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14 November 2024

Olive-bellied sunbird (Cinnyris chloropygius) flying from a flower to another at Kibale forest National Park, Uganda. The bird is looking at the flower on the right to choose it before landing on it. +/− [en]

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View of the Fernsehturm (TV tower) from the bottom, Berlin, Germany. The tower, located close to Alexanderplatz in the center of the capital, was built between 1965 and 1969 by the government of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). It was intended to be both a symbol of Communist power and of the city and remains today as one of its landmarks.

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English : View of the Fernsehturm (TV tower) from the bottom, Berlin, Germany. The tower, located close to Alexanderplatz in the center of the capital, was built between 1965 and 1969 by the government of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). It was intended to be both a symbol of Communist power and of the city and remains today as one of its landmarks.

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"La Mort Saint-Innocent" is an allegorical sculpture by an unknown artist. It was located in Holy Innocents' Cemetery in Paris from 1530 until the cemetery was closed in 1786. The sculpture was moved to Saint-Gervais Church, then to Notre-Dame Cathedral, where the arm was restored by Deseine. It is currently part of the collection of the Louvre-Lens. Today is All Souls' Day.

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English : "La Mort Saint-Innocent" is an allegorical sculpture by an unknown artist. It was located in Holy Innocents' Cemetery in Paris from 1530 until the cemetery was closed in 1786. The sculpture was moved to Saint-Gervais Church, then to Notre-Dame Cathedral, where the arm was restored by Deseine. It is currently part of the collection of the Louvre-Lens. Today is All Souls' Day.

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Kargah Buddha in Gilgit-Baltistan. Estimated to have been completed in the 7th century, the carved figure is believed by locals to depict a Yakshini, and is called Yashani in the local Shina language.

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English : Kargah Buddha in Gilgit-Baltistan. Estimated to have been completed in the 7th century, the carved figure is believed by locals to depict a Yakshini, and is called Yashani in the local Shina language.

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Interior of Église Saint-Charles-Borromée, a historic church in Quebec City. Today is Charles Borromeo's feast day.

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English : Interior of Église Saint-Charles-Borromée, a historic church in Quebec City. Today is Charles Borromeo's feast day.

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Southwest portal with Tree of Jesse of St Lamberti Church in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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English : Southwest portal with Tree of Jesse of St Lamberti Church in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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A musician playing a tenor saxophone at a jazz festival in Uruguay. Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone, was born on this day in 1814.

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English : A musician playing a tenor saxophone at a jazz festival in Uruguay. Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone, was born on this day in 1814.

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Great blue turaco (Corythaeola cristata) at Kibale Forest National Park, Uganda

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English : Great blue turaco (Corythaeola cristata) at Kibale Forest National Park, Uganda

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White stork (Ciconia ciconia) in flight carrying piece of plastic which will be used to built the nest. The bird is fitted with transmitter for conservation purposes. Near Huelva in Spain.

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English : White stork (Ciconia ciconia) in flight carrying piece of plastic which will be used to built the nest. The bird is fitted with transmitter for conservation purposes. Near Huelva in Spain.

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French painter Gustave Caillebotte walking in 1892 with his dog Bergère on the Place du Carrousel in Paris (France)

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English : French painter Gustave Caillebotte walking in 1892 with his dog Bergère on the Place du Carrousel in Paris (France)

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A big wave breaking in Santa Cruz, California on this date in 2009.

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English : A big wave breaking in Santa Cruz, California on this date in 2009.

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Crash landing of a U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat (Number 30) of Fighting Squadron 2 (VF-2) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6), into the carrier's port side 20mm gun gallery, 10 November 1943. Lieutenant Walter L. Chewning, Jr., USNR, the Catapult Officer, is seen climbing up the plane's side to assist the pilot from the burning aircraft. The pilot, Ensign Byron M. Johnson, escaped without significant injury. Enterprise was then en route to support the Gilberts Operation. Note the plane's ruptured belly fuel tank. Today is Veterans Day in the United States.

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English : Crash landing of a U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat (Number 30) of Fighting Squadron 2 (VF-2) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6), into the carrier's port side 20mm gun gallery, 10 November 1943. Lieutenant Walter L. Chewning, Jr., USNR, the Catapult Officer, is seen climbing up the plane's side to assist the pilot from the burning aircraft. The pilot, Ensign Byron M. Johnson, escaped without significant injury. Enterprise was then en route to support the Gilberts Operation. Note the plane's ruptured belly fuel tank. Today is Veterans Day in the United States.

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Nature reserve Petgatten De Feanhoop. German Herkules windmill in Petgatten de Feanhoop. Year of construction 1926.

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English : Nature reserve Petgatten De Feanhoop. German Herkules windmill in Petgatten de Feanhoop. Year of construction 1926.

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Lightning strikes over the Presidential Palace, in Brasília. After the terrorist attacks of ISIS on different cities in France, Brazil expresses its sympathy by displaying the colors of the French flag on the Palácio da Alvorada. Nov 13, 2015.

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English : Lightning strikes over the Presidential Palace, in Brasília. After the terrorist attacks of ISIS on different cities in France, Brazil expresses its sympathy by displaying the colors of the French flag on the Palácio da Alvorada. Nov 13, 2015.

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Olive-bellied sunbird (Cinnyris chloropygius) flying from a flower to another at Kibale forest National Park, Uganda. The bird is looking at the flower on the right to choose it before landing on it.

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English : Olive-bellied sunbird (Cinnyris chloropygius) flying from a flower to another at Kibale forest National Park, Uganda. The bird is looking at the flower on the right to choose it before landing on it.

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Entrance to the Shazdeh Garden (meaning the Prince`s Garden in Mahan), a historical garden near Mahan, Iran. The 5.5 hectares big garden was built for Mohammad Hassan Khan Sardari Iravani ca. 1850 and was entirely remodeled and extended around 1870 during the eleven years of his governorship in the Qajar dynasty.

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English : Entrance to the Shazdeh Garden (meaning the Prince`s Garden in Mahan), a historical garden near Mahan, Iran. The 5.5 hectares big garden was built for Mohammad Hassan Khan Sardari Iravani ca. 1850 and was entirely remodeled and extended around 1870 during the eleven years of his governorship in the Qajar dynasty.

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Ice crystals on a barbed wire in Hausdülmen, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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English : Ice crystals on a barbed wire in Hausdülmen, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris), Gal Oya Reservoir, Sri Lanka

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English : Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris), Gal Oya Reservoir, Sri Lanka

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Sparassis crispa in natural habitat. Focus stack of 20 photos.

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English : Sparassis crispa in natural habitat. Focus stack of 20 photos.

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A solitary mangrove tree on the emerald tropical beach. Havelock Island (Swaraj Dweep), Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean.

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English : A solitary mangrove tree on the emerald tropical beach. Havelock Island (Swaraj Dweep), Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean.

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A man in a boat at Ratargul Swamp Forest, Bangladesh

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English : A man in a boat at Ratargul Swamp Forest, Bangladesh

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This technical illustration shows early hot air balloon designs. The first untethered manned hot air balloon flight was performed by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes on this day in 1783.

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English : This technical illustration shows early hot air balloon designs. The first untethered manned hot air balloon flight was performed by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes on this day in 1783.

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Sanderling (Calidris alba) looking for food on the beach of Westkapelle, Netherlands.

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English : Sanderling (Calidris alba) looking for food on the beach of Westkapelle, Netherlands.

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Rainbow yarn for knitting, display in front of a needlework shop in Graz, Austria.

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English : Rainbow yarn for knitting, display in front of a needlework shop in Graz, Austria.

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The Scroll of Eighty-Seven Immortals, drawn by an unknown painter, measuring 30cm high and 292cm wide, is a line-drawing Chinese figure painting. Drawn on a long silk scroll with lines, the painting depicts 87 taoist immortals, including three supreme gods with halo, ten divine generals, seven deities and 67 celestial maidens marching from the right to the left on the bridge. The painting manifests the momentum of the glorious age of Tang Dynasty and was regarded by Xu Beihong as a work of Wu Daozi. Xie Zhiliu ang Chang Dai-chien thought that the painting style of the scroll was simlilar to that in Dung Huang frescoes of later Tang Dynasty and attributed it to Later Tang Dynasty (923–937), while a noted painting and calligraphy connoisseur, Xu Bangda ,thought it should be drawn by a Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279) painter.

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English : The Scroll of Eighty-Seven Immortals, drawn by an unknown painter, measuring 30cm high and 292cm wide, is a line-drawing Chinese figure painting. Drawn on a long silk scroll with lines, the painting depicts 87 taoist immortals, including three supreme gods with halo, ten divine generals, seven deities and 67 celestial maidens marching from the right to the left on the bridge. The painting manifests the momentum of the glorious age of Tang Dynasty and was regarded by Xu Beihong as a work of Wu Daozi. Xie Zhiliu ang Chang Dai-chien thought that the painting style of the scroll was simlilar to that in Dung Huang frescoes of later Tang Dynasty and attributed it to Later Tang Dynasty (923–937), while a noted painting and calligraphy connoisseur, Xu Bangda ,thought it should be drawn by a Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279) painter.