Historical sites

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

18 photos of the centre of Petra with temples, the theatre and the royal palace

18 photos of the cliff of the east ridge with the impressive facades of the Royal tombs

4 photos of the High Place of Sacrifice on the top of a mountain overlooking Petra, where sacrifices for the gods were performed

19 photos of the Monastery, Petra's most impressive monument on a mountain 220m above central Petra

15 photos of the Treasury, the most significant monument of Petra

21 photos of the Bulguksa temple

10 photos of Bunhwangsa stone pagoda in Gyeongju

5 photos of the Cheomseongdae observatory

7 photos of the tombs in the tumuli park in central Gyeongju

13 photos of the Orung, a set of five tombs of Silla kings and queens

4 photos of the Seokguram grotto near Gyeongju

9 photos of the tombs of Silla kings Sinmun and Taejong Muyeol

19 photos of the Bae-ri, Poseokjeong, Neungjitap sites an other Silla tombs

12 photos of the Tong-Il-Jeon Palace, also known as the Palace of Unification

48 photos of the Gyeongbokgung palace which was built by king Taejo of the Joseon dinasty in 1395.