1359-1671 - The Guardian's House, Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Peru

832-404626 - Temple guard at the Royal Palace in Bangkok Thailand

1112-9110 - Exterior view of a stupa inside the Royal Palace grounds in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

1112-9021 - The bridge to Angkor Thom, lined on both sides with figurines ending in a corbelled arch entryway, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

1112-9013 - Bayon, the late 12th century state temple of king Jayavarman VII, UNESCO World Heritage Site, standing in the middle of Angkor Thom, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

1112-9011 - Bayon, the late 12th century state temple of king Jayavarman VII, UNESCO World Heritage Site, standing in the middle of Angkor Thom, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

1116-53536 - Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan with Yaksha Guardian Statues at the entrance to Ordination Hall, illuminated at dusk, Bangkok, Bangkok Yai District, Thailand

722-214 - One of four guardian lions, Dhauligiri Shanti Stupa (Dhauli Peace Pagoda), completed in 1972 with the collaboration of Nippon Buddha Sangha, atop Dhauli Hills on site of ancient temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Asia

1372-280 - Close up of the guardian Lion statue in front of golden wall at the Hindu Temple of Changu Narayan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Changunarayan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

1372-279 - The guardian Bird statue in front of red wall at Hindu Temple of Changu Narayan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Changunarayan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

832-403662 - Cute dogs their houses waiting be adopted

832-403355 - Suricate (Suricata suricatta) . Also called Meerkat. Female with young at their burrow. On the lookout. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

832-403354 - Suricate (Suricata suricatta) . Also called Meerkat. Female on the lookout. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

832-403353 - Suricate (Suricata suricatta) . Also called Meerkat. Female on the lookout. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

832-403352 - Suricate (Suricata suricatta) . Also called Meerkat. Female on the lookout. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

832-403351 - Suricate (Suricata suricatta) . Also called Meerkat. Female with five young at their burrow. On the lookout. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

832-403350 - Suricate (Suricata suricatta) . Also called Meerkat. Female with three playful young at their burrow. On the lookout. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

832-402179 - Venice Beach, California, United States, March 15 2022: Two californian lifeguard towers at sunset, North America

832-400223 - Stone guardhouse on the walls of an old colonial-style fort on the seafront of Salvado in Bahia, Brasil

832-400190 - Guardhouse and lookout in an old historic fortress in the city of Salvador in Bahia, Brasil

832-400184 - Rescue cabin on Copacabana beach at a tropical sunset on Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil, Brasil, South America

832-397269 - Statue of Hermes, patron god of travellers and merchants, Romanushaus, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, Europe

1311-467 - A hoodoo near a natural Spring west of Pintado Point in Petrified Forest National Park Arizona called the Guardian.

1178-42484 - Mixed race security guard watching monitors in control room

1350-5031 - Face of guardian mythical demon figure, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

1350-4874 - Mythological demon statue at Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, (Rangoon), Myanmar, (Burma)

1350-4719 - Religious statues at Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, (Rangoon), Myanmar, (Burma)

1350-4099 - A bronze statue of a lion guards the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.

1350-4112 - A bronze guardian lion statue in the Lama Temple complex, a Buddhist temple in Beijing, China.

1350-4113 - A bronze guardian lion statue in the Lama Temple complex, a Buddhist temple in Beijing, China.

1113-105935 - Low view of Inyambo (sacred) cow with huge horns and guardian in the garden of the Royal Palace Museum of Mutara III Rudahigwa from 1931, Nyanza, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

1113-105934 - Inyambo (sacred) cow with huge horns and guardian in the garden of the Royal Palace Museum of Mutara III Rudahigwa from 1931, Nyanza, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

1350-3294 - Guardian mythical demon or Yaksha at The Grand Palace; Bangkok, Thailand.

1350-3297 - Garuda figures on the ubusot, the main building of Temple of the Emerald Buddha at The Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand.

1350-3296 - Guardian mythical demons or Yaksha supporting the base of a golden Chedi at Wat Phra Kaew on the grounds of The Grand Palace; Bangkok, Thailand.

1350-3298 - Thotkhirithon demon guardian figure at Wat Phra Kaeo on the grounds of The Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand.

1350-1466 - Statues of demons on a Golden Chedi, at the temple of the Emerald Buddha Wat Phra Kaeo, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

1350-1711 - The Knife Angel sculpture by Alfie Bradley in Victoria Square, Birmingham, England

1350-1484 - Main door of Wat Chedi Luang temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand

1350-734 - El Presidio, the former prison, now the Maritime museum and Presidio museum. Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Argentina

1350-1467 - Paintings at the temple of the Emerald Buddha Wat Phra Kaeo, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

1350-1468 - Statue of demon on a Golden Chedi, at the temple of the Emerald Buddha Wat Phra Kaeo, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

1350-1710 - Victoria Square and town hall , Birmingham, England

1350-1476 - Main door of Wat Chedi Luang temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand

1184-5261 - Guardian standing in the Interior of the French Fort in the Oasis of Timia, Air Mountains, Niger, Africa

809-8133 - Long Khanh Buddhist Pagoda, Imperial guardian lion statue at entrance, Quy Nhon, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8135 - Long Khanh Buddhist Pagoda, Imperial guardian lion statue at entrance, Quy Nhon, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

832-385955 - Komokuten, Guardian of the Temple, Todaiji Temple, Buddhist Temple, Nara, Japan, Asia

832-385956 - Bishamonten, Guardian of the Temple, Todaiji Temple, Buddhist Temple, Nara, Japan, Asia

1116-48897 - Statue of a Dvarapala gate guardian, Banteay Srei, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia

1116-47818 - Temple of the Emerald Buddha golden guardians, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

1116-47817 - Temple of the Emerald Buddha golden guardian statue, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

1174-7711 - Ankor Wat, a 12th century historic Khmer temple and UNESCO world heritage site. Busts and statues of deities and guardian figures along a path to a stupa and entrance arch, Angkor Wat, Cambodia

733-8787 - Jizo guardian statues, Dewa Sanzan Hagurosan temple, Yamagata Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

733-8794 - Narabi jizo temple guardian statues, Nikko, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tochigi prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

733-8793 - Narabi jizo temple guardian statues, Nikko, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tochigi prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

83-13149 - Guardian Naga snake and sleeping Buddha pavilion at the Wat Traeuy Kaoh temple on Fish Island across the river, Kampot, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

733-8684 - Spring cherry blossoms and Jizo statues, guardian deities of children, Zojoji Temple, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

846-2990 - Naga guardian at the Wat Inpeng Buddhist temple, Rue Samsenthai, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-7674 - Imperial guardian lion statue, Chau Doc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-7673 - Tinh Xa Ngoc Chau Buddhist temple, Imperial guardian lion statue, Chau Doc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

1218-817 - Detail of guardian statues, Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha) complex, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

83-13092 - A carved dvarapala entrance guardian stone at the 12th century Preah Khan (Prah Khan) Buddhist temple complex, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

83-13064 - Guardian lion and snakehead Naga, Preah Tineang Tevea Vinichhay Throne Hall in the Royal Palace, City Centre, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

83-13063 - Seven headed Naga snake guardian, Preah Tineang Tevea Vinichhay Throne Hall in the Royal Palace, City Centre, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

1116-40923 - Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes), Utah, Usa

1116-40925 - Coyote (Canis Latrans) At Edge Of Forest, Montana, Usa

1116-40924 - Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes) On Sandstone Boulder, Utah, Usa

1126-1651 - Chinese Guardian Lion, Hong Kong, China, Asia

1126-1641 - Chinese Guardian Lion with The Hong Kong Observation Wheel and IFC Building, Hong Kong, China, Asia

1126-1635 - Chinese Guardian Lion with The Hong Kong Observation Wheel and IFC Building, Hong Kong, China, Asia

809-7429 - Guardian figure paintings on gate, Hoi Tuong Te Nguoi Hoa Buddhist Chinese temple, Phu Quoc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

733-7799 - Modern art installations at the Bastion, bronze Guardian Strazkyne, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

733-7798 - Modern art installations at the Bastion, bronze Guardian Strazkyne, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

805-1096 - Terracotta horses, each a votive offering to village guardian deity, Ayyanar, at the Solai Andavar shrine, Palathur, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

805-1095 - Terracotta horses, each a votive offering to village guardian deity, Ayyanar, at the Solai Andavar shrine, Palathur, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

809-6955 - Imperial guardian lion, Taoist temple, Nghia An Hoi Quan pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

1242-15 - Line of guardian statues, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

733-7091 - Guardian statue, Buddha Tooth Relic temple, Chinatown, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

776-4688 - Warrior in Wat Chamongkron Royal Monastery, Pattaya City, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

733-6250 - Guardian statue, Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-5893 - Guardian Angel Saint-Nicaise (Angel in Smile) (Smile of Reims), West Front, left portal of the Notre-Dame de Reims Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France, Europe

832-298793 - Clock and sculpture of Pilgrimage church Sonntagberg

846-1549 - South entrance to Mandalay Hill with two giant Chinthe (guardian lion-dogs), Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

832-245946 - Statue of guardian on Camargue horse beside Camargue bull, Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Southern France, France, Europe

832-245941 - Statue of guardian on Camargue Horse, Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Southern France, France, Europe

1161-2820 - Demon Giant statue at The Grand Palace Complex, Bangkok, Thailand

1161-2818 - CCTV camera behind a Demon Giant statue in The Grand Palace Complex, Bangkok, Thailand

1161-2821 - Demon Giant statues guard an entrance to The Grand Palace and Temple Complex, Bangkok, Thailand

1161-2598 - Pakistani ceremonial guard outside Sikh Temple Gurdwara of Arjan Dev, Lahore, Pakistan

1161-2819 - Demon Giant statue guards an entrance to The Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

1161-2144 - Tourists sit on lion statues in front of National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London, United Kingdom

1161-2858 - Mythical gryphon guards The Grand Palace and Temple complex, Bangkok, Thailand

1161-2838 - Guardian sculptures at the base of a Golden Chedis, Bangkok, Thailand

1161-1321 - Soldier on duty in Abu Dhabi

1161-2854 - Gilt statue inside The Grand Palace and Temple complex, Bangkok, Thailand

1109-966 - Stone guardian lion statue at the Audience Hall at Parakramabahu's Royal Palace, Polonnaruwa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

1109-970 - Stone guardian statue, Vatadage (Circular Relic House), Polonnaruwa Quadrangle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

1109-917 - Guardian statue at Thuparama Dagoba, Mahavihara (The Great Monastery), Anuradhapura, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

1109-903 - Guardian statue carving at Sri Maha Bodhi in the Mahavihara (The Great Monastery), Anuradhapura, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia