Mayan carvings on Stela, Tikal, Guatemala, Central America Blue Hole, Lighthouse Reef, Belize, Central America Suleymaniye complex overlooking the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey Ambergris Cay, near San Pedro, the second longest reef in the world, Belize Carved relief of four Royal Persian Guards, facade of Private Palace of Darius the Great Castello Di Gabbiano Across A Misty Valley, San Casciano, Tuscany, Italy Panzano In Chianti, Vineyards, Cypresses And Olive Trees With Farmhouses, Tuscany, Italy Carved relief of Royal Persian Guards, Apadana Palace, Persepolis, Iran Aerial view of Tehran facing North towards the Alborz Mountains, Tehran, Iran Interior of the dome of Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran The cathedral and skyline of the city of Brno in South Moravia, Czech Republic Interior of dome of VankCathedral with Archbishop's throne in foreground, Isfahan, Iran Detail of ceramic tiles on wall in Isfahan blue, Imam Mosque, Isfahan, Iran Ceiling of Tomb of Hafez, Iran's most famous poet, 1325-1389, Shiraz, Iran View across bay to Rio from Museo de Arte Contemporanea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The Pyramids, Giza, with Cairo beyond, Egypt, North Africa Lamu fort, Lamu Old Town, Lamu Island, Kenya, East Africa, Africa The 48 carved column prayer hall, Masjed-e VakilShiraz, Iran Broken bull column in foreground, Persepolis, Iran All Nations Gateway, Persepolis, Iran Mural, VankCathedral, Isfahan, Iran Carved relief of Darius the Great, builder of Persepolis, Iran Ceiling of entrance portal in Isfahan blue, Imam Mosque, Isfahan, Iran Plates of traditional food, Cairo, Egypt, Africa All Nations Gateway, Persepolis, Iran View across Naqsh-eSquare, from Ali Qapu Palace, Isfahan, Iran Hiker at Lomnicky Stit, High Tatra Mountains, Slovakia, Europe Late afternoon at the shops on Naqsh-e JahanSquare, Isfahan, Iran View across Naqsh-eSquare, from Ali Qapu Palace, Iran Lake Issyk-Kul at Balikchi, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia Main Sanctuary, Imam Mosque, Isfahan, Iran Three Iranian women walking through the Bagh-e EramShiraz, Iran View across Naqsh-eSquare from Ali Qapu Palace opposite Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Iran Gardens of Golestan Palace, Tehran, Iran Interior of dome of VankCathedral, Isfahan, Iran View across Naqsh-eSquare from Ali Qapu Palace, Iran Interior of the dome of Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran Tourists walking in front of Tomb of Darius the Great, Iran Carved relief of the Investiture of Ardashir I, Iran Tomb of Cyrus the Great, 576-530 BC, Pasargadae, Iran Tombs of Ataxerxes I and Darius the Great, Iran Aerial view of yet another traffic jam, Tehran, Iran Tiled archway in Isfahan blue, Imam Mosque, Isfahan, Iran View over buildings from city centre towards Alborz Mountains, Tehran, Iran Detail from relief of 100 soldiers on a door jamb of the Palace of 100 Columns, Iran Ice house for preserving ice, Arbukuh, near Yazd, Iran Overview of Persepolis from Tomb of Artaxerxes III, Palace of 100 Columns in foreground Entrance of Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran Page 2