Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho Temple, Bangkok, Thailand
Lion doorbell, Aleppo, Syria
Sultan Mosque in Kampong Glam district, Singapore
Interior of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Golden Rosenmädchen sculpture aboard cruise ship MS Deutschland (Reederei Peter Deilmann), Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
Giant Buddha at Wat Tham Khao Noi (Khao Noi Cave Temple), near Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Golden Buddha statue at Chung Tai Chan Monastery, Puli, Nantou County, Taiwan
Golden eagle ornament on exterior of Frauensache store, Eichstätt, Altmühltal, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Golden female figure on wall of Catherine Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, Pushkin, near St. Petersburg, Russia
Hands of man dressed as TC Durant with Golden Spike during East-West train meeting ceremony at Golden Spike National Historic Site, near Brigham City, Utah, USA
Sign outside Gasthof Goldener Karpfen hotel at dusk, Aschaffenburg, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Golden silk for sale in Damascene Furniture & Gifts shop at Souq al-Hamidiyya covered market, Damascus, Syria
Cow sculpture "Cow of Golden Sun and Silver Moon" by artist Helena Heinrihsone is part of the Ventspils CowParade art project and situated on the Ratslaukums (Town Hall Square) by St. Nicholas Lutheran Church, Ventspils, Latvia
Virgin of Charity shrine inside Basilica de Nuestra Senora del Cobre church, El Cobre, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Grand Cascade fountains at Peterhof Palace (Petrodvorets), St. Petersburg, Russia
Hands hold restored religious artefact at Goldschmiede Markus Engert, Würzburg, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Ornamental Glory in Catherine Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, Pushkin, near St. Petersburg, Russia
Golden fertility idol on display at Museo Indocubano Bani museum, Banes, Holguin, Cuba
Sultan Mosque in Kampong Glam district, Singapore
Golden Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand
Gold Rolex clock and Venus the Golden Lady on Northern Goldsmiths building, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Golden dragon decoration outside Jumbo Floating Restaurant, Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Detail of leaf gold covered Buddha at Wat Tham Khao Noi (Khao Noi Cave Temple), near Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Gilded statues on bridge over Blinde Ezelstraat, Bruges (Brugge), Flemish Region, Belgium
Detail of Buddha hand with leaf gold at Wat Tham Khao Noi (Khao Noi Cave Temple), near Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Interior of St. Isaac's Cathedral (Issaakievsky Sobor), St. Petersburg, Russia
Whisky tasting glasses at The Glenmorangie Whisky Distillery, Tain, Ross-shire, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Arab man wearing dishdasha at Gold to go ATM automatic teller machine for gold bars and coins inside Marina Mall, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Grand Cascade fountains at Peterhof Palace (Petrodvorets), St. Petersburg, Russia
Women at Dubai Gold Souk, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dubai Gold Souk at night, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Atrium of Emirates Palace hotel, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Golden door entry to Römer Rathaus city hall, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Gold dust in goldpan during Gold Prospecting Expeditions excursion, Jamestown, California, USA
Gold artefact at Zenu Culture Gold Museum, Cartagena, Bolivar, Colombia
Golden stag ornament on wooden house in Bryggen district, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Detail of Wat Tham Khao Noi (Khao Noi Cave Temple), near Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Golden Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand
Golden female figure on wall of Catherine Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, Pushkin, near St. Petersburg, Russia
Spiked golden roof decoration on bell tower of the Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour, Yaroslavl, Russia
Gold and flower offerings at Dhamek Stupa at Sarnath Buddhist site, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Golden domes of Annunciation Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin, Moscow, Russia
Interior of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Gate at entrance to Catherine Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, Pushkin, near St. Petersburg, Russia
Gold bracelets for sale at Aleppo Souq, Aleppo, Syria
Man at ATM dispensing gold coins and bars inside lobby of Emirates Palace hotel, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Golden domes of Annunciation Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin, Moscow, Russia
Man in dragon costume at Grand Kadooment Day Parade of Crop-Over Festival, Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados
Ceiling of Blazons Hall at Palacio Nacional de Sintra (Sintra National Palace), Sintra, Estremadura, Portugal
Golden interior of Igreja de Sao Franciscochurch, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Golden cross on display at The Cultural Center, Casa Santo Domingo, Antigua, Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Interior of Peter and Paul Cathedral in Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Petersburg, Russia
Golden crown on Royal Palace gate, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
Golden Buddha sculpture, Phuket City, Phuket, Thailand
Smoked trout and eel at Zechliner Fischerhütte fish shop and restaurant on Lake Schwarzer See, Flecken Zechlin, Mecklenburgian and North Brandenburg Lake District, Brandenburg, Germany
Golden crown on Skeppsholmsbron Bridge, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
Gold jewellery for sale at Kapali Carsi Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Golden Retriever Moana aboard Le Boat Vision 4 houseboat on Canal de la Marne au Rhin, Lutzelbourg, Lorraine, France
Mirror installation by artist Anish Kapoor at Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Bilbao, Pais Vasco, Spain
Man dressed as TC Durant with Golden Spike during East-West train meeting ceremony at Golden Spike National Historic Site, near Brigham City, Utah, USA
Atrium of Emirates Palace hotel, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Detail of Turkish rug at handicrafts shop in Old Town Antalya, Antalya, Antalya, Turkey
Interior of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Cool architecture at McDonald's Corp. Finland headquarters building with golden arches, Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
Golden Buddha statue at Chung Tai Chan Monastery, Puli, Nantou County, Taiwan
ATM dispensing gold coins and bars inside lobby of Emirates Palace hotel, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Jame'Asr Hassan Bolkia Mosque at sunset, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Golden ornaments at The Khan's Palace, Bakhchisarai, Crimea, Ukraine
Golden ceiling and Mudejar tiles with Moorish geometric patterns on wall of Alcazar, Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Minaret of Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Hands of golddigger with giant gold nugget at Sovereign Hill, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Lion doorknocker, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Outdoor exhibitions at Palau March Museo Museum, Palma, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
King Tutankhamun Golden Funerary Mask on display at Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt
Golddigger with giant gold nugget at Sovereign Hill, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Jewellery salesman at Prima Gold Shop in Bur-Juman shopping center, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Friendly doorman at The Empire Hotel & Country Club, near Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Golden Buddha statues at Wat Tham Khao Noi (Khao Noi Cave Temple), near Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Gold bar replicas in Merkers treasure room at Erlebnisbergwerk Merkers salt mine, Merkers, Thuringia, Germany
Golden Buddha souvenirs for sale outside Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India
Reflection of golden towers in window at Peterhof Palace (Petrodvorets), St. Petersburg, Russia
Portrait of His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on wall of Emperor Suite at The Empire Hotel & Country Club, near Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Buddha statue at Longhua Temple, Shanghai, China
Gold jewellery for sale at Kapali Carsi Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Grand Cascade fountains at Peterhof Palace (Petrodvorets), St. Petersburg, Russia
Lamp and ceiling inside Antoni Gaudi's Casa Batllo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
People worship inside Phra Pathom Chedi (world's tallest Buddhist monument), Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Buddha at Wat Benchamabophit Temple, Bangkok, Thailand
Hand touches golden foot of statue in gardens at Peterhof Palace (Petrodvorets), St. Petersburg, Russia
Golden glove pub sign, Erlangen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Golden lion doorbell, Burano, near Venice, Veneto, Italy
Salesmen at gold and jewelry shop at Muscat souq, Muscat, Masqat, Oman
Dubai Gold Souk, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Have a Coke and a smile: Cheerful street vendor with golden teeth, St. Petersburg, Russia
Golden dome along promenade with cruise ship MS Europa (Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten) behind, Muscat, Masqat, Oman
Golden towers at Peterhof Palace (Petrodvorets), St. Petersburg, Russia
Sherry tasting glasses at Bodega Tio Pepe Gonzales Byass, Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain
Golden crown on Skeppsholmsbron Bridge, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
Cupolas of Terem Palace Church of the Moscow Kremlin, Moscow, Russia
Gare do Oriente railway station (designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava for Expo 98) at Parque das Nacoes (Park of Nations) at night, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal