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Window in Fira, Santorini, Greece

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English : Zoom into the depth of the Mandelbrot set

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Female Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis leucomelanurus) on the Chambal River, in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the only kingfisher that has mastered the art of hovering above water to pinpoint its prey.

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English : Female Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis leucomelanurus) on the Chambal River, in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the only kingfisher that has mastered the art of hovering above water to pinpoint its prey.

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Umeda Sky Building, designed by Hiroshi Hara and completed in 1993, is the nineteenth-tallest building in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, and one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. It consists of two 40-story towers (173m) that connect at their two uppermost stories, with bridges and an escalator, depicted here, crossing the wide atrium-like space in the center.

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English : Umeda Sky Building, designed by Hiroshi Hara and completed in 1993, is the nineteenth-tallest building in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, and one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. It consists of two 40-story towers (173m) that connect at their two uppermost stories, with bridges and an escalator, depicted here, crossing the wide atrium-like space in the center.

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English : The #unteilbar (indivisible) demonstration in Dresden 2019 was directed against right-wing radicals.

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Winged altar at Ossiach Abbey Church, Carinthia, Austria. Anonymous master of the elder Villach Workshop, around 1505.

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English : Winged altar at Ossiach Abbey Church, Carinthia, Austria. Anonymous master of the elder Villach Workshop, around 1505.

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English : The Nacht von Hannover is a bike race in Hanover at night.

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Sunrise in nature reserve Ichterloh, Nordkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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English : Phalacrocorax carbo handae bathing. x40 SlowMotion

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Panoramic view of Kechut water reservoir, near the town of Jermuk, Vayots Dzor Province, Armenia. The reservoir was built in 1981, has a total volume of 23 million cubic meters and for its construction a medieval cemetery and cross stones had to be flooded.

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English : Panoramic view of Kechut water reservoir, near the town of Jermuk, Vayots Dzor Province, Armenia. The reservoir was built in 1981, has a total volume of 23 million cubic meters and for its construction a medieval cemetery and cross stones had to be flooded.

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Carrie Chapman Catt was an American women's suffrage leader who campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave U.S. women the right to vote.

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English : Carrie Chapman Catt was an American women's suffrage leader who campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave U.S. women the right to vote.

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English : Last Saturday (31 August) night, Hong Kong police stormed Prince Edward station and attacked civilians. Police are increasingly heavy-handed in handling Hong Kongers' massive protests against an extradition bill and the Chinese government.

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The Old Fortress and the Old Town of Corfu as seen from the New Fortress. The city has become known as Kastropolis (Castle City) because of its two castles. In 2007, the old town of the city was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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English : The Old Fortress and the Old Town of Corfu as seen from the New Fortress. The city has become known as Kastropolis (Castle City) because of its two castles. In 2007, the old town of the city was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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English : Drumming at Dyke March Braunschweig.

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Middle Multinskoe Lake and Altai Mountains, Altai Republic (Russia)

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Yachts at Zoebigker Harbour, lake Cospuden, Markkleeberg, Saxony, Germany.

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English : Protesting against a no deal Brexit in front of Brandenburg Gate: #StopTheCoup

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Trees in fog on the northern side of Loch Tay, Scottish Highlands, Scotland

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English : "Friendship of Nations" is a fountain at the center of the VDNKh in Moscow, Russia.

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Panoramic view of the interior of the Pula Arena, an amphitheatre located in Pula, Croatia. This Roman edifice was constructed between 27 BC and 68 AD and is among the largest surviving Roman arenas in the world. At the same time, is the best preserved ancient monument in Croatia and the only remaining amphitheater having all four side towers with all three Roman architectural orders entirely preserved.

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English : Panoramic view of the interior of the Pula Arena, an amphitheatre located in Pula, Croatia. This Roman edifice was constructed between 27 BC and 68 AD and is among the largest surviving Roman arenas in the world. At the same time, is the best preserved ancient monument in Croatia and the only remaining amphitheater having all four side towers with all three Roman architectural orders entirely preserved.

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English : The pumpkin festival in Masevaux.

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Old rotting pillars which used to support a pier, Sidney Spit (part of Gulf Islands National Park Reserve), Sidney Island, British Columbia, Canada

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English : A zoom into the southern Milky Way deep into the large constellation of Centaurus. The sequence ends with a close-up view from ESO’s Very Large Telescope of an interacting galaxy called NGC 5291, about 200 million light-years from Earth.

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Agora of Ancient town of Kourion, Cyprus.

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English : 121 year old footage of the USS Indiana (BB-1) refueling in Dry Tortugas.

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Amphitheatre Bay after a storm, Akamas Peninsula, Cyprus

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English : Mudpot at Sulphur Works, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California.

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Illumination of the Wiesmann exhibition hall (Wiesmann gecko) for the final concert of the Dülmener Sommer 2018, the since 1989 first as Dülmener Sommertheater offered street theater.
Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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English : Illumination of the Wiesmann exhibition hall (Wiesmann gecko) for the final concert of the Dülmener Sommer 2018, the since 1989 first as Dülmener Sommertheater offered street theater.
Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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English : Building implosion of the Bonn-Center, Germany 2017.

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English : "Spinning Levers" an educational video explaining manual transmissions from 1936.

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Far view of Las Lajas Sanctuary and its surroundings, a basilica church located in the southern Department of Nariño, municipality of Ipiales, Colombia. The place is a popular pilgrimage location since the apparition of the Virgin Mary in 1754. The first shrine was built by 1750 and was replaced by a bigger one in 1802 including a bridge over the canyon of the Guáitara River. The present temple, of Gothic Revival style, was built between 1916 and 1949.

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English : Far view of Las Lajas Sanctuary and its surroundings, a basilica church located in the southern Department of Nariño, municipality of Ipiales, Colombia. The place is a popular pilgrimage location since the apparition of the Virgin Mary in 1754. The first shrine was built by 1750 and was replaced by a bigger one in 1802 including a bridge over the canyon of the Guáitara River. The present temple, of Gothic Revival style, was built between 1916 and 1949.

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English : Trailer of the film A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Elia Kazan, originally released on this day in 1951.

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Asian pied starlings (Gracupica contra) having a good natter. The Series Gossip Girl was first broadcast September 19, 2007

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English : Asian pied starlings (Gracupica contra) having a good natter. The Series Gossip Girl was first broadcast September 19, 2007

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Schönbühel Castle (Schloss Schönbühel) in Schönbühel-Aggsbach, Lower Austria

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English : Climate protest during the IAA 2019 in Frankfurt. #Aussteigen
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Dubrovnik, historically Ragusa, is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea, in the region of Dalmatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea. Its total population is 42,615 (census 2011). In 1979, the city of Dubrovnik joined the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.

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English : Dubrovnik, historically Ragusa, is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea, in the region of Dalmatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea. Its total population is 42,615 (census 2011). In 1979, the city of Dubrovnik joined the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.

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English : Members of the Slovenian Armed Forces entering Croatia at Macelj to take part in military exercises.

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The Church of St. Donatus and the belltower of Zadar Cathedral, Zadar, Croatia. Zadar is the oldest continuously inhabited Croatian city. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of the Ravni Kotari region.

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English : The Church of St. Donatus and the belltower of Zadar Cathedral, Zadar, Croatia. Zadar is the oldest continuously inhabited Croatian city. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of the Ravni Kotari region.

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English : Rye being harvested in 19th-century fashion in Almelo, Netherlands.

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Muddy road in Akamas Peninsula, Cyprus

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English : The mandelbox is a fractal with a boxlike shape found by Tom Lowe in 2010. It is defined in a similar way to the famous Mandelbrot set as the values of a parameter such that the origin does not escape to infinity under iteration of certain geometrical transformations.

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Night view of the Moskva River, Moscow, Russia. In the centre is the headquarters of the Rosneft, a petrol company, and on the right the Kremlin.

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English : Today, ten years ago, U.S. President Barack Obama addressed to the United Nations General Assembly for the first time.

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Rib vault in the choir of the parish church Freistadt, Upper Austria

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English : Love World Peace Parade 2019 in Berlin

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Asarkina, probably Asarkina ericetorum in India

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English : Historical reenactment: Festival of Living History: "The wave war is declared!" 1939 - 1989, August 17 & 18, 2019, in Belfort (France).

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Self-portrait of Nadar between 1900 and 1910.

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English : Third Global Climate Strike in Germany.

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English : Pro Choice protest against March for Life in Berlin 2019.

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English : March for Life in Berlin

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Vakil Bath, an old public bath with the status of national monument built around 1769 in Shiraz, Iran. It was a part of the royal district constructed during Karim Khan Zand's reign, which also includes Arg of Karim Khan, Vakil Bazaar, Vakil Mosque and many administrative buildings.

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English : Vakil Bath, an old public bath with the status of national monument built around 1769 in Shiraz, Iran. It was a part of the royal district constructed during Karim Khan Zand's reign, which also includes Arg of Karim Khan, Vakil Bazaar, Vakil Mosque and many administrative buildings.

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English : Hare Krishna dancing in Berlin.
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