832-164582 - Siegessaeule victory column with the Strasse des 17. Juni street in front of a red sky, Grosser Stern junction, Tiergarten district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

832-164772 - Victoria statue on the Siegessaeule victory column at Grosser Stern, Strasse des 17 Juni, Tiergarten district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

832-98233 - Victory Column, Plaza Coronel Emilio Sotomayor square, market hall, market, Antofagasta, Norte Grande region, Northern Chile, Chile, South America

832-153702 - German football fans celebrating a victory behind a German flag

832-152856 - Spectators, crowd, enjoying the sport

832-150339 - Tourists on the pier of Victory Beach, Sihanoukville, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia

832-150342 - Palm tree on the sandy beach of Victory Beach, Sihanoukville, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia

832-148870 - Archives and library of the Vittoriale degli Italiani, the shrine of Italian victories, built as an Italian victory monument, property of the Italian poet Gabriele d'Annunzio, Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Italy, Europe

832-148877 - Open-air theater on the Vittoriale degli Italiani site, the shrine of Italian victories, built as an Italian victory monument, property of the Italian poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Italy, Europe

832-146909 - Siegestor, Victory Gate at the Ludwig Strasse, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-139538 - Victory Gate, Ludwigstrasse, Schwabing, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-139553 - Victory Gate, Ludwigstrasse, Schwabing, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-135876 - Berlin Victory Column and statue of Bismarck, Berlin, Germany, Europe

832-137142 - Jose Manuel Balmaceda, former President, monument, statue, victory column, Santiago de Chile, Chile, South America

832-135612 - Fans of the 1. FC Kaiserslautern celebrating their 3:0 victory, Bundesliga, Federal League Football, 1.FC Kaiserslautern versus Borussia Moenchengladbach, Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

832-135841 - Illuminated Siegestor or Victory Gate at night, Siegestor, Schwabing, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-137141 - Jose Manuel Balmaceda, former President, monument, statue, victory column, Santiago de Chile, Chile, South America

832-130059 - Victory goddesses by Ludwig Schwanthaler, Befreiungshalle Hall of Liberation at Kelheim, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-130058 - Victory goddesses by Ludwig Schwanthaler, Befreiungshalle Hall of Liberation at Kelheim, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-130052 - Victory goddesses by Ludwig Schwanthaler, Befreiungshalle Hall of Liberation at Kelheim, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-128319 - Panoramic view of the Siegessaeule, Victory Column, towards east with the government district, the Reichstag building, Brandenburg Gate, TV Tower, skyscrapers in Potsdamer Platz, Potsdam Square, Mitte district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

832-130049 - Victory goddesses by Ludwig Schwanthaler, Befreiungshalle Hall of Liberation at Kelheim, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-130046 - Victory goddesses by Ludwig Schwanthaler, Befreiungshalle Hall of Liberation at Kelheim, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-130056 - Victory goddesses by Ludwig Schwanthaler, Befreiungshalle Hall of Liberation at Kelheim, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-130057 - Victory goddesses by Ludwig Schwanthaler, Befreiungshalle Hall of Liberation at Kelheim, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-125827 - Victory square, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

832-117365 - Victory Gate with Corinthian columns, north side, left, Munich, Bavermany, Europe

817-428740 - The 4th-century Arch of Roman Tetrach Emperor Galerius, clebrating his victory of the Sassanid Persians Thessalonica, Greece

817-422857 - Victory of Bahram II at Naqsh-e Rostam necropolis near Persepolis, Iran

832-103005 - Victory Column, detail, portico with glass mosaics, illuminated during the annual Festival of Lights, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany, Europe

832-114713 - Trajan's Column with a bronze statue of St. Peter, Trajan's Forum, Via dei Fori Imperiali, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

832-98232 - Victory Column, Plaza Coronel Emilio Sotomayor square, general, colonel, Antofagasta, Norte Grande region, Northern Chile, Chile, South America

832-98356 - Victory column, memorial, Croatian, Slavic square, waterside promenade, Croatia, Iquique, Norte Grande, northern Chile, Chile, South America

832-62506 - Horse-drawn carriage in front of revolutionary propaganda, "Hasta la victoria siempre", Spanish for "ever onward to victory" with portrait of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Las Tunas, Cuba, Caribbean

832-72785 - Quadriga with Victoria, the goddess of victory, Monument of Victor Emmanuel II in the evening, Rome, Lazio region, Italy, Europe

832-62509 - Vintage car in front of revolutionary propaganda, "Hasta la victoria siempre", Spanish for "ever onward to victory" with portrait of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Las Tunas, Cuba, Caribbean

1113-82434 - Street light and Victory Column, Berlin, Germany

1113-62885 - Victory goddess Nike, Ancient city of Ephesus, Turkish Aegean, Turkey

1113-54205 - Detail of the ship HMS Victory at navy museum, Portsmouth, Marine Museum, Hampshire England, Great Britain, Europe

1113-34683 - Winner, Alpine Finger Wrestling Championship, Antdorf, Upper Bavaria, Germany

797-10562 - Mexico, Bajio, Guanajuato, Statue of El Pipila honors hero who torched the Alhondiga Gates enabling the first victory of the Independence Movement.

817-411027 - New Eastern Europe Wilanow Church Warsaw Poland

1113-28399 - brandenburg gate, quadriga, view from Reichtstag dome, background new american embassy, Tiergarten, Berlin

1113-24058 - Quadriga, horse and chariot sculpture on Brandenburg Gate, in the background the Reichstag, Berlin

1113-6809 - Europe, Germany, Berlin, Bronze sculpture of Victoria on top of the Berlin victory column

809-5226 - Bronze figures representing the soldiers who defended Leningrad from the Germans during World War II, Victory Square War Memorial, St. Petersburg, Russia, Europe

1116-2888 - Quadriga Of Victory Atop The Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany

857-53700 - Mongol wrestlers.

857-48293 - Chinese girl smiling at camera doing the victory sign. Pingyao. Shaanxi Province. China

857-33201 - Bode Miller comes tight around a gate on his way to victory in the giant slalom of the 2006 US Alpine Championships at Sugarloaf in Maine. Bode also won the down hill championship.

857-9343 - Historical 282-year-old event celebrating Yugoslavia's victory over the Turks

685-2366 - Admiral Nelson's ship, HMS Victory, Portsmouth Historic Docks, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

809-4911 - Christmas Mass, Our Lady of Victory and St. Anthony of Padua's church, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

1188-38 - Football, france. Paris. Crowds celebrating france's victory in euro 2000

1196-107 - Fire ritual at chiwang monastery during the mani rimdu festival. these monks circumambulate the pyre after its ignition. one holds a long book wrapped in a felicitous scarf. the purifying fire takes the offering and raises them towards the sky in smoke. the circumambulatory ritual also recalls the way disciples showed respect for the buddhas body. solu khumbu, nepal

1196-51 - Monk beating traditional drum called gong, int he courtyard of chiwang monastery during mani rimdu festival. chiwang monastery, solu khumbu, nepal

1196-239 - A solitary mask dancer appears wearing a frightening mask and silk brocade. they circle the courtyard with sprightly leaps. called protectors of faith, or dharmapdla, the origins of figures like these can be traced back to the pre-aryan peoples of india. originally known as yaksas (literally, a wondrous thing), they were tree spirits, who were accepted by the buddhists as defenders of the faith. in nepal and tibet, as in india, local deities were converted into protectors. a devotee of an alien sect devised a means to humiliate the buddha and his disciples. the buddha discovered it and succeeded in converting him to his teaching. due to lack of wisdom, the buddha remarked, some could not realize the goodness of his disciples and he compared the ignorant to the blind and the wise to those who have eyes.nobody is condemned in buddhism, for greatness is latent even in the seemingly lowliest just as lotuses spring from muddy ponds. -the dhammapada. solu khumbu, nepal

1196-124 - Purchang (cremation palace) of h.h. Dilgo khyenste. Bhutan. H.h. Dilgo khyentse rinpoche (1910-1991), tutor to present dalai lama revered as of greatest exponents of dzogchen- teachings of great perfection. Khyentse rinpoche®s purchang (cremation palace), satsam chorten, below paro takstang, bhutan, november 4, 1992 never forget swiftly this life will be over, like a flash of summer lightning or wave of a hand. that have opportunity to practice dharma, do waste a single moment on anything else, practice with your energy.oe h.h. Dilgo khyenste rinpoche, heart treasure of enlightened ones my delight in death is, greater than delight of traders at making vast fortunes at, or of lords of gods vaunt their victory in battle or of those sages have entered rapture of perfect meditative absorbtion. So just as a traveler sets on road when time come to go, i will remain in this world no longer, will dwell in stronghold of great bliss of deathlessness. -longchenpa, fourteenth- century dzogchen master

1196-89 - Sang sang rimpoche uses the dorje, a sacred ritual object to make the first decisive cut into the sand mandala on the last day of the mani rimdu festival. chiwang monastery, solu khumbu, nepal. solu khumbu, nepal

1196-74 - Bonpo conch shell, t. Norbutse. young monks, wearing ceremonial hats, blow on conch shells to call monks to prayer. yellow cylindrical object behind them is a victory banner, symbolizing monasteries defeat of negativity evil intention on premises

1188-166 - South africa. Blood river monument of victory of afrikaners against zulu warriors. Kwazulu-natal.

1109-73 - Patuxai, (Victory Gate), a replica of Arc de Triomphe, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

920-1722 - Tomtates (Haemulon aurolineatum) schooling, Victory shipwreck, Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil, South America

920-1721 - Tomtates (Haemulon aurolineatum) schooling, Victory shipwreck, Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil, South America

920-1719 - Tomtate grunts (Haemulon aurolineatum) schooling, Victory shipwreck, Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil, South America

920-1720 - Tomtates (Haemulon aurolineatum) schooling, Victory shipwreck, Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil, South America

817-345356 - Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland A medieval fortress located on a rocky outcrop 3 km south of Stonehaven The site has held a fortress since the Dark Ages but most of the surviving buildings are from the 15-16th century the Castle p. Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland A medieval fortress located on a rocky outcrop 3 km south of Stonehaven The site has held a fortress since the Dark Ages but most of the surviving buildings are from the 15-16th century the Castle played an important role in the history of Scotland from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment WIlliam Wallace is said to have led the Scots to victory over thr English at Dunnottar in 1296 including incarceration of the defeated English soldiers in the castle church Mary Queen of Scots visited the castle twice in 1562 and 1564 James IV was in residence for part of 1580 The Scottish Royal Regalia crown, sword and sceptre were hidden here during the 17th century the garrison was held under seige by the English for 8 months but the Regalia were secreted away to Kinneff Parish Church These can now be seen in Edinbugh Castle In more recent times the castle has been used as a set in Mel Gibson's film version of 'Hamlet'

815-1701 - The Victory Column, (Siegessaule), Berlin, Germany, Europe

817-297805 - Beach, Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Victory park, Europe, Black sea, coast, Storm, Water, Beach, scenery, landscape, s. Beach, Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Victory park, Europe, Black sea, coast, Storm, Water, Beach, scenery, landscape, s

817-246784 - France, Marne, Champagne Region, Dormans, Memorial Chapel to the Victories of the Marne

817-246783 - France, Marne, Champagne Region, Dormans, Memorial Chapel to the Victories of the Marne

817-270458 - A billboard put on the street just before presidential election in Kyrgyz Republic in July 2009 Kurmanbek Bakiev won with a landslide victory, Kyrgyzstan

817-262009 - Iwo Jima monument in Arlington Cemetery, Virginia, USA Raising the flag on captured Japanese island of Iwo Jima World War II

367-5798 - Victory Monument and shopping area. Chongqing City Chongqing, China, Asia

797-7436 - Poland, Krakow, Grunwald Monument by Marian Konieczny original by Antoni Wiwulski was destroyed in WWII on Matejko Square Equestrian figure of King Wladyslaw Jagiello with the standing figure of Lithuanian Prince Witold & the defeated figure of Ulrich von Jungingen at the base

834-200 - Detail of gunports, HMS Victory, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

834-2462 - Victory Tower, Qutb Minar Mosque, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Delhi, India, Asia

834-199 - HMS Victory, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

834-198 - HMS Victory, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

834-202 - Detail of gunports, HMS Victory, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

834-2533 - Victory Tower, Qutb Minar Mosque, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Delhi, India, Asia

834-4160 - Nelsons Flagship The Victory, Naval Museum, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

834-4159 - Nelsons Flagship The Victory, Naval Museum, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

817-142046 - Dipavali (sanskrit 'Row of Lights') , A very popular home and community festival, a joyful celebration of the victory of good over evil, light over darkness, Town of Saint Andre, Reunion Island, Indian ocean, France

817-240642 - Germany, Berlin, Siegessaule, Victory Column

817-206106 - Mount Ruapehu, Mountaineering, New Zealand.

817-223811 - Ruins of cathedral -renamed the Fethiye Camii (Victory Mosque)- begun by King Smbat II in 987 and finished under King Gagik I in 1010, Ani, Kars province, Anatolia, Turkey

817-224581 - Statue to commemorate end of First World War, Piata Unirii, Unirii Square, Brasov, Transylvania, Romania

817-224900 - Atlantic Pavilion or Arch, National World War II Memorial, National Mall, Washington, DC, USA

817-116635 - Climber on summit at sunset above Franz Josef Glacier, Westland National Park, New Zealand

817-142047 - Creole musical instrument, Dipavali (sanskrit 'Row of Lights'), A very popular home and community festival, a joyful celebration of the victory of good over evil, light over darkness, Town of Saint Andre, Reunion Island, Indian ocean, France

817-116685 - A tramper silhouetted against the symmetrical cone of Mr, Ngauruhoe, Tongariro National Park, New Zealand

817-116636 - Climber on summit at sunset above Franz Josef Glacier, Westland National Park, New Zealand

817-116705 - Climber on summit at sunset above Franz Josef Glacier, Westland National Park, New Zealand

817-88375 - Victory statue, Lamberti Tower, Piazza dell'Erbe, Verona, Veneto, Italy.

817-113810 - Little Chinese girl, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

817-114558 - Italy Pedimont Lake Maggiore Young man on mountain bike MODEL RELEASE 1112

817-114557 - Italy Pedimont Lake Maggiore Young man on mountain bike MODEL RELEASE 1112

817-65817 - Monument to Tour de France by Jean-Bernard Metais beside 'Les Pyrenees' service area at A64 (Bayonne-Toulouse) freeway, France

817-49636 - Felbrigg Great Wood Norfolk UK Early November