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Picture of the day for December 1, 2020

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Church of San Juan el Real in the center of Calatayud, province of Zaragoza, Spain. The baroque church was built in the 17th and 18th century and hosts among others some of the oldest remaining paintings by Francisco de Goya in the pendentives of the main dome.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 30, 2020

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Piaskowa Island in Wrocław, Poland. Complex of the former Augustian Monastery (present-day Taube Department of Jewish Studies of the Wrocław University) and Saint Mary on the Sand Church, founded in 13th century.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 29, 2020

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Sunset by Wapta Falls, Yoho National Park, Alberta, Canada. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 28, 2020

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Apple cake served vanilla ice cream, on a checkered tablecloth in Lysekil, Sweden.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 27, 2020

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Winter view towards Craig of Monievreckie from Lake Menteith. Trossachs, Scotland. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 26, 2020

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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.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 25, 2020

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Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden and NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Building, a sunny day with blue sky, Tokyo, Japan.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 24, 2020

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A Brown Rock Chat Oenanthe fusca living in the Bateshwar Temples in Uttar Pradesh, India. These birds are often found living in old buildings.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 23, 2020

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Moskovsky railway station in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 22, 2020

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Image of Centaurus A in X-ray (blue), Submillimeter (orange), Optical (white, brown).. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 21, 2020

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View from the top of a glacier in Chugach State Park, Alaska, United States.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 20, 2020

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Common crab spider (Xysticus cristatus), female with prey.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 19, 2020

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Christ's Entry into Brussels in 1889 is a painting by the Belgian artist James Ensor in the J. Paul Getty Museum. Ensor died on November 19, 1949, and his works have entered the public domain in 2020.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 18, 2020

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Stone split by frost weathering on the mountain path to the tongue of the Morteratsch glacier.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 17, 2020

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A Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus rufulus in Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India. Also known as Kanha Tiger Reserve, Kanha is the largest National Park in central India.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 16, 2020

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Pipe organ of Wilhering Abbey Church, Upper Austria, built in 1884 by Leopold Breinbauer. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 15, 2020

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Interior of the church of John the Baptist, Ágreda, province of Soria, Castile and León, Spain. The chapel was built in 1697 by Count of Villarea. The originally Romanesque church (visible in its portal) was built in the second half of the 12th century and reworked in the 16th century with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque elements, while the reredos behind the image dates from the 18th century.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 14, 2020

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Dome interior of Queen Mother's Apartments in Harem of Topkapı Palace in Istanbul. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 13, 2020

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Lighthouse at the entrance of Dingle Bay. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 12, 2020

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Morning game reserve in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyAlfred von Croÿ commissioned the english landscape architect Edward Milner with the gardening in the 1860s. The work was carried out by the gardener Charles Barnard.Wikipedia: Dülmen • Edward Milner. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 11, 2020

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Nicolas de Fer, map of Trier and surroundings, 1692. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 10, 2020

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Interior of the parish church Perchtoldsdorf, Lower Austria. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 9, 2020

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View of the Alaska Range from Tok, Alaska, United States.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 8, 2020

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Skyline of Taipei, Taiwan.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 7, 2020

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Heap of cans outside the South Korea Pavilion of Expo 2015.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 6, 2020

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Speyer, Germany: View of the main facade of Speyer Cathedral, seen in golden light on a late autumn evening. The photo has been taken from the Altpörtel tower. The Maximilianstrasse, busy centre of the old town, leads towards the cathedral.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 5, 2020

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The Kabbalist by Isidor Kaufmann (c. 1910-20). Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 4, 2020

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Panorama road between Waltensburg / Vuorz and Breil/Brigels. Carved out passage.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 3, 2020

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View of the Yukon River at Schwatka Lake and the entry to Miles Canyon, not far from Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. The Miles Canyon is a featured location for its volcanic basalt formations.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for November 2, 2020

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Tagebau Garzweiler is a surface mine in the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia. It is operated by RWE and used for mining lignite.. Learn more .