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Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

This hidden Sufi cemetery is a spiritual monument for India's third gender community.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

An ancient curse kept humans from living on the water, and now it's brimming with rare wildlife and is one of the most pristine rivers in India.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

A living art gallery painted on a canvas of Monterey pine trees.

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

Early Islamic mosque with several strange conical domes.

Ancient Manuscripts showcase the civilization of West Africans during the Middle Ages.

A 17th-century mosque that was used for war more than worship.

The first mosque in Ghana is known as the "Mecca of West Africa."

The oldest still-existing mosque in the United States sits in a remote prairie in North Dakota.

Subterranean place of worship in Indonesia.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

9th century Abbasid mosque, damaged in modern warfare.

17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.

This magnificent blue mosque in Afghanistan is surrounded by thousands of white doves.

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.

Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.

Extravagant mosque honors modern Islam.