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View from Mönchsberg to Hohensalzburg Castle and the historic center of Salzburg, federal state of Salzburg, Austria

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Gothic Chapel (Alexander Nevsky Church) by Karl Friedrich Schinkel in Peterhof, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Change image

English : Gothic Chapel (Alexander Nevsky Church) by Karl Friedrich Schinkel in Peterhof, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

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Departure area of Larnaca International Airport, Cyprus Change image

English : Departure area of Larnaca International Airport, Cyprus

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Pied-winged swallow (Hirundo leucosoma) in The Gambia. This swallow is only found in West Africa. It is not a migratory species. Change image

English : Pied-winged swallow (Hirundo leucosoma) in The Gambia. This swallow is only found in West Africa. It is not a migratory species.

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Interior of the abbey of Heiligengrabe Monastery in Heiligengrabe, Brandenburg, Germany Change image

English : Interior of the abbey of Heiligengrabe Monastery in Heiligengrabe, Brandenburg, Germany

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Metallic chairs on the platform level of Munich subway station Georg-Brauchle-Ring: Dutch angle. Change image

English : Metallic chairs on the platform level of Munich subway station Georg-Brauchle-Ring: Dutch angle.

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Exemplar of a White water rose (Nymphaea alba) in a public garden in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Change image

English : Exemplar of a White water rose (Nymphaea alba) in a public garden in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

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Steamboat Siljan. Built in 1868 for timber floating. Lake Insjön, Dalarna (Dalecarlia), Sweden. Change image

English : Steamboat Siljan. Built in 1868 for timber floating. Lake Insjön, Dalarna (Dalecarlia), Sweden.

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Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia. Change image

English : Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia.

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Purana tigrina is a species of cicada in the genus Purana found in Southeast Asia. This is a newly emerged female. After moulting, they will find a suitable place and hang vertically. Their wings need to be inflated with fluid and their skin will harden prior to making the maiden flight. Change image

English : Purana tigrina is a species of cicada in the genus Purana found in Southeast Asia. This is a newly emerged female. After moulting, they will find a suitable place and hang vertically. Their wings need to be inflated with fluid and their skin will harden prior to making the maiden flight.

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Thudufushi, formerly one of the uninhabited islands of Alif Dhaal Atoll (South Ari Atoll), Maldives, was developed into a 70 room 4 star plus resort in 1990. Change image

English : Thudufushi, formerly one of the uninhabited islands of Alif Dhaal Atoll (South Ari Atoll), Maldives, was developed into a 70 room 4 star plus resort in 1990.

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Archiepiscopal library, located in the museum inside the Metropolitan Cathedral of Quito, located in the Historic Center of Quito, capital of Ecuador. The construction of the catholic temple began in 1562 and it was consecrated 10 years later. The collection of the library includes hundreds of works of theology and liturgy, some of them from the 16th century, and most from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Change image

English : Archiepiscopal library, located in the museum inside the Metropolitan Cathedral of Quito, located in the Historic Center of Quito, capital of Ecuador. The construction of the catholic temple began in 1562 and it was consecrated 10 years later. The collection of the library includes hundreds of works of theology and liturgy, some of them from the 16th century, and most from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.

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European Wildcat in her environment in the Wisentgehege Springe game park, near Springe, Hanover, Germany Change image

English : European Wildcat in her environment in the Wisentgehege Springe game park, near Springe, Hanover, Germany

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Dutch F-16 Fighting Falcon in the livery of the F-16 Demo Team. Photo taken during the 2011 NATO Days in Ostrava. The pilot is Capt. Tobias Schutte (Hitec) representing the 323rd Squadron of the RNLAF. Change image

English : Dutch F-16 Fighting Falcon in the livery of the F-16 Demo Team. Photo taken during the 2011 NATO Days in Ostrava. The pilot is Capt. Tobias Schutte (Hitec) representing the 323rd Squadron of the RNLAF.

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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Expedition 32 flight engineer, uses a digital still camera to make a photo of his helmet visor during the mission's third session of extravehicular activity (EVA). During the six-hour, 28-minute spacewalk, Hoshide and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams (visible in the reflections of Hoshide's helmet visor), flight engineer, completed the installation of a Main Bus Switching Unit (MBSU) that was hampered last week by a possible misalignment and damaged threads where a bolt must be placed. They also installed a camera on the International Space Station's robotic arm, Canadarm2. The bright sun is visible at left. Change image

English : Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Expedition 32 flight engineer, uses a digital still camera to make a photo of his helmet visor during the mission's third session of extravehicular activity (EVA). During the six-hour, 28-minute spacewalk, Hoshide and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams (visible in the reflections of Hoshide's helmet visor), flight engineer, completed the installation of a Main Bus Switching Unit (MBSU) that was hampered last week by a possible misalignment and damaged threads where a bolt must be placed. They also installed a camera on the International Space Station's robotic arm, Canadarm2. The bright sun is visible at left.

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The minaret of Friday Mosque as seen from Nizwa Fort, Nizwa, Oman. Change image

English : The minaret of Friday Mosque as seen from Nizwa Fort, Nizwa, Oman.

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Front view of Opera and Ballet Theatre in Novosibirsk, Russia. Change image

English : Front view of Opera and Ballet Theatre in Novosibirsk, Russia.

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Ypthima baldus, Common Five-ring, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia. Change image

English : Ypthima baldus, Common Five-ring, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia.

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Bas-reliefs of palace guards at the monumental stairs of the Apadana in Persepolis, today Iran. The Apadana was the largest building on the Terrace at Persepolis and was most likely the main hall of the kings. The reliefs of the stairs show delegates of the 23 subject nations of the Persian Empire paying tribute to Darius I along with the here depicted guards. These reliefs are very valuable since the great detail of various of the delegates give insight into the costume and equipment of the various peoples of Persia in the 5th century BC. Change image

English : Bas-reliefs of palace guards at the monumental stairs of the Apadana in Persepolis, today Iran. The Apadana was the largest building on the Terrace at Persepolis and was most likely the main hall of the kings. The reliefs of the stairs show delegates of the 23 subject nations of the Persian Empire paying tribute to Darius I along with the here depicted guards. These reliefs are very valuable since the great detail of various of the delegates give insight into the costume and equipment of the various peoples of Persia in the 5th century BC.

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Torah ark and Bema at the Spanish Synagogue (in Czech Španělská synagoga) in Josefov, Prague, Czech Republic Change image

English : Torah ark and Bema at the Spanish Synagogue (in Czech Španělská synagoga) in Josefov, Prague, Czech Republic

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European Brown Bear (Ursus arctos arctos) at Whipsnade Zoo Change image

English : European Brown Bear (Ursus arctos arctos) at Whipsnade Zoo

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NZR JA class 1271 crossing the Otaki River on returning from an excursion to Woodville, New Zealand Change image

English : NZR JA class 1271 crossing the Otaki River on returning from an excursion to Woodville, New Zealand

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View from Mönchsberg to Hohensalzburg Castle and the historic center of Salzburg, federal state of Salzburg, Austria Change image

English : View from Mönchsberg to Hohensalzburg Castle and the historic center of Salzburg, federal state of Salzburg, Austria

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A view of the interior of Nasir ol Molk Mosque located in Shiraz, Iran. The mosque includes extensive colored glass in its facade that makes beautiful colors when light is passed through it and is reflected on the carpets. Change image

English : A view of the interior of Nasir ol Molk Mosque located in Shiraz, Iran. The mosque includes extensive colored glass in its facade that makes beautiful colors when light is passed through it and is reflected on the carpets.

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A female red-crowned woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus rubricapillus). Trinidad and Tobago became a Republic on August 1, 1976. September 24 is Republic Day, the date when the Parliament first met. Change image

English : A female red-crowned woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus rubricapillus). Trinidad and Tobago became a Republic on August 1, 1976. September 24 is Republic Day, the date when the Parliament first met.

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Waterfall in Khapkhal Reserve near Alushta, Crimea. Change image

English : Waterfall in Khapkhal Reserve near Alushta, Crimea.

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Panoramic view of the vanishing road through the Amaghu valley near the 13th-century monastery of Noravank, Armenia. The narrow gorge, located near Yeghegnadzor and 122 kilometres (76 mi) from the capital, Yerevan, was eroded by the Amaghu River. Change image

English : Panoramic view of the vanishing road through the Amaghu valley near the 13th-century monastery of Noravank, Armenia. The narrow gorge, located near Yeghegnadzor and 122 kilometres (76 mi) from the capital, Yerevan, was eroded by the Amaghu River.

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Topless sitting woman. Change image

English : Topless sitting woman.

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Citroën 2CV "Charleston", built from 1980 to 1990, photographed in front of Bad Wörishofen Change image

English : Citroën 2CV "Charleston", built from 1980 to 1990, photographed in front of Bad Wörishofen

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Nave of the church of St. Michael in Ellmau (Tyrol, Austria). View from the main entrance towards the altar. Change image

English : Nave of the church of St. Michael in Ellmau (Tyrol, Austria). View from the main entrance towards the altar.

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Purana tigrina is a species of cicada in the genus Purana found in Southeast Asia. This is a male. Change image

English : Purana tigrina is a species of cicada in the genus Purana found in Southeast Asia. This is a male.

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