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Picture of the day for September 1, 2020

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Blue-hour view of the free-standing bell tower of the Pula Cathedral, Pula, Croatia. The present-day cathedral came into existence through a series of expansions of pre-existing 5th-century religious buildings, whereas the baroque-style bell tower, located in front of the basilica, was added in 1707 and was built using stones taken from the Roman-built Pula Arena.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 31, 2020

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A juvenile Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus in flight over Mount Carmel, Hai-Bar Nature Reserve in Israel. The brown feathers at the base of the neck show it is a young bird (adults have a white collar ruff); the lack of rings and tags at this time of year implies that this one has not yet been caught, ringed, and tagged by ornithologists.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 30, 2020

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"Everything is Going to be Alright" artwork by Martin Creed, Christchurch Art Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 29, 2020

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Oderbruch, near Siekierki in Poland. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 28, 2020

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View of Warsaw from the terrace of the Royal Castle (1773). Painting (oil on canvas) by Bernardo Bellotto (1722–1780).. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 27, 2020

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Red-billed Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus portrait, New Brighton, New Zealand. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 26, 2020

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Panoramic view of Silver Lake during dusk, Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska, United States.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 25, 2020

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Bac de Roda Bridge of architect Santiago Calatrava in Barcelona.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 24, 2020

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The Bohdan Khmelnytsky Monument in Kiev was created by Mikhail Mikeshin in 1888.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 23, 2020

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Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterflies mating on Yoesden Bank in Buckinghamshire, England.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 22, 2020

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Italian Prime Minister Antonio Segni with Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, in Cadenabbia, Italy, on this day in 1959.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 21, 2020

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The Cobbler (Ben Arthur) (884 m), Arrochar Alps, Scotland. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 20, 2020

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Aerial view of the "Spider", one of the most popular geoglyphs of the Nazca Lines, which are located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. The geoglyphs of this UNESCO World Heritage Site (since 1994) are spread over a 80 km (50 mi) plateau between the towns of Nazca and Palpa and were, according to some studies, constructed between 500 B.C. and 500 A.D.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 19, 2020

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Two fuyu persimmon fruits (Diospyros kaki), one cut in half. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 18, 2020

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Turkish pastry with cream filling.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 17, 2020

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Muskox on Bolshoy Begichev Island in Laptev Sea, Sakha, Russia. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 16, 2020

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Federico Neri, nurse anesthetist of the San Salvatore Hospital in Pesaro, Italy, at the end of his shift during the COVID-19 pandemic. 18 March 2020.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 15, 2020

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High altar of Freiburg Minster, Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Hans Baldung, 1512–16.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 14, 2020

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Interior of the church of St Felix, Torralba de Ribota, province of Zaragoza, Spain. The church, of mudéjar and late gothic style was built between 1367 and 1420. The church is a national heritage monument in Spain (known as Bien de Interés Cultural) since 2006.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 13, 2020

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50 Pfennig "Notgeld" banknote issued 100 years ago, on Aug. 13, 1920 by the city of Berchtesgaden, Germany.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 12, 2020

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Hot air balloons at the start of the first race of the 49th hot air ballon festival in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyIn August of this month the 50th Montgolfiade will take place in Münster.Wikipedia: Hot air balloon festival • Hot air balloon • Münster. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 11, 2020

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The TwinTowers (Fanny-Zobel-Strasse, Berlin-Treptow) as seen from the opposite side of the river Spree.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 10, 2020

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George V (right) and Nicholas II (left) in Berlin, 1913.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 9, 2020

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Annalisa Silvestri of the San Salvatore Hospital in Pesaro, Italy, at the end of her shift during the COVID-19 pandemic. 19 March 2020.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 8, 2020

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Shops in Skagway Historic District in traditional wooden style, Alaska, United States.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 7, 2020

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Martyrs' Window in the south aisle of the nave of Freiburg Minster, Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Anonymous master, around 1270–80; complemented by Fritz Geiges, around 1922.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 6, 2020

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Nasturtium leaves with water drops stacked from 18 pictures.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 5, 2020

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Tübingen, Germany: The so-called Neckarfront consists almost entirely of listed buildings. This photo shows it as seen from the Plataneninsel (plane tree island). In the middle on the river Neckar there is a Stocherkahn (punt) passing, very typical for Tübingen. On the left you see the Hölderlinturm behind its magnificent weeping willow.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 4, 2020

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Winged altar at Blaubeuren Abbey church, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 3, 2020

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Schlumbergera. Flowering houseplant. A nice white selection.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for August 2, 2020

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View of the ceiling in the interior of the Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque, also known as the Pink Mosque, is a traditional mosque located in Shiraz district of Gowad-e-Arabān, Iran. The mosque was built from 1876 to 1888, by the order of Mirzā Hasan Ali (Nasir ol Molk), a Qajar ruler.. Learn more .