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Mexico, Mexico City. The Torres de Satte ( Satelite Towers ) are urban sculptures located in Ciudad Satte ( Satellite City ), a middle class zone, in the northern part of Naucalpan, Mexico City
Mali, Gao. The Tomb of the Askias at Gao. This unusual pyramid-style mud-brick structure was built in 1495 by the first Askia emperor, Askia Mohamed, who was a great warrior
Detail of Minaret of Sankore mosque in C16th part of old city designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988
Statue of the Latvian Red Riflemen - sculptor V. Albergs
Wales, Gwynedd, Caernarvon. The turrets of Caernarvon Castle
New Zealand, South Island, Mackenzie Country. Mount Cook National Park, colourful Lupin flowers stand in front of Mt Cook (3755m)
The Mu Family mansion, former home of a Naxi chieftain renovated in the late 1990s, is the most imposing of residences in the towns World Heritage Listed Old Quarter
Kenya, Lamu Island, Lamu. A sailing boat (mashua) framed in an arch of Lamu Fort, which is now a museum. Kenya, Lamu Island, Lamu
A skilled craftsman puts the finishes touches to a replica of a Pate Island chair. Wood carving is the most important craft in Lamu and sustains the greatest number of artisans
One of the narrow shopping streets in Lamu town. Situated 150 miles north-northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD
The waterfront of the sheltered, natural harbour of Lamu Island. Situated 150 miles north-northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD
A donkey race is held on Lamu Island as part of the celebrations to mark the birthday of the Prophet Mohamed. This man was the winner of the 2005 competition
On a late Friday afternoon, Lamu men and boys in traditional Islamic dress sing before joining a procession to celebrate Maulidi, the Prophet Mohameds birthday
Lamu women are expert in intricate hand and body designs using henna and other dyes. Here, a woman with finely decorated hands
A skilled craftsman with traditional tools carves a wooden door from hardwood in Lamu town. Wood carving is the most important craft in Lamu and sustains the greatest number of skilled craftsmen
A man embroiders Swahili hats, which are popular with Muslims on Lamu Island and elsewhere. It takes hours of patience and great skill to make a really fine hat
A view over makuti thatched roofs to the estuary that divides Lamu Island from uninhabited Manda Island, which has no permanent source of sweet groundwater
A man rides a donkey in one of the narrow streets of Lamu town. In the absence of vehicles, which are banned in the island
A mashua sails out of the sheltered, natural harbour of Lamu Island. Dhow is the colloquial word used by most visitors for the wooden sailing ships of the East African coast although in reality a
A Yemeni trader at his market stall in the old Suq. Surrounded by a massive 20 to 30-foot high wall, old Sana a is one of the worlds oldest inhabited cities
Yemeni trader sells traditional daggers at his stall in old Sana a. Every male Yemeni wears a jambiya (a curved dagger) on a finely decorated belt
Surrounded by a massive 20 to 30-foot high wall, old Sana a is one of the worlds oldest inhabited cities. Several stone and brick buildings date back to the 11th Century AD; many are over 400 years
Russia, St Petersburg, Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin). Catherine Palace was commissioned by the Empress Elizabeth and built by the Italian architect Rastrelli, and was finally finished in 1756
Romania, Transylvania, Viscri. View from the roof of the UNESCO protected Viscri Church
Memorial Stone to Edward Wilde, Located in the Unesco World Heritage Old Town The Baltic States, Estonia, Tallinn, Memorial Stone to Edward Wilde, Located in the Unesco World Heritage Old Town
Old Town Houses and Rooftops, Located in the Unesco World Heritage Old Town The Baltic States, Estonia, Tallinn, Old Town Houses and Rooftops, Located in the Unesco World Heritage Old Town
Traditional lamps and The Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore at sunset, Venice, Veneto region, Italy
Orongo Village, Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island, Chile
Magnetic stones in Ahu Te Pito Kura, Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island, Chile
