Ruins of cathedral -renamed the Fethiye Camii (Victory Mosque)- begun by King Smbat II in 987 and finished under King Gagik I in 1010, Ani. Kars province, Anatolia, Turkey

Oban, harbour, fishing port, 18th century, McCaig's Folly, begun in 1897 and never finished, in the style of Colosseum de Rome, Argyll & Bute, Scotland, UK

Erdene zuu khiid monastery was the first Buddhist monastery in Mongolia it was constructed in 1586 by Abrtai Khaan but was finished 300 years later

Silk from silk moth (Bombyx) to finished product. Central panel shows lifecycle of moth from egg to adult. Surrounding vignettes show trading in and uses of silk, including at bottom left caravan of laden camels . From Graphic Illustrations of Animals, Showing Their Utility to Man'' London c1850. Ha

Sunset light is reflected on glass finished window shutters of a residential building at Vadgaon Budruk Pune, Maharashtra, India

FLEETWOOD PLACE, LONDON, N16 STOKE NEWINGTON, UNITED KINGDOM, FLEETWOOD PLACE, STOKE NEWINGTON. JULIAN COWIE. MARCH 1999 FINISHED FLAT WITH FURNITURE., JULIAN COWIE

Erdene zuu khiid monastery was the first Buddhist monastery in Mongolia it was constructed in 1586 by Abrtai Khaan but was finished 300 years later

Cathedral. Guadalajara. It was began in 1551 and finished in 1618. Eclectic style with Gothic and doric elements. City icon. Mexico.

Pink finished plaster walls and hand beaten brass bathroom sink, residential home, Amber, near Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Oban, harbour, fishing port, 18th century, McCaig's Folly, begun in 1897 and never finished, in the style of Colosseum de Rome, Argyll & Bute, Scotland, UK

Teacher and cabinetworker Husband just finished raking leaves and mowing lawn on beautiful fall day in late October early November

FLEETWOOD PLACE, LONDON, N16 STOKE NEWINGTON, UNITED KINGDOM, FLEETWOOD PLACE, STOKE NEWINGTON. JULIAN COWIE. MARCH 1999 FINISHED FLAT WITH STAIR., JULIAN COWIE

Cathedral. Guadalajara. It was began in 1551 and finished in 1618. Eclectic style with Gothic and doric elements. City icon. Mexico.

Oban, harbour, fishing port, 18th century, McCaig's Folly, begun in 1897 and never finished, in the style of Colosseum de Rome, Argyll & Bute, Scotland, UK

The famous Arc de Triumphe in Paris. Commissioned in 1806 by Napoleon, shortly after his victory at Austerlitz, it was not finished until 1836.

The Franciscan Monastery and the Church of Annunciation was built in the period from 1646 to 1660. Its facade, which was finished around the year 1700, reconstructed in the 19th century and renovated in 1993. Ljubljana city. Slovenia.

Jay Pritzker Pavillion (by Frank Gehry, finished in july 2004). Millennium Park (award_winning center for art, music, architecture and lanscape design. Conceived in 1998 and opened in july 2004, with and extension of 24.5 acre). Chicago. Illinois. USA

Parliament Building and Victoria Harbour, designed by Francis Rattenbury and finished in 1898 the building is lit up at night by more than 3000 bulbs

The Franciscan Monastery and the Church of Annunciation was built in the period from 1646 to 1660. Its facade, which was finished around the year 1700, reconstructed in the 19th century and renovated in 1993. Ljubljana city. Slovenia.

Gala carriage of Maximilian of Habsburg. It was built in 1857 by Cesare Scala, decorated especially for him and Empress Carlota. Baroque style, bought in Italy and finished in the ship that took it to Mexico.

Side profile of a manual worker placing finished press plate on a press, New Orleans Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Oban, harbour, fishing port, 18th century, McCaig's Folly, begun in 1897 and never finished, in the style of Colosseum de Rome, Argyll & Bute, Scotland, UK

The Franciscan Monastery and the Church of Annunciation was built in the period from 1646 to 1660. Its facade, which was finished around the year 1700, reconstructed in the 19th century and renovated in 1993. Ljubljana city. Slovenia

A partly finished moai statue in the quarry inside the crater at Rano Raraku on Easter Island Rapa Nui, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chile, Pacific, South America

Erdene zuu khiid monastery was the first Buddhist monastery in Mongolia it was constructed in 1586 by Abrtai Khaan but was finished 300 years later

Sunset light is reflected on glass finished window shutters of a residential building at Vadgaon Budruk Pune, Maharashtra, India

Erdene zuu khiid monastery was the first Buddhist monastery in Mongolia it was constructed in 1586 by Abrtai Khaan but was finished 300 years later