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 View of Florence from Piazzale Michelangelo, Italy Change image |
English : View of Florence from Piazzale Michelangelo, Italy
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 Statue of Yaksha (in the Ramakien, broad class of nature-spirits, usually benevolent, but sometimes mischievous or capricious, connected with water, fertility, trees, the forest, treasure and wilderness) supporting the base of one of the Two Golden Chedi of Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok, Thailand. Change image |
English : Statue of Yaksha (in the Ramakien, broad class of nature-spirits, usually benevolent, but sometimes mischievous or capricious, connected with water, fertility, trees, the forest, treasure and wilderness) supporting the base of one of the Two Golden Chedi of Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok, Thailand.
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English : Archaeologist Andrew Sorensen (Leiden University) explains when and how humans first made fire.
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English : Manifestation for "Frexit", in Paris, Sept 6th 2025.
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_female_in_flight.jpg) Malabar pied hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus) female in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka. Like all hornbills, the bird has a large casque; the male's casque is even larger. Change image |
English : Malabar pied hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus) female in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka. Like all hornbills, the bird has a large casque; the male's casque is even larger.
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 A view of the choir of St. Bonifatius Church (Wiesbaden, Germany). Today is the feast of St. Boniface. Change image |
English : A view of the choir of St. Bonifatius Church (Wiesbaden, Germany). Today is the feast of St. Boniface.
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.jpg) Photographic art based on the multicolored columns in the portal hall in Freiburg Minster, Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Change image |
English : Photographic art based on the multicolored columns in the portal hall in Freiburg Minster, Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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 Zapornia pusilla (Baillon's Crake) in Baruipur, West Bengal, India. Change image |
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English : Nerobergbahn Wiesbaden. Part 1: Draining the ballast water from the car’s previous descent. Part 2: Ride from the lower station to the upper station with a stop at the passing loop
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._13-06-2025_(d.j.b.).jpg) Flower buds of a shrubby St. John's wort ('Hypericum androsaemum). Focus stack of 25 photos. Change image |
English : Flower buds of a shrubby St. John's wort ('Hypericum androsaemum). Focus stack of 25 photos.
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English : The Sapu Tangan dance is performed in a Mak Inang or medium tempo, namely 2/4, but slightly faster. This dance is a traditional Malay dance from North Sumatra, often referred to as the Cek Minah Sayang dance.
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English : Wang Jingwei Regime song
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 Hills of České Středohoří (Central Bohemian Highlands): Malý Křižák, Křižák, Brník, Srdov, Milá Change image |
English : Hills of České Středohoří (Central Bohemian Highlands): Malý Křižák, Křižák, Brník, Srdov, Milá
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English : Grey-headed Fish Eagle (Icthyophaga ichthyaetus) in Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India.
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 Panorama of Hong Kong's harbour and skyline, as seen from Victoria Peak on a rainy night of June 11, 2019. Change image |
English : Panorama of Hong Kong's harbour and skyline, as seen from Victoria Peak on a rainy night of June 11, 2019.
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.jpg) A memorial to victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in front the Stonewall Inn in New York City. On June 12, 2016, a terrorist shot and killed 49 people and wounded 53 more in a mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, USA. Change image |
English : A memorial to victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in front the Stonewall Inn in New York City. On June 12, 2016, a terrorist shot and killed 49 people and wounded 53 more in a mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, USA.
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_-_stained_glass,_sacristy,_Immaculate_Heart_detail.jpg) An image of the Immaculate Heart of Mary on a stained-glass window located in a church in St. Peters, Missouri. Today is the feast day of the Immaculate Heart in the Roman Catholic Church. Change image |
English : An image of the Immaculate Heart of Mary on a stained-glass window located in a church in St. Peters, Missouri. Today is the feast day of the Immaculate Heart in the Roman Catholic Church.
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,_parque_nacional_de_la_Selva_Impenetrable_de_Bwindi,_Uganda,_2024-02-02,_DD_80.jpg) Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda Change image |
English : Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
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English : The wind farms Tattendorf and Pottendorf in Lower Austria, Austria. On today's „Global Wind Day“ twind energy is celebrated and information about wind energy, its power and the possibilities are shared.
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.jpg) View of Kirchberg an der Jagst, Germany, from the river Jagst. At the right the listed bridge, build in 1779; behind it the hill which supports Kirchberg Castle (top) and the old town of Kirchberg. Change image |
English : View of Kirchberg an der Jagst, Germany, from the river Jagst. At the right the listed bridge, build in 1779; behind it the hill which supports Kirchberg Castle (top) and the old town of Kirchberg.
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 Lt. Col. Nick Rutgers preparing his F-15 Eagle for flight Change image |
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_male.jpg) Red-headed weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps leuconotus) male building nest in the Soysambu Conservancy, Kenya. Change image |
English : Red-headed weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps leuconotus) male building nest in the Soysambu Conservancy, Kenya.
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 Alley on Escheckstraße (and part of the cuckoo clock trail), Schönwald im Schwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Change image |
English : Alley on Escheckstraße (and part of the cuckoo clock trail), Schönwald im Schwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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.jpg) Flower of a Geranium sanguineum, bloody crane's-bill. Focus stack of 51 photos. Change image |
English : Flower of a Geranium sanguineum, bloody crane's-bill. Focus stack of 51 photos.
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 Bags of organic fertiliser adorn newly-planted fields against a backdrop of the Western Catchment in the Nilgiri mountains. Tamil Nadu, India Change image |
English : Bags of organic fertiliser adorn newly-planted fields against a backdrop of the Western Catchment in the Nilgiri mountains. Tamil Nadu, India
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 Chrysomma sinense (Yellow-eyed Babbler) in Bhigwan, Maharashtra, India. Change image |
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 As the sun fades away you get to see a real beauty, you get to see some gazelles, you can't actually see any details but their silhouettes glazing within the sun rays Change image |
English : As the sun fades away you get to see a real beauty, you get to see some gazelles, you can't actually see any details but their silhouettes glazing within the sun rays
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.jpg) The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud (Messier 24) is a dust-free window into distant regions of the Milky Way, visible to the naked eye in dark skies. This 3-panel mosaic spans only a small portion of the star cloud in near infrared and visible light. The field includes the open clusters NGC 6603 (left) and Collinder 469 (center), the dark nebula Barnard 92 (right), and the H-II region Sharpless 41 (green glow). Tonight, the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud can be seen all night from most of the world. Change image |
English : The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud (Messier 24) is a dust-free window into distant regions of the Milky Way, visible to the naked eye in dark skies. This 3-panel mosaic spans only a small portion of the star cloud in near infrared and visible light. The field includes the open clusters NGC 6603 (left) and Collinder 469 (center), the dark nebula Barnard 92 (right), and the H-II region Sharpless 41 (green glow). Tonight, the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud can be seen all night from most of the world.
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 Genex Tower in Belgrade, Serbia, an iconic example of Yugoslav brutalism, framed with abandoned car park. Today is 35 years since both Slovenia and Croatia declared their independence from Yugoslavia, and started the breakup of Yugoslavia. Change image |
English : Genex Tower in Belgrade, Serbia, an iconic example of Yugoslav brutalism, framed with abandoned car park. Today is 35 years since both Slovenia and Croatia declared their independence from Yugoslavia, and started the breakup of Yugoslavia.
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 The Dzhuguturlyuchat massif with mountain peaks and glaciers. Dombay, Caucasus Mountains, Karachay-Cherkessia. Change image |
English : The Dzhuguturlyuchat massif with mountain peaks and glaciers. Dombay, Caucasus Mountains, Karachay-Cherkessia.
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.jpg) Singer-songwriter Max Giesinger at 5th Zeltfestival Rhein-Neckar, Mannheim, Germany Change image |
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 A 1981 Ribbon schematic of the 3D structure of the protein triose phosphate isomerase by Jane Richardson. Today is voice actress Tajja Isen's birthday. She voiced Betty Barrett aka the titular hero in the 2004 Canadian animated series Atomic Betty Change image |
English : A 1981 Ribbon schematic of the 3D structure of the protein triose phosphate isomerase by Jane Richardson. Today is voice actress Tajja Isen's birthday. She voiced Betty Barrett aka the titular hero in the 2004 Canadian animated series Atomic Betty
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 Little street musicians, Paris. Image captured between 1910 and 1929. Change image |
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