PFH1169365: Thailand: Gilded Chedi Chang Lom surrounded by Sukhothai-style elephants, Wat Chiang Man, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169368: Thailand: Ubosot (ordination hall) doorway, Wat Chiang Man, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169380: Thailand: Chedi, Wat Phrathat Doi Kham, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169414: Thailand: Buddha inside the viharn at Wat Phrathat Doi Kham, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169432: Thailand: Astrological banners adorn the giant songkran sand chedi at Wat Chetlin, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169439: Thailand: Astrological banners adorn the giant songkran sand chedi at Wat Chetlin, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169305: Iraq: Illuminated parchment leaf from a Qur'an written in Kufic script, early Abbasid, c. 9th century. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169371: Thailand: Buddha image in main viharn, Wat Chiang Man, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169384: Thailand: Yaksa or temple guardian, Wat Phrathat Doi Kham, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169393: Thailand: Chedi and giant gong, Wat Phrathat Doi Kham, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169401: Thailand: Bai Po Thong or Golden Bo Tree leaves, Wat Phrathat Doi Kham, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169408: Thailand: Chedi, Wat Phrathat Doi Kham, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169420: Thailand: Grandfather Pu Sae statue at Wat Phrathat Doi Kham, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169445: Vietnam: The Tomb of Emperor Khai Dinh, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169447: Vietnam: The Tomb of Emperor Khai Dinh, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169633: Burma: A hand-tinted postcard of Shan people from the early 20th century. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169646: India: A scene from the Mahajanaka Jataka, Ajanta cave mural, 7th century. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169668: Turkey: Portrait of Sultan Mustafa III (1757-1774), late 18th century miniature. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169674: The double miniatures depict Mehmed III's enthronement in the Davudashpa Pavilion, from a Manuscript of his Campaign in Hungary, ca 1600, Ottoman School, (17th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169690: China: Eave detail, Qingyang Gong (Green Goat Temple), Chengdu, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169578: Morocco: Detail of a carved and painted architectural frieze, 14th century. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169611: Vietnam: Bronze tree inside the Tomb of Emperor Thieu Tri, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169825: China: Bell in the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda, Du Fu Caotang (Du Fu's Thatched Cottage), Chengdu, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169939: China: Corridor detail in the Buddhist library at Wenshu Yuan (Wenshu Temple), Chengdu, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169912: China: Wenshu Yuan (Wenshu Temple), Chengdu, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169918: China: A mythical temple guardian on a roof in Wenshu Yuan (Wenshu Temple), Chengdu, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169935: China: The Buddhist library at Wenshu Yuan (Wenshu Temple), Chengdu, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169936: China: Pillar inscribed with different scripts in front of the Buddhist library at Wenshu Yuan (Wenshu Temple), Chengdu, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169941: China: Spotted Dove perched on a pillar in Wenshu Yuan (Wenshu Temple), Chengdu, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169986: China: Detail, incense urn with padlocks connected to it for luck, Lingyun Shan (Towering Cloud Hill), Leshan, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169988: China: Oriental Buddha Park, Lingyun Shan (Towering Cloud Hill), Leshan, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169915: China: Wenshu Yuan (Wenshu Temple), Chengdu, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169919: China: Mythical temple guardian, Wenshu Yuan (Wenshu Temple), Chengdu, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169940: China: Stone relief at the Buddhist library, Wenshu Yuan (Wenshu Temple), Chengdu, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169961: China: Arhat's Cave, Lingyun Shan (Towering Cloud Hill), Leshan, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168398: Mongolia / China: Kublai Khan (r.1260-1294), 5th Khagan of the Mongol Empire. Founder and First Yuan Emperor Shizu., Araniko or Anige (1245-1306) / Bridgeman Images