10 Pfennig Notgeld banknote issued 100 years ago, on Dec. 30, 1920, by the town of Lutter am Barenberge signed: F. JÃŒttner. The reverse shows a scene of the Battle of Lutter on Aug. 27, 1626. Text: The flight of Christian of Denmark after the Battle of Lutter a. Barenberge - 1626.. Learn more .
Nativity of Jesus by Hans Pleydenwurff, around 1460. Panel painting at the Altar of the Magi (Dreikönigsaltar) in St. Lorenz Church Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany.. Learn more .
Gold rim swallowtail (Battus polydamas jamaicensis) Green Castle Estate, Jamaica. Over twenty subspecies of this swallowtail butterfly have evolved in the Caribbean Islands and South America. This one is endemic to Jamaica.. Learn more .
Christmas lights on display in the Dyker Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, USA. The neighborhood is nicknamed "Dyker Lights" for its elaborate holiday lights displays.. Learn more .
Chapter house located in today's museum of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Quito, Historic Center of Quito, capital of Ecuador. The construction of the catholic temple began in 1562 and it was consecrated 10 years later, but this hall was inaugurated in the 17th century by order of bishop Alfonso de la Peña y Montenegro. The chapter house contains paintings of all bishops and achbishops of the Archdiocese of Quito since 1545.. Learn more .
"The Nile and the Sinai, to Israel and beyond. One sweeping glance of human history" by astronaut Chris Hadfield. Photo made from the International Space Station.. Learn more .
Panoramic view of Kluane Lake, near Destruction Bay, Yukon, Canada. The lake is located in the southwest area of the Yukon and, with 408 km2 (158 sq mi), is the largest lake enterely contained within the territory.. Learn more .
A red and white tulip cultivar (probably 'Flaming Club') in Myddelton House garden, a garden developed by Edward Augustus Bowles (1865 – 1954), botanist, horticulturalist and Vice President of the Royal Horticultural Society, in Bulls Cross, Enfield, London, England.. Learn more .