Intricate Collection (#83)

Hindu temple of Somnath, one of the twelve most sacred Siva temples, Somnath, Gujarat State, India, Asia

Beautiful raised silver work on panel on the side of an elephant howdah, Mehrangarh Fort Museum, Jodhpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Original old stained glass windows and raised gilded plasterwork, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Painted walls, traditional lotus based columns and stained glass window, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Painted wall and raised plaster work which has been gilded, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Painted ceiling and wall detail, with original old stained glass windows, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Example of traditional Zardozi gold embroidery work and stenciled wall decoration, Lutyens style bungalow, New Delhi, India, Asia

Original silver throne chairs from a Maharajahs palace in hallway area of the house, Lutyens style bungalow, New Delhi, India, Asia

Courtyard of a fresco painted old merchants haveli (mansion), found all over the Sheknauati District, Rajasthan State, India, Asia

Jain Holy Hill and Temple complex, Mount Girnar, Junagadh (Junagarh), Gujarat, India

One of the four carved stone toranas (gateways), Stupa One, Buddhist shrine dating from 3rd century BC, Sanchi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Jain covering his mouth in the interior of the Adinath Temple complex, Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India

The Great Imambara, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh State, India, Asia

The Victoria Memorial, Calcutta, West Bengal, India

Restoration in the interior of the Jain temple, Amar Sagar, near Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

Young woman wearing jewellery around neck and on her arms, Rajasthan State, India, Asia

Gate, entrance to the city, Bundi, Rajasthan State, India

Detail of a few of the 1444 pillars all hand carved and different, inside the Jain Temple, Ranakpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Close-up of carved figures, Hoysaleshvara temple, Halebid, begun in 1121 AD, and uncompleted in 80 years, near Hassan, Karnataka State, India, Asia

Syrian Christian church, Cheria Palli (small St. Mary s), side wall and barrel vault paintings said to date from 1579 foundation, paintings behind altar are later, Kottayam, Kerala state, India, Asia

Inside face of the north gateway, the Great Stupa, Sanchi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

West side of Kandariya Mahadev temple, Western Group, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Erotic sculptures on the west side, Kandariya Mahadev Temple, Western Group, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh State, India

Vishnu and Lakshami, sculptures on the Parshvinath (Parsvanath) Temple, Jain Group, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh State, India

The Gateway to India, built to commemorate the visit of George V in 1911, Mumbai, previously called Bombay, Maharashtra State, India

Detail of inlay work, Red Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Detail of carving, Red Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Interior of the Jain temple of Chaumukha, built in the 14th century, Ranakpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Siver bracelets, Jodpur, Rajasthan, India

Jaswant Thada (Jaswant Thanda), mausoleum dedicated to the royal family, near the fort in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Meherangarh Fort, built in 1459, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

The Jain Temple of Luderwa or Lodurva near Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

Bada Bagh, or royal cenotaphs on the outskirts of the town of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

Gadi Sagar or Gadsisar Lake with Tilon ki Pol archway, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

View of the fortified old city of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan State, India, Asia

Stained glass window in the Amber Fort and Palace, built by Maharajah Man Singh in 1592, Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

The City Palace in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Palace of the Winds (Hawa Mahal) for ladies in purdur to watch from, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

The Moghul emperor Akbar the Greats Mausoleum, built in 1602, at Sikandra, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Itimad-ud-Daulahs Tomb built by Nur Jehan wife of Jehangir 1622AD, Agra, Uttar Pradesh State, India, Asia

The 75m tall steeple and vast modernist church of Hallgrimskirkja, rising above the city, built between 1940 and 1974, Reykjavik, Iceland, Polar Regions

La Merced church, Antigua, UNESCO World Heitage Site, Guatemala, Central America

Facade of church of La Merced, Antigua, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guatemala, Central America

University of San Carlos (1681), now Colonial Art Museum, Antigua, Guatemala, Central America

Mystra, Peloponnese, Greece, Europe

Close-up of a girls dress decorated with old gold coins, Lambri Triti festival, Olymbos, Karpathos, Dodecanese islands, Greece, Mediterranean, Europe

Thisio (Hephastum), 5th century BC, Athens, Greece

Colorful church, Firostephani, Santorini, Cyclades Islands, Greece, Europe

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