Great Stupa

Sanchi, India

Erected and then enlarged 200 years later

Buddhist, India

Yakshi bracket figure

detail from great stupa

buddhist, india

Standing Buddha

Gandhara, India

Buddhist, India

Lion Capital

Ashokan pillar

Sarnath, India

Buddhist, India

Bodhisattva

detail of wall painting

Ajanta, India

Buddhist, India

Seal Impressions

Indus Valley civilization

Indus Valley

Eternal Shiva

Rock cut relief

Cave temple elephanta island

Hindu, India

Cave Temple of Shiva

Elephanta Island

Maharashtra, India

Hindu, India

Kandariya Mahadeva Temple

Khajuraho, India

Hindu, India

Shiva Nataraja

Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

Hindu, India

Seated Buddha

Cave 20

Yungang, Shanxi, China

Buddhist, China

Great Wild Goose Pagoda

Ci'en Temple

Xi'an, China

Erected and rebuilt 200 years later

Buddhist, China

Seated Guanyin Bodhisattva

Buddhist, China

Soldiers

Mausoleum of Emperor Shihuangdi

Shaanxi, China

China

Fang Ding

Tomb of Lady Hao

China

Incense burner

from tomb of Prince Lio Sheng

Mancheng, China

Daoist, China

Detail from rubbing of stone relief

Wu family shrine

Jiaxiang, China

Confucian, China

Travelers Among Mountains and Streams

by Fan Kuan

ink on silk

China

The forbidden city

now the Palace Museum

Beijing, China

China

Main compound, Horyu-ji

Buddhist, Japan

Hungry Tigress Jataka

panel of Tamamushi Shrine, Horu-ji

Buddhist, Japan

Amida Buddha

by Jocho

in Byodo-in

Buddhist, Japan

Fusuma- Pine and Cranes and Plum Tree

by Kano Eitoku

from central room of Juko-in

Daitoku-ji, Kyoto.

Japan

Byodo-in

Uji, Kyoto prefecture

Buddhist, Japan

Stone and Gravel Garden

Ryoan-ji, Kyoto

Buddhist, Japan

brings inner peace: meant to resemble the tops of mountains above the clouds.

Menorahs and Ark of the Covenant

wall painting in jewish catacomb

Villa Torlonia, Rome

Early Jewish

Wall with Torah Niche

from a house synagogue

Dura-Europose, Syria

Early Jewish

Interior of Old St. Peter's

painting showing early christian design

Rome, Italy

Early Christian

Reconstruction Drawing of Old St. Peters Basilica

Rome, Italy

Early Christian

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia with Good Shepard mosiac

Ravenna, Italy

Early Christian

Plans of Hagia Sofia

by Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus

Istanbul, Turkey

Byzantine

Church of Hagia Sofia(Holy Light)

by Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Milletus

Istanbul, Turkey

Byzantine

Church of San Vitale

interior

Ravenna, Italy

Byzantine

Mosiac of Emperor Justinian and His Attendants, Empress Theodora and her Attendant

in Church of San Vitale

Ravenna, Italy

Byzantine

Procession of the Relic of the True Cross before the church of Saint Mark

by Gentile Bellini

Italian renaissance painting of byzantine cathedral

Dome of the Rock

Jerusalem

Islamic

thought to be where muhammed ascended to heaven, where abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac, and also where solomons and herods temples used to stand.

Great Mosque

Prayer hall in front of the mihrab

Cordoba, Spain

Renovated 200 years after it was built

Islamic

Great Mosque

dome in front of mihrab

cordoba, spain

islamic

Court of the Lions

Palace of the Lions

Alhambra, Granada, Spain

Islamic

Muqarnas  Dome with plaster ceiling

hall of the abencerrajes

palace of the lions

alhambra, spain

islamic

Taj Mahal

Agra, India

Mughal Period

Islamic

Sultan Selim Mosque

Sinan

Edirne Turkey

Ottoman

Islamic

Plan of the Abbey of Saint Gall

Carolingian

Church of Saint Cyrakus Interior of Nave

Gernrode Germany

Ottonian

Bishop Odo Blessing the Feast

from the Bayeux Tapestry

Norman-Anglo Saxon embroidery

Romanesque

Reliquary statue of Saint Foy

Abbey church of Conques, France

Roman and Medieval additions

Church of Saint Etienne

Caen, France

built over the course of 250 years

Romanesque

Durham Cathedral

Duurham, England

original apses replaced in gothic style

Romanesque

Last Judgement

by Gislebertus

West portal on Cathedral of St. Lazare

Autun, France

Romanesque

Chartres Cathedral West Facade

the Cathedral of Notre Dame

Chartres, France

Gothic, France

Chartres Cathedral Royal Portal

Cathedral of Notre Dame

Chartres, France

 Gothic, France

Chartres Cathedral Plans

Cathedral of Notre Dame

Chartres, France

Gothic, France

Chartres Cathedral Interior

Chathedral of Notre Dame

Chartres, France

Gothic, France

Rose and Lancets

north transept chartres cathedral

chartres, france

 gothic, france

Sainte-Chapelle

Paris, France

Gothic, France

Virgin and Child

from Abbey church of Saint Denis

France

Gothic, France

Nok Head

Nok valley, nigeria

african, yoruba culture

Head of a King (Oni)

Ife, Nigera

African, Yoruba Culture

Head of a king (Oba)

Benin, Nigeria

African, Edo culture

Pendant representing a queen mother (iyoba)

Benin, Nigeria

African, Edo culture

Conical Tower

Great Zimbabwe

African, ancestores of Shona culture

Great Friday Mosque

Djenne, Mali

Rebuilt in the original style

African, Islamic

Spirit Spouse (bloto bla)

Ivory coast

African, Baule culture

Kente cloth

Ghana

African, Asante culture

Colossal head

la venta, mexico

mesoamerica, olmec culture

Palace and Temple of the Inscriptions

(tomb pyramid of lord pakal)

Palenque, mexico

mesoamerica, maya culture

Plan of ceremonial center of Teotihuacan

Mexico

Mesoamerica, teotihuacan culture

View of ceremonial center of Teotihuacan

palenque, mexico

mesoamerica, teotihucan culture

Temple of the Feathered Serpent

the Ciudadela

Teotihuacan, Mexico

Mesoamerica, Teotihuacan culture

The Founding of Tenochtitlan

page from Codex Mendoza

Mesoamerica, Aztec

The Mother Goddess, Coatlicue

Mesoamerica, Aztec