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Picture of the day
19 December 2022
European praying mantis (Mantis religiosa), green female +/− [en]

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Main altar of the Church of the Society of Jesus (La Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús), a Jesuit church in Quito, Ecuador. The exterior doesn't give an idea of the beauty of the interior, with a large central nave, which is profusely decorated with gold leaf, gilded plaster and wood carvings, making of it the most ornate church in Quito. The temple is one of the most significant works of Spanish Baroque architecture in America and considered the most beautiful church in Ecuador. Change image

English : Main altar of the Church of the Society of Jesus (La Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús), a Jesuit church in Quito, Ecuador. The exterior doesn't give an idea of the beauty of the interior, with a large central nave, which is profusely decorated with gold leaf, gilded plaster and wood carvings, making of it the most ornate church in Quito. The temple is one of the most significant works of Spanish Baroque architecture in America and considered the most beautiful church in Ecuador.

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Uruguayan-style Chilean murga called La Corre y Vuela, performing at the Teatro de Verano in Montevideo, Uruguay Change image

English : Uruguayan-style Chilean murga called La Corre y Vuela, performing at the Teatro de Verano in Montevideo, Uruguay

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This is the first 1:2,500,000-scale lunar global geologic map, which incorporates the most comprehensive knowledge about the Moon by taking advantage of the latest exploration results and scientific findings. Change image

English : This is the first 1:2,500,000-scale lunar global geologic map, which incorporates the most comprehensive knowledge about the Moon by taking advantage of the latest exploration results and scientific findings.

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Woman of the Kayan people with decorative neck rings working at her loom. Tachileik, Myanmar (Burma). Change image

English : Woman of the Kayan people with decorative neck rings working at her loom. Tachileik, Myanmar (Burma).

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Aurora borealis in Abisko National Park near Torneträsk lake in Sweden Change image

English : Aurora borealis in Abisko National Park near Torneträsk lake in Sweden

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Preparing and slicing carrots using a Moulinex slicer Change image

English : Preparing and slicing carrots using a Moulinex slicer

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Berlin State Opera, which was reopened on 7 December 2017 after several years of renovation Change image

English : Berlin State Opera, which was reopened on 7 December 2017 after several years of renovation

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Recreation yard of the former Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco, California Change image

English : Recreation yard of the former Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco, California

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The Roztochia Biosphere Reserve is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. Change image

English : The Roztochia Biosphere Reserve is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.

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Waterloopbos. Cooling water pond Maasvlakte central model M1193 / M1217. Change image

English : Waterloopbos. Cooling water pond Maasvlakte central model M1193 / M1217.

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Koppie foam grasshopper (Dictyophorus spumans spumans) nymph. South Africa achieved self-governance from the United Kingdom on 11 December 1931. Change image

English : Koppie foam grasshopper (Dictyophorus spumans spumans) nymph. South Africa achieved self-governance from the United Kingdom on 11 December 1931.

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Nile monitor lizard (Varanus niloticus). Kenya gained Independence from the United Kingdom on 12 December 1963. Change image

English : Nile monitor lizard (Varanus niloticus). Kenya gained Independence from the United Kingdom on 12 December 1963.

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Mekong River bank at sunset from the island of Don Puay, archipelago Si Phan Don, Laos. Change image

English : Mekong River bank at sunset from the island of Don Puay, archipelago Si Phan Don, Laos.

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Ice crystals on a thistle in Hausdülmen, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image

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

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View at dusk of the Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows, Queen of Poland, located in the village of Licheń Stary, near Konin, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The basilica, designed by Barbara Bielecka was built between 1994 and 2004. With a 120 metres (390 ft) long and 77 metres (253 ft) wide nave, a 98 metres (322 ft) high central dome, and a 141.5 metres (464 ft) high tower, it is Poland's largest church and one of the largest churches in the world. Change image

English : View at dusk of the Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows, Queen of Poland, located in the village of Licheń Stary, near Konin, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The basilica, designed by Barbara Bielecka was built between 1994 and 2004. With a 120 metres (390 ft) long and 77 metres (253 ft) wide nave, a 98 metres (322 ft) high central dome, and a 141.5 metres (464 ft) high tower, it is Poland's largest church and one of the largest churches in the world.

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The mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Hazrat-e Turkestan, Kazakhstan. This UNESCO World heritage site is an excellent example of Timurid architecture. Change image

English : The mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Hazrat-e Turkestan, Kazakhstan. This UNESCO World heritage site is an excellent example of Timurid architecture.

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Full body view of a geometric moray (Gymnothorax griseus) shot during a night dive in Ras Muhammad National Park, Red Sea, Egypt. Change image

English : Full body view of a geometric moray (Gymnothorax griseus) shot during a night dive in Ras Muhammad National Park, Red Sea, Egypt.

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Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw (Poland). Reconstruction of the Gwoździec Synagogue. Change image

English : Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw (Poland). Reconstruction of the Gwoździec Synagogue.

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European praying mantis (Mantis religiosa), green female Change image

English : European praying mantis (Mantis religiosa), green female

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Different views of the skull of a Red howler monkey (Alouatta seniculus) from French Guiana. Change image

English : Different views of the skull of a Red howler monkey (Alouatta seniculus) from French Guiana.

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The skyline of Auckland City. In the foreground a part of Mt. Eden is visible, left in the background is the Auckland Harbour Bridge. Change image

English : The skyline of Auckland City. In the foreground a part of Mt. Eden is visible, left in the background is the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

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A tile ball created with the fractal art program Apophysis. Change image

English : A tile ball created with the fractal art program Apophysis.

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Flower of a Helleborus niger Christmas rose Focus stack of 50 photos. Change image

English : Flower of a Helleborus niger Christmas rose Focus stack of 50 photos.

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Tübingen, Germany, St. George’s Collegiate Church: a boss in the Gothic vault of a chapel shows Saint Mary with the child. Change image

English : Tübingen, Germany, St. George’s Collegiate Church: a boss in the Gothic vault of a chapel shows Saint Mary with the child.

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Panoramic view on Bernina Range and Morteratsch Glacier from Diavolezza, in the Grisons canton, Switzerland. Change image

English : Panoramic view on Bernina Range and Morteratsch Glacier from Diavolezza, in the Grisons canton, Switzerland.

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School of trumpetfishes (Macroramphosus scolopax), Faial-Pico Channel, Azores Islands, Portugal. Change image

English : School of trumpetfishes (Macroramphosus scolopax), Faial-Pico Channel, Azores Islands, Portugal.

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Submerged Samanea saman (Albizia saman or rain tree) in the Mekong, near the island of Don Loppadi, Laos, during the dry season (when the river is low). Change image

English : Submerged Samanea saman (Albizia saman or rain tree) in the Mekong, near the island of Don Loppadi, Laos, during the dry season (when the river is low).

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Alder props (cones without seed). Change image

English : Alder props (cones without seed).

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A decorated truck in Sindh, Pakistan Change image

English : A decorated truck in Sindh, Pakistan

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Sony Center at Night, Berlin. Change image

English : Sony Center at Night, Berlin.

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