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Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Assisi, Italia. Francis of Assisi died at 3 October 1226.

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Hverfjall, located in northern Iceland's Mývatn region, is a rare example of a tuff ring volcano. The diameter of its crater spans approx. 1 km. A glimpse of Lake Mývatn can be spotted in the background. Change image

English : Hverfjall, located in northern Iceland's Mývatn region, is a rare example of a tuff ring volcano. The diameter of its crater spans approx. 1 km. A glimpse of Lake Mývatn can be spotted in the background.

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The Flora Fountain in Mumbai, India. Change image

English : The Flora Fountain in Mumbai, India.

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Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Assisi, Italia. Francis of Assisi died at 3 October 1226. Change image

English : Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Assisi, Italia. Francis of Assisi died at 3 October 1226.

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Refectory (dining room) for those conversed of the Cistercian Monastery of Santa María de Huerta. The monastery is located in the village of Santa María de Huerta, province of Soria, Castille and León, Spain. The first stone of the building was laid by the king Alfonso VII of Castile in 1179 and the building was expanded in the 16th century thanks to the help of the kings Charles I and Philip II. Change image

English : Refectory (dining room) for those conversed of the Cistercian Monastery of Santa María de Huerta. The monastery is located in the village of Santa María de Huerta, province of Soria, Castille and León, Spain. The first stone of the building was laid by the king Alfonso VII of Castile in 1179 and the building was expanded in the 16th century thanks to the help of the kings Charles I and Philip II.

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Sunset at the Oedlerteich (Heubachniederung) near Hausdülmen, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image

English : Sunset at the Oedlerteich (Heubachniederung) near Hausdülmen, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Caenorhabditis elegans worms, who have green fluorescent protein inserted into their neurons to visualize neural development in a living worm. Tallinn University of Technology. Change image

English : Caenorhabditis elegans worms, who have green fluorescent protein inserted into their neurons to visualize neural development in a living worm. Tallinn University of Technology.

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Light traces of a ferris wheel, Viktorkirmes in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image

English : Light traces of a ferris wheel, Viktorkirmes in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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View of the Laguna Verde (Spanish for "Green Lake"), a 1.7 square kilometres (0.66 sq mi) salt lake and endorheic basin in the southwestern Altiplano, Bolivia. The lake is located at the foot of the volcano Licancabur, in the Sur Lípez Province of the Potosí Department very close to the Chilean border. Change image

English : View of the Laguna Verde (Spanish for "Green Lake"), a 1.7 square kilometres (0.66 sq mi) salt lake and endorheic basin in the southwestern Altiplano, Bolivia. The lake is located at the foot of the volcano Licancabur, in the Sur Lípez Province of the Potosí Department very close to the Chilean border.

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Organ and west rose window of Laon Cathedral Notre-Dame, Picardy, France Change image

English : Organ and west rose window of Laon Cathedral Notre-Dame, Picardy, France

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A female Cuban green woodpecker (Xiphidiopicus percussus percussus). One of many birds endemic to Cuba. Change image

English : A female Cuban green woodpecker (Xiphidiopicus percussus percussus). One of many birds endemic to Cuba.

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Dawn. A pond on the Tomashpilka river in the village of Komargorod. The first beams of the sun and fog over water. Tomashpil Raion of Vinnytsia Oblast. Ukraine. Change image

English : Dawn. A pond on the Tomashpilka river in the village of Komargorod. The first beams of the sun and fog over water. Tomashpil Raion of Vinnytsia Oblast. Ukraine.

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Large earth bumblebee (bombus terrestris) on lavender blossom. Change image

English : Large earth bumblebee (bombus terrestris) on lavender blossom.

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Liudgerhaus (left), Diözesanbibliothek (right), Überwasserkirche (background) in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image

English : Liudgerhaus (left), Diözesanbibliothek (right), Überwasserkirche (background) in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Close-up of a geyser in El Tatio, north of Chile, within the Andes Mountains near the Bolivian border. El Tatio is, at 4,320 meters above sea level, one of the highest-elevation geyser fields in the world. The field has over 80 active geysers, making it the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and the third largest in the world (after Yellowstone in the USA and Kronotsky Nature Reserve in Russia). Change image

English : Close-up of a geyser in El Tatio, north of Chile, within the Andes Mountains near the Bolivian border. El Tatio is, at 4,320 meters above sea level, one of the highest-elevation geyser fields in the world. The field has over 80 active geysers, making it the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and the third largest in the world (after Yellowstone in the USA and Kronotsky Nature Reserve in Russia).

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Iceberg at Franz-Josef Land Reserve, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia Change image

English : Iceberg at Franz-Josef Land Reserve, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia

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The Eisbach (German for "ice brook") is a small man-made river, 2 kilometres long, in Munich, Germany. It flows through the Englischer Garten and is a side arm of the Isar River. Just past a bridge near the Haus der Kunst art museum, the river forms a standing wave about 1 metre high which is a popular spot for river surfing. Change image

English : The Eisbach (German for "ice brook") is a small man-made river, 2 kilometres long, in Munich, Germany. It flows through the Englischer Garten and is a side arm of the Isar River. Just past a bridge near the Haus der Kunst art museum, the river forms a standing wave about 1 metre high which is a popular spot for river surfing.

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Forest in Meenikunno Nature Park in Estonia. Change image

English : Forest in Meenikunno Nature Park in Estonia.

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The church of Santa María de África is a Roman Catholic church located in the city of Ceuta, a Spanish exclave on the north coast of Africa. The temple is dedicated to Santa María de África, the patron saint of the city. In 1421 Henry the Navigator sent to Ceuta an image of Our Lady of Africa that guided to the first temple built to honour her in the current location, but no remains have been found from the medieval age. The church is of Baroque style and the first evidence of its existence dates from 1676. The church undergoed a renovation during the first half of the 18th century resulting in its current appearance. Change image

English : The church of Santa María de África is a Roman Catholic church located in the city of Ceuta, a Spanish exclave on the north coast of Africa. The temple is dedicated to Santa María de África, the patron saint of the city. In 1421 Henry the Navigator sent to Ceuta an image of Our Lady of Africa that guided to the first temple built to honour her in the current location, but no remains have been found from the medieval age. The church is of Baroque style and the first evidence of its existence dates from 1676. The church undergoed a renovation during the first half of the 18th century resulting in its current appearance.

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Selfoss is a waterfall on the river Jökulsá á Fjöllum in the north of Iceland. The river drops over a number of waterfalls over about 30 km before flowing into Öxarfjörður, a bay of the Arctic Sea. Change image

English : Selfoss is a waterfall on the river Jökulsá á Fjöllum in the north of Iceland. The river drops over a number of waterfalls over about 30 km before flowing into Öxarfjörður, a bay of the Arctic Sea.

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View of the Dragon Dune in the foreground and the city of Iquique in the background, Tarapacá Region, northern Chile. The dune is about 20 000 years old and was originated by coastal winds when the sea level was 100 metres (110 yd) further inside. The dune looks menacing, especially from the bottom, but is stable. It became a Natural Sanctuary in 2005 but before that it was partially removed in the West wing to allow the growth of the city of Iquique. The dune is 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) long, between 150–550 metres (160–600 yd) wide and 320 metres (350 yd) high. Iquique has aprox. 185 000 inhabitants and is a prosperous and fast-growing city thanks to the free trade activities. Change image

English : View of the Dragon Dune in the foreground and the city of Iquique in the background, Tarapacá Region, northern Chile. The dune is about 20 000 years old and was originated by coastal winds when the sea level was 100 metres (110 yd) further inside. The dune looks menacing, especially from the bottom, but is stable. It became a Natural Sanctuary in 2005 but before that it was partially removed in the West wing to allow the growth of the city of Iquique. The dune is 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) long, between 150–550 metres (160–600 yd) wide and 320 metres (350 yd) high. Iquique has aprox. 185 000 inhabitants and is a prosperous and fast-growing city thanks to the free trade activities.

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View of the event venue Tempodrom during the blue hour, Kreuzberg neighborhood, Berlin, Germany. It was inaugurated in 1980 next to the Berlin Wall on the west side of Potsdamer Platz and was housed in a large circus tent. After several changes of location it got a permanent building in 2002 and has today three performance spaces with a capacity of 3,800 people in the main one. Change image

English : View of the event venue Tempodrom during the blue hour, Kreuzberg neighborhood, Berlin, Germany. It was inaugurated in 1980 next to the Berlin Wall on the west side of Potsdamer Platz and was housed in a large circus tent. After several changes of location it got a permanent building in 2002 and has today three performance spaces with a capacity of 3,800 people in the main one.

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Andean flamingos (Phoenicoparrus andinus) in the Laguna Hedionda, Nor Lípez Province southwestern Bolivia. Change image

English : Andean flamingos (Phoenicoparrus andinus) in the Laguna Hedionda, Nor Lípez Province southwestern Bolivia.

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The alpine refuge Alpe di Tires is located at the foot of the Rosszähne mountain in the Dolomites. Change image

English : The alpine refuge Alpe di Tires is located at the foot of the Rosszähne mountain in the Dolomites.

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Potsdamer Platz, Berlin-Mitte with the following buildings (from left to right): Office building by Renzo Piano, Kollhoff-Tower (by Hans Kollhoff), Bahntower by Helmut Jahn, Beisheim Center (various architects). Change image

English : Potsdamer Platz, Berlin-Mitte with the following buildings (from left to right): Office building by Renzo Piano, Kollhoff-Tower (by Hans Kollhoff), Bahntower by Helmut Jahn, Beisheim Center (various architects).

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Technique of dehydration applied to a miniature foal. Change image

English : Technique of dehydration applied to a miniature foal.

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Icelandic landscape near Neskaupstaður. Change image

English : Icelandic landscape near Neskaupstaður.

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FCAB railway crossing the 35 kilometers (22 mi) long route over the west side of the Ascotán salt flat, southwestern Bolivia. The train covers the route Antofagasta - Calama - Ollagüe - Uyuni - La Paz, from 0 metres over the sea level in the coastal city of Antofagasta to over 4,500 metres (14,800 ft) in the area where the picture was taken (exactly in Collahuasi) and has a total length of 1,537 km (955 mi). The locomotives have engines EMD GR12 2402, Clyde GL26C-2 2010 and Clyde GL26C-2 2005 whereas the Ascotán salt flat has a surface of 246 square kilometers (95 sq mi). Change image

English : FCAB railway crossing the 35 kilometers (22 mi) long route over the west side of the Ascotán salt flat, southwestern Bolivia. The train covers the route Antofagasta - Calama - Ollagüe - Uyuni - La Paz, from 0 metres over the sea level in the coastal city of Antofagasta to over 4,500 metres (14,800 ft) in the area where the picture was taken (exactly in Collahuasi) and has a total length of 1,537 km (955 mi). The locomotives have engines EMD GR12 2402, Clyde GL26C-2 2010 and Clyde GL26C-2 2005 whereas the Ascotán salt flat has a surface of 246 square kilometers (95 sq mi).

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Winter on Ahja river. Change image

English : Winter on Ahja river.

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Infinity edge pool in a luxury resort, Mauritius. Change image

English : Infinity edge pool in a luxury resort, Mauritius.

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Fresco in the dome of Altenburg Abbey Church (Lower Austria) by Paul Troger (1733): The apocalyptic vision of St. John Change image

English : Fresco in the dome of Altenburg Abbey Church (Lower Austria) by Paul Troger (1733): The apocalyptic vision of St. John

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Close-up of an exemplar of golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) captive in Arcos de la Frontera, province of Cádiz, Spain. Change image

English : Close-up of an exemplar of golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) captive in Arcos de la Frontera, province of Cádiz, Spain.

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