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General view of Persepolis ("The Persian City"), situated 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of the city of Shiraz in Fars Province, Iran. The UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979 dates back to 515 BC and it was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire. |
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1
 Arcades at Nationalmuseet, Kopenhagen, Denmark Change image | English : Arcades at Nationalmuseet, Kopenhagen, Denmark |
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 The High Court of Australia, in Canberra, ACT, is an unusual and distinctive structure, built in the brutalist style, and features a public atrium with a 24-metre-high roof. The building was completed in 1980. The High Court was added to the Australian National Heritage List in November 2007. Change image | English : The High Court of Australia, in Canberra, ACT, is an unusual and distinctive structure, built in the brutalist style, and features a public atrium with a 24-metre-high roof. The building was completed in 1980. The High Court was added to the Australian National Heritage List in November 2007. |
3
 The Loves of Paris and Helen is a 1788 painting by Jacques-Louis David, showing Helen of Troy and Paris from Homer's Iliad. It is now in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Change image | English : The Loves of Paris and Helen is a 1788 painting by Jacques-Louis David, showing Helen of Troy and Paris from Homer's Iliad. It is now in the Louvre Museum in Paris. |
4
 Diagram of the geological process of subduction. Change image | English : Diagram of the geological process of subduction. |
5
 Jo Wilson, a forward, during warm-ups before the London Bees vs. Millwall Lionesses match on 15 April 2017. Change image | English : Jo Wilson, a forward, during warm-ups before the London Bees vs. Millwall Lionesses match on 15 April 2017. |
6
 Night view of the front of the German Chancellery building (in German Bundeskanzleramt), located in the heart of Berlin, Germany. The building, of postmodern style with elements of modernist style was opened in 2001 and was designed by Charlotte Frank and Axel Schultes. The iron sculpture called "Berlin" is work of Eduardo Chillida. The building hosts the agency serving the executive office of the Chancellor of Germany, the head of the federal government, currently Angela Merkel. Change image | English : Night view of the front of the German Chancellery building (in German Bundeskanzleramt), located in the heart of Berlin, Germany. The building, of postmodern style with elements of modernist style was opened in 2001 and was designed by Charlotte Frank and Axel Schultes. The iron sculpture called "Berlin" is work of Eduardo Chillida. The building hosts the agency serving the executive office of the Chancellor of Germany, the head of the federal government, currently Angela Merkel. |
7
 Magpie moth (Abraxas grossulariata), a moth of the family Geometridae, in Oxfordshire Change image | English : Magpie moth (Abraxas grossulariata), a moth of the family Geometridae, in Oxfordshire |
8
 Railing with flowers in Ia, Santorini, Greece Change image | English : Railing with flowers in Ia, Santorini, Greece |
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 West facade of the Paul-Löbe-Haus in Berlin-Mitte during the blue hour. The building was designed by architect Stephan Braunfels and built between 1997 and 2002. It's one of the buildings of the German parliament. Change image | English : West facade of the Paul-Löbe-Haus in Berlin-Mitte during the blue hour. The building was designed by architect Stephan Braunfels and built between 1997 and 2002. It's one of the buildings of the German parliament. |
10
 Camel caravan transporting salt from the salt works at Lake Karum, Afar Region, Ethiopia Change image | English : Camel caravan transporting salt from the salt works at Lake Karum, Afar Region, Ethiopia |
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 The Frauenkirche is a church in the Bavarian city of Munich that serves as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. It is a landmark and a symbol of the Bavarian capital. Change image | English : The Frauenkirche is a church in the Bavarian city of Munich that serves as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. It is a landmark and a symbol of the Bavarian capital. |
12
 Submerged church of St. Nicholas, Mavrovo Lake, Republic of Macedonia. The church was built in 1850 and submerged in the local lake in 1953, but due to droughts in the 21st century it has largely appeared out of the lake. Change image | English : Submerged church of St. Nicholas, Mavrovo Lake, Republic of Macedonia. The church was built in 1850 and submerged in the local lake in 1953, but due to droughts in the 21st century it has largely appeared out of the lake. |
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 St. Trudpert's Abbey Change image | English : St. Trudpert's Abbey |
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 The head of an adult Striated Heron (Butorides striata javanica). Change image | English : The head of an adult Striated Heron (Butorides striata javanica). |
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 The main office complex of the ADAC (General German Automobile Club) in Munich was designed by Sauerbruch Hutton and opened in 2012. Change image | English : The main office complex of the ADAC (General German Automobile Club) in Munich was designed by Sauerbruch Hutton and opened in 2012. |
16
 Ugandan kobs (Kobus kob thomasi) female and calf, Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda Change image | English : Ugandan kobs (Kobus kob thomasi) female and calf, Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda |
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 "Airborne" by Christopher Klein, an art installation representing a gas molecule. Built in 2008 for The Linde Group's headquarters, the Angerhof, in Munich. Change image | English : "Airborne" by Christopher Klein, an art installation representing a gas molecule. Built in 2008 for The Linde Group's headquarters, the Angerhof, in Munich. |
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 Aerial photo of the Curonian Spit National Park in Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia) Change image | English : Aerial photo of the Curonian Spit National Park in Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia) |
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General view of Persepolis ("The Persian City"), situated 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of the city of Shiraz in Fars Province, Iran. The UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979 dates back to 515 BC and it was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire. Change image | English : General view of Persepolis ("The Persian City"), situated 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of the city of Shiraz in Fars Province, Iran. The UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979 dates back to 515 BC and it was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire. |
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 Crete: European route E75 Change image | English : Crete: European route E75 |
21
 Silja Serenade in archipelagos of Stockholm Change image | English : Silja Serenade in archipelagos of Stockholm |
22
 Sunset panorama of the Toronto skyline as seen from the Toronto Islands. Change image | English : Sunset panorama of the Toronto skyline as seen from the Toronto Islands. |
23
 A sailboat on the body of water "Plan d'eau du Vidourle" in Le Grau-du-Roi, France. Change image | English : A sailboat on the body of water "Plan d'eau du Vidourle" in Le Grau-du-Roi, France. |
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 High altar (Altar of the Holy Helpers) at the parish church Freistadt, Upper Austria. Anonymous master of the Danube school (Lienhard Krapfenbacher?), around 1520. Change image | English : High altar (Altar of the Holy Helpers) at the parish church Freistadt, Upper Austria. Anonymous master of the Danube school (Lienhard Krapfenbacher?), around 1520. |
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 View of one of the six courtyards of the Abbāsi House, a large traditional historical house located in Kashan, Iran. Built during the late 18th century, it is said to have been the property of a famous cleric. Change image | English : View of one of the six courtyards of the Abbāsi House, a large traditional historical house located in Kashan, Iran. Built during the late 18th century, it is said to have been the property of a famous cleric. |
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 On the left the Reichstag building. On the right next to it the east side of the Paul-Löbe-Haus in Berlin-Mitte, facing the river Spree, during the blue hour. Change image | English : On the left the Reichstag building. On the right next to it the east side of the Paul-Löbe-Haus in Berlin-Mitte, facing the river Spree, during the blue hour. |
27
 A captive Red kite (Milvus milvus) in the Adlerwarte Obernberg am Inn falconry. Obernberg am Inn, Austria. Change image | English : A captive Red kite (Milvus milvus) in the Adlerwarte Obernberg am Inn falconry. Obernberg am Inn, Austria. |
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 The nebula N159 in the Large Magellanic Cloud Change image | English : The nebula N159 in the Large Magellanic Cloud |
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 Ida Husted Harper, was an American author, journalist, columnist, and suffragist, as well as the chosen biographer of Susan B. Anthony, whom she also worked with on the six-volume History of Woman Suffrage. Harper also served as secretary of the Indiana chapter of the National Woman Suffrage Association, became a prominent figure in the women's suffrage movement in the U.S., and wrote columns on women's issues for numerous newspapers across the United States, amongst other things. Change image | English : Ida Husted Harper, was an American author, journalist, columnist, and suffragist, as well as the chosen biographer of Susan B. Anthony, whom she also worked with on the six-volume History of Woman Suffrage. Harper also served as secretary of the Indiana chapter of the National Woman Suffrage Association, became a prominent figure in the women's suffrage movement in the U.S., and wrote columns on women's issues for numerous newspapers across the United States, amongst other things. |
30
 Attacus taprobanis female Change image | English : Attacus taprobanis female |
31
 Interior of the Serbian Orthodox Nova Gračanica church, built in 2000 and located on the Crkvina Hill overlooking the town of Trebinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The temple is an exact copy of the Gračanica monastery in Kosovo (built in 1321). Change image | English : Interior of the Serbian Orthodox Nova Gračanica church, built in 2000 and located on the Crkvina Hill overlooking the town of Trebinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The temple is an exact copy of the Gračanica monastery in Kosovo (built in 1321). |
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