As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour. The mosque, located in southern Iran, is illuminated with a kaleidoscope of colours when light shines through its windows. With its stained glass, beautiful patterned carpets and intricately detailed ceiling tiles, the mosque attracts worshipers and tourists alike. The grand temple is known locally as ‘the pink mosque’ and ‘the mosque of colour’ because of its colourful interior and exterior.
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .