1372-740 - Red Pagoda at Itsukushima Shinto Shrine on Miyajima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, famous for floating torii Otori, HiroshimaPrefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia
802-903 - Wells Cathedral, a 12th century Anglican cathedral dedicated to St. Andrew the Apostle, seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, Wells, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe
802-888 - Church of Saint John the Theologian, a Macedonian Orthodox church situated on the cliff over Kaneo Beach, UNESCO World Heritage Site, overlooking Lake Ohrid, Macedonia, Europe
1112-9703 - A view of the Russian Orthodox Solovetsky Monastery founded in 1436 by two monks on Bolshoy Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Onega Bay, Arkhangel Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe
1112-9702 - A view of the Russian Orthodox Solovetsky Monastery founded in 1436 by two monks on Bolshoy Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Onega Bay, Arkhangel Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe
832-404973 - Rolling stone as a fortified Tor tor of a Byzantine monastery in the ancient village of Faysaliyah, known as Kufer Abu Badd, Mount Nebo (Jabal Nībū), Saint Mountain of Moses, Abǎrim Mountains, Jordan, Asia
832-404974 - Rolling stone as a fortified Tor tor of a Byzantine monastery in the ancient village of Faysaliyah, known as Kufer Abu Badd, Mount Nebo (Jabal Nībū), Saint Mountain of Moses, Abǎrim Mountains, Jordan, Asia
1382-410 - Bust of Jeronim de Rada, 1814-1903, most influencial Albanian writer of the 19th century, with the Namazgjah Mosque in the background, Tirana, Albania, Europe
722-226 - The Sun Temple dedicated to the Hindu solar deity Surya, built in 1991, constructed as an 18-wheeled chariot drawn by seven white horses, outside Bundu, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, Asia
722-213 - The hilltop Digambara Jain Temple stands above the Udayagiri and Khandagiri complex of caves dating back to over 100 years BCE, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Asia
1384-581 - Buddhist monks in front of seated Buddha in Vatadage building, The Quadrangle, ancient city of Polonnaruwa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia
1384-283 - Templo Mayor, archaeological Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, view to the cathedral church, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mexico City, Mexico, North America
832-402541 - Two blue-domed churches, Agios Spiridonas, St Spyridon) and Church of Anastasis, Resurrection, at nightfall, Ia, Oia, Santorini, Greece, Europe
832-401240 - Carved Madonna with Child Jesus at Jakobehues, Gerstruben, a former mountain farming village in the Dietersbachtal valley near Oberstdorf, Allgaeu Alps, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
832-399254 - Assisi village in Umbria region, Italy. The town is famous for the most important Italian St. Francis Basilica (Basilica di San Francesco)
1350-6677 - Montserrat is a mountain near Barcelona, in Catalonia. It is the site of a Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary.
Montserrat is a multi-peaked mountain range near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range. The main peaks are Sant Jeroni (1,236 m), Montgrós (1,120 m) and Miranda de les Agulles (903 m). It is well known as the site of the Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary. Montserrat literally means "saw (serrated, like the common handsaw) mountain" in Catalan. It describes its peculiar aspect with multitude of rock formations which are visible from a great distance. The mountain is composed of strikingly pink conglomerate, a form of sedimentary rock. Montserrat was designated as a National Park in 1987. On this mountain we will have access to the Monastery of Montserrat which houses the virgin that gives its name to the monastery, although it is also known as La Moreneta
1350-6664 - Inside Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe.
In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.
1350-6663 - Our Lady of Covadonga. The Blessed Virgin Mary, and a Marian shrine devoted to her at Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe.
In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.
832-396457 - Entrance gate and altar, Mary's Grotto, replica of the Grotto of Lourdes, place of pilgrimage, Bad Salzschlirf, Vogelsberg and Roehn, Fulda, Hesse, Germany, Europe
832-396455 - Statue of the Virgin Mary at the Grotto of the Virgin Mary, replica of the Grotto of Lourdes, place of pilgrimage, Bad Salzschlirf, Vogelsberg and Roehn, Fulda, Hesse, Germany, Europe
1350-3821 - Potala palace, former Dalai Lama residence in Lhasa in Tibet. The Potala Palace is a dzong fortress in the city of Lhasa, in Tibet. It was the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas from 1649 to 1959, has been a museum since then, and is a World Heritage Site since 1994.
1350-3826 - Tsepak Lhakhang Monastery. Lhasa Tibet China. Outside of Ramoche Temple. The women make a procession around the temple to ask the god of longevity Cherisi chepal to have a good delivery, or old people to pray to him.
1350-3827 - Lhasa Drepung Monastery Shoton festival or Shodon Festival with the unrolling of the huge thangka, a silk painting depicting Buddha Lhasa Tibet. Yogurt festival.
1350-3822 - La Ken La pass or Laken pass at 5190 metres on the road to remote Nam Tso Lake Tibet. Namtso Lake Tibet China. Prayer flags next to the base of Mount Nyenchen Tanglha 7111 meters high, Tibet China. One of the holy mountains for Tibetans. The Nyenchen Tanglha is the highest peak of the Nyainqentanglha mountain. It is located near Lhasa, on the Qinghai-Tibet paved road. It is surrounded by grassy plains from Damshung to the south and to the picturesque sacred Nam Tso Lake (4,700 m, one of the largest lakes in the world) in the north.
1350-3824 - Namtso lake or Nam tso lake in Tibet China. Nam Tso Lake is the second largest lake in Tibet, and one of the most famous places on the "Roof of the World". The lake itself is located at an altitude of 4,718 m, and has an area of 1,920 km². This lake is the largest of the lakes in the Tibet Autonomous Region, although it is not the largest on the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, a title that belongs to Lake Qinghai, more than twice the area of Namtso, which is more than 1,000 km, in the northeast, in Qinghai province.
1350-3823 - La Ken La pass or Laken pass at 5190 metres on the road to remote Nam Tso Lake Tibet. Namtso Lake Tibet China. Prayer flags next to the base of Mount Nyenchen Tanglha 7111 meters high, Tibet China. One of the holy mountains for Tibetans. The Nyenchen Tanglha is the highest peak of the Nyainqentanglha mountain. It is located near Lhasa, on the Qinghai-Tibet paved road. It is surrounded by grassy plains from Damshung to the south and to the picturesque sacred Nam Tso Lake (4,700 m, one of the largest lakes in the world) in the north.
1350-3825 - Local people inside a house in Gyantse village or Gyangze town, Tibet, China. Located in the northeast of Gyantse at 3900 meters above sea level. Pelkor Chode Monastery, or rather Palcho Monastery in Tibetan language means auspicious monastery. It was first built in early 15th century and took 10 years to complete. Because it was built when different religious sectors conflicted neck and neck in Tibet, Sakyapa, Kadampa and Gelukpa of Tibetan Buddhism coexist in it. Each religious sector has five to six Dratsang schools in the monastery.
1350-725 - Maiking chai. Volunteers cooking for the pilgrims who visit the Golden Temple, Each day they serve free food for 60,000 - 80,000 pilgrims, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India