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