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Picture of the day
20 February 2023
Orgueil - Saint Ferréol Church - Vault in trompe-l'oeil of the choir. +/− [en]

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180-degree panorama from Alaska Route 2 over Tanana River, Tok, Alaska, United States. Change image

English : 180-degree panorama from Alaska Route 2 over Tanana River, Tok, Alaska, United States.

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Ceiling at the entrance of the English Barracks, Palaio Frourio, Corfu, Greece Change image

English : Ceiling at the entrance of the English Barracks, Palaio Frourio, Corfu, Greece

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Lifeguard stand in South Beach, Florida Change image

English : Lifeguard stand in South Beach, Florida

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Stupa of the former Abhayagiri vihāra monastery in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka Change image

English : Stupa of the former Abhayagiri vihāra monastery in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

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Inside view of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, Dhaka, Bangladesh Change image

English : Inside view of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Tracy (vicinity), California. Missouri family of five who are seven months from the drought area on U.S. Highway 99. Change image

English : Tracy (vicinity), California. Missouri family of five who are seven months from the drought area on U.S. Highway 99.

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Della H. Raney was the first African American accepted into the Army Nurse Corps. In US and Canada, every February is Black History Month. Change image

English : Della H. Raney was the first African American accepted into the Army Nurse Corps. In US and Canada, every February is Black History Month.

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Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel Change image

English : Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel

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View of the Seal Rocks at the north end of Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California Change image

English : View of the Seal Rocks at the north end of Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California

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Schokland UNESCO World Heritage. Pollard willows at the foot of the former island (on the flight port road). Change image

English : Schokland UNESCO World Heritage. Pollard willows at the foot of the former island (on the flight port road).

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Formation "Chuveirão", Timimina cave, Alto Ribeira Tourist State Park, São Paulo, Brazil Change image

English : Formation "Chuveirão", Timimina cave, Alto Ribeira Tourist State Park, São Paulo, Brazil

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Jesus among the Doctors, stained-glass window designed by Josef Lang (1900) in the Gedächtniskirche der Protestation in Speyer, Germany Change image

English : Jesus among the Doctors, stained-glass window designed by Josef Lang (1900) in the Gedächtniskirche der Protestation in Speyer, Germany

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Rosy-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis) in Namibia. Remember, tomorrow is Valentine's Day. Change image

English : Rosy-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis) in Namibia. Remember, tomorrow is Valentine's Day.

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Common darter dragonflies (Sympetrum striolatum) in Kew Gardens, Richmond upon Thames, south west London. Dragonflies and damselflies can fly while mating. Today is Valentine's Day. Change image

English : Common darter dragonflies (Sympetrum striolatum) in Kew Gardens, Richmond upon Thames, south west London. Dragonflies and damselflies can fly while mating. Today is Valentine's Day.

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Interior view of the Mercado de Colón ("Columbus Market"), center of Valencia, Spain. The public market, built between 1914 and 1916 is one of the main examples of the Valencian Art Nouveau. Change image

English : Interior view of the Mercado de Colón ("Columbus Market"), center of Valencia, Spain. The public market, built between 1914 and 1916 is one of the main examples of the Valencian Art Nouveau.

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Ice-covered plant at sunrise in Hausdülmen in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany Change image

English : Ice-covered plant at sunrise in Hausdülmen in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany

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Skeletocutis nivea on a dead twig. Focus stack of 29 photos. Change image

English : Skeletocutis nivea on a dead twig. Focus stack of 29 photos.

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Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), male Change image

English : Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), male

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"Wind Mountain", watercolor painting by Jameson M. Alden (ca. 1860) Change image

English : "Wind Mountain", watercolor painting by Jameson M. Alden (ca. 1860)

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Orgueil - Saint Ferréol Church - Vault in trompe-l'oeil of the choir. Change image

English : Orgueil - Saint Ferréol Church - Vault in trompe-l'oeil of the choir.

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HTMS Maeklong, a former training ship of the Royal Thai Navy. Now fixed at the Chulachomklao Fort as a tourist attraction. Change image

English : HTMS Maeklong, a former training ship of the Royal Thai Navy. Now fixed at the Chulachomklao Fort as a tourist attraction.

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Secret denunciations against anyone who will conceal favors and services or will collude to hide the true revenue from them. Change image

English : Secret denunciations against anyone who will conceal favors and services or will collude to hide the true revenue from them.

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Anda Curry or Egg Curry is generally a spicy dish. It can be made in different styles with different masala (spices) and boiled eggs, and can be served with rotis, parathas or rice. Change image

English : Anda Curry or Egg Curry is generally a spicy dish. It can be made in different styles with different masala (spices) and boiled eggs, and can be served with rotis, parathas or rice.

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Russian rapper Oxxxymiron in Berlin at one of his charity concerts from the «Russians Against War» series in support of the Ukrainian refugees. These concerts are also a protest against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine which started on 24 Feb 2022. Change image

English : Russian rapper Oxxxymiron in Berlin at one of his charity concerts from the «Russians Against War» series in support of the Ukrainian refugees. These concerts are also a protest against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine which started on 24 Feb 2022.

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Lukáš Daněk ski jumping using Fischer skis in Seefeld, February 25, 2019: FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Nordic Combined Training Change image

English : Lukáš Daněk ski jumping using Fischer skis in Seefeld, February 25, 2019: FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Nordic Combined Training

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Universitetet metro station, Stockholm Change image

English : Universitetet metro station, Stockholm

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Oranges – whole, halved and peeled segment Change image

English : Oranges – whole, halved and peeled segment

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'One of the wards in the hospital at Scutari (Turkey)'. (Crimean War 1856) Change image

English : 'One of the wards in the hospital at Scutari (Turkey)'. (Crimean War 1856)

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