The Drepung Monastery was founded in 1416 A.D. and was the largest monastery in all of Tibet, housing up to 10,000 monks at one time. Near Lhasa, Tibet.

The Potala Palace was founded about 1645 A.D. and was the former summer palace of the Dalai Lama and is a part of the Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa - a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lha...

The Potala Palace was founded about 1645 A.D. and was the former summer palace of the Dalai Lama and is a part of the Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa - a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lha...

Canada, Alberta, Milk River Ridge, Oil pump jack or nodding donkey on the edge of the Baaken play, Flare tower at right.

Ireland, Derry, St Columb's Cathedral, Ornate gateway detail with coat of arms.

Turkey, Istanbul, Sultanahmet, Traditional fish restaurant boat on the Golden Horn adjacent to Galata with highly decorative black and gold detail to structure.

Gion District. Back of Geisha attending a class at Mia Garatso school for Geisha wearing black silk kimono with gold and green obi. Hair is worn up and fixed with decorative pins and flowers exposin...

Head and shoulders portrait of Kuna girl from the Arquia community wearing small gold nose ring brightly coloured necklaces and traditional facial decoration including thin painted black line down br...

Head and shoulders portrait of Kuna woman from the Arquia community wearing gold nose ring necklace of old Colombian and Panamian coins and traditional mola design applique panel and facial decoratio...

Head and shoulders portrait of Kuna girl from the Arquia community wearing gold nose ring multi stranded necklace of yellow beads and traditional facial decoration consisiting of black stripe running...

Head and shoulders portrait of Kuna girl from the Arquia community wearing gold nose ring multi stranded necklace of yellow beads and traditional facial decoration consisting of painted black stripe...

Portrait of smiling Kuna woman with gold nose ring and black line drawn along length of nose thought to enhance beauty.Cuna Caribbean American Central America Female Women Girl Lady Hispanic Latin Am...

Road to Antsirabe. River and waterfall running between green landscape with buildings set into the hillside

Road to Antsirabe. Workers havesting rice with cattle grazing near hillside behind

Road to Ambositra. Thatched buildings and local farmers working amongst crops with trees and hillside in the distance

Road to Ambalavao. View across green fields with people leading Zebu cattle along a pathway dividing paddy fields with thatched huts in hillside village

Old traditional centre of Chendukua Two mamas/priests talk and ceremonially greet each other by exchanging coca leaves outside old nuhue/temple with conical thatched roof & sacred potsherds in rack a...

Old traditional centre of Chendukua Kogi Tribe. Picking Tobacco Leaves. Bananas and plantains grown close to village yucca/manioc and maize on cleared hillside behind. American Colombian South Ameri...

View form hillside over Nubian village on the bank of the Nile

View from snow covered hillside through trees to sunlit mountain peak at dusk

Hikers resting on hillside above a river and below towering snow capped mountains

Parade of musicians at Inti Raymi watched by crowds on the surrounding hillside. Cuzco  Cuzco

Buildings built on terraced hillside seen from the North coast road

View across water towards the Old City fortifications along the coastline and houses built into the hillside.