A Buddhist Apostle Tang Dynasty AD618 906 Porcelain statue in British Museum from the book The Outline of History by HG Wells Volume 1 published 1920

Wat Lok Molee-an old significant Temple The temple houses the ashes of members of the royal Mengrai Dynasty Chiang Mai Thailand SE Asia

CLEOPATRA VII FILOPATOR 69 A C - 30 A C Last queen of Egypt of the LAGIDA Dynasty 51 A C - 30 A C 1872 engraving that shows the death of Cleopatra An Aspid bit her

Wat Lok Molee-an old significant Temple The temple houses the ashes of members of the royal Mengrai Dynasty Chiang Mai Thailand SE Asia

Wat Lok Molee-an old significant Temple The temple houses the ashes of members of the royal Mengrai Dynasty Chiang Mai Thailand SE Asia

Horse T'Ang Dynasty, 618-907 8th Century Artist Unknown (Chinese) Earthenware clay The Lowe Art Museum, The University of Miami

Wat Lok Molee-an old significant Temple The temple houses the ashes of members of the royal Mengrai Dynasty Chiang Mai Thailand SE Asia

Low angle view of statues, Bodhisattva and Guardian Statues, Ancestor Worshipping Temple, Longmen Buddhist Caves, Luoyang, China

Ruins of Moorish archway and piazza Palermo Palermo was taken by the Romans in 254 Conquered by the Arab troops of the Aghlabid dynasty in 831 it flourished as a centre of trade with North Africa ITALY Sicily

Ruins of Moorish archway and piazza Palermo Palermo was taken by the Romans in 254 Conquered by the Arab troops of the Aghlabid dynasty in 831 it flourished as a centre of trade with North Africa ITALY Sicily

Dancing poses of Indian classical dance Bharatanatyam carved in stone wall of the outer prakaram of a temple, Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India

Buddhist statues of Yungang Caves cut during the Northern Wei Dynasty in 460 AD, UNESCO World Heritage Site near Datong, Shanxi province, China, Asia

Entrance hall at Yungang Caves cut during the Northern Wei Dynasty in 460 AD and remains of a mud brick 17th century Qing dynasty fortress, UNESCO World Heritage Site near Datong in Shanxi province, China, Asia

Egypt - Cairo - Ancient Menphis (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). View with pyramids of Menkaure, Queens and Khafre at Giza. Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4 (2723-2563 BC)

Ceremony of Purification of Two Mummies Egyptian Tomb Painting XVIIII Dynasty Egyptian Art Wall painting Archeological Museum, Florence, Italy

China, Shanxi, Qixian, Qiao's compound was built in 1756 during the Qing dynasty (1644 19911 ad), The buildings continue to be well maintained despite the fact that the Qiao family had ceased to have any influence since 1940

Mature woman standing at doorway, ancient common people residence of Ming and Qing dynasty, Lu Village, Yi County, Anhui Province of People's Republic of China, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Egypt. Cairo city.The Mosque of Ahmad ibn Tulun completed in 879 AD on Mount Yashkur in a settlement named al-Qata'i by the founder of Egypt's Tulunid Dynasty (868-905 AD), Ahmad ibn Tulun

Woman walking on Shiyangding Footbridge Built in Qing Dynasty, Taishun County, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Monks going to pray at the Great Wild Goose Pagoda Dayanta, dating from the Tang Dynasty in the 7th century, Xian, Shaanxi, China, Asia

Southern House. The Step Pyramid at Sakkara (or Saqqara) is over 60 m (197 ft) high. Built around 2737Ð2717 BC from blocks of stone by Pharao Djoser founder of the 3rd Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, this was the first pyramid ever constructed, and at the

Egypt - Cairo - Ancient Memphis (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Saqqara. Necropolis. Private funerary mastaba of Mereruka, 6th Dynasty, 2349 BC. Relief, punishment of slaves

City walls and fortified watch tower built during the first reign of Hongwu, the first emperor of the Ming dynasty, Xian City Shaanxi Province, China, Asia

Egypt - Ancient Thebes (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Shaykh 'Abd al-Qurnah (Abd el-Qurna). Tomb of Menna. Mural paintings. Agricultural works. Man rests in shade. 18th Dynasty, 13th century BC

Egypt - Ancient Thebes (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Luxor. Statues of Amenhotep III 'Colossi' of Memnon. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1580-1085 BC

Egypt - Ancient Thebes (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Karnak. Relief of Egyptian numbers. Detail of pylon of Amenhotep (Amenophi) III, 1390-1352 BC, 18th Dynasty

Statue of the Buddha in the main hall of the Ling Yinx Temple, dating from the Ming dynasty, but restored, at Hangchow, China, Asia

Ming and Qing dynasty ancient buildings of Likeng village, Wuyuan County, Jiangxi Province of People's Republic of China, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Ming and Qing dynasty ancient buildings of Likeng village, Wuyuan County, Jiangxi Province of People's Republic of China, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY

The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple built during the rule Ptolemaic dynasty in the Egyptian town of Kom Ombo. One side of the temple is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world. The other side is de

Narrow lane passing to house door, Ming and Qing dynasty ancient common people residence, Nanping Village, Yi County, Anhui Province of People's Republic of China

Buddhist statues of Yungang Caves cut during the Northern Wei Dynasty in 460 AD, UNESCO World Heritage Site near Datong, Shanxi province, China, Asia

Exterior wall of Ming and Qing dynasty ancient common people residence, Xidi Village, Yi County, Anhui Province of People's Republic of China

Complex of temple buildings built over 1000 years ago to commemorate a prince of the Zhou Dynasty, Jinci Temple, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China, Asia