Afghanistan, Bamiyan, Giant standing Buddha destroyed by Taliban March 2001.

Afghanistan, Bamiyan, Ruins above Bamiyan Valley.

Afghanistan, Kandahar, Male vendor at roadside fruit and vegetable stall selling onions potatoes and tomatoes.

Afghanistan, Kandahar, Male vendors at roadside fruit and vegetable stall selling onions potatoes and tomatoes.

England, Oxfordshire, Oxford, Brasenose College founded as a college in 1509 and viewed here from the tower of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin with the green dome of the Sheldonian Theatr...

Ireland, County Donegal, Ballyshannon, sculpture of the late Irish rock guitarist Rory Gallagher by Scottish artist David Annand completed in 2010.

Ireland, County Donegal, Ballyshannon, sculpture of the late Irish rock guitarist Rory Gallagher by Scottish artist David Annand completed in 2010.

Ireland, County Donegal, Ballyshannon, sculpture of the late Irish rock guitarist Rory Gallagher by Scottish artist David Annand completed in 2010.

Spain, Aragon, Sallent de Gallego, Road leading to the village at the foothills of the Pyrenees on the French border.

Spain, Catalonia, Montserrat, The important hilltop pilgrimage monastery.

Holland, South, Rotterdam, View across the city to the harbour and docks.

Czech Republic, Prague, Detail of a painted wall in the Old Town Square.