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Picture of the day
1 November 2023
View of quiet Monroe Harbor in fall at dawn, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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View of quiet Monroe Harbor in fall at dawn, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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English : View of quiet Monroe Harbor in fall at dawn, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) near Chobe Game Lodge in Chobe National Park Botswana. The lodge has an all-female guiding team.

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English : Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) near Chobe Game Lodge in Chobe National Park Botswana. The lodge has an all-female guiding team.

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Rosy ermine moth (Trosia nigropunctigera), Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama.

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English : Rosy ermine moth (Trosia nigropunctigera), Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama.

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St. John Nepomuk Chapel in Hiddingsel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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English : St. John Nepomuk Chapel in Hiddingsel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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125 Bolivares share certificate, issued by the mining company Compañia Minera El Callao on 1. March 1887 in Ciudad Bolívar (Venezuela). Graphic design with underground mining scene, richly ornamented with coats of arms and monograms of the society.

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English : 125 Bolivares share certificate, issued by the mining company Compañia Minera El Callao on 1. March 1887 in Ciudad Bolívar (Venezuela). Graphic design with underground mining scene, richly ornamented with coats of arms and monograms of the society.

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F-35 Heritage Flight Team performs in Bell Fort Worth Alliance Air Show 2018, Fort Worth, Texas.

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English : F-35 Heritage Flight Team performs in Bell Fort Worth Alliance Air Show 2018, Fort Worth, Texas.

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Speyer, Germany: view from the tower of the Altpörtel (Old Gate) to southeast over the roofs of the old town to the Gedächtniskirche (left) and to the Saint Joseph Church (centre) behind which the sun is sinking.

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English : Speyer, Germany: view from the tower of the Altpörtel (Old Gate) to southeast over the roofs of the old town to the Gedächtniskirche (left) and to the Saint Joseph Church (centre) behind which the sun is sinking.

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Top view of 201 Dome Mosque, Tangail District, Bangladesh.

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English : Top view of 201 Dome Mosque, Tangail District, Bangladesh.

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People sitting in the Tuileries Garden in front of the Roue de Paris (France). This 60-metre (200 ft) tall Ferris wheel was originally installed for the 2000 millennium celebrations.

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English : People sitting in the Tuileries Garden in front of the Roue de Paris (France). This 60-metre (200 ft) tall Ferris wheel was originally installed for the 2000 millennium celebrations.

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St. Stefan Dečanski (Stefan Uroš III Dečanski of Serbia), icon, Jasenovac Monastery, Croatia.

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English : St. Stefan Dečanski (Stefan Uroš III Dečanski of Serbia), icon, Jasenovac Monastery, Croatia.

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Cape May Lighthouse, Cape May, New Jersey, at sunset. The lighthouse was built in 1859, automated in 1946, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1973.

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English : Cape May Lighthouse, Cape May, New Jersey, at sunset. The lighthouse was built in 1859, automated in 1946, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1973.

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10th century stone sculpture of the Hindu God Vishnu at Sheshnarayan Temple at Pharphing, near Kathmandu, Nepal.

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English : 10th century stone sculpture of the Hindu God Vishnu at Sheshnarayan Temple at Pharphing, near Kathmandu, Nepal.

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A drinker (Euthrix potatoria) in Pärnu, Estonia.

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English : A drinker (Euthrix potatoria) in Pärnu, Estonia.

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Hercegovačka Gračanica is Serbian Orthodox monastery located on the historic Crkvina Hill over the city of Trebinje, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The monastery, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and completed in 2000, is largely a copy of the Gračanica monastery in Kosovo.

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English : Hercegovačka Gračanica is Serbian Orthodox monastery located on the historic Crkvina Hill over the city of Trebinje, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The monastery, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and completed in 2000, is largely a copy of the Gračanica monastery in Kosovo.

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Solitary tree in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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English : Solitary tree in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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This 18th-century stained glass window depicts Elizabeth of Hungary, whose feast day is today. It is located in the City Museum of Ljubljana (Ljubljana, Slovenia).

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English : This 18th-century stained glass window depicts Elizabeth of Hungary, whose feast day is today. It is located in the City Museum of Ljubljana (Ljubljana, Slovenia).

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Daedalea quercina. Location, De Famberhorst. Focus stack of 21 photos.

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English : Daedalea quercina. Location, De Famberhorst. Focus stack of 21 photos.

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Representation of King Ramesses II on his chariot during the Battle of Kadesh against the Hittite Empire (13th century BC). Bas-relief of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt.

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English : Representation of King Ramesses II on his chariot during the Battle of Kadesh against the Hittite Empire (13th century BC). Bas-relief of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt.

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Children playing amongst drying colored cloth

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English : Children playing amongst drying colored cloth

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Children of the Banna tribe in Ethiopia with traditional body painting, playing on wooden stilts.

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English : Children of the Banna tribe in Ethiopia with traditional body painting, playing on wooden stilts.

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Posthumous official presidential portrait of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

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English : Posthumous official presidential portrait of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

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View to Rio de Janeiro city from Niterói - RJ, Brazil.

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English : View to Rio de Janeiro city from Niterói - RJ, Brazil.

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Maribor, Slovenia, center of town, alley to river Drau

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English : Maribor, Slovenia, center of town, alley to river Drau

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Adelie penguins in the South Shetland Islands.

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English : Adelie penguins in the South Shetland Islands.

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Top view of Kantanagar Temple. The Kantanagar Temple is a late-medieval Hindu temple in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. The Kantajew Temple is a religious edifice belonging to the 18th century. The temple belongs to the Hindu Kanta or Krishna and this is most popular with the Radha-Krishna cult (assemble of memorable love) in Bengal.

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English : Top view of Kantanagar Temple. The Kantanagar Temple is a late-medieval Hindu temple in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. The Kantajew Temple is a religious edifice belonging to the 18th century. The temple belongs to the Hindu Kanta or Krishna and this is most popular with the Radha-Krishna cult (assemble of memorable love) in Bengal.

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The interior of the upper church floor of Bürgersaalkirche, a former Jesuit church in Munich.

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English : The interior of the upper church floor of Bürgersaalkirche, a former Jesuit church in Munich.

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