Commons:Picture of the day
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| 18 July 2024 |
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Temple-fortress Valery against the background of the Haut de Cry mountain, Canton of Valais, Switzerland. +/− [en]
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,_Madeira,_Portugal,_2019-05-31,_DD_24.jpg) Exemplar of an adult dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) of about 150 centimetres (59 in) length and 60 kilograms (130 lb) heavy seen at a depth of about 25 metres (82 ft), Garajau Marine Nature Reserve, Madeira, Portugal Change image |
English : Exemplar of an adult dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) of about 150 centimetres (59 in) length and 60 kilograms (130 lb) heavy seen at a depth of about 25 metres (82 ft), Garajau Marine Nature Reserve, Madeira, Portugal
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.jpg) Creative photograph “Pocket watch” (with background from the special ammunition depot Dülmen-Visbeck, Dernekamp, Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) Change image |
English : Creative photograph “Pocket watch” (with background from the special ammunition depot Dülmen-Visbeck, Dernekamp, Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
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 Young male African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) crossing the road in the Kafue National Park, Zambia. Trunk raised to evaluate the safari vehicle. Change image |
English : Young male African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) crossing the road in the Kafue National Park, Zambia. Trunk raised to evaluate the safari vehicle.
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 The Seven Lakes' valley of Yedigöller National Park, Turkey. Photo shows Büyükgöl (Big Lake) Change image |
English : The Seven Lakes' valley of Yedigöller National Park, Turkey. Photo shows Büyükgöl (Big Lake)
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 Residential building "Katscha" in Norrköping, Sweden. It was built in 2015. Change image |
English : Residential building "Katscha" in Norrköping, Sweden. It was built in 2015.
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 Platform at Kungsträdgården Metro station, Stockholm. Change image |
English : Platform at Kungsträdgården Metro station, Stockholm.
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 Wild juvenile leopard (Panthera pardus) perched on a tree in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania Change image |
English : Wild juvenile leopard (Panthera pardus) perched on a tree in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
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_female_and_juvenile_male_on_nest_Michaelmas_Cay.jpg) Brown booby (Sula leucogaster plotus) female feeding juvenile male on nest, Michaelmas Cay, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia Change image |
English : Brown booby (Sula leucogaster plotus) female feeding juvenile male on nest, Michaelmas Cay, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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 Scarce dagger (Acronicta auricoma) larva, feeding on the moor birch (Betula pubescens). Niitvälja bog, Northwestern Estonia. Change image |
English : Scarce dagger (Acronicta auricoma) larva, feeding on the moor birch (Betula pubescens). Niitvälja bog, Northwestern Estonia.
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_02.jpg) Seed head, with plumed seeds, of a Clematis texensis 'Princess Diana'. The plant is in the infructescence stage. Focus stack of 71 photos. Change image |
English : Seed head, with plumed seeds, of a Clematis texensis 'Princess Diana'. The plant is in the infructescence stage. Focus stack of 71 photos.
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 São Bento Monastery roof, São Paulo, Brazil. Today is the feast day of Saint Benedict. Change image |
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.jpg) The 2014 FIFA World Cup final between Germany and Argentina. The match took place at the Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, on this day in 2014. Change image |
English : The 2014 FIFA World Cup final between Germany and Argentina. The match took place at the Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, on this day in 2014.
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 The Patrouille de France flying during an air show in Poland. This unit of the French Air Force traditionally opens the Bastille Day military parade in Paris each 14 July. Change image |
English : The Patrouille de France flying during an air show in Poland. This unit of the French Air Force traditionally opens the Bastille Day military parade in Paris each 14 July.
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 View of the Geiranger Church, the surrounding cemetery and the famous Geirangerfjord in the back. The parish church belongs to the Church of Norway and is located in the village of Geiranger, Stranda Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The wooden church was built in a octagonal style in 1842 by architect Hans Klipe but on the same spot there had been previously a stave church, which was torn down in 1742 and a second one that was burned in 1841. Change image |
English : View of the Geiranger Church, the surrounding cemetery and the famous Geirangerfjord in the back. The parish church belongs to the Church of Norway and is located in the village of Geiranger, Stranda Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The wooden church was built in a octagonal style in 1842 by architect Hans Klipe but on the same spot there had been previously a stave church, which was torn down in 1742 and a second one that was burned in 1841.
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.jpg) Rain-soaked remnant of a flower (Helenium 'El Dorado') Focus stack of 71 photos. Change image |
English : Rain-soaked remnant of a flower (Helenium 'El Dorado') Focus stack of 71 photos.
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,_Darling_Harbour_--_2019_--_3193-5.jpg) Night in Darling Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Change image |
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| Temple-fortress Valery against the background of the Haut de Cry mountain, Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Change image |
English : Temple-fortress Valery against the background of the Haut de Cry mountain, Canton of Valais, Switzerland.
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 Relief of Darius the Great (𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁, Dārayavauš) in Persepolis Change image |
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 Triumph of St. Ignatius of Loyola, ceiling fresco by Andrea Pozzo, church Sant'Ignazio, Rome, Italy. Change image |
English : Triumph of St. Ignatius of Loyola, ceiling fresco by Andrea Pozzo, church Sant'Ignazio, Rome, Italy.
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 Sunset in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sugarloaf Mountain is visible in the left background. Change image |
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.jpg) Heilbronn, Germany, district Kirchhausen: the former water castle of the Teutonic Order, built in 1572–1578. Change image |
English : Heilbronn, Germany, district Kirchhausen: the former water castle of the Teutonic Order, built in 1572–1578.
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.jpg) Sally Ride as photographed in 1984. She died on this day in 2012. Change image |
English : Sally Ride as photographed in 1984. She died on this day in 2012.
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 Volcano eruption at Fagradalsfjall next to Litli-Hrútur in Iceland in July 2023 captured from up close with a drone. Such a shot was only made possible by the use of new technologies, since it is otherwise impossible to safely observe an erupting volcano at such close range. Change image |
English : Volcano eruption at Fagradalsfjall next to Litli-Hrútur in Iceland in July 2023 captured from up close with a drone. Such a shot was only made possible by the use of new technologies, since it is otherwise impossible to safely observe an erupting volcano at such close range.
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 The Saint James's Tower in Paris (France). The only surviving part of a 16th-century church destroyed during the French Revolution, it is nowadays a national historic landmark and one of the starting points of the Way of St James. Change image |
English : The Saint James's Tower in Paris (France). The only surviving part of a 16th-century church destroyed during the French Revolution, it is nowadays a national historic landmark and one of the starting points of the Way of St James.
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 Race Imboden of the United States (L) fences against Italy's Andrea Cassarà (R) in the men's foil team final of the 2013 World Fencing Championships 2013 at Syma Hall in Budapest, 12 August 2013. Change image |
English : Race Imboden of the United States (L) fences against Italy's Andrea Cassarà (R) in the men's foil team final of the 2013 World Fencing Championships 2013 at Syma Hall in Budapest, 12 August 2013.
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 For the easy hike it requires, Volcano Pacaya, Guatemala, offers more than a rewarding view over volcanoes Fuego, Acatenango and Agua. Change image |
English : For the easy hike it requires, Volcano Pacaya, Guatemala, offers more than a rewarding view over volcanoes Fuego, Acatenango and Agua.
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 Benjamin Compaoré competes in the men's triple jump final during the French Athletics Championships 2013 at Stade Charléty in Paris, July 2013. Change image |
English : Benjamin Compaoré competes in the men's triple jump final during the French Athletics Championships 2013 at Stade Charléty in Paris, July 2013.
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 Memorial (2012) by Clas Steinmann (*1941) to the deportation of Sinti and Roma in Trier (west view). Change image |
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 Views of the Historic centre of Córdoba from the Guadalquivir River, from where the Mosque-Cathedral and the Roman Bridge stand out, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994. In the image you can also see the Puerta del Puente, the Triunfo de San Rafael and part of the Episcopal Palace. Change image |
English : Views of the Historic centre of Córdoba from the Guadalquivir River, from where the Mosque-Cathedral and the Roman Bridge stand out, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994. In the image you can also see the Puerta del Puente, the Triunfo de San Rafael and part of the Episcopal Palace.
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