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Picture of the day
5 December 2021
Franeker. Stadhuis. 03-08-2021. (actm) 02.jpg
Franeker. Town Hall (1591). Portret (Portrait) van Eise Eisinga.
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Town hall of Kiel, capital of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Its tower, which is 106 metres (348 ft) high, is one of the city landmarks.

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English : Town hall of Kiel, capital of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Its tower, which is 106 metres (348 ft) high, is one of the city landmarks.

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Ice formations on Lake Baikal near Ogoy Island (Irkutsk Oblast, Russia)

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English : Ice formations on Lake Baikal near Ogoy Island (Irkutsk Oblast, Russia)

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Golden-eyed tree frog, also known as the blue-sided leaf frog (Agalychnis annae), in Heredia, a suburb of the capital San José, Costa Rica.

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English : Golden-eyed tree frog, also known as the blue-sided leaf frog (Agalychnis annae), in Heredia, a suburb of the capital San José, Costa Rica.

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Cooling pond at Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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English : Cooling pond at Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Franeker. Town Hall (1591). Portret (Portrait) van Eise Eisinga.

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English : Franeker. Town Hall (1591). Portret (Portrait) van Eise Eisinga.

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Wooden bust of King David at the choir stalls of St. George’s Collegiate Church in Tübingen, Germany. The choir stalls are dated to 1491.

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English : Wooden bust of King David at the choir stalls of St. George’s Collegiate Church in Tübingen, Germany. The choir stalls are dated to 1491.

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Three weeks old Equus asinus in Kadzidłowo, Poland.

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English : Three weeks old Equus asinus in Kadzidłowo, Poland.

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Two women walk past the huge cavity where one of the ancient Buddhas of Bamiyan used to stand, June 17, 2012. The monumental statues were built in A.D. 507 and 554 and were the largest statues of standing Buddha on Earth until the Taliban dynamited them in 2001.

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English : Two women walk past the huge cavity where one of the ancient Buddhas of Bamiyan used to stand, June 17, 2012. The monumental statues were built in A.D. 507 and 554 and were the largest statues of standing Buddha on Earth until the Taliban dynamited them in 2001.

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Neon sign of the Boulevard Hotel on Ocean Drive, Miami Beach Art Deco District

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English : Neon sign of the Boulevard Hotel on Ocean Drive, Miami Beach Art Deco District

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A Jain woman does Abhishek of feet of Bhagwan Bahubali Gomateswara at Shravanabelagola, Karnataka, India.

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English : A Jain woman does Abhishek of feet of Bhagwan Bahubali Gomateswara at Shravanabelagola, Karnataka, India.

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Fallen chestnut from a Aesculus.

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English : Fallen chestnut from a Aesculus.

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Lake Mystery, Canterbury, New Zealand

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English : Lake Mystery, Canterbury, New Zealand

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View of Ålesund from Aksla, Norway.

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English : View of Ålesund from Aksla, Norway.

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Dunes and shadows in Sossusvlei, Namibia.

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English : Dunes and shadows in Sossusvlei, Namibia.

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Senden castle, Senden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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English : Senden castle, Senden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Image taken by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter showing descent of Phoenix with a crater in the background.

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English : Image taken by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter showing descent of Phoenix with a crater in the background.

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Close Wing position of Delias berinda berinda (Moore, 1872) – Patkai Dark Jezebel

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English : Close Wing position of Delias berinda berinda (Moore, 1872) – Patkai Dark Jezebel

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Harlingen. Saint Michael's Church. main altar. Donated by the Winkeler family.

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English : Harlingen. Saint Michael's Church. main altar. Donated by the Winkeler family.

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Euromaidan 2013-2014. Guard of Maidan. Kyiv, Ukraine.

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English : Euromaidan 2013-2014. Guard of Maidan. Kyiv, Ukraine.

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The virgin Mary with the Christ Child, keystone of the Gothic vault in the choir room of the collegiate church of St. George’s Collegiate Church, Tübingen, Germany.

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English : The virgin Mary with the Christ Child, keystone of the Gothic vault in the choir room of the collegiate church of St. George’s Collegiate Church, Tübingen, Germany.

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Female Scintillant hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) feeding on Abutilon sp. flower, in Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama. This is one of a set of three images (with this one and this one), showing how this tiny hummingbird has to pierce the side of the flower to feed.

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English : Female Scintillant hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) feeding on Abutilon sp. flower, in Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama. This is one of a set of three images (with this one and this one), showing how this tiny hummingbird has to pierce the side of the flower to feed.

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Saint John Altarpiece at the Dominican church St. Nicholas in Friesach, Carinthia, Austria. Elder St. Veit Workshop, 1500–1512.

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English : Saint John Altarpiece at the Dominican church St. Nicholas in Friesach, Carinthia, Austria. Elder St. Veit Workshop, 1500–1512.

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Harmandir Sahib a.k.a. Golden Temple and its surrounding sacred pond ("Amrit Sarovar") are visible through fog on a cold winter morning.

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English : Harmandir Sahib a.k.a. Golden Temple and its surrounding sacred pond ("Amrit Sarovar") are visible through fog on a cold winter morning.

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Traditional Macedonian moussaka based on potatoes

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English : Traditional Macedonian moussaka based on potatoes

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