722-216 - Established atop Bhubaneswar's Dhauli Hills in 262 BCE, the present temple, DhauliGiri Shanti Stupa, or Dhauli Peace Pagoda, was completed in 1972 with the collaboration of Nippon Buddha Sangha.
722-215 - Established atop Bhubaneswar's Dhauli Hills in 262 BCE, the present temple, DhauliGiri Shanti Stupa, or Dhauli Peace Pagoda, was completed in 1972 with the collaboration of Nippon Buddha Sangha. Shown is the sleeping Buddha.
722-214 - Established atop Bhubaneswar's Dhauli Hills in 262 BCE, the present temple, DhauliGiri Shanti Stupa, or Dhauli Peace Pagoda, was completed in 1972 with the collaboration of Nippon Buddha Sangha. Shown is one of four guardian lions.
1116-52884 - A wet bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) sits perched on a nest in grass atop an island at low tide, exposing rock and orange, yellow seaweed on a cloudy day in Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States of America
1242-513 - The Cathedral, built from 1573 to 1813, stands atop the religious center of the conquered city of the Aztecs (Mexica), Mexico City, Mexico, North America
1116-51674 - Metal art depicting wild horses running across a ridge atop the Wild Horse Monument near the town of Vantage in Eastern Washington. Wanapum Lake formed by a dam on the Columbia River and the I-90 Bridge in the background; Vantage, Washington, United States of America
1116-47790 - View of the moon rising above Palmer and the Knik River from atop the Butte, the Chugach Mountains in the background during twilight on a clear evening, South-central Alaska, Palmer, Alaska, United States of America
1116-46388 - Cinder Cones And Caldera From Ancient Lava Eruptions Atop 4200 Meter Mauna Kea, Tallest Mountain In Hawaii, At Sunset, Island Of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States Of America
1310-158 - Finely carved capital atop columns in cloister of the Arab-Norman cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cefalu, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe
1116-39873 - Decommissioned Caltech Submillimeter Observatory atop Mauna Kea with view to Mauna Loa, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39877 - Decommissioned Caltech Submillimeter Observatory atop Mauna Kea with view to Mauna Loa, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America
1283-341 - Elevated view over the old town of Dubrovnik and Lokrum Island from the hiking trail up to the lookout atop Srd hill, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Europe
844-12707 - View of Plaze de Toros and harbour from the ruins of the Moorish castle fortress high atop Mount Gibralfaro, Malaga, Costa del Sol, Andalusia, Spain, Europe
1248-47 - Rio de Janeiro seen from atop Sugarloaf mountain with, Guanabara Bay to the right and Praia Vermelha to the left, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America
1248-48 - A motion blurred cable car approaches the station atop Sugarloaf mountain, with sweeping view of Rio de Janeiro behind, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America
1167-1249 - Colourful houses and cliffs atop rocky promontory, Corniglia, Cinque Terre, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ligurian Riviera, Liguria, Italy, Europe
1167-1248 - Colourful houses and cliffs atop rocky promontory, Corniglia, Cinque Terre, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ligurian Riviera, Liguria, Italy, Europe
1167-1247 - Colourful houses and cliffs atop rocky promontory, Corniglia, Cinque Terre, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ligurian Riviera, Liguria, Italy, Europe
797-11005 - China, Shanghai, Revolutionary kitsch on sale at at Dongtai antique market Chairman Mao Zedong and Che Guevara and Red Star shoulder bags Chinese characters read Serve the People Lin Biao calendar atop Shanghai Belle advertizing poster Fake antique boxes and abacus.
83-12882 - Statue atop the baroque facade of the Iglesia de la Recoleccion church, built 1786, in this historic northwest city, Leon, Nicaragua, Central America
857-86509 - Silhouette of professional highliner Hayley Ashburn standing up on a highline above the clouds atop Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, California, United States
1179-81 - Alongside a picturesque millstone, atop a rocky promontory dominating the sea, rises the Castello di Falconara, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe
1173-181 - Women bear the responsibility of fetching water from the sparse wells within Rajasthan's vast Thar Desert. Trekking up the side of a sand dune, women expertly balance large clay water vessels atop their heads. Rajasthan, India, Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India
1173-182 - Women bear the responsibility of fetching water from the sparse wells within Rajasthan's vast Thar Desert. Trekking up the side of a sand dune, women expertly balance large clay water vessels atop their heads. Rajasthan, India, Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India
832-315934 - Steel pipes at the temporary storage facility for the Baltic Sea pipeline, which will transport gas from the Russian town Wyborg to Greifswald, beginning in 2012, Sassnitz, Ruegen Island, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe
832-315933 - Steel pipes at the temporary storage facility for the Baltic Sea pipeline, which will transport gas from the Russian town Wyborg to Greifswald, beginning in 2012, Sassnitz, Ruegen Island, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe
832-315935 - Steel pipes at the temporary storage facility for the Baltic Sea pipeline, which will transport gas from the Russian town Wyborg to Greifswald, beginning in 2012, Sassnitz, Ruegen Island, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe