Ruined cornish engine house of Carn Galver Copper Mine in summer sunshine with chimney and foxgloves at Bosigran West Penwith Cornwall England UK United Kingdom GB Great Britain British Isles Europe EU

Hotel des Ursins Paris France built in 14th century restored in 16th and now destroyed 19th century reproduction of earlier work

Restored ziggurat and Amar Sin Temple in Ur. With the largest arch in the world, Ur has been inhabited since Neolithic times and is believed to be the birthplace of Abraham.

The Chyasilin Mandapa, durbar square, restored from 1978 to 1986 , the former royal city of Bhaktapur, valley of Kathmandu, Nepal

Chile, Easter Island, Ahu Tongariki. Fifteen huge Moai stand with their backs to the ocean. This Ahu was restored by archaeologists after it was completely destroyed in 1960 by a massive tidal wave

SHOREDITCH AND HAGGERSTON LIBRARY CONVERSION, 234-6 KINGSLAND ROAD, LONDON, N1 ISLINGTON, UNITED KINGDOM, RESTORED LIBRARY ROOFLIGHT, JCMT ARCHITECTS

MAYFLOWER TERMINAL, WESTERN DOCKS, SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, DEPARTURE LOUNGE WITH RESTORED MURAL, MANSER PRACTICE

Oblique view inside the authentically restored Stoa of Attalos, which houses the Agora Museum on the site of the Ancient Agora, Athens. The original Stoa was built in 159-138 B.C., the reconstruction was completed between 1953-56.

Goul Enez' lighthouse, built in 1838, it was destroyed by the Germans and restored between 1945 and 1951.Sein island. Îles Bretonnes. Finistère. Atlantic Coast. France.

Traditional mud floor contrasting with the magnificently painted ceiling in restored traditional Pol house, Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, India, Asia

Chanwar Palki Walon_Ki Haveli mansion, 400 years old, restored to its original state, Anokhi Museum, Amber, near Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Chile, Easter Island, Ahu Tongariki. Fifteen huge Moai stand with their backs to the ocean. This Ahu was restored by archaeologists after it was completely destroyed in 1960 by a massive tidal wave

The Palace of Fine Arts, built of plaster for the Pan Pacific Exhibition in 1915, and restored in 1958, Marina District, San Francisco, California, United States of America, North America

Chanwar Palki Walon_Ki Haveli mansion, 400 years old, restored to its original state, Anokhi Museum, Amber, near Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

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

The restored Souq Waqif looking towards the illuminated spiral mosque of the Kassem Darwish Fakhroo Islamic Centre based on the Great Mosque in Samarra in Iraq, Doha, Qatar, Middle East

Wood beamed ceiling and kitchen utensils on wall in dining area in restored traditional Pol house, Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, India, Asia

A restored old click mill alongside a small burn, used to grind grain in earlier times, Huxter, West Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Chile, Easter Island, Ahu Tongariki. Fifteen huge Moai stand with their backs to the ocean. This Ahu was restored by archaeologists after it was completely destroyed in 1960 by a massive tidal wave

Cacti in the Majorelle Garden, created by the French cabinetmaker Louis Majorelle, and restored by the couturier Yves Saint_Laurent, Marrakesh, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Chanwar Palki Walon_Ki Haveli mansion, 400 years old, restored to its original state, Anokhi Museum, Amber, near Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

The now fully restored Theatre of Kourion. The Greco-Roman theatre was originally built in the 2nd century BC and enlarged in the 2nd century AD.

The manueline façade of the church of Santa Cruz founded in 1131 and constanly restored, now a fine exemple of 16th centuty sculpture. Coimbra city. Beiras region. Portugal.

Cirencester. Church of St. John the Baptist, restored by Sir George Gilbert Scott, (1865-1867). Gloucestershire. Cotswolds, England

Souq Waqif, a restored souq of mud rendered buildings, exposed timber beams, new shops and restaurants, Doha, Qatar, Middle East

Chanwar Palki Walon_Ki Haveli mansion, 400 years old, restored to its original state, Anokhi Museum, Amber, near Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Restored Amar Sin Temple in Ur and the first archway thought to be discovered in the world. Ur has been inhabited since Neolithic times and is believed to be the birthplace of Abraham.

Cirencester. Church of St. John the Baptist, restored by Sir George Gilbert Scott, (1865-1867). Gloucestershire. Cotswolds, England

The Iracema district has some beautifully restored building facades. The area was a bohemian hangout in the 1950's, home to poets and bars.

Blackness Castle, built in the 1440s, restored in the 1920s, built for Sir George Crichton, Earl of Caithness, Admiral of Scotland and Sheriff of Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, UK