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View of the Great Bath, part of the Roman Baths complex, a site of historical interest in the city of Bath, England. The baths, based on the local hot springs, were built during the Roman occupation of Britain and has become a major touristic site. Change image |
English : View of the Great Bath, part of the Roman Baths complex, a site of historical interest in the city of Bath, England. The baths, based on the local hot springs, were built during the Roman occupation of Britain and has become a major touristic site.
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![]() Crash testing for ANCAP. Filmed on various generations of Phantom high speed cameras at 1000 fps. Choose a new media file |
English : Crash testing for ANCAP. Filmed on various generations of Phantom high speed cameras at 1000 fps.
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![]() Round view of the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Mary Magdalene, commonly known as Collegiate church, is located in the center of Poznań, Poland. The baroque parish church is also Collegiate of Stanislaus of Szczepanów. The construction of the temple began in 1651 and took half a century until it was consecrated unfinished in 1701, and had to undergo a reconstruction in 1780 after its destruction in 1773. Change image |
English : Round view of the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Mary Magdalene, commonly known as Collegiate church, is located in the center of Poznań, Poland. The baroque parish church is also Collegiate of Stanislaus of Szczepanów. The construction of the temple began in 1651 and took half a century until it was consecrated unfinished in 1701, and had to undergo a reconstruction in 1780 after its destruction in 1773.
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Dome of the entrance hall (also known as the Staircase Hall), National Gallery, London (England). The National Gallery was founded in 1824 and has a collection of over 2,300 paintings from the mid-13th century to 1900. The present building in London's Trafalgar Square is the third to house the National Gallery, and was designed by William Wilkins from 1832–38. The Staircase Hall was designed by Sir John Taylor in 1884–7. Change image |
English : Dome of the entrance hall (also known as the Staircase Hall), National Gallery, London (England). The National Gallery was founded in 1824 and has a collection of over 2,300 paintings from the mid-13th century to 1900. The present building in London's Trafalgar Square is the third to house the National Gallery, and was designed by William Wilkins from 1832–38. The Staircase Hall was designed by Sir John Taylor in 1884–7.
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Song of Rinjani scops owl (Otus jolandae) from Sapit, Lombok, Indonesia. Choose a new media file |
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Dome of the old Chapter House, better known as the Holy Chalice Chapel, because there supposedly the Holy Chalice is exhibited. The chapel is part of the Metropolitan Cathedral–Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia, a Roman Catholic parish church in Valencia, Spain. The cathedral was consecrated in 1238 and dedicated by order of James I the Conqueror to Saint Mary. The chalice kept in this chapel has been defended as the true Holy Grail; indeed, most Christian historians declare that all their evidence points to this Valencian chalice as the most likely candidate for being the authentic cup used at the Last Supper and was actually the official papal chalice for many popes, and has been used by many others, most recently by Pope Benedict XVI, on July 9, 2006. The chalice dates from the 1st century, and was given to the cathedral by king Alfonso V of Aragon in 1436. Change image |
English : Dome of the old Chapter House, better known as the Holy Chalice Chapel, because there supposedly the Holy Chalice is exhibited. The chapel is part of the Metropolitan Cathedral–Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia, a Roman Catholic parish church in Valencia, Spain. The cathedral was consecrated in 1238 and dedicated by order of James I the Conqueror to Saint Mary. The chalice kept in this chapel has been defended as the true Holy Grail; indeed, most Christian historians declare that all their evidence points to this Valencian chalice as the most likely candidate for being the authentic cup used at the Last Supper and was actually the official papal chalice for many popes, and has been used by many others, most recently by Pope Benedict XVI, on July 9, 2006. The chalice dates from the 1st century, and was given to the cathedral by king Alfonso V of Aragon in 1436.
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Villa Haas: Hour and quarter hour strike (Wiener shock) to the local time stamp (manufacturer Perrot, Calw). Bell bronze and steel (Glockengiesserei Rincker, Sinn) Choose a new media file |
English : Villa Haas: Hour and quarter hour strike (Wiener shock) to the local time stamp (manufacturer Perrot, Calw). Bell bronze and steel (Glockengiesserei Rincker, Sinn)
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Comprehensive view of the waterfalls over the Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla, Huasca de Ocampo, State of Hidalgo, Mexico. Change image |
English : Comprehensive view of the waterfalls over the Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla, Huasca de Ocampo, State of Hidalgo, Mexico.
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Moon Phase and Libration, from the Other Side: A virtual telescopic view of the Moon from its far side, with the Earth looming in the background. The camera is fixed to the Earth-Moon line. Choose a new media file |
English : Moon Phase and Libration, from the Other Side: A virtual telescopic view of the Moon from its far side, with the Earth looming in the background. The camera is fixed to the Earth-Moon line.
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The Torreón Malladeta (Malladeta Keep) is a keep located over Paradise beach in Villajoyosa, in the coast the province of Alicante, Valencian Community (Spain). The keep has an oval-shaped base and was built by a rich family (Esquerdo) at the end of the 19th century inspired by the coastal keeps of the 16th century. Change image |
English : The Torreón Malladeta (Malladeta Keep) is a keep located over Paradise beach in Villajoyosa, in the coast the province of Alicante, Valencian Community (Spain). The keep has an oval-shaped base and was built by a rich family (Esquerdo) at the end of the 19th century inspired by the coastal keeps of the 16th century.
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Timelapse of a thunderstorm and lightning over Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Choose a new media file |
English : Timelapse of a thunderstorm and lightning over Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
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![]() Altja river in Lahemaa National Park, Estonia. Change image |
Fourteen suffragettes leave Newark, New Jersey, to protest for the women's right to vote in Washington (1913). Choose a new media file |
English : Fourteen suffragettes leave Newark, New Jersey, to protest for the women's right to vote in Washington (1913).
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![]() A White Tiger in Touroparc Zoo, France. Change image |
English : A White Tiger in Touroparc Zoo, France.
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The Song to the Moon from act 1 of Antonín Dvořák´s Rusalka (1901, Op. 114), sung in German by Czech soprano Emmy Destinn. Performed 9 March, 1915, in Camden, New Jersey, USA. Choose a new media file |
English : The Song to the Moon from act 1 of Antonín Dvořák´s Rusalka (1901, Op. 114), sung in German by Czech soprano Emmy Destinn. Performed 9 March, 1915, in Camden, New Jersey, USA.
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![]() Argiope pulchella is a species of Orb-weaver spider. The small spider shuddering on her leg is a male. Change image |
English : Argiope pulchella is a species of Orb-weaver spider. The small spider shuddering on her leg is a male.
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Animation of a plastic screw anchor Choose a new media file |
English : Animation of a plastic screw anchor
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Sample of "AirTap!" by Canadian guitarist Erik Mongrain Choose a new media file |
English : Sample of "AirTap!" by Canadian guitarist Erik Mongrain
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![]() View of the Carina Nebula or NGC 3372 taken from the Astronomy Observatory of Los Molinos (OALM) located in Montevideo, Uruguay. Change image |
English : View of the Carina Nebula or NGC 3372 taken from the Astronomy Observatory of Los Molinos (OALM) located in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Yusheng, a traditional raw fish salad, being prepared and tossed during the Chinese New Year season at Café Mosaic in the Carlton Hotel, Singapore. Choose a new media file |
English : Yusheng, a traditional raw fish salad, being prepared and tossed during the Chinese New Year season at Café Mosaic in the Carlton Hotel, Singapore.
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![]() View of the casinos from the Science Center, Macau, China. Change image |
![]() Animated sequence of a race horse galloping. Photos taken by Eadweard Muybridge (died 1904), first published in 1887 at Philadelphia (Animal Locomotion). Choose a new media file |
English : Animated sequence of a race horse galloping. Photos taken by Eadweard Muybridge (died 1904), first published in 1887 at Philadelphia (Animal Locomotion).
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English : Chital (Axis axis) stag attempting to browse on a misty morning in Nagarhole National Park.
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Watching of three (one female, two male) mating southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) in Hermanus Bay, South Africa Choose a new media file |
English : Watching of three (one female, two male) mating southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) in Hermanus Bay, South Africa
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![]() Shown here is the thermal motion of a segment of protein alpha helix. Molecules have various internal vibrational and rotational degrees of freedom. Choose a new media file |
English : Shown here is the thermal motion of a segment of protein alpha helix. Molecules have various internal vibrational and rotational degrees of freedom.
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A Sunday of biking in Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City, and the use of a Ecobici bicycle sharing system. Choose a new media file |
English : A Sunday of biking in Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City, and the use of a Ecobici bicycle sharing system.
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View of the north of the Lake Skadar National Park, Montenegro. Change image |
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English : Animation of a sewing machine
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Launching and short flight of glider DFS SG 38 Schulgleiter with a bungee cord on Wasserkuppe, the mountain in Hesse, Germany. Choose a new media file |
English : Launching and short flight of glider DFS SG 38 Schulgleiter with a bungee cord on Wasserkuppe, the mountain in Hesse, Germany.
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![]() Nature reserve “Am Enteborn” in Dülmen, Germany. Change image |
Train of company ZSSK with locomotive ČSD Class S 499.0 departs from Bratislava main train station, Slovakia. Choose a new media file |
English : Train of company ZSSK with locomotive ČSD Class S 499.0 departs from Bratislava main train station, Slovakia.
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The Hemisphere, City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain. Change image |
Aerial recording of Piz Surgonda (3196 m, Bivio/Bever, Grisons, Switzerland). Choose a new media file |
English : Aerial recording of Piz Surgonda (3196 m, Bivio/Bever, Grisons, Switzerland).
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![]() Gniezno Cathedral, where 6 kings of Poland were crowned between the 11th and 14th centuries, Gniezno, first capital of Poland. Change image |
English : Gniezno Cathedral, where 6 kings of Poland were crowned between the 11th and 14th centuries, Gniezno, first capital of Poland.
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Fifty years ago Ranger 9 purposefully crashed into the Moon within the crater Alphonsus. Choose a new media file |
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Interior of Herzogenburg Abbey Church, Lower Austria. The foundation stone for the abbey as it is today was laid on March 25th, 1714. Change image |
English : Interior of Herzogenburg Abbey Church, Lower Austria. The foundation stone for the abbey as it is today was laid on March 25th, 1714.
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Exploding cucumber (Cyclanthera explodens) in slow motion Choose a new media file |
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Asian Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-aureum) filmed in a park in Tokyo on 22 March 2015. Choose a new media file |
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Mercedes-Benz showroom in Munich, Germany. Change image |
Three minutes after assassination of Boris Nemtsov (27 February 2015) in Moscow. Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge (from 0:43) and the place of assassination (0:49–0:50) near orange cleaning car. The video made from standard video recorder. Choose a new media file |
English : Three minutes after assassination of Boris Nemtsov (27 February 2015) in Moscow. Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge (from 0:43) and the place of assassination (0:49–0:50) near orange cleaning car. The video made from standard video recorder.
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![]() View of the Pont de la Margineda, a bridge located in Santa Coloma d'Andorra, Andorra la Vella Parish, Andorra. The bridge was built in the 14-15th century and spans the Gran Valira river (biggest in the country). The archstones are pumice, to keep the structure light whereas the walls are made of granite. Change image |
English : View of the Pont de la Margineda, a bridge located in Santa Coloma d'Andorra, Andorra la Vella Parish, Andorra. The bridge was built in the 14-15th century and spans the Gran Valira river (biggest in the country). The archstones are pumice, to keep the structure light whereas the walls are made of granite.
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A flight around the Roman Rock Lighthouse just off Simonstown harbour in South Africa. This aerial media file was submitted as part of the Wiki From Above competition. Choose a new media file |
English : A flight around the Roman Rock Lighthouse just off Simonstown harbour in South Africa. This aerial media file was submitted as part of the Wiki From Above competition.
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Morača river, near the road from Podgorica to Serbia, Montenegro. The river is the most relevant one in Podgorica, capital of Montenegro. Change image |
English : Morača river, near the road from Podgorica to Serbia, Montenegro. The river is the most relevant one in Podgorica, capital of Montenegro.
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Solar eclipse of 20 March 2015 as visible in England. Choose a new media file |
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North transept (with the north wall in the center) of Salisbury Cathedral in the city of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. An Anglican cathedral, Salisbury's is one of the leading examples of Early English architecture. The canopy on the left is dedicated to John Michael Peniston (a Salisbury architect), in the tomb in the center lies Bishop John Blyth (Bishop of Salisbury between 1493-1499) and the statue on the right honors the historian Richard Colt Hoare. The cathedral was consecrated in 1258 and its spire is the tallest in the United Kingdom. Change image |
English : North transept (with the north wall in the center) of Salisbury Cathedral in the city of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. An Anglican cathedral, Salisbury's is one of the leading examples of Early English architecture. The canopy on the left is dedicated to John Michael Peniston (a Salisbury architect), in the tomb in the center lies Bishop John Blyth (Bishop of Salisbury between 1493-1499) and the statue on the right honors the historian Richard Colt Hoare. The cathedral was consecrated in 1258 and its spire is the tallest in the United Kingdom.
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Dordt in stoom, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2014 Choose a new media file |
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A four-stroke engine showcased during the Paris Motor Show (2014). Choose a new media file |
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