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 Vydubychi Monastery, Kiev, Ukraine Change image |
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The Roman Aquaduct at Mória, Greek island Lesbos. Choose a new media file |
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 Sand Lizard female (Lacerta agilis). Ukraine. Change image |
Eruptive prominence in extreme UV light as it blasted away from the Sun (April 12-13, 2010). The video clip shows about 19 hours of activity captured by the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO). Choose a new media file |
English : Eruptive prominence in extreme UV light as it blasted away from the Sun (April 12-13, 2010). The video clip shows about 19 hours of activity captured by the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO).
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.jpg) Irises, by Vincent van Gogh. Oil on canvas, 74.3 × 94.3 cm, created in May 1889 in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France. Change image |
English : Irises, by Vincent van Gogh. Oil on canvas, 74.3 × 94.3 cm, created in May 1889 in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France.
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Modernized trams Tatra T4D-C for Sofia tram network at Sofia North railway station (Bulgaria). Unloading the tram number 1152. Choose a new media file |
English : Modernized trams Tatra T4D-C for Sofia tram network at Sofia North railway station (Bulgaria). Unloading the tram number 1152.
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 Interior (with bottles on the windowsill of the stairwell) of the former Löhning distillery, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image |
English : Interior (with bottles on the windowsill of the stairwell) of the former Löhning distillery, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Video from Bungee jumping from the railway bridge Jauntalbrücke over Drava river, Austria. Choose a new media file |
English : Video from Bungee jumping from the railway bridge Jauntalbrücke over Drava river, Austria.
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 Vaults and roof lantern of Laon Cathedral Notre-Dame, Picardy, France Change image |
English : Vaults and roof lantern of Laon Cathedral Notre-Dame, Picardy, France
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The May 5, 1955 Apple-2 nuclear test was used to study the blast effect on an assortment of buildings, including residential houses and electrical substations. This short film about the blast, referred to as "Operation Cue", was distributed by the Federal Civil Defense Administration. Choose a new media file |
English : The May 5, 1955 Apple-2 nuclear test was used to study the blast effect on an assortment of buildings, including residential houses and electrical substations. This short film about the blast, referred to as "Operation Cue", was distributed by the Federal Civil Defense Administration.
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Universal Newsreel about the Hindenburg disaster which occurred on May 6, 1937, as the German passenger airship Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst in New Jersey, United States. Choose a new media file |
English : Universal Newsreel about the Hindenburg disaster which occurred on May 6, 1937, as the German passenger airship Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst in New Jersey, United States.
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 The mid-19th century Charnel House, located in a corner of the graveyard at St Helen's Church in Cliffe, Kent, England. Until the start of the twentieth century, it was used as a make-shift mortuary for bodies pulled out of the nearby Thames Estuary. It is now classified as a Grade II listed building by English Heritage. Change image |
English : The mid-19th century Charnel House, located in a corner of the graveyard at St Helen's Church in Cliffe, Kent, England. Until the start of the twentieth century, it was used as a make-shift mortuary for bodies pulled out of the nearby Thames Estuary. It is now classified as a Grade II listed building by English Heritage.
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 Exterior view of the church and Monastery of St. Francis, Quito, Ecuador. The Roman Catholic temple, completed in the 16th century, is the largest architectural ensemble among the historical structures of colonial Latin America. Construction took 150 years, and the church exhibits a mixture of different architecture styles. Change image |
English : Exterior view of the church and Monastery of St. Francis, Quito, Ecuador. The Roman Catholic temple, completed in the 16th century, is the largest architectural ensemble among the historical structures of colonial Latin America. Construction took 150 years, and the church exhibits a mixture of different architecture styles.
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English : Lenin Kino-Pravda N° 21 is a Russian silent newsreel of 1925 made by Dziga Vertov to celebrate the first anniversary of the death of Lenin. It starts with Fanny Kaplan's attempt to assassinate Lenin in 1918, moves to his illness and death, and ends with his legacy.
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 Central nave of the Church of San Miguel, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. The church is composed of 3 naves, where the central nave is higher than the lateral ones, with pillars decorated with gothic motifs and very diverse baldachins, whereas the altar is a work from 1609 by Juan Martínez Montañés 1609. The construction of the church began in 1484 due to a visit of the Catholic Monarchs to Jerez de la Frontera, but it took several centuries to complete, resulting in a harmonious mixture of elements from the late Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque. Change image |
English : Central nave of the Church of San Miguel, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. The church is composed of 3 naves, where the central nave is higher than the lateral ones, with pillars decorated with gothic motifs and very diverse baldachins, whereas the altar is a work from 1609 by Juan Martínez Montañés 1609. The construction of the church began in 1484 due to a visit of the Catholic Monarchs to Jerez de la Frontera, but it took several centuries to complete, resulting in a harmonious mixture of elements from the late Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque.
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Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) filmed at the Wollenberg, Hesse, Germany. Choose a new media file |
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 Library of Altenburg Abbey, Lower Austria Change image |
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Excerpt of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, a nursery rhyme by Jane Taylor, recorded in 1888 for Thomas Edison's Phonograph Doll. Choose a new media file |
English : Excerpt of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, a nursery rhyme by Jane Taylor, recorded in 1888 for Thomas Edison's Phonograph Doll.
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,_isla_Lobos,_islas_Gal%C3%A1pagos,_Ecuador,_2015-07-25,_DD_35.JPG) Couple of Blue-footed boobies (Sula nebouxii) during a mating ritual, Lobos Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. The blue-footed booby is a long-winged seabird with a wingspan of up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft). The species is 90 cm (35 in) high and is easily recognizable by its distinctive bright blue feet, which is a sexually selected trait, as the males display their feet in an elaborate mating ritual by lifting their feet up and down while strutting before the female. Although the blue-footed boobies are usually associated to the Galápagos Islands (where half of all breeding pairs nest), they can be found from the Gulf of California down along the western coasts of Central and South America down to Peru. Change image |
English : Couple of Blue-footed boobies (Sula nebouxii) during a mating ritual, Lobos Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. The blue-footed booby is a long-winged seabird with a wingspan of up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft). The species is 90 cm (35 in) high and is easily recognizable by its distinctive bright blue feet, which is a sexually selected trait, as the males display their feet in an elaborate mating ritual by lifting their feet up and down while strutting before the female. Although the blue-footed boobies are usually associated to the Galápagos Islands (where half of all breeding pairs nest), they can be found from the Gulf of California down along the western coasts of Central and South America down to Peru.
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English : The blasting of the AfE-Tower (AfE-Turm) in Frankfurt, Germany, 2 February 2014. Forwards and backwards motion of recorded video.
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 Dome of the chapter house, Cathedral of Seville, Seville, Spain. The construction of the chapter house was started by Hernán Ruiz II but finished by Asensio de Maeda in 1592. The decoration of the dome is work of the prestigious painter Murillo and dates from 1667. The 8 circular oil paintings show 8 saints from Seville (San Hermenegildo, San Fernando, San Leandro, San Isidoro, San Laureano, Santa Justa, Santa Rufina and San Pio), whereas the bigger rectangular picture in the center depicts the Immaculate Conception. Change image |
English : Dome of the chapter house, Cathedral of Seville, Seville, Spain. The construction of the chapter house was started by Hernán Ruiz II but finished by Asensio de Maeda in 1592. The decoration of the dome is work of the prestigious painter Murillo and dates from 1667. The 8 circular oil paintings show 8 saints from Seville (San Hermenegildo, San Fernando, San Leandro, San Isidoro, San Laureano, Santa Justa, Santa Rufina and San Pio), whereas the bigger rectangular picture in the center depicts the Immaculate Conception.
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English : The Antonov An-225 departs Gostomel Airport bound for Prague and onward to Perth, Australia
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 Front view of the city Hall of A Coruña, also called Municipal Palace, Galicia, Spain. The modernist building is located in the María Pita Square in the center of the city and was built between 1908 and 1912 following a design of Pedro Ramiro Mariño. It was inaugurated in 1927 by the king Alfonso XIII. The facade is 64 metres (210 ft) width and has 43 windows, whereas the surface of the building is 2,300 m2 (24,757.0 sq ft). The 4 statues in the third floor represent the 4 provinces of Galicia (A Coruña, Lugo, Orense and Pontevedra) and over them, in the middle, is the coat of arms of the city. The 2 dames flanking it symbolize Peace and Industry and Work and Wisdom. In the tower in the middle is the clock and the bells, they are made of bronce and tin and weigh 1,600 kilograms (3,527 lb). Change image |
English : Front view of the city Hall of A Coruña, also called Municipal Palace, Galicia, Spain. The modernist building is located in the María Pita Square in the center of the city and was built between 1908 and 1912 following a design of Pedro Ramiro Mariño. It was inaugurated in 1927 by the king Alfonso XIII. The facade is 64 metres (210 ft) width and has 43 windows, whereas the surface of the building is 2,300 m2 (24,757.0 sq ft). The 4 statues in the third floor represent the 4 provinces of Galicia (A Coruña, Lugo, Orense and Pontevedra) and over them, in the middle, is the coat of arms of the city. The 2 dames flanking it symbolize Peace and Industry and Work and Wisdom. In the tower in the middle is the clock and the bells, they are made of bronce and tin and weigh 1,600 kilograms (3,527 lb).
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 The Caves of Hercules, 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of Tangier in Cape Spartel, North Morocco. As the Berber people cut stone wheels from its walls (which is the cause of the pattern visible in the image) to make millstones, the natural cave was extended considerably. There is a myth that Hercules slept in the cave before accomplishing his 11th labour, stealing golden apples from the Hesperides' garden. Change image |
English : The Caves of Hercules, 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of Tangier in Cape Spartel, North Morocco. As the Berber people cut stone wheels from its walls (which is the cause of the pattern visible in the image) to make millstones, the natural cave was extended considerably. There is a myth that Hercules slept in the cave before accomplishing his 11th labour, stealing golden apples from the Hesperides' garden.
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Italian air force Frecce Tricolori aerobatic team of ten Aermacchi MB-339 planes trainers over Oulu Airport at Tour de Sky 2014 air show, Oulu, Finland. Choose a new media file |
English : Italian air force Frecce Tricolori aerobatic team of ten Aermacchi MB-339 planes trainers over Oulu Airport at Tour de Sky 2014 air show, Oulu, Finland.
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 Ceiling fresco in Herzogenburg Abbey Church (Lower Austria) by Daniel Gran: The Miracle of Pentecost Change image |
English : Ceiling fresco in Herzogenburg Abbey Church (Lower Austria) by Daniel Gran: The Miracle of Pentecost
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The Soviet satellite Sputnik 3 was launched on May 15, 1958. This Universal newsreel shows a replica of the satellite presented at the 1958 Soviet Union's Industrial Exhibition. Choose a new media file |
English : The Soviet satellite Sputnik 3 was launched on May 15, 1958. This Universal newsreel shows a replica of the satellite presented at the 1958 Soviet Union's Industrial Exhibition.
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 Smock mill in Lette, Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image |
NASA satelites, together 17 spacecraft, observing the Earth in 16 missions (2012 year). Choose a new media file |
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 Romanesque church of St Michael, Linás de Broto (municipality of Torla-Ordesa), Province of Huesca, Spain. Its tower dates from the end of the 15th century and was used to watch for incursions from the other side of the Pyrenees; the rest of the church was constructed during the 16th century. Change image |
English : Romanesque church of St Michael, Linás de Broto (municipality of Torla-Ordesa), Province of Huesca, Spain. Its tower dates from the end of the 15th century and was used to watch for incursions from the other side of the Pyrenees; the rest of the church was constructed during the 16th century.
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Dutch newsreels from 1966-05-01: Carpets are woven by using punch cards that control the input of threads to the loom. Choose a new media file |
English : Dutch newsreels from 1966-05-01: Carpets are woven by using punch cards that control the input of threads to the loom.
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 Pipe organ of the church of the Society of Jesus (La Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús), a Jesuit church in Quito, Ecuador. The exterior of the building gives no hint of the sumptuous internal decoration. Its large central nave is profusely embellished with gold leaf, gilded plaster and wood carvings, making it the most ornate church in Quito. One of the most significant works of Spanish Baroque architecture in America, it is considered the most beautiful church in Ecuador. The pipe organ is located in the choir, over the main entrance, and is with 1104 pipes the second biggest pipe organ in Quito that is still working: it was built in the United States in 1889, and is used during special festivities. Change image |
English : Pipe organ of the church of the Society of Jesus (La Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús), a Jesuit church in Quito, Ecuador. The exterior of the building gives no hint of the sumptuous internal decoration. Its large central nave is profusely embellished with gold leaf, gilded plaster and wood carvings, making it the most ornate church in Quito. One of the most significant works of Spanish Baroque architecture in America, it is considered the most beautiful church in Ecuador. The pipe organ is located in the choir, over the main entrance, and is with 1104 pipes the second biggest pipe organ in Quito that is still working: it was built in the United States in 1889, and is used during special festivities.
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 View of the narrow Rúa Villavieja with the Palace of the Kings of Navarre in the background, Olite, Navarre, Spain. Olite is a village with a population of less than 4000, whose castle, built during the 13th and 14th centuries, was one of the seats of the Court of the Kingdom of Navarre since the reign of Charles III "the Noble". Change image |
English : View of the narrow Rúa Villavieja with the Palace of the Kings of Navarre in the background, Olite, Navarre, Spain. Olite is a village with a population of less than 4000, whose castle, built during the 13th and 14th centuries, was one of the seats of the Court of the Kingdom of Navarre since the reign of Charles III "the Noble".
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The loading of heavy power generator into airplane Antonov An-225 on Prague airport before its transport to Perth, Australia. Choose a new media file |
English : The loading of heavy power generator into airplane Antonov An-225 on Prague airport before its transport to Perth, Australia.
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 Straw sculptures in Daldrup, Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image |
Colombian animation explaining the concept of Internet governance and its implications. A production of Fundación Karisma with the help of RedPaTodos, designed by Magic Markers and financed by the Mozilla Foundation. English subtitles. Choose a new media file |
English : Colombian animation explaining the concept of Internet governance and its implications. A production of Fundación Karisma with the help of RedPaTodos, designed by Magic Markers and financed by the Mozilla Foundation. English subtitles.
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English : Strix nebulosa (Great grey owl) in the ZooParc de Beauval in Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher, France.
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1905-1910 French and German animations for toy projectors. Following the tradition of the magic lantern and the zoetrope, each of them is composed of a simple action printed on the film to be projected in loop. Restauration by Instituto Valenciano de Cinematografía. Choose a new media file |
English : 1905-1910 French and German animations for toy projectors. Following the tradition of the magic lantern and the zoetrope, each of them is composed of a simple action printed on the film to be projected in loop. Restauration by Instituto Valenciano de Cinematografía.
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 In a Roman Osteria is a genre art painting from 1866 by the Danish painter Carl Bloch (May 23, 1834 – February 22, 1890). The painting was acquired by the National Gallery of Denmark in 1935. Change image |
English : In a Roman Osteria is a genre art painting from 1866 by the Danish painter Carl Bloch (May 23, 1834 – February 22, 1890). The painting was acquired by the National Gallery of Denmark in 1935.
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The reconstructed Aylvapolder drainage mill in Burgwerd, Friesland, Netherlands can still be used to drain the polder if needed. Choose a new media file |
English : The reconstructed Aylvapolder drainage mill in Burgwerd, Friesland, Netherlands can still be used to drain the polder if needed.
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 Southeast view of cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris Change image |
English : Southeast view of cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris
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Aerial footage of Wallis island lagoon and islets, shot from a US Navy plane. This is an extract of a 1943 movie. Choose a new media file |
English : Aerial footage of Wallis island lagoon and islets, shot from a US Navy plane. This is an extract of a 1943 movie.
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 Cemetery of San Diego in the Historic Center of Quito, Ecuador, seen from El Panecillo. Inaugurated in 1872 in a location where fallen of the Battle of Pichincha (1822) had been buried, the cemetery contains the graves of numerous significant people, including five presidents of the Republic of Ecuador. Change image |
English : Cemetery of San Diego in the Historic Center of Quito, Ecuador, seen from El Panecillo. Inaugurated in 1872 in a location where fallen of the Battle of Pichincha (1822) had been buried, the cemetery contains the graves of numerous significant people, including five presidents of the Republic of Ecuador.
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The Lonely House (1916), fourth episode of the Danish silent serial The Man with the Missing Finger by A. W. Sandberg. Choose a new media file |
English : The Lonely House (1916), fourth episode of the Danish silent serial The Man with the Missing Finger by A. W. Sandberg.
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 Huacachina oasis, Ica Region, Peru. The location has a population of 115 and is built around a natural lake in the desert and is a popular destination for sandboarding and buggy riding. Change image |
English : Huacachina oasis, Ica Region, Peru. The location has a population of 115 and is built around a natural lake in the desert and is a popular destination for sandboarding and buggy riding.
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The Soyuz spacecraft and rocket Soyuz TMA-20M that carried Expedition 47 crew to International Space Station was finally mounted together and moved to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Mar. 15-16, 2016. Choose a new media file |
English : The Soyuz spacecraft and rocket Soyuz TMA-20M that carried Expedition 47 crew to International Space Station was finally mounted together and moved to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Mar. 15-16, 2016.
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 The Kunstkamera Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Change image |
Drone video of flower fields near De Zilk, Holland, April 2016. Choose a new media file |
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 Interior view of the crossing of the church and Monastery of St. Francis, Quito, Ecuador. The Roman Catholic temple, finalized in the 17th century, is the largest architectural ensemble among the historical structures of colonial Latin America. The church exhibits a mixture of different architecture styles, as the construction took 150 years. Change image |
English : Interior view of the crossing of the church and Monastery of St. Francis, Quito, Ecuador. The Roman Catholic temple, finalized in the 17th century, is the largest architectural ensemble among the historical structures of colonial Latin America. The church exhibits a mixture of different architecture styles, as the construction took 150 years.
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 Winged altar in late gothic style at the parish- and pilgrimage church Maria Laach am Jauerling, Lower Austria. Change image |
English : Winged altar in late gothic style at the parish- and pilgrimage church Maria Laach am Jauerling, Lower Austria.
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Demonstration of the Meissner effect using high-temperature superconducting ceramics and a neodymium magnet. Choose a new media file |
English : Demonstration of the Meissner effect using high-temperature superconducting ceramics and a neodymium magnet.
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 Old archaeological museum situated within the walls of the castle of Sagunto and built in 1925, Sagunto, Valencia, Spain. The castle was constructed in the 10th century, although the location had been used already by the Iberians, and restored in the 18th and 19th centuries. In the castle can be found remains from different civilisations: Iberian, Romans, Goths and Arabs. Change image |
English : Old archaeological museum situated within the walls of the castle of Sagunto and built in 1925, Sagunto, Valencia, Spain. The castle was constructed in the 10th century, although the location had been used already by the Iberians, and restored in the 18th and 19th centuries. In the castle can be found remains from different civilisations: Iberian, Romans, Goths and Arabs.
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American documentary film on the Nazi concentration camps compiled as evidence and shown at the Nuremberg Trials. George Stevens' footage has been entered at the National Film registry as "an essential visual record of World War II and a staple of documentary films". Choose a new media file |
English : American documentary film on the Nazi concentration camps compiled as evidence and shown at the Nuremberg Trials. George Stevens' footage has been entered at the National Film registry as "an essential visual record of World War II and a staple of documentary films".
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 Panoramic lift to St Peter's Hill, La Coruña, Spain. Its track is 100 m long, and climbs 63 m. The lift has operated since 2007. Change image |
Turkish Stars team F-5 aerobatic display flight in Turku Airshow 2015, Finland. Choose a new media file |
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