Intricate Collection (#78)

Mosaics, mostly 18th and 19th century replacements, except for those at corner of Andrea Orcagnas 14th century Rose Window which are originals dating from 14th century

Statue of Artemis (late 19th century by Giulio Moschetti), Piazza Archimede, Ortygia, Siracusa, Sicily, Italy

Ortygia Cathedral, Siracusa, Sicily, Italy

Mosaic in House of Neptune, Herculaneum, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Arch of Titus, Forum, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Baroque 17th century facade of the Duomo di San Nicola, Sassari, Sassari province, Sardinia, Italy, Europe

Ceiling painting of Jesus Christ, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Old Walled City, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

The Istana Maimoon (Sultans Palace), built 1888, Medan, North Sumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Decorated house in Minangkabau village of Pandai Sikat, West Sumatra, Minangkabau are matrilineal indigenous group, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Royal Court of Justice, Klungkung, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Statue with flower offering, Odalan, ceremony, at Bataun temple, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Hindu temples, Prambanan, Java, Indonesia

The Buddhist site at Borobudur, Java, Indonesia, Asia

Close-up of statue, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Offerings, temple festival near Mengwi, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Portrait of a Legong Dancer, Bali, Indonesia

Woman carrying food offerings on her head, celebrating festival of Kuningan, Ubud village, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Apadama staircase, Persepolis, Iran, Middle East

Madresseh-ye Chahar Bagh, previously Madar-e-Shah, Theological College, Isfahan (Esfahan), Iran, Middle East

Interior, Ali Qapu palace, Isfahan, Iran, Middle East

Tomb of Hafiz, Shiraz, Iran, Middle East

The reconstructed Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Ctesiphon (Al-Mada in), the city dates from the 2nd century BC, 20 mile south of Baghdad, Iraq, Middle East

The huge Kailasa (Kailash) Temple, Ellora, Maharashtra State, India " Cut from the rock in the Hindu section of the world-heritage cave temples at Ellora

Main entrance to fort, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh State, India, Asia

Door and wall paintings, Lamayuru gompa (monastery), Lamayuru, Ladakh, Indian Himalaya, India, Asia

Shanti Stupa, Leh, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Buddhists turning prayer wheel, McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh state, India, Asia

Gateway, Buddhist stupa, Sanchi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Ornate screen, Fatehpur Sikri, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Jain priest and Jain temple, Amar Sagar, near Jaisalmer, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Jain statue, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Interior of the Church and Convent of St Francis of Assisi, built in 1521 and rebuilt in 1661, Goa, India

Tomb of Aurangzeb, Mughal ruler, Khuldabad near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

Interior of the Juna Mahal Fort, Dungarpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Painted interior of the Juna Mahal Fort, Dungarpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Interior of the Church of St. Francis of Assisi, built in 1521 and rebuilt in 1661, Old Goa, Goa, India, Asia

North gateway, Sanchi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Itmad al Daula (Itimad-ud-Daulah), Agra, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Women in saris walking past the Palace of the Winds (Hawa Mahal), Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Padam Talao Lake from the palace, Ranthambore National Park, southwest Rajasthan State, India, Asia

The Maharajas Palace, Mysore, Karnataka State, India

Elephant at the Amber Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan State, India, Asia

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