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Pictures of the day will be chosen from Featured pictures of Commons. Featured pictures are the finest images on Wikimedia Commons and are selected by consensus on Commons:Featured picture candidates. Pictures of the day should be selected from images that were strongly supported during the nomination process. For instructions on how to add a Picture of the Day, see Commons:Picture of the day/Instructions.
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 Panoramic view (span of approx. 150°) of the city of Cusco, Peru. The city, located near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain range, is the capital of the Cusco Province, has a population of 428,450 inhabitants and its elevation is around 3,400 metres (11,200 ft). The site was the historic capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th-century Spanish conquest and was declared in 1983 a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Change image |
English : Panoramic view (span of approx. 150°) of the city of Cusco, Peru. The city, located near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain range, is the capital of the Cusco Province, has a population of 428,450 inhabitants and its elevation is around 3,400 metres (11,200 ft). The site was the historic capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th-century Spanish conquest and was declared in 1983 a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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 Experiment with lens ball and light stick Change image |
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 A Re 4/4 II and a Re 6/6 haul a southbound intermodal freight train on the Gotthard line just outside Erstfeld (visible in the background), Switzerland Change image |
English : A Re 4/4 II and a Re 6/6 haul a southbound intermodal freight train on the Gotthard line just outside Erstfeld (visible in the background), Switzerland
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.jpg) Aerial view of a flock of sheep with a shepherd in China Change image |
English : Aerial view of a flock of sheep with a shepherd in China
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_mating_Bulgaria.jpg) Clouded yellows (Colias croceus) mating in Pirin National Park, Bulgaria. Today is Bulgaria Unification Day; unification happened in 1885. Change image |
English : Clouded yellows (Colias croceus) mating in Pirin National Park, Bulgaria. Today is Bulgaria Unification Day; unification happened in 1885.
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.jpg) 125 years ago: Menu card (front page) for the banquet in honour of the presence of German Emperor Wilhelm II and Empress Auguste Viktoria on Sept. 7 1898 in Hotel Kaiserhof, Porta Westfalica Change image |
English : 125 years ago: Menu card (front page) for the banquet in honour of the presence of German Emperor Wilhelm II and Empress Auguste Viktoria on Sept. 7 1898 in Hotel Kaiserhof, Porta Westfalica
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_juvenile.JPG) Red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus) juvenile, near the banks of the Rio Negro in the Pantanal, Brazil Change image |
English : Red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus) juvenile, near the banks of the Rio Negro in the Pantanal, Brazil
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 A batik maker in Wukirsari Village, the center of batik tulis industry in Imogiri, Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Change image |
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 The Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin Change image |
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 Tribute in Light (as seen in 2020), in remembrance of the September 11 attacks in 2001 Change image |
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_04.jpg) Breil-Brigels: Outflow of the Flem in Lag da Breil Change image |
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 Southeast view of the Romanesque abbey church ruin in Paulinzella, Germany Change image |
English : Southeast view of the Romanesque abbey church ruin in Paulinzella, Germany
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 Nacreous clouds over the McMurdo Station, Antarctica Change image |
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_1.jpg) Blue-sided leaf frog (Agalychnis annae) in Heredia, Costa Rica. This frog is classified as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Change image |
English : Blue-sided leaf frog (Agalychnis annae) in Heredia, Costa Rica. This frog is classified as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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 Ruined Armenian church inside Lori Berd (Lori Fortress), an 11th-century fortress located in the Lori Province, Armenia. The fortress was built by David Anhoghin to become the capital of Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget in 1065. Change image |
English : Ruined Armenian church inside Lori Berd (Lori Fortress), an 11th-century fortress located in the Lori Province, Armenia. The fortress was built by David Anhoghin to become the capital of Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget in 1065.
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_25.jpg) Waldhaus Flims, upper Rhineschlucht. View of the Rheinschlucht natural monument from viewing platform “Il spir”. Change image |
English : Waldhaus Flims, upper Rhineschlucht. View of the Rheinschlucht natural monument from viewing platform “Il spir”.
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 Façade of the cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris (France), showing the Portal of the Virgin, the Portal of the Last Judgment and the Portal of Saint Anne. The row above shows the statues of 28 biblical kings. Change image |
English : Façade of the cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris (France), showing the Portal of the Virgin, the Portal of the Last Judgment and the Portal of Saint Anne. The row above shows the statues of 28 biblical kings.
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.jpg) Viperine snake (Natrix maura) swimming in Extremadura, Spain Change image |
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 Issued 100 years ago: 100 Million Mark "Notgeld" banknote (21 September 1923), Trier, Germany, design: Fritz Quant, RV: Roman Bridge in Trier. Change image |
English : Issued 100 years ago: 100 Million Mark "Notgeld" banknote (21 September 1923), Trier, Germany, design: Fritz Quant, RV: Roman Bridge in Trier.
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 Interior view of Pauluskirche (St. Paul's Church) in Lucerne, Switzerland Change image |
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 Central dome of Salzburg Cathedral, Austria. The cathedral was founded in 774 and rebuilt in 1181 after a fire but it got its present Baroque style appearance under Prince-Bishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau in the 17th century. Change image |
English : Central dome of Salzburg Cathedral, Austria. The cathedral was founded in 774 and rebuilt in 1181 after a fire but it got its present Baroque style appearance under Prince-Bishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau in the 17th century.
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 'Golden Delicious' apples Change image |
English : 'Golden Delicious' apples
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.jpg) Amrum windmill near Nebel, historic building and landmark of the North Frisian Island of Amrum Change image |
English : Amrum windmill near Nebel, historic building and landmark of the North Frisian Island of Amrum
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 Aerial view of Mount Rainier, Washington, USA, taken from the west. At 14,417 ft (4,394 m), this active volcano is the highest mountain in Washington State and is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States. It is considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world. It is popular among mountaineers. Change image |
English : Aerial view of Mount Rainier, Washington, USA, taken from the west. At 14,417 ft (4,394 m), this active volcano is the highest mountain in Washington State and is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States. It is considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world. It is popular among mountaineers.
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 Mount Everest North Face as seen from the path to the base camp, Tibet, China. Change image |
English : Mount Everest North Face as seen from the path to the base camp, Tibet, China.
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 This ceiling fresco in Michaelskapelle, a historic church in Bruchsal, Baden-Württemberg, depicts Michael the Archangel's victory over Satan and fallen angels. Today is Michaelmas. Change image |
English : This ceiling fresco in Michaelskapelle, a historic church in Bruchsal, Baden-Württemberg, depicts Michael the Archangel's victory over Satan and fallen angels. Today is Michaelmas.
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 Picture of Pinto beans (seeds of Phaseolus vulgaris). Change image |
English : Picture of Pinto beans (seeds of Phaseolus vulgaris).
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