Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Pruszków, Poland

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Rano Raraku Moai on Easter Island (Rapa Nui).

About 95% of the 887 moai known to date were carved out of compressed volcanic ash at Rano Raraku, where 394 moai still remain visible today.

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Ahu Tongariki, restored in the 1990's. Ahu Tongariki, on the south coast of Easter was the site of one of the largest of the ahu. The large flat plain below Rano Raraku provided easy access to the quarry and as a result the largest of the moai where erected here.

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Rano Raraku is a volcanic crater formed of consolidated volcanic ash, or tuff, and located on Easter Island. It is the quarry in which about 95% of the island's known monolithic sculpture (Moai) were carved.

The sides of Rano Raraku crater are high and steep except on the north and northwest, where they are much lower and gently sloping. The interior contains a freshwater lake bordered by reeds called tortora (Scripus sp.). The reeds, once believed to have been carried to the island by explorers from the South American mainland, are now known to have been naturally introduced some 30,000 years ago.

Rano Raraku is divided into 5 archaeological zones, and as of 1981 a total of 397 statues were inventoried on the interior and exterior slopes and in the exterior quarries. The interior quarries, which have been more recently mapped, will increase this statue count substantially when work is completed. Use of Rano Raraku as a quarry spanned 500-1000 years, and probably extended into the post-contact period after European discovery of the island in 1722. Rano Raraku is a visual record of statue design vocabulary and technological innovation, and is a precious and important part of the Rapanui patrimony.

The town of Hanga Roa - capital of Easter Island (Rapa Nui).

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Rano Kao volcano crater on Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

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O'Connell Bridge is a road bridge spanning the River Liffey in Dublin, and joining O'Connell Street to D'Olier Street and the south quays.

The original bridge (named Carlisle Bridge for the then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland - Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle) was designed by James Gandon, and built between 1791 and 1794.

Originally humped, and narrower, Carlisle bridge was a symmetrical, three semicircular arch structure constructed in granite with a Portland stone balustrade and obelisks on each of the four corners.

In 1879, (following similar work on Essex Bridge - now Grattan Bridge), to improve the streetscape and relieve traffic congestion on the bridge, it was decided to widen Carlisle Bridge to bring it to the same width as Sackville Street (now O'Connell Street) which formed the north side carriageway connection to the Bridge and was 230 ft (70 m) wide.

The National Aquatic Centre (NAC) is located in Abbotstown, Blanchardstown, Ireland. The NAC is the home of Irish swimming, with modern facilities such as its 50m competition pool (one of only three in Ireland), diving pool with movable floor, and leisure centre — it is Europe's largest indoor water leisure facility. The center was completed and opened in March 2003 and hosted the Special Olympics in August 2003 and the European SC Championships in December 2003.

In January 2005, the centre sustained roof damage during a period of stormy weather and it had to be closed for five months in order to receive repairs. This closure after only 18 months since opening destroyed the operators, Dublin Waterworld's, business. Campus & Stadium Ireland Development commissioned an engineer to assess the roof damage and they stated that the roof was not designed and constructed in accordance with the building regulations. During the closure period CSID commenced legal proceedings to remove the operators. The centre re-opened to the public on 20 May, 2005.