1263-307 - Sophia Square looking towards St Michael's Monastery in Kyiv, Kiev, Ukraine

1263-282 - Sophia Square looking towards St Michael's Monastery in Kyiv, Kiev, Ukraine

1263-285 - Sophia Square looking towards St Michael's Monastery in Kyiv, Kiev, Ukraine

1263-287 - Sophia Square looking towards St Michael's Monastery in Kyiv, Kiev, Ukraine

832-397087 - Jerez de la Frontera in the province of Cadiz, statue of Manuel Maria Gonzalez Angel, sherry cask Tio Pepe in front of the cathedral Antigua Colegiata de San Savator, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

832-397075 - Maitreya Buddha statue close up Tibetan monastery Thiksey Gompa. Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

832-397043 - Gothic chapel in the choir ambulatory with group of figures Lamentation of Christ, former Benedictine abbey church Eglise Saint-Trophime, Arles, department Bouches-du-Rhone, region Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur, France, Mediterranean Sea, Europe

832-397083 - White chortens (Buddhist stupas) in Thiksey gompa. Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

832-397077 - Gong in Lamayuru Gompa (Tibetan Buddhist monastery) . Ladakh, India, Asia

832-397041 - Frieze, Romanesque facade of the former Benedictine abbey church Eglise Saint-Trophime, Arles, department Bouches-du-Rhone, region Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur, France, Mediterranean Sea, Europe

832-397144 - Island Mont Saint-Michel in the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel in the Wadden Sea, mainland in front, sheep in a meadow behind the dike, Normandy, France, Europe

832-397042 - Gothic chapel in the choir ambulatory with statue of the Virgin Mary, former Benedictine abbey church Eglise Saint-Trophime, Arles, Bouches-du-Rhone department, Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur region, France, Mediterranean Sea, Europe

832-397074 - Buddhist prayer wheels in Hemis gompa (Tibetan buddhist monstery) . Ladakh, India, Asia

1178-43259 - Mixed Race brothers kneeling on bench examining wall paintings

832-396929 - Drone photo, drone shot of All Saints Monastery with car park and ruins in winter, snow, serpentine, Oppenau, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

832-396985 - Evening mood, view of Alpine foothills, mountains, St. Josef Monastery, Lake Ammer, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-397019 - Cathedra of the Pope as Bishop of Rome, Apse of the Basilica, Lateran Basilica, Basilica San Giovanni in Laterano, Cathedral of the Diocese of Rome, Monti district, Rome Italy

1245-2470 - Basilian Gate to Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Old Town, Vilnius, Lithuania

1216-607 - The Dom Luís I Bridge at blue hour with the Monastery of Serra do Pilar in the background, Porto, Portugal, Europe

1113-107346 - Highland cattle, Iona Abbey in background, Iona, Isle of Mull, Scotland UK

832-396789 - Prayer flags of Tibetan Buddhism with Buddhist mantra on it in Dharamshala monastery temple. There is the residence of Tibetan Buddhism spiritual leader Dalai Lama. Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

1113-107595 - Passau, Innkai, Niedernburg Abbey, St, Michael, Schaiblingsturm

1113-107596 - Passau, St, Stephen's Cathedral, Veste Oberhaus, Niedernburg Monastery, Innkai, Inn

1113-107517 - A woman takes a selfie at U Min Thonze Pagoda on Sagaing Hill in Myanmar

832-396787 - Kloster Andechs, aerial view at sunset, Lake Ammer, Fuenfseenland, Pfaffenwinkel, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

1113-107623 - The Namgyal Tsemo Gompa Monastery, Tsenmo Hill, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

1113-107474 - The Monastero delle Agostiniane Di S, Margherita with city wall in Bevagna, Perugia Province, Sagrantino Wine Route, Umbria, Italy

1113-107682 - Waldsassen, Waldsassen Monastery, Abbey Basilica

1113-107642 - Monastery of Moni Odigitria, courtyard

1113-107644 - Melk Abbey, Abbey park with garden pavilion

1113-107675 - Michelfeld monastery, monastery church of St, John the Evangelist, interior, ceiling fresco Resurrection of Jesus by Cosmas Damian Asam

1113-107643 - Mont St-Michel in the evening light, Dept, Manche, France, Europe

1113-107794 - The Totenkirche near Abteroda, Hesse, Germany

1113-107674 - Michelfeld Monastery, Monastery Church of St, John the Evangelist, interior

1113-107473 - The Monastero delle Agostiniane Di S, Margherita with city wall in Bevagna, Perugia Province, Sagrantino Wine Route, Umbria, Italy

746-92250 - Church of Santa Maria di Propezzano, Notaresco, Abruzzo, Italy, Europe

746-92251 - Church of Santa Maria di Propezzano, Notaresco, Abruzzo, Italy, Europe

746-92448 - Camaldolese Monastery of Santa Croce di Fonte Avellana, Serra Sant'Abbondio, Marche, Italy, Europe

746-91886 - Certosa di San Giacomo is a Carthusian monastery on the island of Capri, Campania, Italy, Europe

746-92318 - Monastery of Santa Scolastica, Cloister, Water well, Subiaco, Lazio, Italy, Europe

746-92252 - Church of Santa Maria di Propezzano, Notaresco, Abruzzo, Italy, Europe

746-92253 - Church of Santa Maria di Propezzano, Notaresco, Abruzzo, Italy, Europe

809-8460 - Tibetan Prayer Flag for Faith, peace, wisdom, compassion, and strength, Pema Osel Ling Monastery, Dakshinkali, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

809-8458 - Buddhist monk (lama) in traditional robes holding ritual attributes of Buddhism, rosary, vajra, bell, Pema Osel Ling Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

809-8434 - View from Savina Monastery, Herceg Novi, Montenegro, Europe

809-8435 - Moraca Orthodox Monastery, Kolasin province, central Montenegro, Europe

809-8436 - Moraca Orthodox Monastery, Kolasin province, central Montenegro, Europe

809-8456 - Shakhya Tharig Buddhist Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

809-8433 - View from Savina Monastery, Herceg Novi, Montenegro, Europe

809-8459 - Rolling metal prayer wheels circling, with mantra written in Tibetan language, Shakhya Tharig Buddhist Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

809-8463 - The wheel of life (the bhavacakra), a symbolic representation of samsara, Yama, the god of death, Pema Osel Ling Monastery, Dakshinkali, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

809-8461 - The wheel of life (the bhavacakra), a symbolic representation of samsara, wall painting, Pema Osel Ling Monastery, Dakshinkali, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

809-8464 - Ganesh (Ganapati), elephant-headed Hindu god, wall painting, Pema Osel Ling Monastery, Dakshinkali, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

809-8462 - The wheel of life (the bhavacakra), a symbolic representation of samsara, wall painting, Pema Osel Ling Monastery, Dakshinkali, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

1278-278 - Greek Orthodox Monastery of St. John the Baptist, Moni Timiou Prodromou, built on a rock in Stemnitsa, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece, Europe

832-396038 - Frades Convent founded by the Third Order Friars of S. Francisco, Trancoso, Serra da Estrela, Portugal, Europe

832-396194 - Illuminated facade of Admont Abbey, Gesaeuse, Styria, Austria, Europe

1292-2840 - The Benedictine Monastery, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

1292-2839 - The Benedictine Monastery, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

746-91140 - The fountain and water basin in the Claustro Real, the royal cloister. The monastery of Batalha, Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitoria, listed as UNESCO world heritage site. A tourist attraction north of Lisboa. Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

746-91864 - Grave of Vasco da Gama in the minster. Mosteiro dos Jeronimos (Jeronimos Monastery, Hieronymites Monastery) in Belem, listed as UNESCO world heritage. Lisbon (Lisboa), the capital of Portugal Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

746-91862 - The two storied cloister, detail. Mosteiro dos Jeronimos (Jeronimos Monastery, Hieronymites Monastery) in Belem, listed as UNESCO world heritage. Lisbon (Lisboa), the capital of Portugal Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

746-91859 - The two storied cloister. Mosteiro dos Jeronimos (Jeronimos Monastery, Hieronymites Monastery) in Belem, listed as UNESCO world heritage. Lisbon (Lisboa), the capital of Portugal Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

746-91329 - Monastery Frauenwoerth on the island Fraueninsel. Lake Chiemsee in the Chiemgau. The foothills of the Bavarian Alps in Upper Bavaria, Germany

746-90661 - Grave of Enrique I in the minster. Mosteiro dos Jeronimos (Jeronimos Monastery, Hieronymites Monastery) in Belem, listed as UNESCO world heritage. Lisbon (Lisboa), the capital of Portugal Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

746-91865 - The southern portal. Mosteiro dos Jeronimos (Jeronimos Monastery, Hieronymites Monastery) in Belem, listed as UNESCO world heritage. Lisbon (Lisboa), the capital of Portugal Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

746-91141 - The dormitory. The monastery of Alcobaca, Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaca, listed as UNESCO world heritage site. Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

746-91858 - The two storied cloister. Mosteiro dos Jeronimos (Jeronimos Monastery, Hieronymites Monastery) in Belem, listed as UNESCO world heritage. Lisbon (Lisboa), the capital of Portugal Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

746-91863 - The two storied cloister, detail. Mosteiro dos Jeronimos (Jeronimos Monastery, Hieronymites Monastery) in Belem, listed as UNESCO world heritage. Lisbon (Lisboa), the capital of Portugal Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

746-90659 - The two storied cloister, detail. Mosteiro dos Jeronimos (Jeronimos Monastery, Hieronymites Monastery) in Belem, listed as UNESCO world heritage. Lisbon (Lisboa), the capital of Portugal Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

746-90660 - The two storied cloister,detail. Mosteiro dos Jeronimos (Jeronimos Monastery, Hieronymites Monastery) in Belem, listed as UNESCO world heritage. Lisbon (Lisboa), the capital of Portugal Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

746-91860 - The two storied cloister,detail. Mosteiro dos Jeronimos (Jeronimos Monastery, Hieronymites Monastery) in Belem, listed as UNESCO world heritage. Lisbon (Lisboa), the capital of Portugal Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

746-91144 - Palacio Nacional de Mafra, the national palace Mafra, the most monumental palace and monastery in Portugal.The front of the minster, a basilica minor. Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

746-91142 - The monastery of Alcobaca, Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaca, listed as UNESCO world heritage site. Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

746-91145 - Palacio Nacional de Mafra, the national palace Mafra, the most monumental palace and monastery in Portugal. The library. Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

746-91856 - Azulejo in the refectory. Mosteiro dos Jeronimos (Jeronimos Monastery, Hieronymites Monastery) in Belem, listed as UNESCO world heritage. Lisbon (Lisboa), the capital of Portugal Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

746-91861 - The two storied cloister, detail. Mosteiro dos Jeronimos (Jeronimos Monastery, Hieronymites Monastery) in Belem, listed as UNESCO world heritage. Lisbon (Lisboa), the capital of Portugal Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

746-90662 - Grave of Vasco da Gama in the minster. Mosteiro dos Jeronimos (Jeronimos Monastery, Hieronymites Monastery) in Belem, listed as UNESCO world heritage. Lisbon (Lisboa), the capital of Portugal Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

746-91857 - The two storied cloister, fountain. Mosteiro dos Jeronimos (Jeronimos Monastery, Hieronymites Monastery) in Belem, listed as UNESCO world heritage. Lisbon (Lisboa), the capital of Portugal Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

1350-6158 - landscape, Tashilunpho, buddhism, buddha, buddhist, Tibetan buddhism, shigatse, tibet, tibetan plateau, red robe, religion, prayer, monk, sacred, holy, monastery

1351-165 - One of the towers at Martvili Monastery in Martvili, Samegrelo, Sakartvelo (Georgia), Central Asia, Asia

1351-166 - Martvili Monastery in Martvili, Samegrelo, Sakartvelo (Georgia), Central Asia, Asia

1351-169 - Martvili Monastery, Samegrelo, Sakartvelo (Georgia), Central Asia, Asia

832-395534 - Lorch Monastery, choir room of the monastery church, Lorch, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

832-395920 - The cloister garden in the Chiostro del Paradiso, Duomo di Sant'Andrea. Cathedral of St Andrew, Amalfi, Campania, Italy, Europe

832-395494 - Cistercian abbey Abbaye Notre-Dame de Senanque, with lavender field, Vaucluse, Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, Europe

832-395662 - Shore at a lake, with boats. In the background is the abbey, church of Tihany and the sun is rising, Balaton, Lake Balaton, Hungary, Europe

1336-430 - Roussanou Monastery on a steep rock in Meteora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thessaly, Greece, Europe

1292-2591 - Cloister of Sant'Andrea, Genova (Genoa), Liguria, Italy, Europe

1292-2590 - Cloister of Sant'Andrea, Genova (Genoa), Liguria, Italy, Europe

1160-4890 - Benedictine Monastery Grovucomburg, Schwabisch Hall, Hohenlohe, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

1160-4913 - Bebenhausen Monastery near Tubingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

1292-2496 - Astino Monastery, Bergamo, Lombardia (Lombardy), Italy, Europe

1179-5649 - Bell tower and facade of the old monastery of Agia Triada of Tzagarolon, North Chania, Crete island, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

1179-5650 - Facade of the old monastery of Agia Triada of Tzagarolon surrounded by bougainvillea in summer, Crete island, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

1292-2243 - Vicoforte Monastery, Sanctuary of Vicoforte, Vicoforte, Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy, Europe

1292-2242 - Vicoforte Monastery, Sanctuary of Vicoforte, Vicoforte, Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy, Europe

1242-484 - The Romanesque Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paray-le-Monial and attached former monastery buildings, Paray le Monial, Saone-et-Loire, Burgundy, France, Europe

1131-1720 - Former Cistercian Lehnin Monastery, St. Mary's Gothic Church and cloister courtyard, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

1351-163 - Martvili Monastery in Martvili, Samegrelo, Georgia (Sakartvelo), Central Asia, Asia