Historical sites

15 photos of the Juna Mahal, a seven-storey palace and one of the oldest in Rajasthan.

18 photos of the Red Fort in Agra, which was built by the Mughal emperor Akbar between 1565 and 1573.

24 photos of the Taj Mahal, built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his wife.

25 photos of Fatehpur Sikri, the red sandstone capital of the Mughal empire

22 photos of the Dome of the Rock, which houses the Foundation Stone, a holy site in the Jewish and Islamic religions

26 photos of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, one of the holiest sites of Christianity, built on the tomb of Christ

28 photos of the walled old city of Jerusalem, which contains some of the holiest sites of the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths

13 photos of city walls surrounding the old city of Jerusalem

21 photos of the Western Wall in the old city of Jerusalem, the holiest site of the Jewish religion

30 photos of the leaning tower, Campo dei Miracoli with the cathedral and downtown Pisa with the Normale university

8 photos of the Colosseum an amphitheatre built in ancient Rome times

23 photos of the Roman Forum, the political, commercial and juridical centre of Rome

5 photos of the Pantheon which was originally built between 27-25 BC as a temple dedicated to all gods.

28 photos of the basilica of St Peter in Rome which dates back to the 2nd century AD.

28 photos of the Vatican museums in Rome, which host one of the most valuable art collections in the world.

37 photos of the Himeji castle, the finest surviving example of early 17th century Japanese fortress architecture

10 photos of the Nijo castle in Kyoto, consisting of two concentric rings of fortifications and several palaces

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