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Interior view of the Shah Mosque, renamed to Imam Mosque, after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, located in the northern section of the Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran. It was built to the order of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar of Persia during the Qajar period, as one of several such symbols of legitimacy for the new dynasty. At the time of completion, the mosque was considered to be the most significant architectural monument in Tehran.

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Aerial photo of Peterhof Palace in Saint Petersburg (Russia) Change image

English : Aerial photo of Peterhof Palace in Saint Petersburg (Russia)

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A Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) reflected in a pond in Sète, France. Change image

English : A Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) reflected in a pond in Sète, France.

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Sunrise on the Sea of Japan from the Khasansky District of the Primorsky Krai in Russia. The two islands visible from distance are Sibiryakov Island (right) and Antipenko Island (left). Change image

English : Sunrise on the Sea of Japan from the Khasansky District of the Primorsky Krai in Russia. The two islands visible from distance are Sibiryakov Island (right) and Antipenko Island (left).

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Sugar cubes Change image

English : Sugar cubes

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Callum Scotson of Australia, competing in the men's under-23 time trial of the 2018 UCI Road World Championships in Innsbruck. Change image

English : Callum Scotson of Australia, competing in the men's under-23 time trial of the 2018 UCI Road World Championships in Innsbruck.

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Interior view of the Shah Mosque, renamed to Imam Mosque, after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, located in the northern section of the Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran. It was built to the order of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar of Persia during the Qajar period, as one of several such symbols of legitimacy for the new dynasty. At the time of completion, the mosque was considered to be the most significant architectural monument in Tehran. Change image

English : Interior view of the Shah Mosque, renamed to Imam Mosque, after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, located in the northern section of the Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran. It was built to the order of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar of Persia during the Qajar period, as one of several such symbols of legitimacy for the new dynasty. At the time of completion, the mosque was considered to be the most significant architectural monument in Tehran.

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Rubjerg Knude Fyr is a lighthouse between Lønstrup and Løkken (municipality Hjørring) in Denmark which was built in 1900. From the 1910s, the wind blew large amounts of sand from the cliffs and an actual dune formed between the lighthouse and the sea. The dune moved northeast and now has completely passed the lighthouse. Of the outbuildings only loose bricks remain. The lighthouse itself is expected to collapse soon. The Danish nature authority is planning to dismantle the building before it is going to fall into the North Sea. Change image

English : Rubjerg Knude Fyr is a lighthouse between Lønstrup and Løkken (municipality Hjørring) in Denmark which was built in 1900. From the 1910s, the wind blew large amounts of sand from the cliffs and an actual dune formed between the lighthouse and the sea. The dune moved northeast and now has completely passed the lighthouse. Of the outbuildings only loose bricks remain. The lighthouse itself is expected to collapse soon. The Danish nature authority is planning to dismantle the building before it is going to fall into the North Sea.

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Denali National Park and Preserve‎, Alaska, United States. Change image

English : Denali National Park and Preserve‎, Alaska, United States.

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Campsite at Mystic Beach at the beginning of the golden hour, Vancouver Island, Canada Change image

English : Campsite at Mystic Beach at the beginning of the golden hour, Vancouver Island, Canada

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Beer bottles of different colors. From left to right: brown 0.5 l, yellow-green 0.5 l, green 0.4 l, blue 0.46 l. Change image

English : Beer bottles of different colors. From left to right: brown 0.5 l, yellow-green 0.5 l, green 0.4 l, blue 0.46 l.

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Illumination of the Wiesmann exhibition hall (Wiesmann gecko) for the final concert of the Dülmener Sommer 2018, the since 1989 first as Dülmener Sommertheater offered street theater. Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image

English : Illumination of the Wiesmann exhibition hall (Wiesmann gecko) for the final concert of the Dülmener Sommer 2018, the since 1989 first as Dülmener Sommertheater offered street theater. Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Kórnik Castle, Kórnik, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The castle was constructed in the 14th century but it was remodeled to its current neogothic style in 1855 by the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel. The fortification is today owned by the Polish state and houses a museum and the Kórnik Library. Change image

English : Kórnik Castle, Kórnik, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The castle was constructed in the 14th century but it was remodeled to its current neogothic style in 1855 by the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel. The fortification is today owned by the Polish state and houses a museum and the Kórnik Library.

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Panorama of Umag, Istria, Croatia Change image

English : Panorama of Umag, Istria, Croatia

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Peacock butterfly (Aglais io) Change image

English : Peacock butterfly (Aglais io)

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NASA's Galileo spacecraft acquired its highest resolution images of Jupiter's moon Io on 3 July 1999 during its closest pass to Io since orbit insertion in late 1995. Change image

English : NASA's Galileo spacecraft acquired its highest resolution images of Jupiter's moon Io on 3 July 1999 during its closest pass to Io since orbit insertion in late 1995.

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On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 left Earth to put the first men on the Moon Change image

English : On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 left Earth to put the first men on the Moon

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Rundetårn, Copenhagen, Denmark Change image

English : Rundetårn, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Skagway Bazaar, shop in Skagway Historic District in traditional wooden style, Alaska, United States. Change image

English : Skagway Bazaar, shop in Skagway Historic District in traditional wooden style, Alaska, United States.

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Mountain hiking Vens at Bettex in Valle d'Aosta (Italy). Detail European larch (Larix decidua) with large wound to the trunk in the mist. Change image

English : Mountain hiking Vens at Bettex in Valle d'Aosta (Italy). Detail European larch (Larix decidua) with large wound to the trunk in the mist.

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Volkswagen Beetle 1303 in the hamlet Dernekamp, Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image

English : Volkswagen Beetle 1303 in the hamlet Dernekamp, Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Castle ruins in Chornokozyntsi village, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. Change image

English : Castle ruins in Chornokozyntsi village, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine.

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A grotto at Cape Atlesh, Black Sea coast of Crimea Change image

English : A grotto at Cape Atlesh, Black Sea coast of Crimea

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Grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops), Amora Gedel Park, Awassa, Ethiopia Change image

English : Grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops), Amora Gedel Park, Awassa, Ethiopia

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View of Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. Change image

English : View of Baku, capital of Azerbaijan.

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Müllersches Volksbad, Munich, at dusk. The natatorium was built from 1897 to 1901 and is famous for its Baroque Revival/Jugendstil architecture. Upon completion, it was the largest and most expensive indoor swimming pool in the world. Change image

English : Müllersches Volksbad, Munich, at dusk. The natatorium was built from 1897 to 1901 and is famous for its Baroque Revival/Jugendstil architecture. Upon completion, it was the largest and most expensive indoor swimming pool in the world.

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Trees and clouds with a hole. The picture was taken just before a storm on Mt. Begunjščica, Karawanks, Slovenia Change image

English : Trees and clouds with a hole. The picture was taken just before a storm on Mt. Begunjščica, Karawanks, Slovenia

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Malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus stuartkeithi), Lake Awasa, Ethiopia Change image

English : Malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus stuartkeithi), Lake Awasa, Ethiopia

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Roof above the entrance to Victoria Conference Centre from Douglas Street. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Change image

English : Roof above the entrance to Victoria Conference Centre from Douglas Street. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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Eharo mask from Elema culture of Papua New Guinea in Muséum de Toulouse. The eharo masks were wore during ritual dances, before formal sacred rituals. They were intended to be humorous figures, dancing with groups of women to the amusement of all. Change image

English : Eharo mask from Elema culture of Papua New Guinea in Muséum de Toulouse. The eharo masks were wore during ritual dances, before formal sacred rituals. They were intended to be humorous figures, dancing with groups of women to the amusement of all.

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Yazd Atash Behram (in English "Yazd Victorious Fire"), a Zoroastrian temple located in Yazd, Iran. It was built in 1934 and was opened to non-Zoroastrian visitors in the 1960s. It is one of the nine Atash Behrams and the only one of the highest grade fire in Iran, where Zoroastrians have practiced their religion since 400 BC. The other eight Atash Behrams are located in India. Change image

English : Yazd Atash Behram (in English "Yazd Victorious Fire"), a Zoroastrian temple located in Yazd, Iran. It was built in 1934 and was opened to non-Zoroastrian visitors in the 1960s. It is one of the nine Atash Behrams and the only one of the highest grade fire in Iran, where Zoroastrians have practiced their religion since 400 BC. The other eight Atash Behrams are located in India.

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Color image of Phobos, imaged by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on 23 March 2008. Change image

English : Color image of Phobos, imaged by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on 23 March 2008.

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