Brussels.
Carved wooden panels in St Jacobskirk.
Wasps and maggots in liquor- "A toast to your health!"
Statue of General Fan in Taoist East Mountain Temple.
Fisherman tossing water from boat at harbour.
Overhead view of city.
Bell tower of Duomo (Cathedral) lit up at night.
Traffic signs in front of Palazzo Rossa on Piaza Duomo.
Open air concert crowd on Museumplein for the Queen's Day celebration.
A visitor makes his way down the stairs to the Roman ruins within Crypte Archeologique in Paris.
Early morning pedestrian traffic on Prague's famous Charles Bridge.
The Art-Nouveau Petofi Theater on Ovary Ferenc utca 2. The theatre was designed by Istvan Medgyaszay in 1908.
Town rooftops, with Minorite Church in middle, from 40 metre tall minaret.
Stall holders at the colourful flea market of Debrecen on Vagohid utca.
Window of children's clothing store Pinco Pallini, Via della Spiga.
Graffiti at Autodrome di Monza.
People walking down a small cobble-stoned alley lined with restaurants, bars and shops, Niederdorf (old town).
Three people have a picnic on a park bench on the castle grounds high above the Loire river.
Wakhan Valley, where the Pamir and Wakhan Rivers have just joined to form the Panj River.
Okonomiyaki 'Hiroshima style' at stall during hatsumode (first visit of temple in New Year), Kawasaki Daishi.
Windows of old wooden house on ul Lenina.
Cartoon characters on side of city bus.
The Uhrturm (clock tower).
Dushanbe sign at the top of the main train station.
The Gothic St Vitus Cathedral ( Katedrala Sv Vita ) at sunset, Prague.
White and brown Belgian truffles.
St Caterina church and Torre Rossa di St Secondo.
Columns at Villa di Giulia Felice.
People enjoying themselves dancing or watching at the Round Blue Teahouse in Vondelpark.
The impressive ruins of the Roman amphitheatre (1st century AD).
Detail of the calvary; figures carved in rock and covered with moss (16th century).
Pierre Cardin on Avenue de Marigny.
Ornate staircase of the Hungarian State Opera House in Budapest. Designed by Miklos Ybl in 1884, the building is in a traditional Neo-Renaissance style.
Horsedrawn carriage passing Pferdeschwemme (horsepond).
Sightseeing boat docked on Danube river.
Couple sitting on lakeside bench along Traun-Promenade.
Yokohama Akarenga Soko (Red Brick Warehouse), now housing shops, restaurants, bars and live venues
Buddha Statue reflecting dignity and spiritual luminosity in cave 5, Maiji Shan Grottoes.
Kremlin walls and Krymskaya (Crimean) Gate.
Watermelons, mandarins and lemons from Marche at Rue Cler.
Mauren village and Austrian mountains, Schellenberg.
The Kyoto Tower at night - Kyoto, Kinki
Architecture in the Lohrberg-Seckbach district: Rainbow over a building
Fasnacht (carnival) street parade in Zurich.
Star pyramid (remembrance to martyrs) in Vallety Cemetery, just below the castle.
Panel of Rubens 'The Miraculous Draught of Fish' in Mechelen's Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-de-Dijlekerk.
Choose your destination -a hiking sign post below Mt Le Rubli (2285m).
Guitarist, Piazza San Marco.
Front of Regina Palace hotel in Stresa.
The main room of Kattenkabinet full of cat paintings and drawings.
Fishermen in a small boat, preparing their nets.
The Croatian flag, draped over the balcony of an old stone house in Split.
A lone angler sitting at the end of a rickety wooden jetty, fishing.
The art of making Crepes at Cormouaille Festival.
Yacht cruising through reflected sunlight, Sibenik.
View over the jetty at Waterford's yacht harbour.
The outdoor swimming pools of Szechenyi Thermal Baths in City Park.
Sign at Pinacoteca di Brera.
Jazz sculpture on restaurant facade.
Scenes from L'Apocalypse Tapestry (1375) illustrating the last book of the Bible according to St John. At 103m in length it is the oldest tapestry of this size in the world.
Burg Hohenwerfen and Salzach river valley.
Fading blue wood door of mudhouse in a residential area.
Two girls and their baby brother beneath monument to Tajik and Kyrgyz friendship.
Interior of Tepco Electric Energy Museum, Jinnan.
Lenin statue and street lights on Tsentralnaya pl.
Reception table with red tablecloth inside Cross Hall of Archbishop's Chambers.
Ayni Opera and Ballet Theatre, Tajikistan's leading musical theatre.
Great Wall of China.
Quirky Frankfurt: the Frankfurt Dippenmarkt, shelves of jars and kitchenware
Art Nouveau of the Cogels-Osylei in Antwerp.
Portrait of an elderly man with grey beard.
Riverfront facades along Danube including white Palatinus Hotel, north of Margaret Bridge in Pest.
Entrance hall of Neo-Renaissance Hungarian State Opera House.
People in main shopping street Corso Vittorio, at night.
Dinosaur skull at Dinosaur Museum.
Facade detail of Gothic Oude Kerk, built in 1340.
View of the 15th century Castello di Montebello in Bellinzona.
The Post Office on Largo do Senado at night.
Underpass of Rijksmuseum, the Museum Quarters gateway - Amsterdam, North Holland
Cycads at Hortus Botanicus, Europes oldest botanical garden - Amsterdam, North Holland
People leaving through the ornate arch of Cathedral St Corentin after mass.
Visitors to the Manita Pec cave take in the vistas from the path, in the background the Velebit range in the Paklenica National Park can be seen.
An elderly woman selling apples and figs at a street stall.
Entrance to the Croatian Historical Museum.
Racing around the beach on a cart pulled by a kite.
Sunday lunch at the Pooja Indian restaurant on Passage Brady in Pris.
Pedestrians on Vaci utca in night-time Budapest.
The re-constructed Royal Palace on Castle Hill and the Danube River from Elizabeth Bridge.
Entrance of Hotel Grey, Via San Raffaele.
Room of Hotel Casa Mia, Viale V Veneto 30.
Fashion at Corso Como 10 (name as well as address).
Movie theatre off Via Torino.
Exterior of Teatro Fossati, Corso Garibaldi.
Stone houses through old city gate.
Palais Rosenberg, since 1918 Rathaus (city hall), on Neuer Platz.
Austrian flag flying at Fuschertörl, almost the top of the Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse with Grosse Wiesbachhorn in background.
Heurigen (wine tavern) sign, Wachau region.
Town houses along Hauptstrasse at dusk with Stift Melk Benedictine abbey in background.
The Toktogul Reservoir
The Zodiac Clock thats sits on the tower of Munich's Toy Museum (Spielzeugmuseum)
Blooming cherry tree in the courtyard of Horyu-ji, Japan's oldest temple.
Climbing Butte du Lion in Waterloo marking where the British and Prussians defeated the French army of Napoleon.
Night view of the Baroque church, St Carolus Borromeuskerk (1621) designed by Rubens, and Hendrik Conscienceplein .
View of the unusual Neo-Romanesque 99 metre high tower of the 13th century St Saviour's Cathedral, Bruges.
Riders falling asleep or chatting obliviously may make you re-consider the safety of scooters as a mode of transport in Taiwan!
Matsumoto-jo Castle at night.
London coat of arms.
Royal Stock Exchange.
Two women exiting the Church of St Mary.
The lit-up equestrian figure of King Gradion on Cathedral St Corentin.
Detail of carved face on wooden fountain.
The Eiffel Tower at sunset from the Sacre-Coeur Basilica.
Architecture on Kossuth Lajos utca in Eger town centre.
Scooter for sale at Piaggio Centre, Corso Sempione 43.
Biffi , Corso Magenta 87.
Crowd at Darsena Fleamarket (Saturday) along Darsena harbour.
Sign pointing direction to urinal, toilets - Amsterdam, North Holland
Tower Bridge.
Houses with different architecture along Alter Platz.
Snow-capped peaks of the Hindu Kush Range reflected in the Panj River, Wakhan Valley.
Feudal medieval castle keep of Matsue-jo (castle), nicknamed the "black castle" or "plover castle", illuminated at night.
People in park in front of Rastorguev-Kharivonov Mansion.
A man passing a half-timbered house along Rue Elie Freron.
The traditionally charming wooden Museum of Kazak Musical Instruments in Almaty
The city of Oradea and its maintained 19th century elegance, the Vulturul Negru or " black vulture " hotel and shopping centre to the right of buildings, dates from 1908
Storm clouds above the Chiang Kaishek Memorial Hall in Taipei.
Paper dolls at festival.
The twin towers of Grossmunster cathedral, early morning.
Palacio Episcopal at night.
Mosaic floor details in the Roman ruins of Conimbriga, the Romans settled here in the 1st century AD
Archtiectural structures in the pleasant public gardens ( Jardim Publico ) of Evora
Entrance to the Central Bank of Luxembourg.
Statue of King Baudoin in front of St Michael's Cathedral.
A cheese maker showing his product in the cellar of a small local dairy.
Bronze elephant statue at the entrance to Artis Zoo, Plantage Kerklaan 38-40.
Old wooden door with iron lock and decoration at the Benedictine monastery of St Georgen in Stein am Rhein.
Men carrying rice paper float for Neputa Matsuri Festival.
A modern local train at a station.
Guard at gates to Westminster Abbey.
Distinctive gable of Hallgebaude (old salt warehouse). Hallgebaude now houses the Staatsarch (public records office) of Nordlingen.
A classic old car parked on the street of Sopron.
Early evening performance in front of the Great Church of Debrecen.
People queuing outside Cenacolo Vinciano to see "The Last Supper".
Entrance to apartment building.
Exterior of a snack bar in the Niederdorf (old town).
Steiermärkisches Landesarchiv, Karmeliterplatz.
Fortified Pfarrkirche (parish church).
Group of children playing with a donkey on the Khojand-Ayni-Dushanbe Highway M34 beside the Fan Darya River.
Traffic on ul Turgeneva and Church of the Transfiguration (Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral).
Sassanian rock relief near Naghsh-e Rostam.
Tomb of Darius II, Naghsh-e Rostum.
Display in a jewellery shop, Schmuck Production
A group of school children in the Exotarium at the Frankfurt Zoo
Alphorn mural on cottage.
Wooden chalet coverd in snow.
A colourfully painted bicycle.
Houses of the tiny Medieval village of Regensberg (founded by Freiherr Lutolf V von Regensberg around 1244) on a rocky outcrop above the Wehntal.
Row boat on the Rhine river in Stein am Rhein with the former Benedictine monastery of St Georgen and 12th century Stadkirche.
Bank of China tower at night.
Interior of Libreria di Via della Spiga (at no.4).
The dome of the round practice hall in the luxurious stables of Chateau de Chaumont.
The black horse and the famine scene from L'Apocalypse Tapestry (1375) illustrating the last book of the Bible according to St John. At 103m in length it is the oldest tapestry of this size in the world.
Colourful taxis line up in front of the Bristol bus station.
Ceiling fresco in Stiftsbibliothek (library), Admont Benedictine abbey.
Office building with an intricate facade reflected in a glass building along Rudaki Avenue.
Lots of small round hotel-houses of Farmland Village health resort.
Central Ulan Ude with ul Lenina leading to Odigitria Cathedral.
The Alatau Mountains and the large rectangular greenery of Panfilov Park.
About 15 kilometres from Almaty is Bolshoe Almatinskoe Lake Area, great for hiking
The Alatau Mountains from the Bolshoe Talgarsky Pass, Almaty
City from minaret of Islom-Huja Medrassa.
Obelisk and Asterix head for the gym - Perigueux, Perigord
Laughing Buddha from Taichung.
Sun over clouds at Mount Fuji.
Takoyaki (fried octopus) surrounded by garnishes and condiments.
Funicular tracks of Elevador da Gloria.
Neon art inside Lisbon's FNAC Shopping Centre at Rua da Carmo
Bones of monks and plague victims in chapel cellar of Ossuary in Sedlec cloister.
Door details of neo-Gothic Church of SS Peter and Paul (Kostel Sv Petra a Pavla), Vysehrad.
Art Deco entrance to the Art Gallery,or Heidenschuss, Vienna, Austria. Spectacular use of gold leaf and semi-precious stone.
Detail from the Chinese Pavilion in Brussels.
"The Descent from the Cross" by Rubens, in Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal.
Chinese neon signs in Taipei.
Mosaic/tile ceiling at the entrance to the City Chambers.
Detail of rusty letter box on door, Neive, Langhe district.
A mass of cherry coloured Sakura-ebi (shrimp)
Cyclists on a road through the countryside.
Neo-Rococo National Theater on Kiraly utca in Pecs.
Detail of Art-Nouveau urn in the gardens of the historic Zsolnay Porcelain Museum in Pecs.
Statue of da Vinci in front of Teatro alla Scala, Piazza della Scala.
Motorbike speeding at Autodrome di Monza.
Ceiling of dome inside Santa Maria del Carmine in Brera district.
People at outdoor tables in Brera district.
Snow-capped Weisshorn (4505m) seen from Upper Val d'Anniviers with icy La Navisence river.
Gelada monkey (Theropithecus gelada) crossing tree trunk at Zurich Zoo.
Miniature Amsterdam canal houses - Amsterdam, North Holland
Decorative detail: two sculpted figures bearing a coat-of-arms on an exterior wall of the Romer (the old City Hall) - Frankfurt, Hesse
The colourful houses of Rothenburg towncentre (Klostergasse) near St James' Church.
Traffic sign (Tow away zone).
Wallfahrtskirche (pilgrimage church) by Wolfgangsee.
Sign with a list of the animals that can be seen around Iskander-Kul Lake.
Detail of wood carvings on mosque in Dardar village.
Herd of sheep blocking the Dushanbe-Khorog Highway M41 in front of the hood of a green Lada Niva, Rushan area.
Tajik man and his son working on separating the grain from the chaff with a traditional winnowing fan, Wakhan Valley.
Fountain on pl Lenina with Assumption Cathedral (Uspenskiy Cathedral) and the Prechistenskie Belltower inside Astrakhan Kremlin.
Acute angle at the front of Parliment, Vienna, Austria. Shot includes sculpture and statue of Pellas Athena on a Corinthian column in the foreground. Shot taken at sunset.
Pasture below Alatau Mountain Range
The Kalon Minaret and tiled mosque entrance
Twin-towered cathedral in convent complex.
Statue of Kong Qiu (551-479 BC) also called Confucius at the Confucius Temple in Beijing. The name Confucius was given to him by Jesuit missionaries in the 16th century.
A scantily clad mannequin in the window of a shop selling erotica, in Bahnhofsviertel
Aniseed for sale on Calle Carcel Baja in Granada
Palacio Nacional de Sintra from Castelo dos Mouros.
A coat of arms on the tiled mosaic floor of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Neo-Renaissance National Museum (Narodni Muzeum).
Detail of outside wall of the Church of SS Peter and Paul, Vysehrad, Prague
Different patterns of cobblestones on Namesti Premysin Otakar II square, the Czech Republic's largest plaza, Ceske Budejovice.
Reflection of the Stiftkirche in a modern glass building, Mariahilferstrasse, Vienna, Austria.
Detail from Gobelin's 'Resurrection of Christ' in the Cathedral St Salvator (St Saviour) in Bruges.
Main altar of St Bavo Cathedral.
A truck carries a sign with a warning by the police.
Bright red leaves stand out against purple and green leaves - Mt Hakkoda, Tohoku
Baker Street subway station.
An emerald green pool surrounded by forest in the Plitvice Lakes National Park.
Detail of a musician at the noon concert at the pier, Wexford.
A frozen fountain in the Jardin des Tuileries.
Bathers in the open-air pools of Eger (Egerszalok) with mounds of mineral deposits behind.
Home design store High Tech, Piazza XXV, Aprile 12.
Woman leaving department store La Rinscente with shopping bag.
Pizza shop by canal Naviglio Grande.
The exterior of the Judisches Museum
Red camper turned coffee shop for hikers along river La Navisence in upper Val d'Anniviers.
Akademische Gymnasium at Tummelplatz.
Broken old telephone booth with wires hanging everywhere and a new red telephone underneath.
Murgab River snaking through the Madiyan Valley, just outside Murgab town off the Pamir Highway.
Active Trinity Church.
Statue of hand holding torch of the Eternal Fire inside The Hall of the Warrior Glory on Mamaev Kurgan (Mamay Mound).
People on old Rostov tram.
Detail of statue on facade of building on Sadovaya ul.
The Baroque Royal Palace or the Palacio Real in Madrid. Construction began under Philip V, although Charles III was, in 1714, the first king to have his residence here.
Royal seal on the gates to the Grand Palace or Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo
Minaret of Ucserefeli Cami, Edirne
The Hotel de Ville-Lourdes in the Pyrenees, complete with conical turrets.
Detail of a cherub and fish on the Fountain Donnerbrunnen, in the Neuer Market, Vienna, Austria.
Clock tower of St Jacobs of Koudenberg at Brussels Palace Royal.
A 1952 Bugatti Type 57 displayed in the Autoworld Museum of Brussels.
The peak of Yushan (3,953m), Taiwan's highest mountain and the highest in north-east Asia.
Statue of Robert the Bruce outside Stirling castle.
Detail of McLean's stonecross at Iona Abbey.
Couple sitting on right bank of Danube River with Parliament building in background.
Drummer in traditional costume at Il Palio festival.
Men at Piazza Pieta with renaissance Sanctuary of SS Pieta in background.
Socialist propaganda on display at Verzetmuseum, Plantage Kerklaan 61a.
St George slaying the Dragon on the Rathaus of Stein am Rhein (built in 1542 and remodeled 1898-1900, by C von Haberlin and C Schmidt.
Baskets of grains for sale in market.
A butterfly with orange circles on its blue and black wings - Iriomote Island, Okinawa
Three men in front of fashion advertisement on Oxford Street.
Two bare-chested men in a power-boat in the channel off Trogir.
Oblique view of the two bronze life size figures on the Peace monument - "hands across the divide", Derry.
A group of Lepracauns on Finn McCool's giant stepping stones, Antrim Coast.
Close up of a Georgian door in red and black, Wexford.
Roman ruins displayed in the Crypte Archeologique in Paris.
Silhouette of statue on Charles Bridge and Towers of Stare Mesto, Old Town.
Old casks at the cellar of Attila Gere (Vintner) below the pension, Villany.
Swimmers in Gellert Thermal Baths in Budapest.
The Ujkollegium (New College) through leaves.
Main post office, Piazza Cordusio.
Pralines at deli Peck, Via Spadari 9.
A troglodyte chapel at an underground farm in Rochemenier. The area has many old and modern cave dwellings.
Detail of wood carved altar by Tilman Riemenschneider (1499-1505) in St James Church.
Looking down the middle of the Grand Staircase, Chateau de Chambord.
A gold lion (restaurant sign) reflecting the sun.
Renaissance Schloss Ambras (castle).
Gössnitzfall (100 m high) near the town of Winkl, Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse.
Group portrait of Tajik women with colourful head scarves.
Man and boy skinning and gutting a freshly killed sheep.
Woman walking on wet street by rundown old brick building.
People walking by window shutters with painted face along ul Aleutskaya.
Dog looking out orante window of an old house (bakery) with big murals of a man sowing and a woman harvesting.
Auguste Rodin's famous bronze sculpture, 'The Thinker' at Musee Rodin.
Woman in traditional clothes and a big satellite dish in front of a white walled house.
Shoppers walking amongst the stalls at a small open-air bazaar in Bukhara
Cow bells at OLMA (Eastern Swiss Agricultural Machines Exhibition) - St Gallen, St Gallen
Cathedrale Saint Gatien at night.
Guild houses in alley.
Statue of an angel holding a plaque, Glasgow Cathedral.
Rougemont village below the massive vertical cliff of Mt Le Rubli (2285m).
Roman letters on wash basin at Terme dei Foro (Forum Baths).
People enjoying the rare occurence of the small Katzensee (lake) on the outskirts of Zurich, being frozen and accessible.
Three funny looking wooden figures stand in a wintery garden in Pfaffikon.
Anti-Hitler propoganda, display at the Verzetmuseum, Plantage Kerklaan 61a.
Huge, tempting croissant outside a bakery just across the street from the Lucerne train station.
Detail of the pub sign for Matt the Millers, corner of John's Quay and John street, Kilkenny.
Friday night drinks at 'Cafe Oz' on the 184 Rue St. Jacques.
Detail of the Glass Pyramid in front of the Parisian Dome IMAX on La Defense.
Shop window at Fendi, Via Sant' Andrea 16.
Inside department store La Rinascente, Piazza del Duomo.
Entrance to Museo del Cinema.
Miniature wooden clogs.
A tower that provides a countdown to the coming of the Euro; just the sort of thing you'd expect in a Banker's city) - Frankfurt, Hesse
Dusty wine bottles in Caves Louis Grenelle, the cellar 12m below Saumur town.
Wide variety of sausages at Christkindlemarkt, (Christmas market).
Coat of arms of Spittal at the Torbogen (arch) of the Schüttbacher Stadthaus (town hall).
Overhead of old town at dusk with Festung Hohensalzburg and Dom (cathedral).
Mountains of the Pshart Range at the end of the Madiyan Valley.
Old water tower outside Museum of Architecture and Industry.
Tank outside the Museum of the Defence of Stalingrad.
The famous and ornate 20th century Art-Nouveau Ornamental Palace of Kecskemet
Saint Loup Church of Namur. Considered to be the most perfect example of a Baroque style church in Belgium, it was built between 1621 and 1645.
View of the Seto-Ohashi bridge across the Seto inland sea from Wanshu-zan. The Seto-Ohashi connects Honshu (Japan's biggest island) with Shikoku (the fourth largest) by stepping twelve kilometres across small islands.
Local children from the Darvaza area
Late afternoon sun hits the entrance to The Ark, originally built in the fifth century and repaired over succeeding centuries, now housing museums
The Walled City in Brasov and its landmark council house, early times saw the town councillors or centurions meet here, the building is now a museum
Cows in pasture and farm houses.
Forged Cafe sign - St Gallen, St Gallen
Cheeses galore - Perigueux, Perigord
Spectacular mountain scenery from Tatachia Saddle (2680m) on the way to Yushan peak.
Italian National flags at an entrance to the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Traditional costumes at Sechelauten Parade.
Tunnel with window inside the Bock casements.
Fashion at Jonathan Bernard,53 Rue du Midi.
The owner of "Beer Mania", Chaussee de Wavre 174-178, with a huge bottle of beer.
Peasantry carved on the base of a statue on the Brussels Town Hall facade.
St Aubain Cathedral of Namur. The Renaissance cathedral was built in 1751.
Statue of Peter Paul Rubens on Groenplatz with Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal behind.
Traffic passes beneath Central Station overpass.
Sumo advertising Japanese restaurant in Chinatown, Soho.
Bright yellow post box attached to weathered brick and stone wall, Supetar.
Tower Bridge.
The Eiffel Tower at sunset from the Sacre-Coeur Basilica.
Cannon hole view of Siklos Castle in the village of Villany. The 18th century Medieval palace is surrounded by 15th century walls, bastions and a drawbridge.
Orange tram.
Reflection in Dolce and Gabbana shop window, Quadrilatero della Mode.
A sign pointing out the way to an Applewine Tavern, featuring a painting of a seated amn drinking - Frankfurt, Hesse
Visitors eating lunch at yellow tables and sunshades on the terrace of Hotel/Restaurant Kulm.
Tourists and locals bathing in the thermal waters of Terme di Saturnia.
Man shooting out of waterslide pipe at very high speed at Strandbad Millstatt, Millstätter See.
Baroque Dreifaltigkeitskirche (Trinity church, foreground), from Schlossberg.
Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) and handler during Greifvogelschau (falconry show), Burg Hohenwerfen.
Neo-Classical government building on Maydani Azadi, Dushanbe's main square.
Clock-tower and Biserica Manastirii (Church of Dominican Monastery).
Clyde Auditorium "Armadillo".
A pigeon nests on a lamp-post in front of the Dome IMAX at La Defense.
The Rukhobod Mausoleum (a fourteenth century monument) and a view across the city
Ruins of old city. [image taken pre 2003 earthquake]
Early morning fishing boats on Lake Zurich, Zurich Canton
Colourful menagerie of rooftop ornaments on the Taoist Szutsao Temple north of Tainan city.
Four young smiling trainee Sumos.
This rather subtle looking building, in the shape of King Kong, is in fact a Pachinko Parlour - Tokyo, Kanto
Taking it easy in Plaza de Espana in the town of Rona, the same town immortalised in Hemingway's " For Whom the Bell Tolls "
Dried chili peppers for sale on Calle Carcel Baja in Granada
Selling flowers on Avinguda de la Catedral (Barri Gotic), Barcelona
Fish for sale in the Mercado da Ribeira in Lisbon
Picked grapes in the vineyard.
Detail of Ruben's painting, "Our Lady with the Saints" in Rubens Chapel, St Jacobskirk.
Mother pushing twins in double pram on Kiraly utca.
Statue "Alla Memori degli Alpini Caduti" at park with Lago Maggiore in background.
Drummers entertaining the crowds for the Queen's Day holiday celebration in Vondelpark.
Street scene along Portobello road.
A tram trundling past the facades of old buildings on Praska Street.
Laundry hanging out to dry high above an alley between apartment buildings.
Chiesa S Sebastiano is perched on top of a hill above a vineyard.
Theatre Royal Haymarket.
Colourful rowing boats in port.
Glazed Madonna: part of the process of making Belleek pottery, Belleek.
The crescent moon and star of the Mosque de Paris. Built in 1926 the mosque is situated behind the Institut du Monde Arab (Arab Institute) and is the oldest mosque in France.
Baptismal font on display in Pecs' Zsolnay Porcelain Museum.
Statue on spire of Duomo.
Exterior of Torre Velasca.
YOUR MIND, spelt out in very large red letters in a park next to the Ethnological Museum, seen here through trees - Frankfurt, Hesse
Festung Hohensalzburg fortress and church tower in mirror.
Biomorphic Kunsthaus (also called the 'friendly alien') stands out against brick roofs and St. Andrä Kirche.
Female street artist with dreadlocks all in grey, Alte Platz.
Schloss Porcia and people strolling around Stadtpark.
Fischerkanzel (Fisherman's Pulpit) inside Pfarrkirche (parish church).
Kyrgyz cowboys on horses and a herd of yaks fording the cold Murgab River, Madiyan Valley.
Velo taxi with passenger going down street in Minato Mirai 21 (MM21) area.
Detail of wood carvings and windows on wooden house at ul Semakova 8.
Two women pushing prams and other people on waterfront promenade along Amur River.
Statue of cossack soldier with long moustache on pl Minina i Pozharskogo.
Cathedral of the Assumption.
Detail of Ishak Pasa Sarayi mosque.
Beautifully carved wooden bay at old house - St Gallen, St Gallen
The Himeji-jo Castle looms large over the city and some cherry trees in blossom - Himeji, Kinki
Ducks on the Shinobazu pond in Ueno - Tokyo, Kanto
An avenue of illuminated signs on a Shinjuku street at night - Tokyo, Kanto
The old and the new: Tokyo Tower and the Zojo-ji temple - Tokyo, Kanto
Inside Wendeltreppe bookstore
Apse of the main altar of St Carolus Borromeuskerk.
Painting of a skier on the base of a wooden house.
Duomo (Cathedral) at dusk.
Bent lantern with shadow, Stresa.
A young female hiker praying at a shrine beneath a Japanese flag on the summit of Mt Takachiho - Kirishima National Park, Kyushu
A farmer and her animals amidst rice paddies and hills, between Yangshuo and Moon Hill.
An old gas lamp and the Lotrscak Tower, built as part of the cities fortifications during the 13th century.
A crepery sign featuring a boy in traditional Breton dress.
Golden winged figure of Liberty adorns the 52m high Colonne de Juillet on Place de la Bastille in Paris.
Fasnacht (carnival) musicians playing in a hall.
Interior of Libreria di Via della Spiga (at no. 4).
Detail of Duomo's gigantic door.
People and motorbikes at Autodrome di Monza.
A sign warning motorists of the threat of car theft - Frankfurt, Hesse
The Son et Lumiere (sound and light) show illuminates Blois castle in summer.
Boats and buildings in the old town reflected in Lake Lugano.
Franciscan church; clock tower and the Stallbastei on Schlossberg in background.
Seeschloss Ort .
Covered medieval path leading up to Festung Kufstein.
Gatekeepers' Courtyard and eastern facade of Stift Melk Benedictine abbey.
Colourful laundry hanging outside windows high up on a typical Dushanbe Soviet-era apartment block.
Karal-Kul (Black Lake ), created by a meteor approximately 10 million years ago, surrounded by snow mountain peaks.
Togo-Jinja (shrine) at Jingumae.
Asterix French Restaurant sign, Akasaka.
Setting sun behind the silhouetted Zhengyangmen Gate (aka Qiananmen Gate) on Tiananmen Square.
Detail of crennellated Kremlin wall.
Free range pigs digging in dirt.
Facade and entrance to the Kilkenny Design centre, opposite the Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny.
The candy coloured Zenkov Cathedral in Panfilov Park, designed by AP Zenkov in 1904, is one of the few remaining tsarist era buildings still standing after the 1911 earthquake, Almaty
Amir Chakhmagh Complex.
Cycling along the Nidda tributary: cyclists ride past a tree in blossom in the Brentanopark/Solmspark
The Borse ( stock exchange ) was built in 1874, Frankfurt
Before opening this door, think very carefully as it leads straight into the bullfighting ring of Rondo in Malaga.
Reflections of buildings along Narodni Street.
Oblique view from underneath of the Hundertwasserhaus, a block of council owned rental accommodation in Vienna, Austria.They are named after the designer, Hundertwasser.
Eating lunch at Cafe Landtmann, next to the Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria.
A 1927 Peugot Eclipse at the Autoworld Museum in Brussels.
Roof carving on the Blue Cloud Temple.
Poisonous Habu snake pickled in sake. The drink is said to be good for back problems and arthritis. Luckily the poison dissolves in the alcohol.
Small crater of Zuma-Kofuji (Azuma's little Mt Fuji) along the Bandai-Azuma skyline highway.
A group of children sitting in first class seats at the front of the "Golden Pass" Express (Montreux-Lucerne).
Nymph fountain in peristylium (garden with column gallery) of Casa della Fontana Piccola (House of Small Fountain).
A billboard featuring animals on Noah's Ark at Artis Zoo, Plantage Kerklaan 38-40.
A well designed smoker's cafe (coffeeshop) lit up at night in the Red Light District.
Central Macau, with the Largo do Senado at bottom left, beneath an overcast sky.
Men playing Chinese chess at the Qianling Gongyuan Park.
Deer standing in thick undergrowth.
People on Narodni trg, with the tower of the West Palace Gate in the background.
The ornate arch above the entrance to the Cathedral St Corentin
A street performer in green with a noose around his neck.
Traditional cast-iron knocker on the door to Dom St Maria of Augsburg.
Ice-skating in front of Paris Hotel de Ville (City Hall).
Public art on a street corner of hundreds of locks (and no key) in Pecs.
The twin towers of the Minorite Church of Eger from the steps of the city bus station.
Seats inside soccer stadium San Siro of Internazionale Milano and AC Milano.
Sign of Caffe Letterario, Via Solferino 27.
Two women chatting on Piazza del Duomo.
Museo d'Arte e Scienza at Via Quintino Sella inside palazzo.
A child plays a medieval game with stone marbles at the Pagoda of Chanteloup park.
Cyclists competing in an amateur race.
Painters in a steel basket attached to a truck on Maydani Azadi, Dushanbe's main square.
Asterix French Restaurant sign, Akasaka.
Kawasaki Daishi, 1128, Kanto.
Hotel sign looking towards smokestacks at night.
Tourists climb the 200 steps up Butte du Lion where the British and Prussian's defeated the French army of Napoleon.
Old and new defences: cannon and stone rampart versus the highly security conscious concrete British Tower, Derry.
Pumpkin stall guarded by scarecrows - Appenzell, Appenzel Innerrhoden
A reconstructed fortress on an ancient Roman site
Rainbow over western entrance of Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Vitoria.
Traditional costumes at Sechselauten Parade.
A stroll in the park. Enjoying the evening sun in the Volksgaten.
A shop assistant behind the counter at the chocolate shop "Temmermon", 43 Rue au Beurre, which sells hand-made chocolates.
A lion of the Provincial Government Palace stands over people waiting for a bus in Bruges.
Checking out live crabs at the fishmarket.
"The Nightwatch" (1642) by the Dutch master Rembrandt, taking pride of place in the Rijksmuseum.
Small and large city buses.
White limestone columns at Foro (Forum).
Hiking marker on tree trunk.
Mt Showa Shin-zan, a bare mountain jutting up from a grassy plain - Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Hokkaido
Dancing the night away at 'Le Balajo' on 9 Rue de Lappe.
Detail of the minaret of Mosque de Paris. Built in 1926 the mosque is the oldest mosque in France.
Entrance to the Secessionist style Uj Theatre (Uj Szinhaz) of Budapest. Built in 1909, the theatre is on Paulay Ede utca 35.
Tourists at World's End on Castle hill and the statues of King Stephen and Queen Gizella in Veszprem. The statues were created in 1938 on the 900th Anniversary of the death of King Stephen.
Gargoyle at roof of Duomo.
Tram No. 20 driving along the street - Amsterdam, North Holland
Yacht harbour and Seeschloss Ort at dusk.
Facade of a glass building with the distorted reflection of the Neo-Classical government building on Maydani Azadi.
Detail of carvings hewn into sandstone in cave 10, Yungang Caves.
Five-tiered iconostasis inside Nativity of the Virgin Cathedral (Rozhdestvensky sobor).
Houses and offices along Lake Nizhny Kaban.
Hand touching the pink marble fountain on Schlossbergplatz.
An alley leading to the West Palace gate of Diocletian's Palace, at night.
Group touring soccer stadium San Siro of Internazionale Milano and AC Milano.
Austria, Carinthia, Reipersdorf Train pulling into the rural stop of Reipersdorf near Hochosterwitz
Theatre
Guri Amir Mausoleum.
Clouds off Mount Fuji.
Gothic detail in Claustro Real or the Royal Cloisters of Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Vitoria in Batalha.
The different styles of architecture found on Na Prikope Street, Prague.
View of the dome over Square Michaelertor, from Square In der Burg,Vienna, Austria. This is part of the large complex of the Hofburg.
Rubens 'Assumption of the Virgin' in the Musee d'Art Ancien in Brussels.
A painted chest in the Rockoxhuis Museum.
The most northernmost of all 4 windmills near Dampoort in Bruges.
Funny face adorns a building in Akita.
Couple at Anfiteatro Roman Amhitheatre.
Erotic Museum facade in the Red Light District.
Palace of Education (1896) houses the Ferenc Mora Museum.
Postcards, Galleria Vittorio Emmanuelle II.
Fountain on piazza with palazzo behind, old town.
Shoppers walking past Dolce and Gabbana, Via della Spiga.
Trying some fresh sea urchin at a local market.
Two yak bulls with long horns fighting on a pasture along Murgab River, Madiyan Valley.
Man walking by wooden wall with graffiti across from Siberian baroque Saviour Church on ul Lenina.
Blue Art Nouveau house on ul maxima Gorkogo.
Coxswain leading sightseeing boat to Volga Delta and Caspian Sea through narrow waterways.
Small indigenous village north of Wuling Farm in scenic Taichung.
Collegiate Church of S. Secondo, next to town hall in Piazza Secondo.
Colourful medieval houses of Sighisoara
Memnius Monument.
Le Seau near Eglise Saint Michel - Bordeaux, Perigord
View of the old town of Cesky Krumlov from the Krumlov Castle Tower.
marble bust of Franz Grillparzer, writer of tragedies of the stage. He was born Jan 15, 1791 and died Jan 21, 1872. He was not recognised during life but posthumerously regarded as having written the greatest tragedies for the Austrian stage.
Restaurant/tea room on t'Zand square.
Ruin of Anfiteatro Flavio built in 1st century AD at Pozzuoli.
Daruma dolls, a traditional icon to assist in the success of a business
Portrait of a man with red-rimmed eyes: graffiti on a wall of Zagreb.
Empty dance floor in nightclub.
Tiny three-wheeled icecream vehicle.
A puddle of water reflects the architecture along Hosok ter in Nyireghaza.
Facade of the Minorite church of Nyirbator. Originally a late Gothic building, it was rebuilt in its current Baroque style after being ravaged by the Turks in 1587.
Reflection of Vaduz castle in glass front of Galerie Artestade.
Room of Hotel Del Sole, Via Gaspare Spontini 6.
Girl feeding pigeons on Piazza del Duomo.
Overhead view of Dreifaltigkeitskirche (Trinity church, foreground) and Mariahilferkirche (background), from Schlossberg.
Roof of Togo-Jinja (shrine), Jingumae.
Sepulchral monument to Archbishop DJ Carondelet by M Scherrier (1549) in the Cathedral St Salvator (St Saviour) in Bruges.
People walking by old wooden house on ul Lenina.
Detail of facade of Cathedral of S. Dmitry, the finest example of Vladimir-Suzdal stone carving.
Tank outside National Military Museum.
Offerings, candles and flowers at the base of a big old Buddha, made from prayer sheets (papier mache) - Gifu, Chubu
Boys and their dog at the ruins of ancient Penjikent or Bunjikath.
Okonomiyaki 'Hiroshima style' being prepared at stall during hatsumode (first visit of temple in New Year), Kawasaki Daishi.
Crowd of people waiting to pray on New Year's Day, in the courtyard of Kawasaki Daishi temple.
The ground floor Sala das Pegas ( Magpie Room ) ceiling of the Palacio Nacional de Sintra is adorned with thousands of magpies all holding a scroll in their beaks with the words " por bem " ( in honour )
The Versace shop front on the Via monte Napoleone
The Gothic St Vitus Cathedral's ( Katedrala Sv Vita ) towers at sunset, Prague
Statue of Pallas Athene at the entrance to Parliament.
'Georgette' by Surrealist painter Magritte in the Musee d'Art Modern in Brussels.
Detail of "De Spreekwoorden" (The Proverbs) by Pieter Bruegel at the Rockoxhuis Museum.
Guild houses on Markt.
Posters advocating 'no' to drugs and crime.
Swampy mangroves on the path to Binai Falls.
Painting "Kind, zon en vogel" by Karel Appel (1950) displayed at COBRA Museum of Modern Art in Amstelveen.
Museum Het Rembrandthuis, where Rembrandt lived and worked between 1639 and 1658, is now a museum - Amsterdam, North Holland
A couple of bare-chested men hanging around the stern of a large yacht on the waterfront.
Zsolnay tiles decorate the ceiling of Budapest's Museum of Applied Arts. The museum was designed by Odon Lechner in the 19th century.
Dome of Parliament Building.
'How to detect fake rugs' display at Museo d'Arte e Scienza at Via Quintino Sella 4.
The famous spiral staircase (escalier) Francois I at Chateau de Blois was completed in the 16th century in an Italianesque style.
The night-time view of Saumur on the Loire river with the 13th century Chateau de Saumur lit up high above the town.
Wooden model (by Mario Botta) of Rome's San Carlo alla Quattro Fontane.
Horse-drawn carriages in front of baroque-rococo style Hofburg (imperial palace).
Imbergstiege stairway at night.
Burg Hohenwerfen lit up at dusk in mist.
Gasoline truck waiting for customers in front of an orchard with trees bearing colourful autumn leaves.
Seagulls sitting on the metal roop mooring Hikawa-Maru, a former cruise ship called "Queen of the Pacific", sitting in front of Yamashita Park.
Interior of Trans-Siberian train.
A food stall and other goodies at a Macau street market.
The Son et Lumiere (sound and light) show illuminates Blois castle in summer.
Three-headed fairy chimneys of Zelve
Famous for its chocolate, Sprungli - Zurich, Zurich Canton
Timbered frontages on Place Plumereau - Tours, Loire Valley
Oysters to go with your wine - Bordeaux, Perigord
A stone lion stands at the entrance to Kiyomizu-dera, one of Kyoto's landmark temples.
The City of Frankfurt symbol, in metal, on a city wall
Sardana dancing competition, Parc Guell (landscaped by Gaudi), Barcelona
Burning winter at the yearly spring festival, Sechelauten Boogg in Zurich.
236 statues adorn the wall of the late-Gothic Town Hall (Stadhuis) on Grote Markt.
The still unfinished, Gothic Belfry and Palace of the Great Council that now form the present Mechelen Town Hall.
Arch over entrance of Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal at night.
Clyde Auditorium 'Armadillo'.
Murals at Sede degli Augustali (Sacello degli Augustali), Ercolano.
Old man, Piazza della Signoria.
Elderly men relaxing, Banchi di Sopra.
Traffic sign and wine bar sign.
Portrait of man working in vineyard in winter, Neive, Langhe District.
The shy, common, Swiss wild boar (wildschwein) in Zurich.
The town of Yangshuo, ringed by hills, seen from Bilian Feng (Green Lotus Peak).
Red lights in the red-light district - Amsterdam, North Holland
Tower Bridge detail.
The tower of a church and a small island in silhouette against sunlight reflected on the sea.
Cathedral at dusk.
Saxophonist playing at a concert on Piazza della SS Annunziata.
The 18th century Trinity Column and Cathedral (right) on Szentharomsagter in Veszprem.
Rainstorm over people and the Neo-Classical Egar Cathedral.
Electro boats at pier with Johannesbergkapelle (chapel) in background.
Stift Melk Benedictine abbey.
Extensive ruins of ancient Penjikent or Bunjikath, a major Sogdian town founded in the 5th century and abandoned in the 8th with the arrival of the Arabians.
Wooden suspension bridge across the mighty and muddy Surkhob River, Komsolomabad area.
Mosque adorned with onion domes and half moons.
Statue of Kihachiro Okura (1837-1928) in garden of Okura Shukokan Museum of Art.
Intricate iron works above entrance to Military Museum at ul Shevchenko 20.
Statue of hand holding torch of the Eternal Fire flanked by two soldiers inside The Hall of the Warrior Glory on Mamaev Kurgan (Mamay Mound).
White stones break up a patch of red leaves, typical mountain vegetation - Daisetsuzan National Park, Hokkaido
Wall and towers of the Kremlin and Kul Sharif Mosque minarets inside.
Womemn walking past golden onion domes of new Church of the Transfiguration (Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral).
Airhole of yurt
Panelled doors of greyed wood in a wall of a traditional Khiva house
Woman walking past Selimiye Camii mosque.
Okonomiyaki, type of fast-food.
Door knocker on Mezquita.
Relaxing in Jardin Alcalde Pedro Ruiz Alonso in Malaga
Clock above entrance to Castello Sforzesco.
Tourists climbing 200 steps up Butte du Lion.
Gabled guildhalls line the Markt.
An older man on a bicycle in front of Chinese signs.
View of the sea with the highlands silhouetted in the background, from the Oban-Mull ferry.
Okinawan shop selling shamisen (three-stringed banjo), unfortunately made from the skins of endangereed pythons.
Szekely Bertalan room of Neo-Renaissance Hungarian State Opera House.
Chain Bridge crossing Danube River at night.
Mannequin in raincoat on San Domenico Maggiore.
Facade of the Jewish Historical Museum - Amsterdam, North Holland
The fleamarket on Place Saint-Sauveur.
Paris' Dome IMAX cinema on La Defense.
Office buildings at Gare de Lyon in Paris are coloured orange by the rising sun.
Afternoon tea at the famous Cafe Gerbeaud on Vorosmarty ter 7 in Budapest.
Poppy field in rural Tihany.
Interior of the late 19th century Matthias Church of Budapest.
The community room at a troglodyte underground farm in Rochemenier.
Overhead view of Innsbruck and Nordkette mountains from Renaissance Schloss Ambras (castle).
'Wörther-See-Mandl', character from the legend explaining the origin of the Wörthersee.
The empty Penjikent-Dushanbe Highway leading through an arid landscape, Urmital area.
Family walking with their cows on the Penjikent-Dushanbe highway, seen through an old tyre used as a sign for a car repair shop.
Tajik boy riding a donkey on the plains.
Detail of facade of Cathedral of S. Dmitry, the finest example of Vladimir-Suzdal stone carving.
Ferry landing on Don on other side of Starocherkassk.
Green Soltanov mosque and small street market.
Three geisha standing on a street, posing for the photographer - Kyoto, Kinki
Ceiling frescoe dating from 1778 depicting the Counter-Reformation's Council of Trent (1545-63) with the many books of the library of Lyceum in Eger.
Process of making Belleek pottery, adding decoration detail to slipware before firing in a kiln, Belleek.
Sand beach.
Chatkal Mountains.
Entrance to Sher Dor Medressa.
Trans-Siberian (Transsib) railway.
Monasteries and cathedrals of Moscow
Bull statue.
Lettuce at OLMA (Eastern Swiss Agricultural Machines Exhibition).
Statue of General Waldmann/Grossmunster.
(Probably) banners bearing the names of Sumo wrestlers at Ryogoku - Tokyo, Kanto
Reconstructed fortress on ancient Roman site.
Cakes and chocolates decorated with cartoon faces, in a bakery window on Leipzigerstrasse in Bockenheim
Tired hiker on top of Mt Takachiho, Kirishima National Park
Pedestrians at Puerta del Sol, Madrid's most central point and a popular meeting place
The interior opulence of Art Deco cafe, A Brasileira in Lisbon
The former Dominican Monastery in Ceske Budejovice,
Pedestrian and cyclist traffic signal - "don"t"!
St Peter's church (St Pieterskerk), a late-Gothic structure (1425).
De Nieuwe Papegaai windmill in Bruges. Built in 1790 the windmill was brought here from Beveren in 1970.
Detail of sepulchral monument to Archbishop DJ Carondelet by M Scherrier (1549) in the Cathedral St Salvator (St Saviour) in Bruges.
Windmill "Bonne Chiere" (1888).
A chair viewed through a gap in the pattern of another chair, "The Willow tearoom", by Mackintosh.
Barber working in shop at Spaccanapoli.
Ancient mosaic: Nyphaeum of Casa di Nettuno e Anfitrite.
Skyline including Duomo (Cathedral) from Hotel Baglioni, Piazza dell l'Unita Italiana.
Entrance to Regina Palace hotel, Stresa.
Victorious silhouette: Oblique view of the Victory statue on the Diamond Memorial, circa 1927, in Diamond square within the old walled city of Derry.
Statue of Henri IV on Ile de la Cite, near Pont Neuf.
Walkway at cemetery, St Peter and Paul Church, Vysehrad.
Interior of the SS Annunziata.
A small busker performs in front of a huge face of a woman on Vaci utca in Budapest.
People waiting for piano concert in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
The wine cellar at Chateua de Brissac with Brissac wine bottles for tasting and buying.
Rose bottles in Caves Louis Grenelle, the wine cellar 12m below Saumur town.
Lights decorating Rudaki avenue, Dushanbe's main street, as seen from Maydani Azadi at dusk.
Lake-side restaurant of the turbaza (former Soviet holiday camp) on the shore of Iskander-Kul Lake.
The Penjikent-Dushanbe Highway crossing a suspension bridge over the Zerafshan (Zeravshan) River.
Mountains reflecting in a broad section of the Panj river along which the Dushanbe-Khorog Highway M41 runs, Rushan area.
People on Bolshaya Pokrovskaya ul lined with historic buildings.
Snow clouds over ice-covered Lake Baikal with snow whirling through the air.
Old ship docked at Vladivostok Harbour in Golden Horn Bay.
The Rukhobod Mausoleum, with the Guri Amir mausoleum, built in the fifteenth century in the distance
A painting of an Ebbelwein tram, in a window of a city building
Arch details on Tavira's Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo, the 13th century church was built on the site of a Moorish mosque
Detail of gate to side entrance of St Vitus church, Prague
Rubens 'The Adoration of the Magi' in St Janskerk in Mechelen.
Dijver lit up at dusk with St Saviour Cathedral in the background.
Statue of Odon Lechner outside Museum of Applied Arts.
Seafood for sale.
Long facade of Palazzo Reale facing harbour.
Wooden model of a young boy in a residential area of Zurich, a message to drive slowly.
Brightly coloured umbrellas and holiday-makers on a concrete beach.
The lit-up spires and facade of cathedral St Corentin in the late evening.
Bus and bicycle traffic allowed in the Paris Latin Quarter.
A late evening stroll on pedestrian only Kossuth Lajos utca in Keszthely.
Subway train leaving Vorosmarty utca station in Budapest.
Interior of Duomo.
Lobby of Hotel Straf, Via San Raffaele 3.
Poster at Cineteca Milano (Spazio Oberdan), Viale V Veneto.
Entrance of Pinacoteca Ambrosiana.
Hiking sign post near Hahnenmoospass with Bernese Alps in the background.
A small boat at a landing-stage at the shore of Lake Lugano.
Sunrise at Fuschertörl with snow-capped peaks of Grossglockner, Sonnenwelleck and Fuscherkarkopf (left to right).
Altdeutsche Weinstube along Neuer Platz, central Spittal.
Cathedral of S. Dmitry.
Contrasting sides to Japan. An elderly man on a 'suigyu' (water uffalo) drawn cart in Okinawa.
A ferryman standing on the deck of his ferry waiting for passengers at a boat crossing on the Li River, on the Xingping to Yangti walking path.
Entrance to Guri Amir mausoleum.
The Great Eastgate to Tainan city.
An arched bridge over the Kanda Gawa River - Ochanomizu district.
'Don't spit please' notice on a train near Datong.
Wooden pulpit at Cathedral de Saint Paul (Saint Paul's Cathedral).
Young boy on a float depicting a Lion's Head in preparation for the Kunchi Matsuri in Karatsu.
Curved facade of Galleria Umberto I.
Snow coverd boats moored in Limmat river.
Hikers on a path on the floor of a valley between tall cliffs of karst (porous limestone).
Detail of a fisherman with a fairly big fish on the Erne river, Enniskillen.
Running through the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont in Paris.
Textiles of Casa dei Tessuti.
Sant Eustorgio (9th century).
Cafe Corso Como 10 (name as well as address).
The Lindwurm (dragon - lindworm statue), in the center of Neuer Platz at night.
Hallstatt, mountains and pedalos on Hallstätter See.
Old church on the cliffs above the Inn River with a pedestrian bridge in the foreground.
The setting sun reflected in the windows of the Neo-Classical government building on Maydani Azadi, Dushanbe's main square.
Three young Tajik men posing in front of Ayni Opera and Ballet Theatre.
People shopping for fruit and vegetable at the covered Barakat Market at Ismail Somoni.
Stone lion looking at a man praying at Togo-Jinja (shrine), Jingumae.
Strip of beach by ice-covered Amur River with spires of Khram Uspenya Bozhey Materi Russian Orthodox Church in background.
Church of Our Lady of the Don.
The Grand Palace or Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo was built in 1752-1756 according to Bartolomeo Rastrelli's design. It was planned by Empress Yelizaveta Petrovna as a site of an official country residence
Frog fountain, with coins thrown in for good luck, in the gardens of Tenryu-ji temple.
Modern looking supermarket beneath a typical Dushanbe apartment block with satellite dishes, along Ismail Somoni street.
The Cathedrals of the Kremlin. The oldest area within the Kremlin is Cathedral Square which has six buildings including 3 enormous cathedrals, the work of Italian architects during the late 15th and 16th centuries.
Entrance to old city of Arg-e Bam. [image taken pre 2003 earthquake]
Tilework in Toledo
Street signs in Prague tell a lot about the buildings. Originally, buildings were recognised by their emblem but now most buildings share two numbers; the blue sign advises its position on a street and the red sign gives its number in the district.
Tram no. 2 running along the Burgring, Vienna, Austria.
The interior of bar "A Becasse"" (anno 1877), Tabora 11.
The Fishmongers Guild House (De Zalm) in Mechelen. The house was built in 1530 by Willem van Wechtere.
Traditional guild houses on Markt at dusk in Bruges.
Wispy sea clouds at sunrise over the South Cross Highway.
Hiker above Aletschgletscher glacier from Moosfluh.
Cross country skiing directions in Amden.
Boats moored on still pink waters off Sibenik beneath a pink sunset sky.
The 9.5m Menhir du Champ-Dolent rises above a field of cut wheat.
Golden statue on top of Queen Victoria monument.
Szeged trams on the move.
Puddle on cobblestones reflecting building.
A restaurant sign of a chef stirring a pot.
Lowendenkmal (Lion Memorial, 1821).
Looking through the arch of an arcade to the Baroque facades along Herzog Friedrich Strasse, Helblinghaus in centre.
Trees in autumn colours.
Buddha statue in garden of Okura Shukokan Museum of Art.
Big rock sculpture inside Sogetsu Kaikan, Akasaka.
Cliff-top tower containing Kafe Utyos.
Siberia's first stone Kremlin with blue and gold domes of St Sofia Cathedral (Sofiysky Sobor - 1686) on snowy day.
Forged sign of a restaurant - Appenzell, Appenzel Innerrhoden
Sunset behind Palazzo della Ragione, seen from Piazza del Duomo.
White-walled houses beside Karal-Kul (Black Lake), surrounded by snow-capped mountain peaks.
People walking down stairs to ice-covered Amur River from Komsomolskaya pl.
Statue of " Zhambyl " in front of a typical apartment block in Almaty
The very properly laid out city of Ashighabat from the Turkmenbashi Tower
Group portrait of five fashionable Uzbek women at the tiled grand entrance to the Guri Amir mausoleum, built in the fifteenth century, a tomb for Timur and his two sons
The ruins of the massive entrance to Timur's Ak-Saray Palace; 40 metre tall pillars covered with blue, white and gold tiles
Ulu Cami 's northern portal at night.
Cherry blossoms and a red pagoda at the Ninna-ji temple - Kyoto, Kinki
The Battling Titans statue, by Ignac Platzer (1767-70), stand above the ornate gate to Prague Castle ( Prazsky hrad ), Prague
Monument to Johann Strauss the younger at night.
Historic chocolate machinery in the Chocolate Museum, Brussels.
People at Vercelli train station.
A group of men carrying a giant golden chicken-shaped boat; a float in the Karatsu Okunchi festival - Karatsu, Kyushu
Houses along Tkalcica Ulica.
An old stone cross outside a newer stone house near Ploumiliau.
An elderly couple walking on cobbled streets in the town centre.
Patrons dance a Saturday night away at 'Le Balajo' on 9 Rue de Lappe.
Sunrise over the glass skyscrapers of La Defense in paris.
Apse mosaic in the Cathedral.
Fruit bowl in breakfast room of Hotel Straf, Via San Raffaele 3.
Room of Antica Locanda die Mercanti, Via San Tomaso.
Neoclassic Villa Reale (1777-80, designed by Giuseppe Piermarini) in Parco de Monza.
Madagascar Day Gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis) in Masoala Hall at Zurich Zoo.
Goethe House, where Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born in 1749 - Frankfurt, Hesse
Stall of Christmas tree decorations at Christkindlesmarkt (Christmas market).
Grains, beans and lentils in jars.
Detail of wood carved holy bloody altar by Tilman Riemenschneider (1499-1505) in Rothenburg's (Romantic Rd) St James Church.
Cyclists and pedestrians on Alter Platz, old town.
White walled houses beside a creek in Farandia village, along the Khojand-Ayni-Dushanbe Highway M34.
Tajikistan's Persian past invoked in the facade of the Writers' Union Building with sculpted stone figures of Sadruddin Ayni, Omar Khayam, Firdausi, Abu Abdulloh Rudaki and other writers.
Purple Lada Niva on the Pamir Highway, with the peaks along the Chinese-Tajik border above.
Detail of carvings hewn into sandstone in cave 10, Yungang Caves.
Active Trinity Church.
The church of Karmeliterkloster contrasts with the skyscrapers that are its backdrop, Frankfurt
Bathers swimming in open-air hot springs below mounds of white mineral deposits in Eger.
View of ceiling and main staircase of the Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria. The frescoes on the ceiling were painted by the Klimt brothers, Gustav and Ernst.
The peak of Mt Rishiri-zan (1721m), grass and rocks, seen from the western path on Rishiri-to Island - Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park, Hokkaido
Artist painting Santa Maria del Carmine.
Ruins of Burg Aggstein, Wachau region.
Entrance to Mir-i-Arab Medressa.
Local wine market - Bordeaux, Perigord
Ceiling detail in the Gothic Chamber of Bruges Town Hall.
A statue at Hansahuis.
Neogothic facade of Duomo and Chiesa dei Girolamini.
Georgian door knocker.
Wexford harbour with colourful fishing fleet and waterfront housing.
Detail of the trademark for Belleek Pottery used in various forms since 1863 found above the entrance to Belleek Pottery. It depicts an Irish Wolf hound looking at a round tower thought to be Devenish Round Tower and am Irish Harp surmounting two sprigs of shamrocks. Above this is the phrase, "Without which none is genuine".
A setting sun brightens traditional lanterns on Pont Alexandre III in Paris.
Ornate lamp-post in front of houses on the Place des Vosges.
Crowds and cafes on Kiraly utca, a pedestrian only street in Pecs.
Bottles of wine produced by local Villany winemakers kept in a safe in the 200 year old cellars of the Wine Museum.
Facade of Minorite Church in Dobo Istvan Square.
Neo-classical Basilica di San Carlo al Corso (designed by Carlo Amati, 1839-47).
Memorial for victims of communism on St Wenceslas square, Prague
A man on a forklift carrying a crate of wine bottles in Caves Louis Grenelle, the cellar 12m below Saumur town.
A raver with a painted silver face and shaved head at the Streetparade.
Iskander-Kul Lake, with beach belonging to the Tajik President's dacha.
Interior of Tepco Electric Energy Museum, Jinnan.
People walking down round ramp inside the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum.
The stone interior of the old town church, built around the 11th century.
Parisians enjoy the winter sunshine in the Louvre's Cour Centre.
Audience beside the Cathedral of St Jacob watching a performance during the International Children's Festival.
Shing Village on the Shing River in the Fan Mountains.
Wall of Kutlimurodinok Medressa.
Entrance to Mevland Museum, the former lodge of the Whirling Dervishes, and Ottoman-style Selimiya Camii mosque, Konya
A Japanese goth girl strikes a pose for the camera - Harajuku district.
Soccer fans wearing and waving Italian flags on the Piazza del Duomo
Fishing boats and motorboats moored in a narrow canal.
The city of Paris from Sacre-Couer at the top of Monmarte Hill in Paris.
Cathedral and the Leaning tower of Pisa.
Parked scooters.
Stained-glass skylight at the Museum of Applied Arts on Ulloi ut. 33-37. The window was designed by Odon Lechner in 1864.
Palazzo Dugnani (housing Museo del Cinama) in Giardini Pubblici.
Second floor cafe at deli Peck, Via Spadari 9.
Entrance to Museo del Cinema.
A stained glass ermine, the emblem of Anne de Bretagne, at the Chateau de Blois.
Wooden cut-out of nativity scene at Christkindlesmarkt (Christmas market).
View of "Oberhaupt" peak high above rolling hills of Canton Lucerne and Zug, Mt Pilatus (2132m).
Burg Hochosterwitz sitting on hilltop amidst fields.
Sundial on old building along Mozartplatz, old town.
Japan Sword Shop at Toranomon.
Strings of colourful paper cranes hanging in memorial at Nagasaki Peace Park.
Reflection of Siberian baroque Saviour Church in glass building on ul Lenina.
Buildings and bridges across Bulak or Bolaq Canal.
Evening traffic across Chain Bridge.
Shoppers heaven, lit street signs. Neon lights on the Kartnerstrasse.
A sign, in the stylised shape of a railway guardsman, welcoming travellers to the Franfurt railway station - Frankfurt, Hesse
Japan Sword Shop at Toranomon.
Children on a slide inside National Children's Castle, Jingumae.
Frescoes inside Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour at the Saviour Monastery of St. Euthymius.
Ancient stone sculpture near Burana Tower.
Kyrgyz yurt being built
Tower of Arg-e Karim Khani Citadel.
The Mythen Mountain range is the backdrop for the twisting coastline and breathtaking views of Lake Lucerne
Sitting area in hotel Alexander Am Zoo.
Worshippers leave Malaga's cathedral after mass
Lion carvings on wooden door of Old Town Hall, Staromestske namesti, Prague
Sign of a Heurigen.
Golden altar in Cathedral St Salvator (St Saviour) in Bruges.
A lone hiker walks along West Highland Way Waterfalls in Glencoe valley near allt-na-reigh (Glencoe pass).
Church and houses of hilltop town of Neive, Langhe district.
View of stone bridge leading across Voorburgwa with Gothic Oude Kerk, built in 1340, in the background.
People standing at a boat-shaped souvenir stall, outside a Croatian Airlines office.
Whilst an excavator loads a truck to clean the beach, people sunbathe in the background.
Dining out on a Saturday night in 'Chez Omar' on 54 Rue St Croixe de la Bretonnerie.
A large 'P' on breads made from the Poilane Bakery on Rue du Cherche-Midi.
Ornate gold iron work on the west gate to Jardin des Tuileries.
Mother and son resting in Piazza del Duomo.
Entrance lounge at Tratoria Toscana, Corso di Porta Ticinese.
The tower of the Kaiserdom cathedral, complete with clock - Frankfurt, Hesse
19th century Villa Ciani (containing the Museo Civico delle Belle Art) in Parco Civico.
Houses with brick roofs along the Mur river, seen from Schlossberg.
Lone window on the facade of a bright yellow house.
Smoke billowing out of a quarry chimney along the Zerafshan (Zeravshan) River near the Khojand-Ayni-Dushanbe Highway M34.
The Khingob river meandering through a canyon with the Dushanbe-Khorog Highway M41 above, Komsolomabad area.
Children on tricycles on roof of National Children's Castle, Jingumae.
Small red Church of the Assumption and blue domed Nativity of the Virgin Cathedral (Rozhdestvensky sobor) in background.
Boy standing on icy wooden pier at ice-covered Lake Baikal.
Traffic on ul Turgeneva and Church of the Transfiguration (Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral).
An elderly couple on a motorbike in front of a plywood temple for a festival.
Rows of colourful houses line the harbour in Tobermory.
Mountain resort buildings in snow.
The impressive entrance to the Mir-i-Arab Medressa, a sixteenth century Islamic seminary, pierced by sunlight
Sign for flamenco venue.
Elderly men from Karatsu in traditional clothes with 'flat' rice hats at the Kunchi Matsuri.
Orange tram moving.
Street lamp and Torre Civica, Casale Monferrato.
Railing with vines on lakeside park, Stresa.
Vineyards, wineries and hills of Neive, Kanghe district.
A group of men carrying a float resembling a giant red dragon fish, for the Karatsu Okunchi festival - Karatsu, Kyushu
Three kids below a bust of Charles Cornic with railroad viaduct in the background.
Double exposure of a sunlit cross in the cemetery of the Medieval St Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny.
Changing times. Two contrasting signs give directions for a local walking tour of Rothenburg.
A man with a purple elephant painted on his cheek playing the trumpet at Fasnacht (carnival) parade.
People leaving Piazza del Duomo.
Hikers on Hohenweg with the tunnel leading from the top down to Lake Lucerne.
People dining at outdoor tables of a restaurant on Hauptplatz.
Detail of facade of Stadttheater at Theaterplatz.
Carved facade of old bakery on Hauptplatz, Voitsberg.
Japan Sword Shop at Toranomon.
Cars on street in front of Nagasaki main train station, seen from pedestrian overpass at dusk.
Reconstructed Triumphal Arch built for Tsar Nicholas II.
People entering Church of the Transfiguration (Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral) with new Orthodox seminary in background.
These mountains form the natural border between Liechtenstein and Austria, and are called 'Drei Schwestern' or 'Three Sisters' - Schellenberg
Where white wine starts - Bordeaux, Perigord
Memorial to Raoul Wallenberg in Budapest. Described as an angel of rescue, he has been credited with saving anywhere from 20,000 to more than 100,000 Jewish lives in Hungary during World War II.
A boat and a lone angler sitting on the end of a jetty, silhouetted against the reflection of a setting sun.
People walking through the Triumphal Arch of Sergius (27BC) in the early morning sunshine.
Old wooden house on ul Pushkinskaya.
An elderly aksakals (white beard) in an "afro" looking traditional hat drinking tea.
The three storey pagoda at Kiyomizu temple - Yasugi, Shimane
Tourist caravan travelling over sand dunes.
City and Castelo de Sao Jorge on hill.
Concert ticket seller in front of Church of Our Lady Before Tyn ( Kostel Panny Marie Pred Tynem ), Prague.
The 17th century Baroque St. Michael's Church (St. Michaelsstraat) of Leuven.
An Aboriginal woman on her way to work the fields.
Mountains to the south of Mt Tokachi in the Daisetsuzan National Park, shrouded in light clouds - Hokkaido
A bare tree in silhouette beneath Anica Kuk, amongst karst (porous limestone) cliffs.
Far horizons: Jersey cows and the scottish castle of Dunluce on the Irish Antrim coast near Portballintrae.
After Line, Gay Bar at Via Sammartini 25.
Couple at Piazza del Duomo.
Bookstore Franco Maria Ricci, Via Durini 19.
Bicycle rack and tram, Koningsplein - Amsterdam, North Holland
Traffic travels through the old town gate (Deininger) at dusk in the city of Nordlingen.
Blue star-spangled domes of Nativity of the Virgin Cathedral (Rozhdestvensky sobor).
The impressive ruins of the Roman amphitheatre (1st century AD).
Terracotta image on Arkadenhof (arcaded couryard), Schloss Schallaburg (Schallaburg Castle).
Garonne River and Cathedral.
Street cafes near the Cathedrale Saint Andre - Bordeaux, Perigord
Maison de Vin de Bordeaux ( House of Wines ) - Bordeaux, Perigord
Taiwan National Theatre in Chiang Kaishek Memorial Park and the Mitsukoshi skyscraper in the distance.
Raked sand patterns in gardens of Ginkaku-ji temple.
The unique exterior of Teatre-Museu Dali, Figueres. Salvador Dali converted Figueres' former municipal theatre into a Theatre-museum which now contains a great portion of his life's work.
Wood carving detail in St Jacobskirk.
Beautiful Mariakapel (Chapel of Mary) of St Carolus Borromeuskerk.
Rococo pulpit detail of Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk in Bruges. Jan Garemijn created the pulpit in 1743.
A hiker descends the precarious trail down from Mt Yushan.
The Waag, weigh house, on Nieuwmarkt square - Amsterdam, North Holland
The Grasshopper, Steak House, lit up in green lights and Oude Kerk, the Gothic Old Church, built in the early 15th century - Amsterdam, North Holland
An elderly woman cycling and a bare-chested elderly man on roller-blades, exercising on the shores of Jarun Lake.
Cider bottles at a stall during the Cornouaille Festival.
Long queues are often the norm at the sublime Poilane Bakery on Rue du Cherche-Midi.
The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel by architects Percier and Fontaine in Paris. The arch was built between 1806 and 1808 by Napoleon I following the model of the Arc of Constantine in Rome.
Ancient dolphin handle (about 500 years old) belonging to the steam lid of the Kiraly Thermal Bath in Budapest.
Potato vendor at the colourful Kecskemet fruit and vegetable market.
Clouds of confetti flying through the air around kids wearing costumes on a float at Fasnacht (carnival) parade.
Meat at Mercato Communale, Piazza XXIV Maggio.
Monument where Roman Forum used to be behind Chiesa San Sepolcro.
One of the newer streetcars - Frankfurt, Hesse
Sign on cobble stone in Elandsgracht, something about dogs - Amsterdam, North Holland
Ravers in white on the Lovemobile at the Streetparade.
Houses of the old town on Aare river.
Golden top of Pestsäule (Plague column) on Alter Platz, old town.
Royal castle and mountain backdrop, Vaduz
Grossmunster Cathedral highlighted with special projectors during Zurifest.
Traunstein peak and Traunkirchen pier, sunset.
People by the fountains in front of the Neo-Classical government building on Maydani Azadi, Dushanbe's main square.
Couple looking at Vladivostok and Golden Horn Bay from viewpoint on Orlinoye Gnezdo hill.
The Red Gate inside Astrakhan Kremlin.
People walking toward statue of Mother Russia on Mamaev Kurgan (Mamay Mound).
Statue of Mother Russia on Mamaev Kurgan (Mamay Mound).
Car on ul Kuybysheva with Trinity Church green spires in background.
Bicycle path leading up to the Rijksmuseum, Stadhouderskade 42.
People on beach in Parco Sempione.
The third and the second (in back) of the seven Marguzor Lakes, up the Shing River Valley in the Fan Mountains.
Mausoleum near Grigorievka
Clouds over old town.
Minarets and the turquoise domes of mosques and medressas standing out in a view out over the city
Three women in front of Si o Se bridge.
Tomb of Darius II, Naghsh-e Rostam.
Colourful plywood temple facade erected for festival.
Intricately decorated temple roofs in Taiwan.
A Japanese goth girl poses with the smiling tourists - Harajuku district.
Temple roof detail of The Little Goose Pagoda in Da Jianfu Temple.
A barman pouring apple wine from a large jug in a bar called Germania
Two men sitting on a park bench at Palmgarten
The colourful tiled facade and curved balconies of Antoni Gaudi's fantastical Casa Batllo, Barcelona.
View of Alcazar and city center, Toledo
Detail of Samson's Fountain ( Samsonova kasna; 1727 ) on Namesti Premysin Otakar II square, the Czech Republic's largest plaza, Ceske Budejovice.
Horse drawn carriage rushing through the Markt, the large square in the centre of Bruges.
Detail of pillars and arches of Iona Abbey.
Argyll's Lodgings with the Ancient Historic Cemetery in the foreground.
Piazza Trento e Trieste at night with Chiesa San Ferdinando on left and Galleria Umberto illuminated in green.
Young men drinking beer outside cafe.
Doing the laundry on a houseboat on a canal in the Joordan area.
Dancing partygoers wearing oversized crowns on Thorbeckeplein for the Queen's Day celebrations.
A sign at the entrance to Kattenkabinet, Herengracht 497.
The fort on Ile du Petit Be at sunset.
Whitehall government buildings at west end of St. James Park and London Eye ferris wheel.
View of the beautiful Georgian Neo-classical stucco ceiling of the Christ Church Cathedral, circa 1773-9, situated on a historical site associated with religious buildings since the 11th century, Waterford.
Poilane Bakery for sublime pastries at 6 Rue du Cherche-Midi.
Low view of Cathedral and tower.
The Trinity Column and Mosque Church of Pecs.
Early morning traffic across the Chain Bridge in Budapest.
Interior of No Season streetwear store at Corso de Porta Ticinese.
Grand Cafe e Tre Marie, Viale Piave.
Knocker at palazzo on Via Manzoni.
Season's first snow in upper Val d'Anniviers seen from balcony of mountain cottage.
Contrast: an old building on Munchener Strasse at the foot of a modern steel and glass skyscraper - Frankfurt, Hesse
Sunflowers in a field, a common site at Doue-la Fontaine in the Loire Valley.
Building entrance.
Snow covered roofs on tiny medieval Regensburg (founded by Freiherr Lutolf V von Regensberg around 1244).
Grossmunster Cathedral highlighted with special projectors during Zurifest.
Kollegienkirche (Collegiate Church), Dom (cathedral), Stift Nonnberg and Stiftskirche St Peter with Festung Hohensalzburg in background.
Girl looking at strings of colourful paper cranes hanging in memorial at Nagasaki Peace Park.
Passengers inside an old Nagasaki tram.
Bedroom in museum of Ataman Palace Compound.
Sculpted Order of Lenin given to the city for honourable service during WWII on bridge on pr Lenina.
Tram and tracks on ul Baltakhinova.
Baroque Virgin's Nativity Church (1719).
Panorama Museum of the Defence of Stalingrad next to ruins of former flour mill left as reminder of the devastating battle.
Flowers blooming inside the conservatory at Palmgarten
Medieval Helleport city gate in Brussels.
Details of onion domes and half moon adorning mosque.
Resurrection Cathedral.
Guards marching with statue of Lenin in background.
The Kalta Minor Minaret, short and squat, and covered in beautifully patterned tiled mosaics
Chateau Fort.
Taoist roof decoration on Szutsao Temple.
Sobu train crossing Sumida-Gawa River.
Garden gnomes at Frankfurt Dippenmarkt.
Shoppers holding bags and parcels outside Peek and Cloppenburg.
72m Gothic-Renaissance BlackTower and its reflection, near Namesti Premysin Otakar II square, Ceske Budejovice.
Oblique angle of the front of a Gothic Cathedral.
Church below vineyards.
Antique Market at Place du Grand Sablon.
Detail of wooden carving from the St Janskerk pulpit dating from 1700.
Brabo's Fountain on Grote Markt, with Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal in the background.
Waterfalls located near the Visitor Centre in Glencoe.
Sun behind dome of Chiesa di San Francesco di Paolo.
Tiny dolls depicting vegetable sellers at Spaccanapoli.
Detail of the new wing addition to the Van Gogh Museum, Paulus Potterstraat 7.
Looking down on people crossing a wooden walkways over azure pools in the Plitvice National Park.
Vendor and shopper at a stall at the fruit and vegetable market.
Ferries in silhouette on the harbour at sunset.
Statue of mermaid and dolphin spraying water.
People walking between stalls on Via di Gondi.
Bathers swimming in Gyogy-to (thermal lake) of Heviz.
Museo d'Arte e Scienza at Via Quintino Sella inside palazzo.
Concert posters for international acts.
A French 17th century tapestry hangs in the Blue Room (chambre bleu) of the Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (1518-23).
Dusty wine bottles in Caves Louis Grenelle, the cellar 12m below Saumur town.
The underground croft of the Romanesque Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud (1106-17).
Strollers in St. James Park.
Diners in vegetarian cafe.
Carved balcony, front facade of the Schloss Porcia.
Wooden bridge leading to Seeschloss Ort.
Schloss Tarasp set on a mountainside.
St Koloman statue, Rathausplatz, with Stift Melk Benedictine abbey church in background.
Old ways of processing tobacco leaves, exhibit at Tobacco and Salt Museum, Jinnan.
Friendship can't be bought, a market scene in Erzurum
Pig offerings in Taipei.
The German Film Museum at night
Peering through the open lid of a piano in tthe showroom of Steinway and Sons in Nordend
A bus passes Prague's Dancing Building ( Tancici dum ), a burst of new post-1989 architecture designed by Vlado Milunc and Frank O Gehry.
Shoppers on Steenstraat.
A hiker passing below a rock house on the slope of Mt Rocher a Pointes (2239m) with the Bernese Alps in the background.
Murals at Sede degli Augustali (Sacello degli Augustali), Ercolano.
Tour boat returning to dock, Rokin - Amsterdam, North Holland
The tomb of First President Dr Franjo Tudman at the Mirogoj Cemetery, reflecting a large dome.
The impressive ruins of the Roman amphitheatre (1st century AD).
Boy looking at an advertisement on a blue house facade, Wexford.
Fishing ships passing in the night with only channel lights to guide them, Wexford.
A group of Lepracauns on Finn McCool's giant stepping stones, Antrim Coast.
'Hammerhead alert in downtown Limerick': small bronze sculpture sitting above a doorframe to Carnegie at People's Park, Limerick.
Close up of the cherub faces intricately carved detail of the Choir seating in the Holy Trinity Cathedral, circa 1792-6, Waterford.
An artist painting the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris.
Live concert by a local band in the Suss Fel Nap club off Szent Istvan korut in Budapest.
Portraits and plush red velvet inside Festetics Palace in Keszthely. Building of the palace started in 1759 and continued until 1880, over this time it was rebuilt and added to numerous times.
The Kempinski Corvinu Hotel on Erszebet ter 7-8, Hungary's most 'expensive hotel'.
Facade of department store La Rinascente across from Duomo.
Saint and angel statues at Augustiner-Chorherrenstift (Augustinian monastery) with Danube river in background, Wachau region.
People on tower staircase, Festung Hohensalzburg.
Man with a traditional skull cap leading girls to the weekly animal market, Kalainaz.
Red-ink Neolithic cave paintings of Shakhty depicting a bear hunt, found accidently by Soviet archaeologists in 1958.
Japan Sword Shop at Toranomon.
"Cosmo Clock 21" ferris wheel, Minato Mirai 21 (MM21) area.
Blue door of old wooden house.
Beer barrels on a traditional cart during Munich's annual Oktoberfest.
Smoke and ash billowing from Sakurajima, an active volcano, behind a Pachinko parlour on the banks of a canal - Kagoshima, Kyushu
An elderly man with horse and cart poses in front of the Kutlug Timur Minaret, built in the 1320's, Koneurgencho
Ceiling inside dome of Tilla-Kari Medressa.
Large city hotel.
An old steam locomotive forever out of service near Perm (once called Molotov) in the Volga Region of Russia
Replica of the Imperial Palace from the Heian era, at the Heian-jingu Shrine - Kyoto, Kinki
Trumpet Player Fountain in Grand Rue.
Statue of Solidarity on Place de Jeu de Balle, Les Marolles.
A statue outside the European Council building at Schuman metro stop.
Lunch at Rue des Bouchers in Brussels.
Yakitori: bite-sized pieces of chicken grilled on a skewer. Yakitori is a popular 'tsumamimomo', a snack or tidbit to accompany drinking.
Statue of Neptune on The Amsterdam Replica (square rigger) moored behind the Nederland's Scheepvaartmuseum.
An old stone farmhouse covered in flowers.
Taking a nap in the winter sun on the banks of the River Seine.
Bright double-decker bus whizzes through the streets of Paris.
Facade of Palazzo dei Cavalieri.
Two women on Piazza del Duomo.
Home design store High Tech, Piazza XXV Aprile 12.
Augustinergasse in old town.
Man cooking wide variety of sausages at Christkindlemarkt (Christmas market).
A cool dude from Bristol.
Fruit Stall in front of the rococo Helblinghaus.
Passenger boat crossing Wolfgangsee.
Pedestrians on the path in the middle of the tree-lined Rudaki Avenue, Dushanbe's main street.
Two Tajik men riding bicycles along the main Wakhan Valley highway in the early morning.
Old mud house in the small settlement of Subashi in the Ak-Suu Valley.
Curled horns of a Marco Polo sheep (Ovis ammon polii, an endangered species) lying in the arid Kurteskei Valley near Shakhty.
Name (Kanji) of Sogetsu Kaikan, Akasaka.
Moon behind green dome of Orthodox Church.
Bronze statue of Count Nikolai Muravyov-Amursky.
Statue of hand holding torch of the Eternal Fire inside The Hall of the Warrior Glory on Mamaev Kurgan (Mamay Mound).
Anti-aircraft artillery outside Museum of the Defence of Stalingrad.
The tiled and patterned dome of the Pahlavon Mohammed Mausoleum in the foreground, and the fat turquoise tiled tower of the Kalta Minor Minaret in the distance; a view over the city
Child looking at display in Tepco Electric Energy Museum, Jinnan.
A woman in bright red and white traditional kimono, on a path at the Meiji Shrine in the winter - Tokyo, Kanto
A crowded escalator takes commuters down to the subway - Ochanomizu district.
The train conductor indicates everything's OK at Jiayuguan Station.
Fasnacht (carnival) street parade.
Hiking and cyclists signs with distances in Rheinau.
St Andrea church/abbey and Campanile (right) with dome of St Eusebio cathedral in distance.
Traditional carry baskets on the Xingping to Yangti path by the Li River.
The steeple and roof of St Mark's Church; the mosaic-tiled roof decorated with a Medieval coat of arms.
Visitors wandering through cobbled streets.
The Undercroft of Dublin Castle. The Undercroft features the base of the 13th century Gunpowder Tower and has a Viking rampart within its core.
An old wooden "Ankou" (death coachman) sculpture, the best preserved in Brittany.
These people have met their Waterloo, drinking outside a pub on Waterloo street, Derry.
Oblique view of the namesake of Kilkenny, the Medieval St Canice's Cathedral, circa 1202-85 and the older round tower, circa 700-1000 associated with an earlier Christian cemetery.
Detail of wood carved holy bloody altar by Tilman Riemenschneider (1499-1505) in Rothenburg's (Romantic Rd) St James Church.
Eglise de la Madeleine in Paris. Building started on the church in 1842 and took nearly 80 years to complete. At the request of Napoleon I it was designed in the style of a Greco-Roman temple.
Beautiful ceiling frescoes of the Neo-Classical Eger Cathedral. The frescoes were designed by Joszef Hild in 1836.
Baroque altar piece of the Minorite Church of Budapest. The altarpiece was designed by Johann Kracker in 1773.
Shadows and silhouettes of three women on Piazza del Duomo.
The Second Trumpet panel from L'Apocalypse Tapestry (1375) illustrating the last book of the Bible according to St John. At 103m in length it is the oldest tapestry of this size in the world.
Facade of the Landhaus (Styrian Parliament Building).
Overhead of women holding umbrellas on a cobbled street, old town.
Kiddyland at Jingumae.
Japan Sword Shop at Toranomon.
New Daishibashi (bridge) across Tama River, the border between Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture.
Facade of Khram Uspenya Bozhey Materi Russian Orthodox Church.
Kul Sharif Mosque inside the Kremlin beneath billboard advertisement at night.
Vladivostok State Department Store, GUM building.
Man walking by brick wall with cryllic inscription.
Modern architecture: The Tokyo Dome, housing a giant atrium, part of the Tokyo International Forum - Tokyo, Kanto
An old escalator to St Anna Tunnel, a pedestrian walkway built under the Schelde river (1931-1933).
Steall Waterfalls tumble down a mountain into Glen Nevis.
Rental video shop sign in Euro, a more common sight now in Paris.
Sakyamuni Buddha and attending Bodhisattva carvings hewn into sandstone at cave 20, Yungang Caves.
Soldier inside the The Hall of the Warrior Glory on Mamaev Kurgan (Mamay Mound).
The candy coloured Zenkov Cathedral in Panfilov Park, designed by AP Zenkov in 1904, is one of the few remaining tsarist era buildings still standing after the 1911 earthquake, Almaty
The Tombs of Amyntas (350 BC), a Doric temple facade carved into the rockface, Fethiye
A telephone booth built in the Japanese style, in Harajuku - Tokyo, Kanto
The Guild Houses of Brussels on the west side of the Grand Place.
Mausoleum of Charles the Bold and Maria of Burgund in Bruges Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk.
Diverse Belgian beer glasses at house brewery "Straffe Hendrik", Walplein 26.
Chigsui cliff along the east coast Suao-Hualien highway.
Silhouette of a fishing boat at sunset.
Chairs and art in "The Willow Tearoom" by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
Front of St Maria Assunta e Gottardo cathedral.
Vineyards, wineries and hills of Neive, Langhe district.
Subway sign.
View up one of the valleys in the Upper Velebit mountain range in the Paklenica National Park.
Beach sailing.
Head of a fashion manneguin.
Marble columns in central hall of Neo-Renaissance Museum of Ethnography.
Spiral staircase in Hotel Del Sole, Via Gaspare Spontini 6.
Spires of Duomo.
Night at Clan Cafe, Via Pontaccio 19.
Stadttheater at Theaterplatz.
Policemen waiting to fine traffic offenders along Rudaki Avenue.
Soviet-made jeep going down a steep a mountain slope near Shor-Bulak Observatory
Stone and bamboo fountain to cleanse before entering Togo-Jinja (shrine) at Jingumae.
A flowerbed with railroad viaduct in the background.
View from the Firewatch Tower of Fö tér (Main plaza) and showing the Pharmacy Museum, the Goat Church, Storno House and the Town Hall.
Tram passing palazzo housing Museo Poldi Pezzoli.
Shadow of bicycle on red temple wall, central Datong.
The Kalon Minaret, built in 1127, seen through a carved archway
Mt Niseko Annupuri and Mt Yotei in back, Hokkaido
An interesting collection of light fittings and lamps in the Curiosity Shop "Le Dimanche Matin", 17 Rue des Renards (Les Marolles).
Duomo (Cathedral) at sunset.
Palazzo Communale (left) and St Lorenzo cathedral, Pizza del Risogimento.
Inside Torre dei Comentini.
The large old bell inside the belltower of Westerkerk.
Cats everywhere at Kattenkabinet, Herengracht 497.
Painted rice paper float for the Neputa Matsuri Festival; a green face on an orange background - Aomori, Tohoku
People sitting on bench outside Victoria and Albert Museum.
Silhouette of Neptune on Fontana di Nettuno, Piazza Signoria.
A family enjoys a day out at Budapest Zoo with the Session-styled Elephant House, (the enclosure is decorated with Zsolnay porcelain tiles).
Shop window of Tiffany's at Via della Spiga.
A sign proclaiming this to be a Pedestrian precinct, and requesting that bicycles be ridden at walking pace - Frankfurt, Hesse
Old Russian truck driving on the main Wakhan highway through cut wheat fields just after dawn.
Stone lion and wooden lantern at Togo-Jinja (shrine), Jingumae.
Sui Dynasty seated Sakyamuni Buddha (right) and attending Bodhisattva (left) statues in niche 13 on eastern cliff, Maiji Shan Grottoes.
Spires and Tower of St Mary's Cathedral, circa 1843, Kilkenny is silhouetted against the sunset.
Courtyard of Hotel Four Seasons, Via Gesu 8, located in old cloister.
Eastern part of green Khorog town lying below bare mountains, Gunt Valley.
The city of Almaty with the distant Alatau Mountains taken from the city's tallest building, Hotel Kazakstan.
The Pauliner Brewery tent at the 1999 Munich Oktober Fest.
Ruggell village and Swiss mountains, Ruggell.
Statue of Louis XII and his horse at Chateau de Blois.
Hot water for the thermal pools - Dax, Pyrenees
Rhinefall (Rhine waterfall) in Laufen.
Policeman on a bicycle and typical architectural styles found in Bruges.
Reflections of Chiang Kaishek Memorial Hall in a puddle.
An Aboriginal woman from Tona on her way to the fields.
Fountain on Piazza Trento e Trieste with Chiesa San Ferdinando behind on right.
Statue in fountain on Piazza Medici at dusk.
Sunbathers on Plage du Mole (beach).
Cycling around the Baroque town of Kecskemet.
Graffiti outside Piccolo Teatro Studio, Corso Gardibaldi.
"We're on vacation" a sign seen frequently as people head off to the beaches.
The intricate coat of arms of an old chariot in the stables at Chateau de Chaumont.
Couple hiking on a path with winter sun.
Schloss Schönbühel and Danube river, Schönbühel-Aggsbach.
Two men at the parking area of the weekly animal market, Kalainaz.
The Khingob river meandering through a canyon with the Dushanbe - Khorog highway M41 above
Shoreline of the deep blue Yashil-Kul (Green Lake) with ochre desert slopes.
Shoreline of the deep blue Sassyk-Kul (Stinking Lake) beneath the arid ochre mountains of the Northern Alichur Range.
Interior of Restaurant L'atelier De Joël Robuchon, Roppongi.
Weather beaten Cossack fort-house.
Siberia's first stone kremlin and blue and gold domes of St Sofia Cathedral (Sofiysky Sobor, 1686) lit-up at night.
Old airplane in Russian colors on roof of building on ul Malysheva.
Citadelle du St Espirit, Grund and upper town.
The old church and village set on cliffs above the inn River, with snow-covered mountains in the background.
A classic old steam locomotive waits for one last passenger in the Siberian region of Russia
The ornate 18th century Saint Treime Orthodox Church in Sighisoara
Statue of locally born author Stigi Sommer in Munich. One of Sigi's bnooks are, 'And none cries me after'.
Artwork in a shop on Hanauer Landstrasse
Rowing down the Vltava river, with Krumlov Castle in the background, Cesky Krumlov.
Evening sky reflected in the modern glass building on Auerspergasse, Vienna, Austria.
Detail of Rubens 'The Adoration of the Magi' in St Janskerk in Mechelen.
Resurrection of Christ by Gobelin in the Cathedral St Salvator (St Saviour) in Bruges.
People feeding pigeons on Dam Square with Koninklijk Paleis (1665) in the background.
Tram in front of the ABN Amro building - Amsterdam, North Holland
A small house in the countryside.
Political mural in Bogside a suburb of Derry.
Reading the early edition newspaper at Market 'Rue Cler'.
Vintage Muscat wine complete with cobwebs, dating from 1895 in the Villany Wine Museum.
Locals sunbathing and relaxing on benches on Kalvin ter in Debrecen.
Garden gnome detail.
Ceiling of chapel of St John the Baptist, inside Chiesa Santa Maria delle Grazie.
Baroque portal ceiling, Augustiner-Chorherrenstift (Augustinian monastery), Wachau region.
Almsee with Totes Gebirge (Dead Mountains) in background.
Interior of Tepco Electric Energy Museum, Jinnan.
Ascension Church.
Pedestrianised Bolshaya Pokrovskaya ul with Dmitrievsky tower in background.
The yurt-shaped memorial in Victory Square
Berry stall in the market
The hammer and sickle still rule: a statue symbolising communism below the Tor Ashuu Pass
Crowds inside Paulinder Brewery tent during Oktoberfest.
Snow over Imperial Palace.
The facade of the Hotel Robert Mayer in Bockenheim
An illuminated stained glass sign over the entrance to the Zum Gemalten Haus, a bar in Sachsenhausen
Climbing Mt Fuji in late autumn
Kruispoort Gate (1402), one of four medieval gates or drawbridges as you enter Brugge.
On the path to crater of Mt Vesuvio with the original wider crater behind.
Architectural detail of houses in central Neive, Langhe district.
Freezing pond with Aletschgletscher glacier and Wannenhorn in background.
View of early 15th century late-Gothic Niuewe Kerk, Stadhouderskade 12, Dam Square.
London Zoo sign.
Dublin City tour bus stop.
The Eiffel Tower at sunset from the Sacre-Coeur Basilica.
Shadows over cobblestones of Cite des Sciences et de l'Industrie.
The historic Andras Josa Museum in Nyireghaza.
People walking inside Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
Tomb at Cimitero Monumentale (1856 by Carlo Maciachini).
Leather shoes at Sergio Rossi, Via della Spiga 15.
Victoria Caffe, Via Clerici 1.
Ceiling of Giuseppe Verdi's resting place (Casa di Riposo Giuseppe Verdi).
Kindlifresserbrunnen (Ogre eating children) foundtain, 1544
Colourful sign of bakery, Kirchgasse
Early morning sun shining on snow-capped peaks of the Hindu Kush Range, forming the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, seen from the Tajik side of the Wakhan Valley.
Colourful smiley face made with paper cranes inside the new Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum.
Sakyamuni Buddha carving hewn into sandstone in cave 20, Yungang Caves.
Vladivostok with Golden Horn Bay and Amursky Gulf from viewpoint on Orlinoye Gnezdo hill.
Colourful tram in front of Irkutsk train station.
People playing on strip of beach beside ice-covered Amur River.
Trans-Siberian train pulling into Irkutsk station.
Instructions for getting a green light at the traffic lights - Amsterdam, North Holland
The overflowing vat panel from L'Apocalypse Tapestry (1375) illustrating the last book of the Bible according to St John. At 103m in length it is the oldest tapestry of this size in the world.
The symbol of Louis XII, a crowned porcupine adorns the Chateau de Blois, Loire Valley
Altar of Shengmu Temple.
The full moon rising over the two-storey San-mon, a temple gate at the main entrance to Chion-in temple.
Cured Ham in "Fabrica Real de Cerveza", Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona
Groot or Great Begijnhof in Leuven.
The snow-capped Bernese Alps seen from below Mt Le Rubli (2285m) above Gstaad.
Typical Swiss souvenir, a fondue set decorated with cows from Stein am Rhein.
Detail of wood carvings on the door to the church "Eglise des Jacobins".
Interior of 19th century Reformed College of Debrecen and 600,000 items preserved in college library.
Torre Velasca, seen from the Duomo.
Statue of emperor Constantine in front of San Lorenzo Maggiore.
Lijnbaansgrach at dusk.
Arid but colourful mountains along the Khojand-Ayni-Dushanbe Highway M34.
Iskander-Kul Lake with surrounding mountain Bolshaya Ganja (right) in the early morning.
Old rusty Tajik tank, abandoned during the 1992-7 civil war sitting next to the Dushanbe-Khorog highway M41, Komsolomabad area.
Telephone posts along the heavily repaired Pamir Highway, near Sassyk-Kul Lake, Alichur region.
Sui Dynasty seated Sakyamuni Buddha (right) and attending Bodhisattva (left) statues in niche 13 on eastern cliff, Maiji Shan Grottoes.
Pedestrianised Bolshaya Pokrovskaya ul with Dmitrievsky tower in background.
The Decorative Hall (Diszterem) of the Grassalkovich Mansion in Budapest. The mansion was built in Hungarian Baroque style in the 18th century by Antal Mayerhofer.
Person sitting near metallic window shop advertisements at Laforet Shopping Center, Jingumae.
Environmental awareness near Lake Baikal in the Irkutsk Region of Russia
A reconstructed fortress on an ancient Roman site
Carosserie Ehrler (1852), on display in the Autoworld Museum of Brussels.
A passenger enjoying the view of pastures, mountains and lakes from the "Golden Pass" Express (Montreux-Lucerne).
Moon behind Torre Troyana.
The town of Starigrad, nestled at the base of karst (porous limestone) mountains by the sea; seen from the peak of Anica Kuk.
The Jadrolinija Ferry entering the harbour at Split.
Fountain at Queen Victoria Memorial.
View across Portstewart harbour to waterfront houses.
Religious effigies decorate the facade of Jak Chapel in Budapest's City Park. The chapel is a copy of the 13th century Appey Church in Western Transdanubia.
Lamp-post and dome of the Budapest Royal Palace through an arch in the Chain Bridge.
Kids designer clothes at Pinco Pallini, Via della Spiga 40.
Dining out along canal Naviglio Grande.
Palazzo Reale, housing Museo del Duomo and Civico Museo d'Arte Contemporane.
People at weekly Darsena flea market.
Buildings reflected in puddle.
The bed in the Hunting Room (chambre des chasses) at Chateau de Brissac has an ornately carved wooden headboard.
A boat cruising along the river Seine (La Seine) before the Notre Dame.
Audience at International Children's Festival.
Overhead of clock tower of St Vitus parish church and old town houses from Festung Kufstein.
Shadows on cobblestones in old town centre.
Terracotta images on Arkadenhof (arcaded couryard), Schloss Schallaburg (Schallaburg Castle).
Wall sign in Römerhofgasse, old town.
Colourful murals around a window of the House museum (Jamoat khana).
Café inside Okhotny Ryad Mall.
Resurrection Cathedral.
Close-up of woodwork on window of old wooden house.
Statue of Atlas on top of Koninklijk Paleis (1665), Dam Square.
Diners at Cafe/bar "Le Cirio" (anno 1886), Rue de la Bourse 18-20.
The art of making Crepes at Cormouaille Festival.
Watchtower and walls of Rasnov Castle.
Faces in the crowd - People waiting to pray on New Year's Day at Kawasaki Daishi temple.
A tram passing the Museum of Modern Art, Museum fur Moderne Kunst
View of Alzette valley from Pont G.D Charlotte.
236 statues adorn the wall of the late-Gothic Town Hall (Stadhuis) on Grote Markt.
Display of diamond sellers paraphernalia including scales and weights at the Diamond Museum (Provinciaal Diamantmuseum).
A colourful motor scooter parked outside the entrance to the Hash Marihuana Hemp Museum.
Colonial architecture: looking through an arch at the Post Office on Largo do Senado.
Crater of Azuma Ko-Fuji.
The Matsumoto-jo Castle, rising high above its moat - Matsumoto, Chubu
Boats on the Adriatic Sea, seen over the roof and dome of the Cathedral of St Jacob.
Royal Court of Justice lit up at night.
A little Santa Claus sits amongst Chinese massage balls on Place Igor Stravinsky.
Inside the library of Festetics Palace. The library has a collection of over 90,000 volumes.
Shopping along the pedestrianised Kiraly utca in Pecs.
The Holy Crown of Hungary (Magyar Szent Korona) or 'the Crown of St Stephen' (founder and hero of Hungary) in the Budapest Parliament Buildings.
The 17th century wooden Bell Tower of the Calvinist Church in Nyirbator.
Vaduz town sign.
Scooter for sale at Piaggio Centre, Corso Sempione 43.
The 30m-high towers of Chateau d'Angers (1232) are lit up at night. They were built from black schist and embedded with decorative chains of chalky white tufa.
Schloss Porcia, lit-up in blue during Kirchtag (church festival).
Hallstatt, mountainside and Hallstätter See, early morning.
Cannon overlooking Werfen, Burg Hohenwerfen.
Haus auf dem Stein (House on the Rock).
Wheat fields seen from Yamchun Fort (also known as Zulkhomar Fort), Wakhan Valley.
Colourfully decorated wood carvings at the patio of the reconstructed house museum of Sufi mystic Mubarak Kadam Wakhani.
Dirt road leaving the settlement of Bulunkul in direction of Yashil-Kul (Green Lake).
Lots of small round hotel-houses of Farmland Village health resort.
Man walking across square in front of Tyumen Oblast Parliament building on ul Respubliki.
Advertising banners on facades of three brick apartment blocks outside Yekaterinburg train station.
Communist plaque on wall.
Detail from the Decorative Hall of the 20th century Art-Nouveau Ornamental Palace of Kecskemet.
Typical blue-white tram whizzing past.
Night view of the entrance to the Hofburg castle, Lion statue in the foreground,Vienna, Austria. This was the home for the Habsburgs for 6 centuries and is now the offices of the Austrian president.
Three people sitting on steps of Piazza del Duomo.
Old brick house on ul Semakova.
The cable car up to Alatau Mountains, Almaty
On the left is the Kutlug Timur minaret dating from the 13th century and on the right is the Sultan Takesh mausoleum that dates from the 14th century, Koneurgencho
Statue of Lenin at sunset.
About all that can be seen of the Terem Palace in Moscow. The building is one of the Kremlin's finer palaces built by a team of architects for Mikhail Fyodorovich in 1635-36
Winged angel of victory at Hercules' gate.
Taiwan National Concert Hall in Chiang Kaishek Memorial Park in Taipei.
Seto-ohashi bridge over Inland Sea to Shikoku.
Aerial view above a railway line leading to the Tokyo Tower - Tokyo, Kanto
Quirky Frankfurt: the Frankfurt Dippenmarkt, shelves of jars and kitchenware and traditional beer steins
Sausages being cooked on a large grill at a stall at the Flohmarkt Sachsenhausen
The intricate workings of the Astronomical clock on the Old Town Hall, Saromestske namesti, Prague. This version was created by Master Hanus in 1490
Namur Town Hall and Belfry.
The Choir of Glasgow Cathedral.
Equestrian statue of St Stephen on Castle Hill.
Torre Rossa di St Secondo.
Yellow facade of building.
Renaissance hall in the Hotel du Ville.
Children playing soccer infront of the Church of the Annunciation, Supetar.
Water cascading over moss-covered rocks: one of the many waterfalls in the Plitvice Lakes National Park.
Lady with Beverage: Detail of Modern Lautrec inspired painting outside a Pub in Limerick.
Arches at Damenhof (ladies courtyard) in the Fuggerhaus. The palace of Augsburg was restored between 1512 and 1515 by Jakob Fugger.
Modern Azulejo (tiles) at Campolide station.
Blue and white Art-Nouveau architecture on Orszagaszio ter.
Stall holder at the colourful fruit and vegetable market in Kecskemet.
Mannequins in shop window along Via Torino.
Figure with shopping bag outside Visconti.
The Renaissance style Catherine de Medici's Gallery at Chenonceau with a rowing boat sitting on its still moat.
Detail of the famous 16th century Colombe sarcophagus at St Gatien Cathedral Tours.
Lit-up facade of Konigsbau and ferris-wheel during Christmas market.
Person walking along narrow path past sheer cliffs and trees in autumn colour, Valley d'Unia
Funicular railroad connecting downtown with Sukhanov street and Orlinoye Gnezdo hill.
Early morning view of Rishiri Island form Rebun-to Island, Hokkaido
D'Hoogh House on Grote Markt in Mechelen.
Afternoon stroll in the square in front of the Church of the Annunciation, circa 1733, near the harbour of Supetar.
Tajik grandmother wearing a traditional headscarf with her two grandchildren on a wheat field, Wakhan Valley.
Bas-relief of Xerxes Palace.
Many come to this part of the country to be healed in some way - Lourdes, Pyrenees
Astrological clock at St Etienne Cathedral.
Traditional architecture: the Toshogu Shrine in Ueno, bathed in late afternoon sunlight - Tokyo, Kanto
In the city of Offenbach, near Frankfurt, they celebrate the art of animal tanning, included is the skin of the magnificent elephant
Facade of the old Opera House (Alte Oper), and the text reads: "to the true beautiful good".
Statues carved into the arch at the entrance to Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal.
Oak chimney piece of Emperor Charles (1529) and alabaster frieze in the Museum of the 'Bruges Vrije'.
Hiker above crevasses of Aletschgletscher glacier.
Amusement park at night in front of illuminated Koninklijk Paleis (1865), Dam Square on Queen's Day celebrations.
People sitting at the base of the National Monument (1956) on Dam Square.
Paintings by Olav Cleofas van Overbrieek on exhibition at Lieve Hemel Gallery.
Drawbridge over Klovniersburgwal, the waag building is behind - Amsterdam, North Holland
Rows of umbrellas and canvas awnings covering the vegetable market in Zadar.
Gold and mosaics in the apse of the Euphrasian Basilica (6th century).
The Golden Harp of Erin in St Patrick Cathedral.
Ramsau church above Ramsauer Arche stream.
Sign at vegetarian restaurant Joia, Via Panfilo Castaldi 18.
Interior of Galleria d'Arte Moderna.
Glass dome of Galleria Vittorio Emmanuelle II, seen from Duomo.
Mannequin in shop window, Quadrilatero della Mode.
Popcorn bears for sale in Munich.
Trendy café/bar at the Mur Insel (island).
Soviet-era Lada Niva crossing a wobbly wooden suspension bridge over mighty Surkhob River, Komsolomabad area.
Lights reflecting on Trans-Siberian train at Ulan Ude station.
Astronomicheskaya ul and residential Tartar part of the town.
View of the 15th century Castello di Montebello and the Castelgrande (15th c) in Bellinzona.
View of the ornate Victorian interior decorations of the Grand Opera House auditorium, Belfast.
Burana tower near Tokmak
The Turkmenbashi tower and to the far right the Palace, the palace was rebuilt after the 1948 earthquake with white marble, gold mirrored glass, classical columns and a dome adorned with traditional Islamic motifs, Ashighabat
People approaching the tiled entrance to the Khudoyar Khan's palace
Fruit market.
Setting sun behind the gigantic Shengmu Temple north of Tainan city.
Smaller spires of La Sagrada Familia. Begun as a religious society and dedicated to Sant Josep, patron saint of workers and the family, La Sagrada Familia was designed and built in part by modernista architect Antoni Gaudi.
Looking over Place St Lambert.
Advertisement for Heineken, one of the most well-known of Dutch beers.
The lighthouse that overlooks the coastline of Ishigaki Island.
Fountain in front of Palazzo Reale di Capoodimonte.
Fishing fleet docked in the harbour.
Old residential palazzo.
Wooden boats moored on the Li River at Xingping.
A large pile of green peppers for sale at the Dolac fruit and vegetable market.
Arches and pillars of the Mirogoj Cemetery (Herman Bolle - 1876).
The Palais St George and garden.
Divine Victory: detail of the winged figure of Victory on the Diamond Memorial, circa 1927, in Diamond square in the old walled city of Derry.
Close up of the Derry Coat of Arms, depicting the skeleton of Walter de Burgo and the Keep of Greencastle, County Donegal, where he starved to death after being imprisoned by his cousin Willian de Burgo in 1332. The area of Derry was given to the de Burgo family in 1311.
The colossal 20th century, limestone Parliament Building in Budapest.
Speeding trams along the Budapest riverbank.
Room of Hotel Ariston, Largo Carrobbio 2.
Fashion at Missoni, Via Sant' Andrea 2.
Aperitivo scene along Via Casale.
Sign for London nightclub.
View of Hotel/Restaurant Kulm from "Esel" peak above cog-wheel train station, Mt Pilatus (2132m).
Car on Hauptplatz seen through cobbled passageway beneath an old house.
White balconies of an apartment complex, Harajuku.
Café Tomaselli on Alter Markt.
People looking at displays at Tepco Electric Energy Museum, Jinnan.
Head and torso of Sakyamuni Buddha carving hewn into sandstone at cave 20, Yungang Caves.
Man drinking outside Kafe Bar near Listvyanka Village with heavy snow flakes falling from the sky.
The town of Sighisoara just after sunrise, Sighisoara is a beautifully preserved medieval town surrounded by hilly countryside
A wall of windows above the sign over the entrance to the Hotel Intercontinental, in Bahnhofsviertel
Little wooden monk holds a menu outside a Veszprem wine bar.
Boats in harbour with mountains in background.
Globes in Antik, Via San Giovanni sui Muro 10.
A man and 2 children play on a sandbank on the Loire river with a beached kayak.
Purple Lada Niva parked at the side of the empty Pamir Highway between Murgab and Ak-Baital Pass, with the barbed-wire fence of the Tajik-Chinese border to the right.
Young shepherd with goats.
Muscat grapes for sale.
Detail of carved figure of Kara-mon.
A Ninja Popcorn vending machine, somewhere in Kyoto - Kinki
Cycling along the Nidda tributary: cyclists ride past tall trees in the Brentanopark/Solmspark
A tour bus in the driveway at the base of the Hotel Intercontinental, in Bahnhofsviertel
Near the historic Goethe Haus is the Peoples Theatre ( Volkstheater ), Frankfurt
Shrine gate on the slope of Mt Fuji
Gegants on parade during Madrid's Fiestas de San Isidro, Plaza Mayor.
Oblique underneath shot of the Votiv Church facade, Vienna, Austria. The church was built by Maximillian, brother of Franz Josef.
Pedestrians crossing canal and houses near Jan van Eyckplein.
Detail of the facade of the ornate late Gothic Chapel of the Holy Blood, circa 16th century, found on the 'Burg' square in Bruges. The guild statue represent Flemish counts.
Roof detail of the Baroque Provost's (Proosdij) House of Bruges.
Beer barrels at house brewery "Straffe Hendrik", Walplein 26.
Making incense in a backstreet shop in Lukang.
A wooden Lukang house with traditional entrance.
Selling crabs at a fish market.
Snow covered barns in the winter wonderland near Amden.
Traditional restaurant or Vendeglo sign in Budapest. A vendeglo is usually a small eatery serving regional dishes.
Floral ceiling decoration by Bertalan Szekely in the Council Chambers of the Kecskemet Town Hall.
People climbing to roof of Duomo.
'How to detect fake paintings' display at Museo d'Arte e Scienza at Via Quintino Sella 4.
Shoes inside No Season streetwear store at Corso de Porte Ticinese.
Crypt with skeleton of Saint Ambrose inside Basilica di Sant' Ambrogio.
Man enjoying view of the 65 m free fall of water, lower section of theKrimml Falls.
Rows of skulls inside Beinhaus (bone house).
Funny statue by Bruno Weber at the top of Mount Uetliberg.
Sculpture outside National Children's Castle, Jingumae.
Twin towers of Collegiate Church 12-13th century, Gothic Romanesque within castle walls.
Windsurfers and a catamaran in the shallows at a beach on Brac Island.
The Sacre-Coeur Basilica in Paris, coloured by the setting sun, was built between 1874 to 1919.
Kutlug Timur minaret, built in the 1320's, Koneurgencho
Statue of Amir Timur.
The famous spiral staircase at the Chateau de Blois decorated with Francois I's insignia, a capital F and a salamander - Blois, Loire Valley
Port of Suao.
A view of the Tokyo Tower with the Shinjuku skyscrapers in the background - Tokyo, Kanto
Walking path in park, Lohrberg.
The Bell-Hammerer and clock of Leuven's Gothic St Peter's Church (Sint-Pieterskerk).
Statue of famous 15th century Flemish painter Jan van Eyck on Jan van Eyckplein (square) in Bruges.
Old cooling iron at house brewery "Straffe Hendik", Walplein 26.
Tourists walking between the ruins of Dunnottar Castle.
Shuttered window and balcony in Capodimonte district.
Children playing soccer on Piazza del Plebiscito in front of Chiesa di San Francesco di Paolo.
Upside down shadow of two people crossing Piazza del Plabiscito.
Ancient floor mosaic at Terme Femminili (woman's bath) of Terme del Foro (Central Baths).
Young man with Irokese haircut, Piazza San Michele.
Moosfluh ropeway with peaks and clouds in background.
Inscribed stones in a cemetery near the Kiyomizu-dera temple - Kyoto, Kinki
Looking up an alley to the Rathaus of Stein am Rhein (built in 1542, remodeled from 1898-1900) by C von Haberlin and C Schmidt.
The tower of the Euphrasian Basilica (6th century) standing tall over the town centre on the peninsula at dusk.
Men playing boules in St Malo.
Oblique view of Reverend John Ffox memorial stone behind Romanesque arches in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit in St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick.
Street sign in both Gaelic and English, Wexford.
Scallops from market on Rue Cler.
A woman peers out of the window from an Art-Nouveau building looking over Fo ter (main square) of Szombathely.
Old Fiat car and new tram.
Roman ruins of Colonne di San Lorenzo, Via di Porta Ticinese.
Ivy covers a colourfully painted door in Trompetenggasschen.
Statue outside Guildhall.
Cast lantern with shadow in medieval Regensberg (founded by Freiherr Lutolf V von Regensberg around 1244).
Man leaping off one of the Skradinski Buk waterfalls.
People climbing Imbergstiege stairway.
Church of Saint Mary Magdalene with rocky Dolomite peak in background, South Tyrol.
Mist rising around the suspension bridge over the Zerafshan (Zeravshan) River along the Khojand-Ayni-Dushanbe Highway M34.
Relief carving of warrior attendant with a fierce and commanding outlook in cave 4, Maiji Shan Grottoes.
Old train station housing Railway Museum.
The view looking down from the top floor of Magna Plaza, the former GPO (built 1895-99 by CH Peters), now a deluxe shopping centre.
Wanxian, the largest of the towns that will disappear when the Three Gorges dam on the Yangzi River is finished.
The former 14th century Franciscan Church of Keszthely. Originally built for Franciscan monks in a traditional Gothic style, the steeple was a later addition in 1898.
Brick minaret of Islom-Huja Medrassa.
Church, Ruggell
Windows of the 13th century Great St Peter church - Zurich, Zurich
Visitors shoes lined up outside the Byodo-in temple main building - Uji, Kinki
Rhinoceros (Rhinocerotidae) at Frankfurt Zoo.
Inside Weisse Lilie, a bustling restaurant with a Spanish bent
Coastal view along 'Survival Trek', Rebun-to Island
Western entrance to Batalha's Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitoria.
Night view of houses lining the canal around medieval Begijnhof.
Huge basalt pillars line the walls of Fingal's Cave.
Castel dell'Ovo on island in Golfo di Napoli.
Reflection of houses in glass windows.
Alpine flowers.
The facade of of Magna Plaza, the former GPO (built 1895-99 by CH Peters), now a deluxe shopping centre.
Buxton Memorial fountain (1865) by S.S. Teulon in Victoria Tower Gardens.
One of Zagreb's blue trams trundling along a city street.
Three women and a baby, strolling along a marbled city street.
Tourists relax outside Westminster Abbey.
Vineyard in front of rote Haus (red house).
Courtyard of Pinacoteca di Brera.
Interior of B-Fly streetwear store at Corso de Porta Ticinese.
People at outdoor tables of Bar Brera in Brera district at night.
Teatro alla Scala at night, Piazza della Scala.
People having lunch on the terrace of the "Franziskaner", a reastaurant in the Niederdorf (old town).
Bare rock peaks of Mittelspitze (2713m), the second highest mountain in Germany, draped in shadow.
Visitors on grand terrace of Stift Melk Benedictine abbey.
Silhouette of person standing on viewing platform overlooking the sheer cliffs and of Valley d'Unia.
Tajik shepherds walking a herd of sheep to pasture along the Panj River, Wakhan Valley.
Exhibition inside Spiral Building, Minami-Aoyama.
Queue of people waiting to say prayer on New Year's Day (hatsumode), Kawasaki Daishi.
View down the St Anna tunnel built 1931-33 for pedestrians to travel under the Schelde river, Antwerp.
Tower of the Franciscan church across the Mur river and the Hauptbrücke.
Red city bus in front of Nurullah Mosque.
Towering Ishak Pasa Sarayi (Palace 1685-1784), Dogubeyazit
Ruined mosque and fortress walls near Ishak Pasa Sarayi, Dogubeyazit
Mushrooms called Yellow Boletus - Toulouse, Toulouse Area
Sunlight behind lamp post.
The Cockring, a gay club - Amsterdam, North Holland
View of Mt Kuro-dake - Daisetsuzan National Park, Hokkaido
A hot spring, surrounded by a path and railings, in the Niseko area - Hokkaido
Two trams waiting at a stop outside a railway station.
Angler preparing for the catch of the day, Zadar.
Oblique view of the Leper's Squint, the hole through which Lepers would receive communion, St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick.
Traditional salami's for sale from the Salami and Paprika Museum of the historic Pick factory.
Cuckoo clock in souvenir shop.
Terracotta images on Arkadenhof (arcaded couryard), Schloss Schallaburg (Schallaburg Castle).
Policemen in front of the Ismail Samani Monument on Maydoni Azadi with an 11-metre high statue of the founder of the Samanid dynasty.
Hotel Okura at Toranomon.
Church of the Blood at the Romanov Death Site.
Sunlight silhouettes people and a silvery track left by skates on a frozen Katzensee (lake) on the outskirts of Zurich.
Noorderkerk, built in 1624 by Hendrick de Kayser.
Bill posters for forthcoming Budapest events.
People dwarfed by the huge steel and glass vaulted ceiling of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, reconstructed after being virtually destroyed in the air raids of World War II
Palazzo Reale, housing Museo del Duomo and Civico Museo d'Arte Contemporane.
Buildings and bridge on Bulak or Bolaq Canal.
A horse and cart on the Registan, in front of the Sher Dor Medressa, a seventeenth century Islamic seminary, in the stretched shadows of sunset.
The Kyrgyz Alatau Mountains just before the tunnel at Tor Ashuu Pass
The towering minarets of Pasa Camii mosque in the morning light, Sivas
Soccer game outside old city. [image taken pre 2003 earthquake]
A full moon and a rather large golf ball against an early evening sky.
Two Sumo wrestlers wearing traditional kimono, leaving a stadium after a tournament, while a crowd of fans look on, in Ryogoku - Tokyo, Kanto
Forbidden City and modern buildings in distance.
Market stall on Placa del Pi, Barcelona
The Arco da Vila entrance to Faro's Cidade Velha or Old Town
EU Administrative Building (3eme Batiment Tour de Parlement Europeen).
Rack after rack of wine in old Caves (Cellars) St Martin.
Comic strip art on a house wall by Tibet and Duchateau on Bons Secours road, Brussels.
A bridge leading to a farm at Loch Achtriochtan.
Hungarian violinist playing during spring festival.
Dragon spout of green fountain, Stresa.
Looking over the fake marble altar and the three storey high nave at Amstelkring Museum, Oudezjids Voorburgwal 40.
Front view of the famous Postauto (postal bus that also carries passengers to mountainous areas without train connections) in Atzmannig.
Clock and Amsterdam's coat of arm at Westerkerk's tower - Amsterdam, North Holland
Rice paddies and hills seen from the top of Moon Hill.
Sherlock Holmes impersonator outside Baker Street Station enticing people to Sherlock Holmes Museum.
Two boys dwarfed by a mural with a message, Bogside, Derry.
Detail of marble Lombard Romanesque pulpit (1130-43) inside Basilica di Sant' Ambrogio.
Fish spout at old fountain beneath gothic Stadtpfarrkirche St. Jakob.
The sleeping Buddha of Adjina-Tepe on exhibit in the Museum of National Antiquities, 7 Rajabov Street.
Setting sun shining on the peak of the Baba Tangi in the Hindu Kush, forming the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, seen from the Abrashim Qala (Silk Fortress of Zong).
Tajik shepherds walking a herd of sheep to pasture along the Panj River, Wakhan Valley.
Warrior attendant statue with a fierce and commanding outlook in cave 4, Maiji Shan Grottoes.
Chapel of St. Andrew the Apostle.
Mural on building.
The magnificent 16th century stained glass window of Cathedrale de Sainte-Marie - Auch, Toulouse Area
The impressive Baroque Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo, formerly known as Pushkin just near St Petersburg
A rice vending machine on the streets of Kyoto - Kinki
The cloisters of Igreja de Sao Vicente de Fora in Lisbon, built by Felipe Teriz, master of Italian Renaissance, between 1582 and 1627, in the cloisters are 18th century azulejos depicting La Fontaine's fable
Statue in Lisbon's Alacantra district.
Yushan (3952m) is Taiwan's highest mountain.
A pair of hikers walk towards Steall Falls in Glen Nevis.
Dipping bread in a cheese fondue.
People sailing out of Balatonfured harbour on a small yacht.
The facade of Jak Chapel in Budapest's City Park. The chapel is a copy of the 13th century Appey Church in Western Transdanubia.
Pedestrians walk along Szechenyi utca in Eger.
Woman walking past the Roman Catholic Big Church of Kecskemet.
Breakfast room of Hotel Straf, Via San Raffaele 3.
Early morning rays of sun highlighting snow-capped Grand Cornier (3962m) and Dent Blanche (4375m)
Structure resembling a ships bow on top of the IJ-Tunnel entrance to the Impuls Dutch Science Centre and ships at dock - Amsterdam, North Holland
Dawn at Fuschertörl with snow-capped peaks of Grossglockner, Sonnenwelleck, Fuscherkarkopf (from left to right).
Medieval town of Petersberg with the gothic Stadtpfarrkirche St. Bartholomäus; Peterskirche and the donjon (now housing the Stadtmuseum) in background.
Ice formations inside Dachstein Cave's 'Rieseneishöhle' (Giant Ice Cave).
Blooming Nelumbo nucifera (aka blue lotus, Indian lotus, sacred lotus, bean of India, and sacred water-lily) in Volga River Delta.
Mist enshrouds the city walls (Chengqiang) of Xi'an. The walls were constructed during the reign of Hongwu (1368-1398), the first emperor of the Ming dynasty.
Interior of fast food restaurant.
College and the tallest building of city on left, Hotel Kazakstan.
People outside St Basil's Cathedral.
A golden Buddha at the Byodo-in temple - Uji, Kinki
Guarding Mao at the entrance to the Forbidden City (Gu Gong in Chinese).
Pleso nad Skokon (pond) in Mlynicka Dolina (valley) above Strbske Pleso, High Tatras ( Vysoke Tatry ).
Cars parked in the street outside Curtis Museum.
A fruit market in Taitung in the south east corner of Taiwan.
A woman preparing beetlenut.
Detail of icy patterns on frozen puddle.
Broad steps leading up to the Main World Shrine - Takayama, Chubu
Detail of the Diamond War Memorial, circa 1927, depicting a soldier in action in Diamond square within the old walled city of Derry.
Palazzo Ducale.
Russian-made car on Szechenyi ter in Pecs.
Angel Gabriel adorns the top of the 36 metre (160ft) Millinary Monument on Hosek ter (Heroes' Square) in Budapest.
Cafe in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
Victoria Caffe, Via Clerici 1.
Exterior of San Lorenzo Maggiore.
Two boys climbing small snowy hill leaving sets of tracks.
A Dutch Businessman - Amsterdam, North Holland
Ornate detail of a wooden desk at Chateau de Brissac.
Low angle view of Westturm (tower), Stadthauptpfarrkirche St. Egid between two red sunshades.
Peterskirche (St Peter's Church) and the Romanesque donjon, now housing the Stadtmuseum), Petersburg.
Pink house with face-like facade.
Trees changing colour in autumn with tips of trees starting first.
Facade of Blue Art Nouveau house on ul maxima Gorkogo.
Building facade on ul Karla Libknekhta.
Skulls and bones of monks and plague victims were arranged by a Czech woodcarver, Frantisek Rint. The displays, in the chapel cellar of the Ossuary in Sedlec cloister, Kutna Horar, range from chalices and crosses to a skeletal chandelier.
Detail of Rubens 'The Adoration of the Magi' in St Janskerk in Mechelen.
Historic bronze statue of the tinkler, Manneken Pis.
The controversial Centre Georges Pompidou and Place Georges Pompidou. The museum was opened in 1977 and designed by architects Rogers, Piano and Franchini.
Furniture store B and B Italia, Via Durini 12.
Statue of young Lenin on University Square outside the Lenin State University.
Buses at local bus station.
Shahr-i-Zindah tombs.
The Black Church of Brasov, the church's name comes from its blackened appearance after a fire in 1689, construction began on the church in 1383 and was finally completed in 1477
Houses in the old town in Bergama
A smiley face, the Oktoberfest version in Munich
Four little Paiwan boys from Tona.
An old bicycle at Sechselauten Parade.
Vodopad Skok ( waterfall ) in Mlynicka Dolina (valley ) in the High Tatras ( Vysoke Tatry,
Statue of Josef II on Josefplatz square, in the Hofburg, Vienna, Austria.
Street art, Fashion shopfront with modern theme, in the Kartnerstrasse.
The pillars of Palais des Princes-Eveques at Place St Lambert.
Crowds of customers relaxing in the central Grand Place of Brussels.
Views of the old town of Namur from the cities Citadel.
A group of young students hanging out on a bench on Groenplaats.
Detail from Brabo's Fountain on Grote Markt, with gabled guildhall in the background.
Buddha statue at Paochueh Temple.
Decoration at Buchanan gallery parking garage.
Cheese ripening in the cellar of a small local dairy.
People walking past Chiesa della Maddalena.
Statue of Umberto I on Corso Vittorio.
Art Nouveau sign at harbour of Baveno.
Tree with twisted branches at lakeshore park with Lago Maggiore in background, Stresa.
Onion field in Furano.
Luxury cruiser on Thames River, viewed from Lambeth Bridge.
A skull and crossbones carved into the wall of the 17th century ossuary.
Crowds of people on the beach at Plage de Bon-Secours with the city walls in the background.
A woman working the vineyards near Villany.
Bank on Hosok ter and sidwalk cafes in Nyireghaza.
Mosaic floor of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
The statue of Robert-Houdin (1805-71) the Blois-born father of modern magic outside the house of magic (Maison de la Magie), Blois.
Young people enjoying the autumn sun in an outdoor cafe at the riverside in the old town.
Local train at station, Wachau region.
Tajik woman with a head scarf cleaning the shop window of a high-end men's fashion store along Ismail Somoni.
Portrait of Tajik man wearing a military uniform and leather cap, Langar-Khargush Highway.
People at feet of 85m tall statue of Mother Russia on Mamaev Kurgan (Mamay Mound).
Staircase inside old building.
Detail of Soviet World War II memorial with red star.
Architecture along Tamok utca on Budapest's Castle Hill.
Karst (porous limestone) cliffs across the valley from Anica Kuk.
Local women and a hidden vendor at the Tolkuchka Bazaar, Ashighabat
Red Peppers for sale at Selcuk
Madelines friends in front of the Sanctuaries Notre Dame de Lourdes, Pyrenees
Main temple altar of the Taoist Szutsao Temple north of Tainan.
Mural on the Bastille subway station - Paris, Ile-de-France
The Borse ( stock exchange ) was built in 1874, Frankfurt
Skulls and bones of monks and plague victims. The displays, in cellar of Ossuary Chapel of All Saints in Sedlec, range from chalices and crosses to skeletal chandelier.
Sign for Wax Museum ( Muzeum voskovych figurin ) on 28.Rijna 13, Prague.
Oblique view of the Sint Janshuymolen windmill, circa 1770, situated outside Bruges along one of the canals.
Castel Nuovo (or Maschio Angioino).
People walking on Piazza del Plebiscito with Palazzo Reale on right.
Peak of Aletschhorn.
Van Gogh face on the side of a tram.
The tower of Gothic Oude Kerk, built in 1340, on Oudekerksplein 23.
Oude Kerk, the Gothic Old Church, built in the early 15th century: the tower can be seen beyond the window of a sex shop - Amsterdam, North Holland
Oude Kerk, the Gothic Old Church, built in the early 15th century, in the early morning sun - Amsterdam, North Holland
Two women walking away from the East Gate of Diocletian's Palace.
View along the Carrick-a rede suspension bridge, it is recommended that no more than two people cross at any one time.
Busker on the Paris Metro entertains passengers with a bit of electric guitar.
The newer skyscrapers of Paris, west of Grande Arche on La Defense.
Portrait of a policeman.
Facade of Nyiregyhaza Catholic Church.
Stained-glass window inside Duomo.
Detail of statue in courtyrad of Pinacoteca di Brera.
Scooter for sale at Piaggio Centre, Corso Sempione 43.
African masks at Museo d'Arte e Scienza at Via Quintino Sella.
Mosaic at Giuseppe Verdi's resting place, Casa di Riposo Giuseppe Verdi.
Paulskirche (church) at Paulsplatz in the old town, with a city skyscraper in the distance - Frankfurt, Hesse
Neo-Classical facade of the Lahuti Drama Theatre and Academy along Rudaki Avenue.
The silhouetted Ismail Samani Monument on Maydoni Azadi with an 11-metre high statue of the founder of the Samanid dynasty.
Traffic sign above straight stretch of road in the steppe around Astrakhan on route to Volga Delta.
Chapel of St. Andrew the Apostle and WWII Memorial.
Sign with historical postman blowing horn, Hotel Post at Hauptplatz
Statue of Peter Paul Rubens, (b.1577-d.1640) on Groenplatz with Antwerp's Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal behind.
Cityscape with Sacre-Couer Basilica.
Kyrgyz girls in front of Burana Tower
Paradeplatz tram stop and churches in the back - Zurich, Zurich
Wine on shelves inside WienSocietat a wine store
Taking it easy, Arc de Triomf, Barcelona
Walls covered in Event posters, Gent.
Reflection of St Caterina in glass building.
Yachts in harbour at Intra with old town and mountains in background, Verbania, near Lago Maggiore.
Display of photos relating to the Resistance and the Dutch flag, Verzetmuseum, Plantage Kerklaan 61a.
Half-timbered houses of Benedictine monastery St Georgen and spire of Stadkirche.
An Inter City Express train at a platform in front of the tall rounded Station building - Frankfurt, Hesse
The Temple of Augustus (2BC-14AD)
Afternoon chat on the Sibenik harbour.
Huge leg of ham stewing away at Marche Bastille in Paris.
Actor couple wearing historical clothes for a film.
Cupola of the Art-Nouveau New Synagogue of Szeged. The synagogue was designed by Lipot Baumhorn in 1903.
Old buildings reflected in new in Nyireghaza.
Church with onion-domed tower.
Two women sitting on bench overlooking village.
Buddha head for sale at Darsena flea market.
Bay windows of a wooden house at Romerberg - Frankfurt, Hesse
Rowing boats sit in front of Chateau de Chambord. The Renaissance architecture was altered by three French kings from the 16th to 18th centuries.
Boy on ladder from a wooden pier into Wolfgangsee.
Ruins of Yamchun Fort (also known as Zulkhomar Fort) situated above the Panj river, Wakhan Valley.
Yakitori (fried chicken on skewers) on small grill during hatsumode (first visit of temple in New Year), Kawasaki Daishi.
Local Sanin Coast JR train stopping at small station.
Wall and towers of the Kremlin and Kul Sharif Mosque minarets inside.
The Umeda Sky building in Osaka, with its twin towers joined at the top as seen from below.
View down Hoofdstraat and the facade of Brussels's Town Hall.
Sign of winery and truffles factory in Neive, with Angel, Lion, Bull and Eagle of Alba, Langhe district.
The Rijksmuseum, the Museum Quarters gateway, front entrance - Amsterdam, North Holland
Looking up into the vaulted ceiling inside the dome of the Mirogoj Cemetery (Herman Bolle - 1876).
People dining outdoors outside the Duomo.
Tourists and locals bathing in the thermal waters of Terme di Saturnia.
Clouds above a rocky peak in the last sun rays at Shakhdara Range, seen from Abrashim Qala (Silk Fortress of Zong).
The marble-columned Temple of Trajan was rebuilt by the German Archaeological Institute and is the only surviving Roman structure at the acropolis
Royal castle and mountain backdrop, Vaduz
Sword shop in Toledo. Toledo has always been renowned for the excellence of its sword and other metal work.
Gothic entrance to Claustro Real in Batalha's Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitoria
Van Dyckes 'Portrait of a Man' in the Musee d'Art Ancien in Brussels.
Dome and tower of Basilica di San Vittore church in old town of Intra, Verbania.
Blossoming cactus (Cactacae Mammilaria) at Hortus Botanicus (Botanical Garden).
An artisan carving traditional wooden figures in a workshop - Kotohira, Shikoku
The Frankfurt skyline and the Main River at sunset - Frankfurt, Hesse
Funky store mannequins.
Crowds of people on the beach at Plage de Bon-Secours with the city walls in the background.
Sunbathers and swimmers on the beach at Plage du Mole, outside the city walls.
Scooter for sale at Piaggio Centre, Corso Sempione 43.
Sign of L'Alto Vino, Piave 9.
Man serving meat, at Christkindlesmarkt (Christmas market).
A raver in a hot outfit at the Streetparade.
The bronze statue of Edward VII (1912 by Henry Poole) stands in front of the Victoria Rooms (by Charles Dyer 1838-41) in Bristol.
Iskander Darya River flowing through a red canyon, part of the Fan Mountains.
People on sidewalk of ul Zhelyabova lined with colourful signage.
Don River with freight ships and steel railroad bridge from Voroshilovsky Bridge.
People looking at huge train schedule on wall at Rostov main station.
The new Beijing West train station.
Post-Rococco pulpit inside the huge Roman Catholic Big Church of Kecskemet.
Coat of arms detail in mosaic on Parliament building.
Basalt columns and birds nests at Fingal's Cave.
Sunglasses reflecting a building.
Spires of Duomo.
Statue "Paolo e Francesca" inside Galleria d'Arte Moderna.
Babur's Mosque, ( Dom Babura or Babur's House ) on Solomon's Throne, a jagged, barren rock above the city
The impressive entrance to the Mir-i-Arab Medressa, a sixteenth century Islamic seminary, bathed in the golden light of a sunset
The Alcazar at sunset, Toledo
Tunnel inside the Bock casemates.
The shadow of a lion statue in front of an apartment building.
St Aubain Cathedral at end of lane.
Gold ceiling detail in the Gothic Chamber of Bruges Town Hall.
Michelangelo's Madonna and Child in Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk (Church of Our Lady) in Bruges.
Houses and hotels lakeside of Lago Maggiore, Verbania..
Boys playing ice hockey on frozen Katzensee (lake) on the outskirts of Zurich.
Statue in silhouette on Trg Jelacica of historical Croatian hero, Ban Josip Jelacica, on horseback.
Man smoking between pillars of National Gallery.
Bright double-decker tour bus whizzes through the streets of Paris.
Cafe de Flore on Boulevard Street Germain 172 in Paris.
Saleswoman in a clothing shop.
People at outdoor tables in Brera district.
Casa di Riposo Giuseppe Verdi with statue of Verdi.
Sundial at Pfarrkirche (parish church).
Overhead of beach on Danube river, Wachau region.
Ceiling frescoes in church of Stift Melk Benedictine abbey.
Smoke emitted by heating stoves lingering above white and brown houses of Murgab town in the late afternoon sun.
Hina Ningyo (dolls usually set up for girl's day on 3rd March) in show window of fashion shop in Minato Ward.
Kaiten Sushi on conveyor belt in Shibuya.
Colourfully lit up houses on Brückenstrasse, seen through the Torbogen (arch) of the Schüttbacher Stadthaus (town hall) during Kirchtag (church festival).
A light drizzle of rain over the Neo-Baroque Szeged Town Hall.
Shop window of Missoni, Via Sant' Andrea 2.
St Nicholas Church (Nikolsky Sobor).
The Kalon Minaret and Mosque looming large over the neighbouring rooftops
Tourists visiting Tomb of Artaxerxes.
Lights from cars streak along Yasukuni-dori (street) at night, carving a valley between tall buildings draped in neon lights in Shinjuku - Tokyo, Kanto
Crowd and stalls at Fruehlings-Dippemesse.
An artists' colony on a hilltop next to a Russian Church
Lisbon's public buses reflected in the Amoreias Shopping complex
Posters in the colours of Portugal
View from Slavkovsky Stit (2'452 m) with Gerlachovsky Stit (2'654 m) to the left, the highest mountain in the High Tatras, ( Vysoke Tatry ).
The gold clock of Antwerp's 123m (405ft) Gothic, Cathedral of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal).
View of the Antwerp skyline from St Anna Strad at night.
Oak chimney piece of Emperor Charles (1529) and alabaster frieze in the Museum of the 'Bruges Vrije'.
Vendors selling towels at the Barras Weekend Market.
Two tourists at Basilica ruin built in 200 BC.
Lamp post on bridge over the Amstel near Stopera ( Amstelstraat ) - Amsterdam, North Holland
Painted rice paper float for the Neputa Matsuri Festival - Aomori, Tohoku
An old weathered window and a street sign on the wall of a house in Zagreb.
A wood carving on an old beam on the ceiling of the church.
Egyptian mummy in British Museum.
Detail of a brightly painted houseboat moored on the River Seine in Paris.
Parisian stall vendor slicing cheese at the Sunday market on Place Maubert.
Red-carpeted main staircase leading into the Budapest Parliament Building.
Falconer with golden eagle (Steinadler Aquila chrysaetos) at Galina falconry.
People walking along the Limmat river bank with the Schweizerische Landesmuseum.
Lit-up houses on cliff top.
Tourists bathing in the thermal waters of Terme di Saturnia.
Collegiate Church (front), Cathedral(middle) and Nonnberg Priory (back).
An outhouse on the plains near the settlement of Bulunkul.
Head detail of Sakyamuni Buddha carving hewn into sandstone in cave 20, Yungang Caves.
Onion domes of Pekrovsky or St. Basil's Cathedral.
Small old brick church.
Submarine Museum located in World War II S-56 submarine.
People inside old Rostov tram.
Rathaus (city hall, centre) on Hauptplatz.
The oldest wooden house in Holland (1465) at a former 14th century convent Begijnhof.
Traditional incense 'incinerator' at the huge Shengmu Temple complex in Luerhmen.
Pyramid-like Reiyukai Shakaden Temple near Tokyo Tower, Minato Ward.
The pointed dome of the Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum, seen through an archway
Two women in traditional kimono on a Tokyo street - Tokyo, Kanto
The snow-covered lawns of Yoyogi-koen, one of Tokyo's prime parks, with a backdrop of Shinjuku skyscrapers.
Living statue on La Rambla, Barcelona's famous street lined with cafes and restaurants and where buskers, living statues and pavement artists entertain the masses of crowds that converge here
Statue on the facade of Lisbon's Rossio Station. The statue is said to be a likeness of Dom Pedro IV.
Perekop cliff, Mullerthal (Little Switzerland).
"No Violence" Monument and EU Jean Monet Building (Batiment Jean Monet de Commission Europeene).
Castle on hill.
Place St Lambert at night.
Rubens statue on Groenplaats in front of Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal at night.
Historic numbered cigar holders in Parliament Building which is now non-smoking.
Street performer, Piazza della Signoria.
Statue outside red palazzo et Piazza Vittorio Emanuele III.
A sign at COBRA Museum of Modern Art in Amstelveen.
A funny monkey on top of a sign post in Artis Zoo, Plantage Kerklaan 38-40.
Tower Bridge detail.
A lantern with the design of a crocodile eating a fish at place Saint Guenole.
Local beers with colourful labels at a stall during the Cornouaille Festival.
Boy 'feeding' lion statue.
The Throne Room in Dublin Castle.
Evening concert held on the pedestrian only Kossuth Lajos utca during the Balaton festival in Keszthely.
Fresh vegetables in the Great Market Hall (Nagycsrnok). The covered market was built for the Millenary Exhibition at the turn of the century.
Lawn mowers for sale at the colourful Debrecen flea market.
Town across fields with Burg (castle) Gutenburg on hill in background.
Interior of B-Fly streetwear store at Corso de Porta Ticinese.
A couple enjoying the view of the Bernese Alps at Buhlberg bus stop.
Detailed facade of historical building in town center.
Schloss Schönbühel and Danube river, Schönbühel-Aggsbach.
Konnyaku triangles with sauce being sold at stall during hatsumode (first visit of temple in New Year), Kawasaki Daishi.
People with heavy bags and two Trans-Siberian trains at Krasnodar Station.
The Umeda Sky Building, designed to resemble a garden floating in the sky (go figure!), as seen from below - Osaka, Kinki
Grave of Bedrich Smetana (1824-84), Czech composer, at the Church of SS Peter and Paul ( Kostel Sv Petra a Pavla ), Vysehrad, Prague
Kyrgyz horseman
Long shadows of the late afternoon sun, draw across the Aq Mosque, with its traditional dome, and a verandah
The twin minarets of Cifte Minare Medrese, Sivas
Volcanic tufa cones of Goreme
A train enroute between Erzincan and Divrigi, takes a bend
Cherry tree in Maruyama-koen Park at sunset.
Shoppers with their purchases on Zeil, a main shopping strip
The Bourse or Belgium Stock Exchange in Brussels. The stock exchange was built in 1873 over the remains of a 13th century friars convent.
Gothic Saint Peter's Church (Sint-Pieterskerk).
Statue of the poet Robert Burns, George Square.
Raunchy postcards not suitable for Grandma in the Red Light district.
The town of Yangshuo on the banks of the Li River, ringed by hills, seen from Bilian Feng (Green Lotus Peak).
Carved stone statue of the Iriomote Yamaneko (a nocturnal mountain wildcat, rarely seen) - Iriomote Island, Okinawa
Colonial architecture: the Post Office on Largo do Senado.
Man with a funky hair do.
Popular Hungarian rock band 'Bikini', on stage at the Nyireghaza beer festival.
Fountain in front of tower of Castello Sforzesco.
Two of Duomo's spires seen from roof of Duomo.
Inside restaurant L'Atra Pharmacia, Via Rosmini 3.
Urban monument with graffiti near Parco Sempione.
Sign of restaurant Al Rifugio Pugliese, Via Constanza 2.
Teatro Carcano, Corso di Porta Romano 63.
People in the busy main train station.
Restaurant kitchen.
Fire spitting dragon on wooden door to the Armory of Styria (Landeszeughaus).
Overhead of Rathaus (city hall) roof and Sparkasse facade from Festung Kufstein.
Old covered stairway leading up to parish church.
Borgward Isabella TS sports car.
Dachstein Mountains shrouded by cloud at Hallstätter See, early morning.
Icicles hanging from 'Fontane Stadelhofen' (fountain featuring statues of young boy and girl), Stadelhoferplatz.
Tajik people on a city bus going down Rudaki Avenue.
Ruins of Abrashim Qala (Silk Fortress of Zong) high above the Wakhan Valley, built to guard from Chinese and Afghan invaders, with the snow-capped Hindu Kush Range in background.
Statue "holding up" building ul Lenina.
Reconstructed Triumphal Arch built for Tsar Nicholas II.
People outside Yekaterinburg train station.
One of the four female figures symbolizing the rivers Mur, Enns, Drava and Sann, Erzherzog-Johann-Brunnen (fountain-memorial) in the middle of Hauptplatz.
Inside Delirium, a clothes shop on Tongesgasse
Lanterns by the riverside with the tower of Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal in background.
Car loaded with chickens in cages at the side of the Khojand-Ayni-Dushanbe Highway M34, temporarily closed due to a landslide.
People and bicyclists on Nan Dajie (alley) lined with traditional shops and old City Tower in back in historic centre, seen from South Gate.
God and guardians in temple outside walls of Jiayuguan Fort (western end of Great Wall).
Tibetans on 3km Kora (pilgrim path) lined with total of 1174 prayer wheels, encircling Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
Silhouette of people walking down Bei Dajie (alley) lined with traditional shops, seen from North Gate.
Tibetans on 3km Kora (pilgrim path) lined with total of 1174 prayer wheels, encircling Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si), with surrounding mountains in back.
Twin-spired St Michael's Catholic Church (1934) on top of hill with 49-storey Qingdao Parkson Plaza skyscraper in back.
Gate of Conciliation inside Jiayuguan Fort (western end of Great Wall).
Snow outside walls of Jiayuguan Fort (western end of Great Wall).
Monks gathering for Disaster Dispelling Prayer Meeting or Ceremony to Banish Disaster, religious dancing by about 40 people wearing different kinds of masks, held on 29th day of ninth month of Tibetan lunar calendar at Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
Gate of Enlightenment and Gate of Conciliation inside Jiayuguan Fort (western end of Great Wall).
Sand dunes at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain, part of Gobi Desert).
Footprints on huge sand dune at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain, part of Gobi Desert).
Red votive tablets tied to rope at Wen Miao (Confucius Temple).
Dancer with mask at Disaster Dispelling Prayer Meeting or Ceremony to Banish Disaster, religious dancing by about 40 people wearing different kinds of masks, held on 29th day of ninth month of Tibetan lunar calendar at Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si) with monks in red and pink robes in back.
Chinese woman playing Dap (Uighur frame drum) in Renmin Gongyuan (People's Park).
Man on bicycle in front of Jiaozhou Governor's Hall, former seat of German governor along Yishui Lu (street).
Dancers with masks at Disaster Dispelling Prayer Meeting or Ceremony to Banish Disaster, religious dancing by about 40 people wearing different kinds of masks, held on 29th day of ninth month of Tibetan lunar calendar at Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si) with monks in red and pink robes in back.
Close-up of Boddhisattva bas-relief carving (Northern Wei dynasty AD 386-534) at Lashao Si cliff, main sight at Water Curtain Caves (Shuilian Dong).
Huge sand dunes at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain, part of Gobi Desert).
Xiguan Mosque, Lanzhou's biggest, lit-up at night.
Drawing of crane on wooden door at old Yamen (County Government) Office.
Young Tibetan monks on 3km Kora (pilgrim path) lined with total of 1174 prayer wheels, encircling Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
Lashao Si cliff with 31m-high bas-relief carving (Northern Wei dynasty AD 386-534) of Sakyamuni Buddha seated upon throne of lotus petals, lions, deer and elephants flanked by two Bodhisattvas, main sight at Water Curtain Caves (Shuilian Dong).
Nuns at nunnery on hillside of Tibetan part of town.
People looking for crabs and clams during low tide in Qingdao Bay.
Neon lights at night along pedestrianized Zhangye Lu (street).
Hazy view of Huilan Pavilion.
Mushroom-like observatories known as Mogu Lou on top of hill in Xinhaoshan Park (Signal Hill Park).
Dunhuang oasis from huge sand dune at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain, part of Gobi Desert).
Red clay mask hanging on stone wall at renovated Qing-dynasty Taoist White Cloud Temple.
Colourful small building along Renmin Lu (street) with new tall Hoi Tak Hotel in back (1 Dongfeng Lu).
Huge water wheel, copy of irrigation devices that once lined Yellow River.
View of canyon walls and cliffs in Zhonglou Mountains from Thousand Buddha Cave near Water Curtain Caves (Shuilian Dong).
Bag with picture of Chairman Mao Zedong and army hat with red star hanging on wall outside traditional shop in historic centre.
Monk of Gelugpa order (Yellow Hat sect) at Disaster Dispelling Prayer Meeting or Ceremony to Banish Disaster, at Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
Monk of Gelugpa order (Yellow Hat sect) at Disaster Dispelling Prayer Meeting or Ceremony to Banish Disaster, at Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
Covered Cave 96 holding 34.5 m tall Buddha statue at cliff containing Mogao Caves, one of greatest repositories of Buddhist art in world
The Great Wall of China between Jinshanling and Simatai.
Life-size terracotta soldier in showcase at small museum - part of 2000 year old Army of Terracotta Warriors (Bingmayong).
Subterranean life-size terracotta soldiers in battle formation - part of 2000 year old Army of Terracotta Warriors (Bingmayong).
Big coin mock-up in courtyard of Tianjixiang Museum at original site of Changshengwei, transnational trading company along Nan Dajie (alley).
Man on tricycle beneath huge advertisement billboards showing fashionable young women.
Castle-like villa of Huashi Lou, former home of Russian aristocrat and later of German governor, also called "Chiang Kaishek Building" as he secretly stay here in 1947.
Monks of Gelugpa order (Yellow Hat sect) playing Dung (trumpet) at Disaster Dispelling Prayer Meeting or Ceremony to Banish Disaster, at Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
Red goldfish hanging from window frame in White Pagoda Temple.
Silhouette of old man wearing cap sitting on chair along Nan Dajie (alley) with South Gate in back.
Old man with purple cap sitting on tricycle waiting for customers in Muslim Quarter.
Monks of Gelugpa order (Yellow Hat sect) playing Dung Chen (Long trumpet) at Disaster Dispelling Prayer Meeting or Ceremony to Banish Disaster, at Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
Tibetans gathering at Disaster Dispelling Prayer Meeting or Ceremony to Banish Disaster, at Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
People besides statue in Hongshan (Red Mountain) Park above modern buildings in back.
Old factory with huge star on roof in front of modern buildings, seen from Hongshan Park.
Wooden dragon head carving with fish in its mouth at eave of Daeungjeon (Hall of Great Enlightenment) at Bulguksa (Pulguksa) Temple.
Wooden dragon head carving at Jahamun (Purple Mist Gate) at Bulguksa (Pulguksa) Temple.
Lit-up Paper lantern hanging outside Jeonju Traditional Culture and Arts Centre, at dusk.
Climbers on steel stairway to rocky top of Gayasan (1430 m) in Gayasan National Park.
Climbers on steel stairway to rocky top of Gayasan (1430 m) in Gayasan National Park.
View from near rocky peak of Gayasan (1430 m) in Gayasan National Park.
Banchan (Panchan - side dishes) on table of Korean restaurant.
Ceremonial guards at Namdaemun (Great South Gate).
Workboat in Busan Port with fishing boats and ships in back.
Man on workboat in Busan Port.
Couple walking down path beneath trees with red autumn leaves at Tumuli Park.
Squid and fish hanging from ceiling with fans in back at stall along Jagalchi Fish Market.
Cheomseongdae Stone Astronomical Observatory.
Old buildings at Jagalchi Fish Market with office buildings in back.
Small stream meandering through Wolseong Park with tomb mounds in back.
Stone wall in front of tomb mounds at Tumuli Park.
Fish stew for sale at Jagalchi Fish Market.
Detail of painted decoration on wall of prayer hall at Tongdosa Temple.
Guardians inside Gate of the Heavenly Kings at Bulguksa (Pulguksa) Temple.
People walking down stairway leading to Museoljeon (Hall of No Words) at Bulguksa (Pulguksa) Temple.
Scary looking gnome at feet of guardian inside Gate of Heavenly Kings at Beomeosa Temple.
Scary looking gnome at feet of guardian inside Gate of Heavenly Kings at Beomeosa Temple.
Stacks of dried seaweed at Jagalchi Fish Market.
Scary looking gnome at feet of guardian inside Gate of Heavenly Kings at Beomeosa Temple.
Guardian inside Gate of Heavenly Kings at Beomeosa Temple.
Stone pagoda, built without the use of mortar by monk Lee, at Tapsa Temple at the foot of Maisan (Horse Ears Mountain).
Stone pagoda, built without the use of mortar by monk Lee, at Tapsa Temple at the foot of Maisan (Horse Ears Mountain).
Rows of dried fish at Jagalchi Fish Market .
Rows of dried fish at Jagalchi Fish Market.
Man pushing cart through alley at Namdaemun Market.
Rows of wooden crates full of squid at unloading dock of Jagalchi Fish Market.
People crossing street with 33-story Jongno Tower in back, Insadong.
Empty path along mud wall of traditional old Korean-style house.
Vegetable fields outside mud wall of traditional old Korean-style house with tiled roof.
Wooden window beneath roof of traditional straw-thatched house.
Statue of Uiam Son Byeong-Hui, leading activist of Donghak (Eastern Learning) and Cheondogyo (the Religion of Heavenly Way).
Sign outside food store depicting various sausages and meats.
Gothic statues and overgrown graves surrounded by ferns at Lychakivske Cemetery.
People walking by an information stall for Communist Party of Ukraine beside Lenin Statue on Lenin Square.
Two elderly men playing chess on bench along pr Svobody (avenue).
Forged iron grill above door to Seminary Building at Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University.
Interior of Blue Hall in main building of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University.
Passengers on trolleybus on vul Postysheva (street) looking out of window.
Women talking outside their house, with old cars parked on cobble-stoned vul Uzhhorodska (street).
Facade detail of Solomiya Krushelnytska Lviv State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre on Prospekt Svobody.
Woman walking across cobble-stoned Ploshcha Rynok (old market square) lined with colourful historic buildings.
Seminarska Church, with five domes used for concerts and ceremonies, on grounds of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University.
Silhouette of Lenin Statue on Lenin Square in front of historical building (vul Postyasheva 17).
Facade of main building of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University.
Potemkin Palace (presently part of National University) in Shevchenko Park.
Portico of Potemkin Palace (presently part of National University) in Shevchenko Park.
Taras Shevchenko Monument at bul Shevchonko (boulevard).
Donetsk State Library at 84 vul Artyoma (street).
Neptune fountain statue, on one of four fountains on each corner of Ploshcha Rynok (old market square).
Domed ceiling of Boyim Chapel on pl Katedralna (Cathedral square).
Transparent green globe on top of stone pyramid at revamped Dnipro Embankment, with Bashni Complex Twin Towers in background.
Transparent green globe on top of stone pyramid at revamped Dnipro Embankment, with Bashni Complex Twin Towers in background.
Couple taking photographs at transparent green globe atop stone pyramid at revamped Dnipro Embankment.
Statue of monk outside Roman Catholica Cathedral on pl Katedralna (Cathedral square).
Looking west on vul Ruska (street) towards Ploshcha Rynok (old market square) with triple-tiered Kornyakt bell tower of Uspensky Church and spire of St Michael Church in background.
Bronze stele with relief work containing religious folk art standing next to statue of Taras Shevchenko on Prospekt Svobody.
Orthodox Church on pl Kyryla i Mefodija (square).
Kvas (fermented mildly alcoholic beverage made from black or rye bread) street vendor on pl Kyryla i Mefodija (square)
People walking in front of Hotel Dnipropetrovsk at nab Lenina 33.
People walking by base of Monument to Liberators of Donbass in Lenin Komsomol Park.
Interior of St Sophia's Cathedral with Baroque additions, on pl Sofiyska.
Statue of Cossack hero Bohdan Khmelnytsy on pl Sofiyska and St Michael's Gold-Domed Monastery.
Overview from town hall tower of southeastern part of historical town centre, with Bernardine Church and Monastery (now Greek Catholic church of St Andrew).
Variety of rooftops with fortified tower of Armenian Cathedral (left), seen from tower of town hall.
Old city walls with gate tower and spire of Bernardine Church and Monastery (now Greek Catholic church of St Andrew) on vul Vynnychenka (street).
Bashni Complex Twin Towers on vul Dzerzhinskogo (street).
Neon lights of movie theatre and casino along vul Artyoma (street) at night.
Family walking through tree-lined Prospekt Karla Marksa, with souvenir market behind.
Donetsk Academic State Theatre of Opera and Ballet on vul Artyoma (street).
"Donetsk" sign with coat of arms (hand holding hammer) on median of vul Artyoma (street).
Matryoshkas (set of painted wooden dolls within dolls) at souvenir market on Prospekt Karla Marksa.
Baroque ceiling painting inside Bernardine Church and Monastery (now Greek Catholic church of St Andrew) on Prospekt Svobody.
Cathedral of Transfiguration of Jesus on vul Artyoma 129 (street).
Empty moat with thick walls and bastions of Uzhhorod Castle.
Cathedral of Transfiguration of Jesus on vul Artyoma 129 (street).
Cobble-stoned vul Olbrachta (street) lined with large trees in old town.
Johann Georg Pinsel Museum (formerly Poor Clares Church) at pl Mytna 2 (square).
Orthodox Church on pl Kyryla i Mefodija (square) illuminated at dusk
Workers removing wrongly parked car by lifting it onto semi-trailer with crane, Prospekt Svobody.
Staircase inside Art Nouveau Hotel George on pl Mitskevycha (square).
Historical houses along Prospekt Svobody, main street in city centre.
Houses in green hills of Transcarpathia around Uzhhorod.
Islom-Huja Minaret behind Mohammed Rakhim Khan Medrassa, in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Turquoise truck driving by man and his stopped car on Bukhara - Urgench road through Kyzylkum Desert.
Woman carrying two buckets across courtyard in front of Islom-Huja Minaret and turquoise dome of Pahlavon Mohammed Mausoleum at dusk in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
People on steps leading to avenue of tombs at Shahr-i-Zindah (Tomb of the Living King).
Small minaret outside of Gaukushan Medressa in old town with newer Soviet-era apartment blocks in background, seen from top of Kalon Minaret.
Three girls in bright dresses and two boys in front of car at dusk.
People between rows of blue market stalls, Siob Bazaar.
Oblique view of boy's shadow on turquoise-tiled Kalta Minor Minaret, Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Women in traditional dresses beneath leaning minaret at Bakhautdin Naqshband Mausoleum.
Turquoise-tiled dome of Pahlavon Mohammed Mausoleum, Juma Minaret, Kalta Minor Minaret and mud houses inside Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) city walls, seen from top of Islom-Huja Minaret.
Portrait of two boys and small girl outside their house.
Two Uzbek schoolboys on crumbling high mud walls of Burgut fortress.
People walking around woman selling cosmetics and personal hygiene products at covered stall at Chorsu Bazaar.
Juma Minaret, medressas and mud houses inside Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) city walls, seen from top of Islom-Huja Minaret.
Mud walls of Ayaz-Qala fortress in Kyzylkum Desert with yurts behind.
Small Hazrat-Hizr Mosque on hilltop.
Equestrian statue of Amir Timur at Amir Timur Maydoni (square).
Yurt and white Soviet-era Lada car near Ayaz-Qala fortress in Kyzylkum Desert.
People below Kalon Minaret and entrance to Kalon Mosque at dusk.
People walking along tree-lined pedestrian Sayilogoh (Broadway).
Man engraving compass at blacksmith workshop along Haqiqat near Taqi-Zargaron domed bazaar.
Tiled portal and dome of Sher Dor (Lion) Medressa in Registan, lit up during sound-and-light show held for tourists.
Men underneath tree in courtyard of turquoise-tiled Kalon Mosque.
Uzbekistan national flag flying in front of tiled portal and turquoise dome of Tilla-Kari (Gold-Covered) Medressa in Registan.
Young man in pink shirt and old man with white beard and skull-cap playing chess at table with two men watching.
Yurt camp and salty Ayaz-Qala Lake in Kyzylkum Desert, seen from mud-walled fortress.
Florid painted wooden beams on ceiling above second floor balcony of Tosh-Khovli (Stone House) Palace in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala), Khiva's most sumptuous interior decoration.
Lower Ayaz-Qala fortress with mud walls in Kyzylkum Desert.
Florid painted wooden beams on ceiling above second floor balcony of Tosh-Khovli (Stone House) Palace in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala), Khiva's most sumptuous interior decoration.
Lower Ayaz-Qala fortress with mud walls in Kyzylkum Desert.
Two small boys climbing city walls of Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Young men doing early morning training with turquoise main dome of Chorsu Bazaar in background.
People on square outside West Gate (aka Ota-Darvoza meaning Father Gate), part of Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Close-up of brick and tile work at entrance to small mausoleum at Chor-Bakr necropolis.
Man wearing skull-cap in front of small Amir Alim Khan Medressa (now children's library).
Close-up of Uzbek Rubab, five string lute covered with camel skin.
Turquoise-tiled dome of Kalon Mosque and top of Kalon Minaret with portal and domes of Mir-i-Arab Medressa in background, seen from roof of Caravan Hotel at Hoja Nurabad 6.
Kalon Minaret with portals and turquoise-tiled dome of Mir-i-Arab Medressa in front of small Amir Alim Khan Medressa.
Kalandar Ogly Mausoleum.
Boy on donkey cart on Tashkent kuchasi (street) outside Siob Bazaar.
Blue water of dammed Naryn River with coal town of Tash-Komur across shore.
Blue-steepled Orthodox church with its many onion domes, on corner of Jibek Jolu and Togolok Moldo.
Beautifully eroded hill slopes and canyons leading down to calm blue water of Toktogul Reservoir, with tall arid mountains of Suusamyr-Too Range in background.
Small houses in village of Otmok along Bishkek - Osh road with snow-capped Suusamyr-Too mountains in background.
Man walking by two-storey colonial-era old Merchants House at Lenina Street.
Looking down steep Bishkek - Osh road with its many hairpin curves from Tor-Ashuu Pass.
Portrait of three smiling Kyrgyz boys.
Changing of the Guards and Lowering of the Kyrgyz Flag on Ala-Too Square.
Close-up of fine ornamental brickwork, carved terracotta and inlays of stone at three joined 12th-century Karakhanid mausoleums.
Statue of Erkindik (Freedom) on Ala-Too Square.
Patriotic sculptures, part of monument erected on 40th anniversary of end of WWII, on Victory Square.
Lantern with Japanese characters saying Tokyo for sale at Asakusa.
Exposed layers of black and red lava at Takachiho-dake (peak).
Guardian at Keiun-ji Temple.
Children holding out hands trying to get piece of sweet Mochi (Japanese rice cake) during ceremony called mochitsuki.
Sandy beach at Kinko-wan (Kagoshima Bay).
People trying to throw coins for good luck into the shimenawa, a huge ceremonial rope made from plaited straw, at Izumo Taisha shrine.
Smokestake blowing smoke into hazy sky above Oyabe River.
Couple walking on tree-lined path towards Izumo Taisha shrine.
Hikers walking along rim of crater at Takachiho-dake (peak).
Small sake barrel with 8 dragons exhibited in museum of Izumo Taisha shrine.
Woman in Kimono walking by store front with traditional pictures at Asakusa.
Wall clock stopped at 11:02 am, the exact moment of the explosion of the A-bomb dropped on Nagasaki, new Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum.
Old Shimbashi train station (Tokyo terminus of Japan's first railway) surrounded by Shiodome skyscrapers.
Zojoji Temple roof in front of white and orange Tokyo Tower.
Parish church in the small village of Heiligenblut along the Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse surrounded by mountains.
Scooter with two people on Ponte Santa Trinita.
Traditional lamp-post on Place des Vosges in Paris.
Glass atrium of Galleria Umberto I.
Ship on top of Taxi Plujos, Teatre-Museu Dali. The extraordinary sculpture "Taxi Plujos (Rainy Taxi)" is composed of a Cadillac and a pile of tractor tires, both surmounted by statues, with a fishing boat balanced above the tyres. Put a coin in the slot and water washes all over the inside of the car.
Harbour and Mt Vesuvio (1,227m) at dusk seen from Castel Sant'Elmo.
Facade of Quattro Palazzi on Piazza Nicola Amore.
People walking in front of Castel Nuovo (or Maschio Angioino) with its white Renaissance triumphal arch.
Hikers on rim of crater, Mt Vesuvio (1,277m).
View of ancient ruins and modern city of Ercolano.
Two trains in the main Milan railway station
Traditional azulejo on building facade in Campo de Santa Clara, Lisbon
Warning sign amidst sulphurous steam vent inside Solfatara Crater, Pozzuoli.
Rhinefall (Rhine waterfall) at Laufen.
Antique bookseller talking to customers on Via San Biagio dei Librai, Spaccanapoli.
Fortified wall of Castel Sant'Elmo overlooking Santa Lucia area.
Houses and shops built into Evora's Aqueducto da Agua de Prata, the Silver Water's Aqueduct was built by Francisco de Aruda in the 1530's to bring clean water to the town
Leaning Tower reflected in puddle.
Priest lighting incense below 23m tall unusually moustached Daxiang Giant Buddha (Sakyamuni Buddha) carved out of cliff of Giant Statue Mountain (Daxiangshan) between Northern Wei Dynasty and Tang dynasties.
Monks gathering for Disaster Dispelling Prayer Meeting or Ceremony to Banish Disaster, religious dancing by about 40 people wearing different kinds of masks, held on 29th day of ninth month of Tibetan lunar calendar at Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
Lashao Si cliff with 31m-high bas-relief carving (Northern Wei dynasty AD 386-534) of Sakyamuni Buddha seated upon throne of lotus petals, lions, deer and elephants flanked by two Bodhisattvas, main sight at Water Curtain Caves (Shuilian Dong).
Covered Cave 96 holding 34.5 m tall Buddha statue at cliff containing Mogao Caves, one of greatest repositories of Buddhist art in world
Man and woman frying pancake-like snacks containing scallion (spring onion) on revolving hot plate at street market.
Part of Tripitaka Koreana, sacred Buddhist texts carved onto over 80,000 birch woodblocks dating from 14th century and listed as World Heritage, inside Janggyeong Panjeon complex (storage halls) at Haeinsa Temple.
Silver scabbardfish (also frostfish - Lepidopus caudatus) in blue basket at Jagalchi Fish Market.
Women wearing red gloves preparing Gimchi (Korea's staple food) with Chinese cabbage, other vegetables and lots of red chilli, at Tongdosa Temple.
Dongdaemun Gate (Great East Gate), surrounded by modern day traffic, floodlit at dusk.
Minaret with crescent moon below terrace of Buddhist Temple at White Pagoda Hill.
Local Xian - Taiyuan train at Pingyao Station.
Basket full of sea snails for sale at Jagalchi Fish Market.
Ceiling of Marmurovy Zal (Marble Hall) in main building of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University.
People walking along Ploshcha Rynok (old market square) with triple-tiered Kornyakt bell tower of Uspensky Church and spire of St Michael Church in background.
Khotyn Fortress with Dnister River in background.
Elderly women with headscarves walking across cobblestoned Armenian Market Square in old town.
Historical houses on Ploshcha Rynok (old market square) with triple-tiered Kornyakt bell tower of Uspensky Church (right) and round dome of Baroque Dominican Cathedral in background, seen from tower of town hall looking east.
Historical houses on Ploshcha Rynok (old market square) with copper-topped Transfiguration Church and Armenian Cathedral (middle) in background, seen from tower of town hall looking north.
Tram and other traffic on cobble-stoned vul Pidvalna (street).
Interior of lower funicular station opposite main river terminal.
Looking at Mohammed Rakhim Khan Medressa, Juma Minaret, Islom-Huja Minaret and turquoise dome of Pahlavon Mohammed Mausoleum from open-air pavilion at top of Kukhna Ark fortress in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Fragments of turquoise tile work at entrance to Ishani Pir Medressa.
Kalta Minor Minaret and Mohammed Amin Khan Medressa (Hotel Khiva) in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) lit up at night.
Philharmonia with statue of legendary hero Manas slaying dragon, flanked by his wife Kanykey and his adviser Bakay, on Chuy prospektisi.
Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) with Kukhana Ark, West Gate, flat-topped Kalta Minor Minaret, Juma Minaret, Islom-Huja Minaret, Mohammed Rakhim Khan Medressa and Mohammed Amin Khan Medressa (Hotel Khiva).
Portrait of two young Uzbek women.
Artisan carving lavkh (bookholder that was traditionally used for Koran and usually made from one piece of wood).
Turquoise dome of Tilla-Kari (Gold-Covered) Medressa behind tiled portal of Ulughbek Medressa in Registan, lit up during sound-and-light show held for tourists.
Minarets and tiled portal of Sher Dor (Lion) Medressa with lions and Mongol faces, flouting Islamic prohibitions of depicting living beings, in Registan at dusk.
16th-century Kukeldash Medressa in front of Hotel Chorsu near Chorsu Bazaar.
Snake-like crenellated mud wall with bastions, part of Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) old city west wall, seen from open-air pavilion at top of Kukhna Ark fortress at sunset.
Silhouette of couple on western part of Solomon's Throne at sunset.
People trying to throw coins for good luck into the shimenawa, a huge ceremonial rope made from plaited straw, at Izumo Taisha shrine.
Close-up of bas-relief carving (Northern Wei dynasty AD 386-534) of deer, main sight at Water Curtain Caves (Shuilian Dong).
Sign in Chinese characters with Dunhuang Mosque in back.
Golden roof of temple at foot of Maisan (Horse Ears Mountain).
Dancer with mask at Disaster Dispelling Prayer Meeting or Ceremony to Banish Disaster, at Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si) with monks in red and pink robes in back.
South Gate and red lantern lit-up at night.
German houses along Guanxi Lu (road) with 49-storey Qingdao Parkson Plaza skyscraper in back.
Interior of St Michael's Catholic Church (1934).
Painted figures of city god with judges and ghosts standing to side in Hall at Temple of City God.
Twin-spired St Michael's Catholic Church (1934) on top of hill with 49-storey Qingdao Parkson Plaza skyscraper in back.
Line of Chinese tourists riding Bactrian camels at Mingsha Shan (Singing Sands Mountain) with huge sand dunes (part of Gobi Desert).
Two man on tractor moving huge load of cotton bolls from field to factory.
23m tall unusually moustached Daxiang Giant Buddha (Sakyamuni Buddha) carved out of cliff of Giant Statue Mountain (Daxiangshan) between Northern Wei Dynasty and Tang dynasties.
Close-up of peaceful face of 23m tall unusually moustached Daxiang Giant Buddha (Sakyamuni Buddha) carved out of cliff of Giant Statue Mountain (Daxiangshan) between Northern Wei Dynasty and Tang dynasties.
Dancer with mask at Disaster Dispelling Prayer Meeting or Ceremony to Banish Disaster, religious dancing by about 40 people wearing different kinds of masks, held on 29th day of ninth month of Tibetan lunar calendar at Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si).
German Protestant Church (1908, designed by Curt Rothkegel) at 15 Jiangsu Lu (street).
Lantern with Chinese character ? (Fu, fortune - blessing) and Lower West Gate of old city walls lit-up at night.
Tiny silhouette of people beneath South Gate and old city wall lit-up at night.
Arid lunar-like landscape of Gobi Desert near Mogao Caves.
Huge water wheel, copy of irrigation devices that once lined Yellow River.
People strolling, riding bicycles or bikes across Zhongshan Bridge leading to White Pagoda Hill.
Details of four horses and Bronze Chariot at Army of Terracotta Warrior Museum, all major parts were made of tin-bronze alloy and golden and silver ornaments.
Three statues of deities with wads of bills and money at their feet in courtyard of Tianjixiang Museum at original site of Changshengwei, transnational trading company along Nan Dajie (alley).
Castle-like villa of Huashi Lou, former home of Russian aristocrat and later of German governor, also called "Chiang Kaishek Building" as he secretly stay here in 1947.
Arid lunar-like Gobi Desert.
White Pagoda at White Pagoda Temple on top of hill.
People trying to cross busy Bei Dajie street surrounded by buses and cars.
First beacon tower of Great Wall high on cliff above Taolai River.
Last remaining stone lion (of four) guarding stone pagoda Dabotap at Bulguksa (Pulguksa) Temple.
Wooden carving of lion dragon at Jahamun (Purple Mist Gate) at Bulguksa (Pulguksa) Temple.
Part of Tripitaka Koreana, sacred Buddhist texts carved onto over 80,000 birch woodblocks dating from 14th century and listed as World Heritage, inside Janggyeong Panjeon complex (storage halls) at Haeinsa Temple.
Wooden fish with ball in its mouth at bell and drum tower of Haeinsa Temple.
Wooden fish with ball in its mouth at bell and drum tower of Haeinsa Temple.
Musicians in yellow dresses during Royals guards changing ceremony at Namdaemun (Great South Gate).
Tomb mounds at Wolseong Park with Namsan Mountains in back.
Woman looking at huge tile work outside shop.
Dragons carved in gate to Geumganggye (Diamond Precepts) Altar at Tongdosa Temple.
Close-up of Silla stylised bronze lion-dragon's head knockers on timber and bronze studded Temple door at Bulguksa (Pulguksa).
Two rocky outcrops called Sutmaisan (male and eastern peak, right) and Ammaisan (female and western peak, left) with Eunsusa Temple at Maisan (Horse Ears Mountain).
Stone pagoda, built without the use of mortar by monk Lee, at Tapsa Temple at the foot of Maisan (Horse Ears Mountain).
Round blocks of fermented soy bean paste (Doenjang, traditional Korean food) tied with strings hanging beneath traditional straw-thatched roof of house.
Portrait of man drinking cup of green tea at Namdaemun Market.
Oblique view of 24-storey shiny Yonsei Severance Building outside Seoul Train Station.
Road sign for pedestrians and bicycists in Shiodome district of Minato ward.
Giant lantern with Japanese characters saying Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate) at Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa.
Feudal castle keep of Matsue-jo (castle).
Nippon-Maru tall ship (once called "Swan of the Pacific") at Maritime Museum with ferris wheel in background, Minatomirai district.
Curved vermillion bridge in Toyama Castle Park.
Skycrapers in Shiodome district of Minato ward.
Old wooden house with rounded windows.
Chinese-style stone bridge "Megane (Spectacles) Bridge" across Nakajima River.
Hagoita (rectangular wooden paddles) used to play Hanetsuki (similar to badminton) with pictures of cute young girls wearing kimonos, for sale at Asakusa.
Donjon of Kokura-jo (Castle) at dusk.
Skyscrapers and ferris wheel at Minatomirai area, from across Yokohama Bay.
Hallway ceiling in Seminary Building of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University.
Statue of Welsh city founder John Hughes along vul Artyoma (street).
Dome interior of Preobrazhensky (Transfiguration) Cathedral.
Outer wall of Khotyn Fortress.
Facade of Kornyakt House, housing parts of Lviv History Museum, along Ploshcha Rynok (old market square).
People meandering about Ploshcha Rynok (old market square) with twin-spired copper-topped Transfiguration Church in background.
Facades of two historical houses in different styles and colours on Ploshcha Rynok (old market square).
Young couples sitting on benches at revamped Dnipro Embankment.
Uzhhorod Central Rail Terminal with clock tower.
Two boys climbing up Monument to Liberators of Donbass in Lenin Komsomol Park.
People walking along cobble-stoned Ploshcha Rynok (old market square) lined with historical houses, seen from tower of town hall looking west.
Historical houses including Black Mansion (Lviv History Museum - right) on Ploshcha Rynok (old market square), seen from tower of town hall looking northeast.
Gothic ceiling inside Roman Catholic Cathedral on pl Katedralna (square).
Europe Shopping Centre on pedestrianised vul Mironova (street).
Cathedral of Transfiguration of Jesus on vul Artyoma 129 (street).
Man protesting by sitting in old purple car covered with stickers along Prospekt Svobody.
TSUM Shopping Centre along tree-lined Prospekt Karla Marksa.
Wet skull and crossbone on tomb outside Church of the Rising Cross at Lower Lavra (Farther Caves) of Caves Monastery Complex.
Pedestrianised vul Mironova (street) at dusk with Europe Shopping Centre in background.
Kiev Metro train at Vokzalna station.
Detail of pottery work hanging outside gallery on vul Virmenska (street).
Dog looking out of window of old blue Soviet car on cobble-stoned vul Vynnychenka (street).
Seminarska Church on grounds of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University seen through archway.
Tomb of poet Ivan Franko at Lychakivske Cemetery.
Customers at second-hand book market outside royal arsenal on vul Pidvalna (street).
Statue of young woman peeking through two tombstones at Lychakivske Cemetery.
Triple-tiered Kornyakt bell tower of Uspensky Church on vul Pidvalna (street) with round dome of Baroque Dominican Cathedral in background at night.
Setting sun highlighting golden Jesus on wooden cross outside hilltop St George's Cathedral.
Triple-tiered Kornyakt bell tower (left) of Uspensky Church, round dome of Baroque Dominican Cathedral and tower of town hall (right) in middle of historical centre, as seen from High Castle on Castle Hill.
Towers of St Nicholas Cathedral (nicknamed 'drunken church') on vul Ruska 35.
Cone-shaped turrets and thick walls of stone fortress above canyon of Smotrych River.
Buses and passengers waiting at Chernivtsi's main bus station.
Kyrgyz flag highlighted by setting sun at viewing terrace on Solomon's Throne.
People and stalls outside Taqi-Sarrafon domed bazaar.
Flock of birds flying around Islon-Huja Minaret, with bands of turquoise and red tiliing, in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) with West Gate, flat-topped Kalta Minor Minaret, Islom-Huja Minaret and Mohammed Amin Khan Medressa (Hotel Khiva).
Two men, one wearing skull-cap, selling spices at stall, Siob Bazaar.
Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) with Kukhana Ark, West Gate, flat-topped Kalta Minor Minaret, Juma Minaret, Islom-Huja Minaret, and Mohammed Amin Khan Medressa (Hotel Khiva).
Abdul Aziz Khan Medressa with old town in background, seen from top of Kalon Minaret.
Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) with Kukhana Ark, West Gate, flat-topped Kalta Minor Minaret, Juma Minaret, Islom-Huja Minaret, Mohammed Rakhim Khan Medressa and Mohammed Amin Khan Medressa (Hotel Khiva), seen through window at top of minaret.
Man with stick pulling boiled skeins of silk out of pot inside Khiva Silk Carpet Workshop sponsored by UNESCO.
Amir Timur Museum with turquoise dome.
Tiled portal and turquoise dome of Tilla-Kari (Gold-Covered) Medressa in Registan, lit up during sound-and-light show held for tourists.
Souvenir photographer standing on elevated entrance to Kutlimurodinok Medressa.
Close-up of lion with Mongol face on Sher Dor (Lion) Medressa, flouting Islamic prohibitions of depicting living beings, in Registan.
Woman in traditional dress holding broom at Char Minar ("Four Minarets" in Tajik) with four decorative turquoise-tiled towers, originally gatehouse of long-gone medressa.
Two men playing chess between market stalls, Siob Bazaar.
Turquoise-tiled Kalta Minor Minaret and Mohammed Amin Khan Medressa (now Hotel Khiva) opposite of mud wall of Kukhna Ark fortress lit up at night, Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Shadow of man on turquoise tiles of Kalta Minor Minaret in Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala), early morning.
Turquoise-tiled dome of Pahlavon Mohammed Mausoleum, Kalta Minor Minaret and mud houses inside Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) city walls, seen from top of Islom-Huja Minaret.
Front of Central Asia's oldest surviving mosque Maghoki-Attar (Pit of the Herbalists).
People walking down Pahlavon Mahmud Street to turquoise-tiled Kalta Minor Minaret and West Gate of Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala).
Posters of Uzbek music and movie stars hanging above rows of DVDs in souvenir shop.
Juma Minaret, medressas and mud houses inside Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) city walls, seen from top of Islom-Huja Minaret.
Kalon Minaret and entrance to Kalon Mosque.
Tourist on multi-domed roof of Kalon Mosque, seen from top of Kalon Minaret.
Uzbek flag flying above pedestrian Hoja Nurabad street with Kalon Mosque and Kalon Minaret in background.
Turquoise-tiled towers of Mohammed Amin Khan Medressa (now Hotel Khiva) and Ichon-Qala (Itchan Kala) crenellated mud city walls with bastions seen from open-air pavilion at top of Kukhna Ark fortress.
Fountain pool in front of Senate building with three women in traditional dress and boy walking by.
Two Uzbek men wearing traditional costume playing Karnay (long trumpet with mouthpiece - Uzbekistan's national instrument) inside Mohammed Rakhim Khan Medressa.
Cars on bridge (made of large floats chained together) across Amu-Darya River.
Uzbek band in traditional costumes performing at concert with doira (frame drum) and surnay (aka double-reed outdoor wind instrument) in Alloquli Khan Medressa.
Row of tiny porcelain figures depicting Uzbek men with white beard and turban at souvenir stall.
Three policemen in uniform walking down Pahlavon Mahmud Street between brick walls of Abdulla Khan Medressa and Kutlimurodinok Medressa in early morning.
Minaret and turquoise dome of Guri Amir Mausoleum.
People outside state-run department store TsUM at Chuy prospektisi 155.
Blue onion domes at blue-steepled Orthodox church, on corner of Jibek Jolu and Togolok Moldo.
Administration building of Osh State University at 331 Lenin Street.
Sign saying "Jalal-Abad - Toktogul Rayon" at top of Ala-Bel Pass on Bishkek - Osh road.
Kyrgyzstan State University on Chuy prospektisi.
Bloody cow heads and parts on trailer of motorbike at daily Jayma (or Osh) Bazaar.
Elderly man selling Kalpak (traditional felt hats) at teeming Osh Bazaar on Chuy prospektisi.
People and market stalls on busy Zaina Betinova (street) with old apartment block in background, just outside Jayma (or Osh) Bazaar.
Close-up of fine ornamental brickwork, carved terracotta and inlays of stone at three joined 12th-century Karakhanid mausoleums.
Close-up of fine ornamental brickwork, carved terracotta and inlays of stone at three joined 12th-century Karakhanid mausoleums.
Sculpture of woman waiting for husband who will never return home from war, beneath immense yurt-shaped monument erected on 40th anniversary of end of WWII on Victory Square.