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SakyamuniThang-ka, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala. Most Thang-kas were intended for personal meditation or instruction of monastic…
Green Tara MantraTibetan Buddhism is the most widespread religion in Tibet. Musical chanting, most often in Tibetan or Sanskrit, is an integral part of the religion.…
Thangka Depicting Vajrabhairava, ca. 1740, Sotheby's
Thangka of Buddha with the One Hundred Jataka Tales, TibetThangka of Buddha with the One Hundred Jataka Tales, Tibet, 13th-14th century, 114.3 x 84.4 cm.
Hawa MahalWith 953 honeycomb-shaped and beautifully carved windows on the outside wall, Hawa Mahal is located in Badi Choupad, Pink City of Jaipur, India. It…
Phulkari embroidery
Phulkari embroidery
Phulkari embroidery
Phulkari embroidery
Phulkari embroidery
Phulkari embroidery
Phulkari embroidery
Phulkari embroidery
Phulkari embroidery
Phulkari embroidery
Phulkari embroidery
Phulkari embroidery
Phulkari embroidery
Phulkari embroidery
Phulkari embroidery
Phulkari embroideryPhulkari word consists of 2 words “Phul” and “Kari” which means flower and works respectively in the region of Punjab, India. It started in the 15th…
The Golden Temple
The Golden temple
Itsukushima ShrineA photo of Itsukushima Shrine taken at high-tide at night.
The fifty foot shrine stands about 500 feet in front of the Itsukushima Shrine on the island of Itsukushima (Miyajima) in Japan. The shine itself is a…
Helsinki CathedralHelsinki Cathedral viewed from Senate Square
Standing to the north side of Senate Square in Helsinki, Helsinki Cathedral is a Lutheran Cathedral built between 1830 - 1852 and designed by Carl…
Sydney Opera House at SunsetSydney Opera House at Sunset. View across Circular Quay from Four Seasons Hotel
Sydney Opera House at SunsetSydney Opera House at Sunset. View across Circular Quay from Four Seasons Hotel
Inaugurated in 1973, The Sydney Opera House is Australia's most famous building and one of the Worlds most famous sites. It was inscribed as a UNESCO…
Tainan Confucian TempleThe temple was built in 1665 during the Koxinga dynasty (Ming dynasty). In 1685, soon after the Taiwan was annexed by the Qing dynasty, the first…
Golden Gate BridgeGolden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide (1.6 km) strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific…
Great Wall of ChinaThe Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial…
Tainan Confucian Temple GalleryThis is a photo of a monument in Taiwan identified by the ID DA09602000348.
Golden Gate BridgeThis is the picture of the Golden Gate Bridge, taken at vista point in San Francisco.
Golden Gate BridgeThis is the picture of the Golden Gate Bridge, taken at vista point in San Francisco.
Golden Gate BridgeThis is the picture of Golden Gate Bridge, taken at vista point in San Francisco.
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.…
Great Wall of ChinaThe Great Wall of China at Jinshanling.
Empire State BuildingThis file has been extracted from another file: Empire State Building, New York, NY.jpg
The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City and is located on the west side of Fifth Avenue in…
Al Ahsa OasisThis is a picture taken by a user on their Nokia phone in 2007
Al-Aḥsāʾ (Arabic: الْأَحْسَاء, al-ʾAhsā), also known as al-Ḥasāʾ (الْحَسَاء) or Hajar (هَجَر), is a traditional oasis historical region in eastern…
Hagia SophiaThis is a picture of Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia (Turkish: Ayasofya; Koinē Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized: Hagía Sophía; Latin: Sancta Sophia, lit. 'Holy Wisdom'), officially known as the…
BharatanatyamThis is an image of a girl dancing in the Indian Classical Dance form Bharatanatyam
Bharatanatyam is a major Hindu form of Indian classical dance that originated in Tamil Nadu. The Natya Shastra by Bharata Muni and Abhinaya Darpana…
Weifang World Kite Museum (Chinese: 潍坊世界风筝博物馆) is a museum in the Kuiwen District of Weifang, China. First opened in 1989, it has twelve galleries…
The Archaeological Site of Olympia was located in the Ilia region in the west of the Peloponnese, a valley of the Alpheios River. This site was…
Ancient Olympia, Greece2.jpgAncient Olympia, Greece. Photo taken with Nokia N8 (12 Megapixel).
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris sur l'Île de la Cité à Paris, France.
Notre Dame Cathedral Paris, which means “our lady of Paris” in French, is located in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. The building…
Notre-Dame de Paris-France.JPGCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris sur l'Île de la Cité à Paris, France.
Notre-Dame de Paris-FranceCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris sur l'Île de la Cité à Paris, France.
Blue and white jar Jingdezhen 1271 1368.jpgBlue and White Porcelain meaning blue flowers in Chinese, is one of the most famous porcelain in China. It was first founded in the Tang dynasty,…
Blue and White Porcelain meaning blue flowers in Chinese, is one of the most famous porcelain in China. It was first founded in the Tang dynasty,…
Panel with a Phoenix and Birds in a Rock GardenThe eight treasures at the top of this panel, which are auspicious motifs derived from Buddhism, reinforce the meaning of the main image—a phoenix…
Panel with a Phoenix and Birds in a Rock GardenThe eight treasures at the top of this panel, which are auspicious motifs derived from Buddhism, reinforce the meaning of the main image—a phoenix…
Scroll Cover with Animals, Birds, and FlowersA classic example of Song tapestry, this elegant scroll cover resembles a famous uncut piece (now in Liaoning Provincial Museum, China). This tapestry…
Textile with Aquatic Birds and Recumbent AnimalThe free arrangement of animals on a rhythmic background of geometric leafs is typical of Eastern Central Asian textiles of the eleventh to the…
Square with Fantastic AnimalGold thread accentuates the eyes and single curved horn of this spotted deerlike animal, and the flamelike emanations coming off its body announce its…
Rank Badge with Mandarin DuckThe mandarin duck corresponds to the seventh rank of civil officials. By the end of the seventeenth century, Qing dynasty norms had developed and…
Panel with a Phoenix and Birds in a Rock GardenThe eight treasures at the top of this panel, which are auspicious motifs derived from Buddhism, reinforce the meaning of the main image—a phoenix…
Medallion with two peacocksThis medallion was a badge for a civil official of the third rank in the Ming dynasty. Originally square, it has been cut, perhaps to serve as the…
Panel with a Phoenix and Birds in a Rock Garden
Kesi weaving procesKesi is a type of Chinese silk tapestry weaving technique that first appeared during the Tang dynasty (618 -907) under Sogdians and the Uyghurs, a…
Virunga National ParkVirunga National Park is a national park in the Albertine Rift Valley in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was created in…
Gunung LeuserGunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km2 in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of North Sumatra provinces, a…
Sri Harmandar Saheb Ji, commonly known as The Golden Temple situated in Amritsar, Punjab is the holy place for Sikhs. Amritsar means the 'pool of the…
Gunung LeseurGunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km² in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of North Sumatra provinces, a…
Gunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km² in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of North Sumatra provinces, a…
Gunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km² in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of North Sumatra provinces, a…
Gunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km² in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of North Sumatra provinces, a…
Gunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km² in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of North Sumatra provinces, a…
Gunung LeseurGunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km² in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of North Sumatra provinces, a…
Gunung LeseurGunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km² in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of North Sumatra provinces, a…
Gunung LeseurGunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km² in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of North Sumatra provinces, a…
Gunung LeseurGunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km² in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of North Sumatra provinces, a…
Gunung LeseurGunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km² in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of North Sumatra provinces, a…
Gunung LeseurGunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km² in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of North Sumatra provinces, a…
Gunung LeseurGunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km² in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of North Sumatra provinces, a…
Gunung LeseurGunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km² in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of North Sumatra provinces, a…
Gunung Leuser MediaGunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km² in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of North Sumatra provinces, a…
Aerial photo of Kustaanmiekka from the southAerial photo of the southern end of the Suomenlinna Sea Fortress.
Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending…
Yellowstone National ParkYellowstone National Park is a nearly 3,500-sq.-mile wilderness recreation area atop a volcanic hot spot. Mostly in Wyoming, the park spreads into…
Suomenlinna is a sea fortress off the coast of Helsinki, Finland. Building of the fortress first began in 1748 when Finland was under Swedish…
Petäjävesi Old ChurchThe Petäjävesi Old Church as seen on a sunny fall day.