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.

1350-6457 - Dolmen of Guadalperal. The monument is within the Valdeca�as reservoir in the Tajo River, Caceres, Spain

1350-6458 - Dolmen of Guadalperal. The monument is within the Valdeca�as reservoir in the Tajo River, Caceres, Spain

860-290890 - Sentinel, Andy Goldsworthy, 1999, Col du Defens, Alpes de haute Provence, France "The work Sentinels, which is part of the Refuge d'art project, is a journey through the Dignois region, at the foot of the Southern Alps. Such a project associates art, nature and the territory. The three Sentinels are stone cairns, one for each of the three valleys of the Haute-Provence Geological Reserve.

1350-5665 - arbore tribe in Ethiopia

1178-41473 - Man helping rock climber fasten helmet

1178-41478 - Caucasian man holding rope for woman climbing rock climbing wall

1178-41471 - Caucasian man fastening rope to harness at rock climbing wall

1178-41474 - Woman smiling to man preparing to climb rock climbing wall

1178-41475 - Woman holding rope for man climbing rock climbing wall

1178-41477 - Woman and man looking up at rock climbing wall

1178-41481 - Caucasian man and woman pointing at rock climbing wall

1350-4093 - Two Chinese men working on the restoration of the Great Wall at Mutianyu, China.

1350-4092 - Two Chinese men working on the restoration of the Great Wall at Mutianyu, China.

1350-4094 - Two Chinese men working on the restoration of the Great Wall at Mutianyu, China.

1116-52003 - Exterior of an old, stone building with a staircase and three entrances to separate apartments with terracotta flower pots on the terrace as well as suspended on the stone walls; Volterra, Province of Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

1350-941 - Aspara sculptures in bas-relief on the wall, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

1350-934 - Detail, statues of Asuras on bridge of South Gate, in Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Cambodia

1350-939 - Aspara sculptures in bas-relief on the wall, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

1350-944 - Monk and Buddha statue, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

1350-943 - Aspara sculpture in bas-relief on the wall, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

1350-2176 - Local fisher woman in Fakarava island, Tuamotus Archipelago French Polynesia, Tuamotu Islands, South Pacific.

1350-938 - Tourists, inside Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

1350-1494 - Buddha statue, Central sanctuary, in Prasat Hin Phimai (Phimai Historical Park), Phimai, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand

1350-937 - Tourists, inside Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

1350-945 - Monk, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

1350-946 - Monk embellishing religious sculptures, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

1350-942 - Representation, Ramayana epic, Bas-relief carvings, in Bayon temple, Angkor Thom, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia

1350-935 - Detail, statues of Asuras on bridge of South Gate, in Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Cambodia

1350-887 - Facade of National Museum of Art, Casa de Francisco Tadeo Diez de Medina, La Paz, Bolivia

1350-936 - Detail, Bayon temple, Angkor Thom, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia

1350-940 - Aspara sculptures in bas-relief on the wall, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

1350-948 - Woman, women, biking, Bridge and South Gate of Angkor Thom, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia

1350-947 - Monk blessing a woman, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

805-255 - Assamese tribal village women, mother and daughters, crushing herb leaves in domestic stone mill, Majuli Island, Assam, India, Asia

805-254 - Assamese tribal village women, mother and daughters, crushing herb leaves in domestic stone mill, Majuli Island, Assam, India, Asia

1113-103592 - porter carrys building material on his back up steep mountain steps, Taoist mountain, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

149-5572 - A man pressing sugar cane for juice, Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

1116-45818 - Old Millstone From The Time Of Christ That Was Uncovered In Capernaum On The North Shore Of The Sea Of Galilee, This Grinding Wheel Which Could Work Even Today, Capernaum, Israel

1172-4314 - Kyoto, Japan

1172-4315 - Kyoto, Japan

832-383355 - Workers with bricks on their heads in the brickyard, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Asia

832-383354 - Workers with bricks on their heads in the brickyard, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Asia

832-383346 - Workers with bricks on their heads in the brickyard, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Asia

832-382920 - Worker with bricks on his head in the brickyard, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Asia

832-381096 - Young woman with child in a sling carrying a heavy stone to secure the shores of an artificial lake for irrigation, Quispillacta, Ayacucho, Peru, South America

832-381559 - Young women carrying heavy stones to secure the shores of an artificial lake for irrigation, Quispillacta, Ayacucho, Peru, South America

832-381118 - A woman taking a rest, with building materials, a stone slab on her back, Himalayas, Kingdom of Bhutan

805-982 - Erotic stone carved work on Konark Sun Temple (Black Pagoda), 13th century Hindu temple built as a massive chariot for the sun god Surya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Konarak, Odisha, India, Asia

1188-870 - Restoration work at the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

1188-869 - Restoration work at the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

1188-867 - Restoration work at the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

857-92112 - Men work at a limestone quarry, near Matanzas, Cuba.

857-92111 - Men work at a limestone quarry, near Matanzas, Cuba.

1161-8691 - Home improvement, a renovation project restoring a 17th century Cotswold old stone cottage in Swinbrook in the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

1161-8689 - Home improvement, cottage renovation and newly built dry stone wall constructed of new Cotswold stone by traditional methods at period property, Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, Cotswolds, England, United Kingdom, Europe

797-12442 - Germany, Berlin, Mitte, Reichstag building detail of stone work above the entrance.

857-86587 - A woman standing next to the intricate log work inside the Old Faithful Lodge in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Yellowstone, Wyoming, usa

832-368947 - Man lifting pan with cement onto a scaffold, construction of brick houses for families whose houses were destroyed during the flood catastrophe of 2010, Lashari Wala village near Muzaffaragarh, Punjab, Pakistan, Asia

832-375229 - Stone relief god Indra with elephants temple Banteay Srei Angkor Siem Reap Cambodia

832-372421 - Man carving Tibetan Buddisht mantras on a stone plate, Zanskar Valley, Zanskar, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Himalayas, North India, India, Asia

832-372605 - Sculpture in front of Leaning Tower of Pisa, Torre pendente, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

832-109159 - Neolithic rock art, elephant engraving, of the Tadrart, Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Unesco World Heritage Site, Algeria, Sahara, North Africa

832-375228 - Tantric stone relief demon and apsara temple Banteay Srei Angkor Siem Reap Cambodia

832-371913 - St. Regis Bora Bora Resort, Bora Bora, Leeward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean

832-369659 - Head of Medusa, Medusa medallion, relief, New Forum, Severan Forum of Septimus Severus, Leptis Magna, Libya, North Africa, Africa

832-371880 - Photographer Norbert Eisele-Hein at Spectra Point, Cedar Breaks National Monument, Dixie National Forest, Brian Head, Utah, USA

832-370949 - Woman, 35, having a hot stone massage

832-368666 - Giraffe engraving, neolithic rock art of the Tadrart, Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Unesco World Heritage Site, Algeria, Sahara, North Africa

832-368663 - Lion engraving, neolithic rockart of the Acacus Mountains or Tadrart Acacus range, Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Unesco World Heritage Site, Algeria, Sahara, North Africa

832-368664 - Elephant engraving, neolithic rockart of the Acacus Mountains or Tadrart Acacus range, Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Unesco World Heritage Site, Algeria, Sahara, North Africa

749-1872 - Shops along the the Inca wall at Hathunrumiyoq Street, las piedras del los 12 angulos (the stone of the 12 angles), Cuzco, Peru, South America

749-1871 - Shops along the the Inca wall at Hathunrumiyoq Street, las piedras del los 12 angulos (the stone of the 12 angles), Cuzco, Peru, South America

832-343904 - Statue of a king next to the cathedral on the Wavel Hill in Krakow, Poland, Europe

832-353106 - Holcaust monument at dawn Berlin Germany

832-344928 - Stone bust on the grave of Dr. Justus Freiherr von Liebig, 1803-1873, chemist, Alter Suedfriedhof, old cemetery in Munich, Bavaria, Germany

832-344780 - Statue, Nymphenburg, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

832-344921 - Grave of Elias Mauromichalis, 1800-1836, Greek officer, adjutant of King Otto of Greece, Alter Suedfriedhof, old cemetery in Munich, Bavaria, Germany

832-344930 - Stone bust on the grave of Arnold Ritter von Zenetti, 1824-1891, chief municipal building officer, Alter Suedfriedhof, old cemetery in Munich, Bavaria, Germany

832-344927 - Grave of Johann Georg von Dillis, 1759-1841, landscape painter, landscapist, Alter Suedfriedhof, old cemetery in Munich, Bavaria, Germany

832-344779 - Statue, godess Diana, Nymphenburg, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

832-344922 - Grave of Johann Friedrich Ritter von Gaertner, 1792-1847, director of the Art Academy, Alter Suedfriedhof, old cemetery in Munich, Bavaria, Germany

832-343789 - Monument to Alfonso Diogo and the Torre de Belem tower in Mindelo on Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde Islands, Cape Verde, Africa

832-344766 - Statue of godess Diana, Castle Nymphenburg, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany

832-352167 - Batu Caves, limestone caves near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia

832-341965 - Memorial to the native people, Plaza de Armas Square, Santiago de Chile, Chile, South Amerika

832-344938 - Grave of Josef Hoechl, 1777-1838, municipal architect, Alter Suedfriedhof, old cemetery in Munich, Bavaria, Germany

832-344923 - Grave of Dr. phil. Thaddaeus Siber, 1774-1854, mathematician, Alter Suedfriedhof, old cemetery in Munich, Bavaria, Germany

832-344984 - Grave, gravestone detail, Alter Suedfriedhof Cemetery, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

832-348108 - Camposanto Monumentale at Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

832-344926 - Grave of Richard Jakob August von Voit, 1801-1870, architect, Alter Suedfriedhof, old cemetery in Munich, Bavaria, Germany

832-343788 - Monument to Alfonso Diogo and the Torre de Belem tower in Mindelo on Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde Islands, Cape Verde, Africa

832-344929 - Stone bust on the grave of Arnold Ritter von Zenetti, 1824-1891, chief municipal building officer, Alter Suedfriedhof, old cemetery in Munich, Bavaria, Germany

832-344958 - Thanatos on the gravestone, grave of Dr. jur. Georg Ludwig Ritter von Maurer, 1790-1872, privy council, Alter Suedfriedhof Cemetery, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

832-349130 - Stone memorial statue to Lugi Carlo Farini, prime minister, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

832-353101 - Holcaust monument at dawn Berlin Germany

832-343905 - Tomb in the cathedral on the Wavel Hill in Krakow, Poland, Europe

832-338669 - Atlas statue on the roof of Linderhof Palace, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-333470 - Robert Burns Memorial in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America