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Picture of the day
28 April 2024
Climbing at Indian Creek climbing area in Canyonlands near Moab, Utah +/− [en]

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View during the blue hour of the Dom Luís I Bridge and the city of Porto, Portugal. The bridge, built between 1881 and 1886 spans the Douro River to connect Porto with Vila Nova de Gaia. Change image

English : View during the blue hour of the Dom Luís I Bridge and the city of Porto, Portugal. The bridge, built between 1881 and 1886 spans the Douro River to connect Porto with Vila Nova de Gaia.

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Bullet traces (vandalism) in the watchtower in the former arsenal in the Dernekamp hamlet, Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image

English : Bullet traces (vandalism) in the watchtower in the former arsenal in the Dernekamp hamlet, Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Cooling tower of unfinished second stage of CHP photographed from above. Lavriki, Vsevolozhsky district, Leningrad oblast, Russia. Change image

English : Cooling tower of unfinished second stage of CHP photographed from above. Lavriki, Vsevolozhsky district, Leningrad oblast, Russia.

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Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount Jerusalem. Change image

English : Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount Jerusalem.

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Dew on glass illuminated by the sun Change image

English : Dew on glass illuminated by the sun

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Bell tower (belfry), front view, upper part, at Wat Phra Kaew, Temple of Emerald Buddha, within the precincts of the Grand Palace, in Bangkok, Thailand. Today is Chakri Memorial Day in Thailand. Change image

English : Bell tower (belfry), front view, upper part, at Wat Phra Kaew, Temple of Emerald Buddha, within the precincts of the Grand Palace, in Bangkok, Thailand. Today is Chakri Memorial Day in Thailand.

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Mural painting, Rua de Santa Maria, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Anderson was published on this date in 1837. Change image

English : Mural painting, Rua de Santa Maria, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Anderson was published on this date in 1837.

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Jaesil for Sejong the great. It was built in 1469 but demolished under Japanese rule. It was reconstructed in 1970. Sejong the Great died on 8 April 1450. Change image

English : Jaesil for Sejong the great. It was built in 1469 but demolished under Japanese rule. It was reconstructed in 1970. Sejong the Great died on 8 April 1450.

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Detail of a Eucomis (crested lily). The crest develops from the beautiful mottled stem. Focus stack of 16 photos. Change image

English : Detail of a Eucomis (crested lily). The crest develops from the beautiful mottled stem. Focus stack of 16 photos.

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Gatehouse on the bridge over the Main river in Miltenberg Change image

English : Gatehouse on the bridge over the Main river in Miltenberg

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Blind accordion player, Patzcuaro, Michoacán, México Change image

English : Blind accordion player, Patzcuaro, Michoacán, México

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Wide-frame view and water reflection of Kinkaku-ji Temple, a sunny day, Kyoto, Japan. Change image

English : Wide-frame view and water reflection of Kinkaku-ji Temple, a sunny day, Kyoto, Japan.

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A view of the Kali Gandaki valley overlooking the village of Thiri, Nepal. Today is Bisket Jatra in Nepal. Change image

English : A view of the Kali Gandaki valley overlooking the village of Thiri, Nepal. Today is Bisket Jatra in Nepal.

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Children in a boat on the Shari-Goyain River in Ratargul Swamp Forest, Bangladesh. Today is also Bengali new year. Change image

English : Children in a boat on the Shari-Goyain River in Ratargul Swamp Forest, Bangladesh. Today is also Bengali new year.

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Floral clock with the Kursalon Hübner in the back, Stadtpark, Vienna, Austria. Change image

English : Floral clock with the Kursalon Hübner in the back, Stadtpark, Vienna, Austria.

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Eruption of the Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park, USA Change image

English : Eruption of the Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park, USA

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buds of a Allium senescens glaucum. Focus stack of 71 photos. Change image

English : buds of a Allium senescens glaucum. Focus stack of 71 photos.

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Hippasa holmerae (Lawn wolf spider) in its funnel web, seen in Don Som (Si Phan Don), Laos Change image

English : Hippasa holmerae (Lawn wolf spider) in its funnel web, seen in Don Som (Si Phan Don), Laos

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A female adult little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) searching for food in shallow water. Taken in Limburg (Netherlands). Change image

English : A female adult little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) searching for food in shallow water. Taken in Limburg (Netherlands).

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Burgos Cathedral was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on October 31, 1984. It is the only Spanish cathedral that has this UNESCO distinction independently, without being linked to the historic center of a city. Change image

English : Burgos Cathedral was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on October 31, 1984. It is the only Spanish cathedral that has this UNESCO distinction independently, without being linked to the historic center of a city.

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The Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite captured this natural-color image of Federal District, Brazil on August 21, 2001. It contains the country's capital, Brasília, founded on this day in 1960. Change image

English : The Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite captured this natural-color image of Federal District, Brazil on August 21, 2001. It contains the country's capital, Brasília, founded on this day in 1960.

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View of Cholatse (6,440 metres (21,129 ft)), Ama Dablam and other Himalayan peaks in Chola Valley south of the Great Himalayan Range in Mahalangur Himal, Nepal, Himalayas. The first documented ascent of Cholatse was made on April 22, 1982 by a team of US climbers. Change image

English : View of Cholatse (6,440 metres (21,129 ft)), Ama Dablam and other Himalayan peaks in Chola Valley south of the Great Himalayan Range in Mahalangur Himal, Nepal, Himalayas. The first documented ascent of Cholatse was made on April 22, 1982 by a team of US climbers.

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The study room inside Abbotsford House (Melrose, Scotland). Today is World Book Day. Change image

English : The study room inside Abbotsford House (Melrose, Scotland). Today is World Book Day.

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Caterpillar of golden-rod brindle (Lithomoia solidaginis), feeding on Dactylorhiza russowii. Niitvälja Bog, Northwestern Estonia. Change image

English : Caterpillar of golden-rod brindle (Lithomoia solidaginis), feeding on Dactylorhiza russowii. Niitvälja Bog, Northwestern Estonia.

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Harmonia axyridis var. succinea in Parc du Bois-de-Coulonge, Quebec, Canada Change image

English : Harmonia axyridis var. succinea in Parc du Bois-de-Coulonge, Quebec, Canada

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Israeli popular vocal group Hakol Over Habibi Change image

English : Israeli popular vocal group Hakol Over Habibi

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Detail of the Church of the Assumption of Mary in Lychivka, Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. Today is World Design Day. Change image

English : Detail of the Church of the Assumption of Mary in Lychivka, Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. Today is World Design Day.

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Climbing at Indian Creek climbing area in Canyonlands near Moab, Utah Change image

English : Climbing at Indian Creek climbing area in Canyonlands near Moab, Utah

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Western side of Taj Mahal at the golden hour, Agra, India Change image

English : Western side of Taj Mahal at the golden hour, Agra, India

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Photomontage - Composite of 16 different photos which have been digitally manipulated to give the impression that it is a real landscape. Software used: Adobe Photoshop Change image

English : Photomontage - Composite of 16 different photos which have been digitally manipulated to give the impression that it is a real landscape. Software used: Adobe Photoshop

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