Giant relaxing Buddha in Malaysia.

Extravagant mosque honors modern Islam.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

18m long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

Beautiful palace stands tall over the Fergana Valley.

Final palace complex of the last of 29 Kokand rulers.

One of the most ethnically diverse spots on the planet.

Touching displays of wishes for peace from the Cold War era.

Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.