Jordan, Petra, Niches carved in the wall of the narrow slot canyon called the Siq which leads to the ruins of the Nabataean city of Petra in the Petra Archeological Park is a Jordanian National Park a...

Israel, Caesarea Philippi, Hermon Springs Nature Reserve, The foundation of the temple of Zeus in the ruins of the Greco-Roman religious center of Panias at Caesarea Philippi in the Hermon Springs (Ba...

Israel, Caesarea Philippi, Hermon Springs Nature Reserve, The foundation of the temple of Zeus in the ruins of the Greco-Roman religious center of Panias at Caesarea Philippi in the Hermon Springs (Ba...

Italy, Liguria, Cinque Terre, Monterosso al Mare, A section of the town cemetery above the town with inscribed marble walls of niches wherein people are buried.

Italy, Liguria, Cinque Terre, Manarola, An indoor section of the town cemetery above the town on Punta Bonfiglio with marble walls of niches wherein people are buried and a small decorated altar.

Italy, Liguria, Cinque Terre, Manarola, A section of the town cemetery above the town on Punta Bonfiglio with marble walls of niches wherein people are buried.

Myanmar, Shan State, Nyaung Shwe,Wall at Shwe Yan Pyay Monastery, also known as Shwe Yaunghwe Monastery.

Myanmar, Shan State, Nyaung Shwe, Wall at Shwe Yan Pyay Monastery, also known as Shwe Yaunghwe Monastery.

Laos, Vientiane, Wat Si Saket, Seated Buddhas and small Buddhas in niches.

Laos, Vientiane, Wat Si Saket, Seated Buddhas and small Buddhas in niches.

Nepal, Kathmandu, Two small, candle-lit niches in the shrine to Ajima, goddess of smallpox, containing Buddhist deities.

Indonesia, Java, Borobudur, Upper gallery, showing seated Buddhas in niches and bas-reliefs along the walls.