Crab spider (Misumena vatia) female with prey silver-spotted skipper butterfly (Hesperia comma) on Centaurea jacea flower, Bükk National Park, Hungary.. Learn more .
Total solar eclipse of 21 August 2017, seen outside Crowheart, Wyoming. The photograph uses exposure bracketing to show both the Sun's corona and the surface features of the new moon, illuminated by earthshine. A few solar prominences are visible around the lunar limb.. Learn more .
The Annunciation at the winged altar of the parish- and pilgrimage church Kefermarkt, Upper Austria. Anonymous master (called Master of the Kefermarkt Altarpiece), around 1497.. Learn more .
Kurdish family watching Nowruz celebration, Besaran village, Eastern Kurdistan. Nowruz is the day of the vernal equinox, and marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.. Learn more .
The Johan van Hulst Bridge (bridge 233) spans the connection between the Nieuwe Herengracht and the pond of the Hortus Botanicus in the Dutch capital Amsterdam. Learn more .
Ceiling of the Cathedral-Basilica of Mary, Queen of the World, Montreal, Canada. The construction of the cathedral, ordered by Ignace Bourget, began in 1875 in order to replace the former Saint-Jacques Cathedral which had burned in 1852. The building is a scale model of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome and the new church was consecrated in 1894. In 2000 the cathedral was designated a National Historic Site of Canada.. Learn more .
Yasaka-dori, early morning with street lanterns and the Tower of Yasaka (Hokan-ji Temple), 388 Yasaka Kamimachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Important cultural heritage of Kyoto, Hokan-ji is a 46 m (151 ft) high, 5 storey pagoda with a tiled roof that was founded in the 6th century.. Learn more .
Palace of Darius the Great in Persepolis ("The Persian City"), situated 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of the city of Shiraz in Fars Province, Iran. The UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979 dates back to 515 BC and it was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire.. Learn more .