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The Siegestor in Munich, Germany, is a triumphal arch at the northern end of Ludwigstraße, one of Munich's grand royal avenues.

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Flower of an Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera). Change image

English : Flower of an Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera).

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Göversheide in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image

English : Göversheide in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Mir Castle Complex. Mir, Grodno Region, the Republic of Belarus. Change image

English : Mir Castle Complex. Mir, Grodno Region, the Republic of Belarus.

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"All Marxist paths lead to Moscow! Therefore CDU" - This campaign poster, created for the West German federal elections of 1953, certainly ranks among Germany's most iconic political posters of the postwar period. It highlights Konrad Adenauer's stern anticommunist course, here directly aimed at the Social Democrats, then the leading party of the parliamentary opposition. Change image

English : "All Marxist paths lead to Moscow! Therefore CDU" - This campaign poster, created for the West German federal elections of 1953, certainly ranks among Germany's most iconic political posters of the postwar period. It highlights Konrad Adenauer's stern anticommunist course, here directly aimed at the Social Democrats, then the leading party of the parliamentary opposition.

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Chaco chachalaca (Ortalis canicollis pantanalensis), a bird from Brazil, known for making lots of noise when in a group. To celebrate the opening of the Olympic Games in Rio Change image

English : Chaco chachalaca (Ortalis canicollis pantanalensis), a bird from Brazil, known for making lots of noise when in a group. To celebrate the opening of the Olympic Games in Rio

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Upernavik cemetery from the southern end of the island in northwest Greenland on August 6, 2007. The construction work in the background was to expand the cemetery, which was running out of space. Change image

English : Upernavik cemetery from the southern end of the island in northwest Greenland on August 6, 2007. The construction work in the background was to expand the cemetery, which was running out of space.

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Yellow-headed caracara (Milvago chimachima) on capybara (Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris), the Pantanal, Brazil to celebrate Friendship Day Change image

English : Yellow-headed caracara (Milvago chimachima) on capybara (Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris), the Pantanal, Brazil to celebrate Friendship Day

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Round straw bales near Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image

English : Round straw bales near Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Hazelnuts Change image

English : Hazelnuts

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Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) Change image

English : Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius)

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Beach chairs at the beach of Sellin (Rügen). Change image

English : Beach chairs at the beach of Sellin (Rügen).

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Munich subway station Westfriedhof, opened in 1998. Change image

English : Munich subway station Westfriedhof, opened in 1998.

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Mooste manor steam mill with boilerhouse, Estonia. Change image

English : Mooste manor steam mill with boilerhouse, Estonia.

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The Mir mine (a former open pit diamond mine) in Sakha (Yakutia), Eastern Siberia, Russia. Change image

English : The Mir mine (a former open pit diamond mine) in Sakha (Yakutia), Eastern Siberia, Russia.

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River Skjálfandafljót at Route 1 in northern Iceland. In the background is the spectacular waterfall Goðafoss. Change image

English : River Skjálfandafljót at Route 1 in northern Iceland. In the background is the spectacular waterfall Goðafoss.

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Larva of greenhouse whitefly. Change image

English : Larva of greenhouse whitefly.

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The catholic Sacred Heart church in Munich, erected between 1997 and 2000, a rare example of contemporary church architecture in Germany. Change image

English : The catholic Sacred Heart church in Munich, erected between 1997 and 2000, a rare example of contemporary church architecture in Germany.

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Fences in the morning in the hamlet Börnste in Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image

English : Fences in the morning in the hamlet Börnste in Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Fonte Gaia detail (built 1342). Wolves spouting water represent the mother-wolf of Remus and Romulus. Siena, Italy. Change image

English : Fonte Gaia detail (built 1342). Wolves spouting water represent the mother-wolf of Remus and Romulus. Siena, Italy.

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The Siegestor in Munich, Germany, is a triumphal arch at the northern end of Ludwigstraße, one of Munich's grand royal avenues. Change image

English : The Siegestor in Munich, Germany, is a triumphal arch at the northern end of Ludwigstraße, one of Munich's grand royal avenues.

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Gonates Cave at the bay of Plakias, Crete. The Gonates caves and tunnels were dug by the German army during the occupation of Crete in World War II. Change image

English : Gonates Cave at the bay of Plakias, Crete. The Gonates caves and tunnels were dug by the German army during the occupation of Crete in World War II.

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Water mite (1.1 mm) under light microscope. The water mite is from a shallow freshwater pond in Omsk. Change image

English : Water mite (1.1 mm) under light microscope. The water mite is from a shallow freshwater pond in Omsk.

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Living statue in Annecy, France. Change image

English : Living statue in Annecy, France.

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Portrait of a young lion (Panthera leo), taken at Tierpark Hellabrunn, Munich. Change image

English : Portrait of a young lion (Panthera leo), taken at Tierpark Hellabrunn, Munich.

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"September Morn" by Paul Chabas (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) Change image

English : "September Morn" by Paul Chabas (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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Sunrise in the nature reserve “Westruper Heide” at the flowering of the heath, Haltern am See, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image

English : Sunrise in the nature reserve “Westruper Heide” at the flowering of the heath, Haltern am See, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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A traditional Munich beer garden at night. Change image

English : A traditional Munich beer garden at night.

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Immature bracket fungi Dryad's saddle Polyporus squamosus and beetles Diaperis boleti. Ukraine. Change image

English : Immature bracket fungi Dryad's saddle Polyporus squamosus and beetles Diaperis boleti. Ukraine.

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Siproeta stelenes is a brush-footed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae found throughout Central and northern South America. Adults feed on flower nectar, rotting fruit, dead animals, and bat dung. This species is sometimes known as the malachite, named after a mineral which is similar in color to the bright green on the butterfly's wings. Photograph taken in the butterfly house on Mainau island, Lake Constance, Germany. Change image

English : Siproeta stelenes is a brush-footed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae found throughout Central and northern South America. Adults feed on flower nectar, rotting fruit, dead animals, and bat dung. This species is sometimes known as the malachite, named after a mineral which is similar in color to the bright green on the butterfly's wings. Photograph taken in the butterfly house on Mainau island, Lake Constance, Germany.

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Mountains surrounding the Uyuni salt flat during sunrise, Daniel Campos Province, Potosí Department, southwesten Bolivia, not far from the crest of the Andes. This salt flat is, with a surface of 10,582 square kilometers (4,086 sq mi), the world's largest, and during the rain season (December-February) offers spectacular reflections. Change image

English : Mountains surrounding the Uyuni salt flat during sunrise, Daniel Campos Province, Potosí Department, southwesten Bolivia, not far from the crest of the Andes. This salt flat is, with a surface of 10,582 square kilometers (4,086 sq mi), the world's largest, and during the rain season (December-February) offers spectacular reflections.

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Front elevation of the church of St. Clement of Ohrid, Skopje, capital of the Republic of Macedonia. The Orthodox Cathedral church was designed by Slavko Brezovski and was consecrated in 1990, after 18 years' construction. This rotunda church, composed only of domes and arches on a 36 metres (118 ft) square plan, is one of the most interesting architectural examples in recent Macedonian history and is today the largest cathedral of the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Change image

English : Front elevation of the church of St. Clement of Ohrid, Skopje, capital of the Republic of Macedonia. The Orthodox Cathedral church was designed by Slavko Brezovski and was consecrated in 1990, after 18 years' construction. This rotunda church, composed only of domes and arches on a 36 metres (118 ft) square plan, is one of the most interesting architectural examples in recent Macedonian history and is today the largest cathedral of the Macedonian Orthodox Church.

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