The world in which we live is quite simply a treasure trove of fascinating and amazing things. You just have to look at it from the right perspective. To help you, we put together a collection of photographs, taken in places all around the world, which truly have the power to astound you.

A bridge over a frozen river

A room in an underwater hotel, Dubai

A sculpture ’Inertia’ in an underwater museum MUSA

The glass trail of terror (height: 1,430 metres), China

The cleanest water in the world, Melissani Lake, Greece

The road through Death Valley, USA

The shadow of an air liner penetrates a layer of fog, Logan Airport, Boston

A thousand-year-old oak tree with a chapel inside, France

A drawing created with the help of straight lines

A design for a glass swimming pool suspended between two buildings in London

A view of Mount Everest from a plane

A sculpture made entirely from plastic bottles on one of the beaches of Rio de Janeiro

A bridge made from tree roots, Indonesia

The path of death (height: 2,130 metres), China

A parking lot roof made of 1,500 plastic bottles, USA

Moon light reflected off some mountains

Factory chimneys

The white cliffs of Iturup island, Russia

One of the most unusual breeds of dogs the Tibetan Mastiff

An incredibly beautiful drawming made using only coloured pencils

The astoundingly reflective water of Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

The bay in the resort of Novyi Svet, Crimea