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Blue-hour view of the free-standing bell tower of the Pula Cathedral, Pula, Croatia. The present-day cathedral came into existence through a series of expansions of pre-existing 5th-century religious buildings, whereas the baroque-style bell tower, located in front of the basilica, was added in 1707 and was built using stones taken from the Roman-built Pula Arena. Change image

English : Blue-hour view of the free-standing bell tower of the Pula Cathedral, Pula, Croatia. The present-day cathedral came into existence through a series of expansions of pre-existing 5th-century religious buildings, whereas the baroque-style bell tower, located in front of the basilica, was added in 1707 and was built using stones taken from the Roman-built Pula Arena.

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Pier in Corfu, Greece Change image

English : Pier in Corfu, Greece

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Rain over Beinn Eich, Luss Hills, Scotland Change image

English : Rain over Beinn Eich, Luss Hills, Scotland

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Etching by Fritz Quant: Roman Bridge in Trier, Germany, before 1921. Change image

English : Etching by Fritz Quant: Roman Bridge in Trier, Germany, before 1921.

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Vertical view into the splendid Gothic choir vault of Saint Michael’s Church in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany. Change image

English : Vertical view into the splendid Gothic choir vault of Saint Michael’s Church in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany.

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A male Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus butterfly on Yoesden Bank in Buckinghamshire. In Greek mythology, Adonis was a very handsome man. Change image

English : A male Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus butterfly on Yoesden Bank in Buckinghamshire. In Greek mythology, Adonis was a very handsome man.

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View of Benidorm, touristic capital of the Costa Blanca (literally White Coast) in the Land of Valencia, Spain. The shot was taken from the Cross of Benidorm, located on the summit of the Sierra Helada. Benidorm is a town with 73,000 inhabitants throughout the year, but with a peak of over half a million in the summer season. It is the town with the third greatest concentration of tall buildings in Europe, after London and Milan. Within Spain, Benidorm is positioned third, behind Barcelona and Madrid in the total number of skyscrapers, but nevertheless, Benidorm has the most high-rise buildings per capita in the world. Change image

English : View of Benidorm, touristic capital of the Costa Blanca (literally White Coast) in the Land of Valencia, Spain. The shot was taken from the Cross of Benidorm, located on the summit of the Sierra Helada. Benidorm is a town with 73,000 inhabitants throughout the year, but with a peak of over half a million in the summer season. It is the town with the third greatest concentration of tall buildings in Europe, after London and Milan. Within Spain, Benidorm is positioned third, behind Barcelona and Madrid in the total number of skyscrapers, but nevertheless, Benidorm has the most high-rise buildings per capita in the world.

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Mystic Beach after sunset. The beach is located in Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Change image

English : Mystic Beach after sunset. The beach is located in Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

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Skyline of Back Bay, Boston, as viewed from Longfellow Bridge. Change image

English : Skyline of Back Bay, Boston, as viewed from Longfellow Bridge.

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Francesca Palumbo, intensive care nurse of the San Salvatore Hospital in Pesaro, Italy, at the end of her shift during the COVID-19 pandemic. 18 March 2020. Change image

English : Francesca Palumbo, intensive care nurse of the San Salvatore Hospital in Pesaro, Italy, at the end of her shift during the COVID-19 pandemic. 18 March 2020.

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Komsomolskaya (KL) metro station in Moscow Change image

English : Komsomolskaya (KL) metro station in Moscow

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The head of a Southern Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) in the Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The Pantanal is the largest wetland in South America, but less than 2% is government-protected. Change image

English : The head of a Southern Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) in the Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The Pantanal is the largest wetland in South America, but less than 2% is government-protected.

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Panoramic view of Hubbard Glacier, Alaska, United States. The longest source for Hubbard Glacier originates 122 kilometres (76 mi) from its snout and it takes about 400 years for ice to traverse the length of the glacier. As the glacier is advancing it eventually blocked the outlet of Russell Fjord in 1986. Change image

English : Panoramic view of Hubbard Glacier, Alaska, United States. The longest source for Hubbard Glacier originates 122 kilometres (76 mi) from its snout and it takes about 400 years for ice to traverse the length of the glacier. As the glacier is advancing it eventually blocked the outlet of Russell Fjord in 1986.

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View from the northern slopes of Mount Somers / Te Kiekie looking towards the north. In the front, the quite eroded Winterslow Range can be seen. In the back stands the younger and less eroded Old Man Range. On the left is the Mt Somers Range that connects both ranges. Canterbury, New Zealand. Change image

English : View from the northern slopes of Mount Somers / Te Kiekie looking towards the north. In the front, the quite eroded Winterslow Range can be seen. In the back stands the younger and less eroded Old Man Range. On the left is the Mt Somers Range that connects both ranges. Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Jewish cemetery near Waibstadt, Germany. A typical group of gravestones in the oldest, i.e. southeastern part of the cemetery. These splendid gravestones date back to the 18th century. Change image

English : Jewish cemetery near Waibstadt, Germany. A typical group of gravestones in the oldest, i.e. southeastern part of the cemetery. These splendid gravestones date back to the 18th century.

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Tamka Island in Wrocław, with the Wrocław University and Ossolineum on the background. Change image

English : Tamka Island in Wrocław, with the Wrocław University and Ossolineum on the background.

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Horses on pasture at Parco Naturale Tre Cime, South Tyrol, Italy. Change image

English : Horses on pasture at Parco Naturale Tre Cime, South Tyrol, Italy.

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Elizabeth Quay Bridge in Perth, Western Australia, Australia Change image

English : Elizabeth Quay Bridge in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Rabelos in the Douro River with the city of Porto in the background, Portugal. Rabelos are traditional Portuguese wooden cargo boats used for centuries to transport people and goods from along the Douro River. Wine was brought in rabelos from the interior of the country to Porto, home to many wine cellars. Change image

English : Rabelos in the Douro River with the city of Porto in the background, Portugal. Rabelos are traditional Portuguese wooden cargo boats used for centuries to transport people and goods from along the Douro River. Wine was brought in rabelos from the interior of the country to Porto, home to many wine cellars.

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Birch mushroom (Piptoporus betulinus) on the trunk of a birch. Change image

English : Birch mushroom (Piptoporus betulinus) on the trunk of a birch.

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Silk textile artwork showing people at work, from the Khalili Collection of Japanese Art Change image

English : Silk textile artwork showing people at work, from the Khalili Collection of Japanese Art

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Interior of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (New Cathedral) in Linz, Upper Austria Change image

English : Interior of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (New Cathedral) in Linz, Upper Austria

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The blossom of Ficaria verna. Taken in Mannheim in Käfertaler Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Change image

English : The blossom of Ficaria verna. Taken in Mannheim in Käfertaler Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Panoramic view (approx. 200 degrees) of a landscape near Collahuasi Mine, northern Chile. Change image

English : Panoramic view (approx. 200 degrees) of a landscape near Collahuasi Mine, northern Chile.

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Preparing to refuel a B-2 Spirit. Change image

English : Preparing to refuel a B-2 Spirit.

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Grey headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) skimming a pond in Brisbane's City Botanical Gardens. Change image

English : Grey headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) skimming a pond in Brisbane's City Botanical Gardens.

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Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) burrowing into the sand. Change image

English : Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) burrowing into the sand.

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Strelitzer Straße in Berlin-Mitte at night. View towards Fernsehturm. Change image

English : Strelitzer Straße in Berlin-Mitte at night. View towards Fernsehturm.

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Aerial photo of Ujście Warty National Park near Kostrzyn nad Odrą (Poland) Change image

English : Aerial photo of Ujście Warty National Park near Kostrzyn nad Odrą (Poland)

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Church of San Juan el Real in the center of Calatayud, province of Zaragoza, Spain. The baroque church was built in the 17th and 18th century and hosts among others some of the oldest remaining paintings by Francisco de Goya in the pendentives of the main dome. Change image

English : Church of San Juan el Real in the center of Calatayud, province of Zaragoza, Spain. The baroque church was built in the 17th and 18th century and hosts among others some of the oldest remaining paintings by Francisco de Goya in the pendentives of the main dome.

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