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 Blue-hour view of the free-standing bell tower of the Pula Cathedral, Pula, Croatia. The present-day cathedral came into existence through a series of expansions of pre-existing 5th-century religious buildings, whereas the baroque-style bell tower, located in front of the basilica, was added in 1707 and was built using stones taken from the Roman-built Pula Arena. Change image |
English : Blue-hour view of the free-standing bell tower of the Pula Cathedral, Pula, Croatia. The present-day cathedral came into existence through a series of expansions of pre-existing 5th-century religious buildings, whereas the baroque-style bell tower, located in front of the basilica, was added in 1707 and was built using stones taken from the Roman-built Pula Arena.
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Demonstration of the yellow vests movement, at the Errues roundabout, at Menoncourt, November 17th, 2019. Choose a new media file |
English : Demonstration of the yellow vests movement, at the Errues roundabout, at Menoncourt, November 17th, 2019.
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Timelapse of Säuling in the Ammergau Alps, Germany Choose a new media file |
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 Rain over Beinn Eich, Luss Hills, Scotland Change image |
English : Rain over Beinn Eich, Luss Hills, Scotland
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English : Slovak operatic soprano Patricia Janečková singing Rossini’s La danza during the COVID-19 pandemic
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 Etching by Fritz Quant: Roman Bridge in Trier, Germany, before 1921. Change image |
Lemur eating. Choose a new media file |
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.jpg) Vertical view into the splendid Gothic choir vault of Saint Michael’s Church in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany. Change image |
English : Vertical view into the splendid Gothic choir vault of Saint Michael’s Church in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany.
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Interview with Alfred Hitchcock. Choose a new media file |
English : Interview with Alfred Hitchcock.
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 A male Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus butterfly on Yoesden Bank in Buckinghamshire. In Greek mythology, Adonis was a very handsome man. Change image |
English : A male Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus butterfly on Yoesden Bank in Buckinghamshire. In Greek mythology, Adonis was a very handsome man.
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This video shows the absorption process by Lorentz's attractor of surrounding matter. There are 25 000 "mass points" (initial conditions) on a sphere of radius 200. At the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Saint Petersburg State University, we use these kind of videos for demonstrating the main properties of strange attractors to students. Most people consider strange attractors a purely mathematical abstraction, but in fact systems with similar behavior surround us practically everywhere. Choose a new media file |
English : This video shows the absorption process by Lorentz's attractor of surrounding matter. There are 25 000 "mass points" (initial conditions) on a sphere of radius 200. At the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Saint Petersburg State University, we use these kind of videos for demonstrating the main properties of strange attractors to students. Most people consider strange attractors a purely mathematical abstraction, but in fact systems with similar behavior surround us practically everywhere.
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 View of Benidorm, touristic capital of the Costa Blanca (literally White Coast) in the Land of Valencia, Spain. The shot was taken from the Cross of Benidorm, located on the summit of the Sierra Helada. Benidorm is a town with 73,000 inhabitants throughout the year, but with a peak of over half a million in the summer season. It is the town with the third greatest concentration of tall buildings in Europe, after London and Milan. Within Spain, Benidorm is positioned third, behind Barcelona and Madrid in the total number of skyscrapers, but nevertheless, Benidorm has the most high-rise buildings per capita in the world. Change image |
English : View of Benidorm, touristic capital of the Costa Blanca (literally White Coast) in the Land of Valencia, Spain. The shot was taken from the Cross of Benidorm, located on the summit of the Sierra Helada. Benidorm is a town with 73,000 inhabitants throughout the year, but with a peak of over half a million in the summer season. It is the town with the third greatest concentration of tall buildings in Europe, after London and Milan. Within Spain, Benidorm is positioned third, behind Barcelona and Madrid in the total number of skyscrapers, but nevertheless, Benidorm has the most high-rise buildings per capita in the world.
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Branchiura - crustacean, ectoparasite of fish. Finds weak spots on the fish’s body and drinks blood with the help of suction cups. When drinks enough blood, in most cases, leaves owner. Choose a new media file |
English : Branchiura - crustacean, ectoparasite of fish. Finds weak spots on the fish’s body and drinks blood with the help of suction cups. When drinks enough blood, in most cases, leaves owner.
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 Mystic Beach after sunset. The beach is located in Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Change image |
English : Mystic Beach after sunset. The beach is located in Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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This Ultra High Definition video was shot in August 2016 as the International Space Station traveled nearly 1,600 kilometres (1,000 miles), taking in views from above the western coast of France to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Switzerland, southern Germany and Austria, and southward to the countries of the Balkan Peninsula. Choose a new media file |
English : This Ultra High Definition video was shot in August 2016 as the International Space Station traveled nearly 1,600 kilometres (1,000 miles), taking in views from above the western coast of France to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Switzerland, southern Germany and Austria, and southward to the countries of the Balkan Peninsula.
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Type-bar typewriter classic for the mid-twentieth century. It was manufactured by VEB Olympia Buromaschinenwerk (Germany, GDR) in 1960s. Choose a new media file |
English : Type-bar typewriter classic for the mid-twentieth century. It was manufactured by VEB Olympia Buromaschinenwerk (Germany, GDR) in 1960s.
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 Francesca Palumbo, intensive care nurse of the San Salvatore Hospital in Pesaro, Italy, at the end of her shift during the COVID-19 pandemic. 18 March 2020. Change image |
English : Francesca Palumbo, intensive care nurse of the San Salvatore Hospital in Pesaro, Italy, at the end of her shift during the COVID-19 pandemic. 18 March 2020.
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Black and white domestic cat drinks from a puddle. Choose a new media file |
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New York Letter Carrier Emma Thornton recalls September 11th, 2001. Choose a new media file |
English : New York Letter Carrier Emma Thornton recalls September 11th, 2001.
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_head_adult.JPG) The head of a Southern Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) in the Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The Pantanal is the largest wetland in South America, but less than 2% is government-protected. Change image |
English : The head of a Southern Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) in the Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The Pantanal is the largest wetland in South America, but less than 2% is government-protected.
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A world of Greek Gods. Choose a new media file |
English : A world of Greek Gods.
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 Panoramic view of Hubbard Glacier, Alaska, United States. The longest source for Hubbard Glacier originates 122 kilometres (76 mi) from its snout and it takes about 400 years for ice to traverse the length of the glacier. As the glacier is advancing it eventually blocked the outlet of Russell Fjord in 1986. Change image |
English : Panoramic view of Hubbard Glacier, Alaska, United States. The longest source for Hubbard Glacier originates 122 kilometres (76 mi) from its snout and it takes about 400 years for ice to traverse the length of the glacier. As the glacier is advancing it eventually blocked the outlet of Russell Fjord in 1986.
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Hard drive working. Choose a new media file |
English : Hard drive working.
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 View from the northern slopes of Mount Somers / Te Kiekie looking towards the north. In the front, the quite eroded Winterslow Range can be seen. In the back stands the younger and less eroded Old Man Range. On the left is the Mt Somers Range that connects both ranges. Canterbury, New Zealand. Change image |
English : View from the northern slopes of Mount Somers / Te Kiekie looking towards the north. In the front, the quite eroded Winterslow Range can be seen. In the back stands the younger and less eroded Old Man Range. On the left is the Mt Somers Range that connects both ranges. Canterbury, New Zealand.
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Common blue damselfly, female. Location: Hesse, Germany. Choose a new media file |
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 Jewish cemetery near Waibstadt, Germany. A typical group of gravestones in the oldest, i.e. southeastern part of the cemetery. These splendid gravestones date back to the 18th century. Change image |
Commemorations celebrating the 75th birthday of the Belfort Liberation, at Belfort, November 23th, 2019. Choose a new media file |
English : Commemorations celebrating the 75th birthday of the Belfort Liberation, at Belfort, November 23th, 2019.
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 Schematic animation of the workings of a lever tumbler lock. Choose a new media file |
English : Schematic animation of the workings of a lever tumbler lock.
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Removal of a tattoo with the help of a laser. Choose a new media file |
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,_Elizabeth_Quay_Bridge_--_2019_--_0375-9.jpg) Elizabeth Quay Bridge in Perth, Western Australia, Australia Change image |
English : Elizabeth Quay Bridge in Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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English : Bull wrestling (Ushi no tsunotsuki) in Yamakoshi, Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
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 Rabelos in the Douro River with the city of Porto in the background, Portugal. Rabelos are traditional Portuguese wooden cargo boats used for centuries to transport people and goods from along the Douro River. Wine was brought in rabelos from the interior of the country to Porto, home to many wine cellars. Change image |
English : Rabelos in the Douro River with the city of Porto in the background, Portugal. Rabelos are traditional Portuguese wooden cargo boats used for centuries to transport people and goods from along the Douro River. Wine was brought in rabelos from the interior of the country to Porto, home to many wine cellars.
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2014 radio show «Paper Radio» dedicated to a music zine «Maximum Tremulo». Choose a new media file |
English : 2014 radio show «Paper Radio» dedicated to a music zine «Maximum Tremulo».
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_(d.j.b.)_08.jpg) Birch mushroom (Piptoporus betulinus) on the trunk of a birch. Change image |
English : Birch mushroom (Piptoporus betulinus) on the trunk of a birch.
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A blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) laying her third egg of the season. Choose a new media file |
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 Silk textile artwork showing people at work, from the Khalili Collection of Japanese Art Change image |
English : Silk textile artwork showing people at work, from the Khalili Collection of Japanese Art
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Demonstration of Tyndall's bar breaker experiment visualizing the enormous forces of thermal expansion. Choose a new media file |
English : Demonstration of Tyndall's bar breaker experiment visualizing the enormous forces of thermal expansion.
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 Interior of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (New Cathedral) in Linz, Upper Austria Change image |
English : Interior of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (New Cathedral) in Linz, Upper Austria
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March against Black Friday, in Belfort November 29th 2019. Choose a new media file |
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 The blossom of Ficaria verna. Taken in Mannheim in Käfertaler Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Change image |
English : The blossom of Ficaria verna. Taken in Mannheim in Käfertaler Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Cave Study performance by Daniel Landau, recorded at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in 2015. Choose a new media file |
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 Panoramic view (approx. 200 degrees) of a landscape near Collahuasi Mine, northern Chile. Change image |
Central and Wan Chai Reclamation on January 12th, 2008. Choose a new media file |
English : Central and Wan Chai Reclamation on January 12th, 2008.
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 Preparing to refuel a B-2 Spirit. Change image |
English : Preparing to refuel a B-2 Spirit.
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Applauding the medical workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain Choose a new media file |
English : Applauding the medical workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
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 Grey headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) skimming a pond in Brisbane's City Botanical Gardens. Change image |
English : Grey headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) skimming a pond in Brisbane's City Botanical Gardens.
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A las Barricadas, a Spanish song based on a tune by Józef Pławiński Choose a new media file |
English : A las Barricadas, a Spanish song based on a tune by Józef Pławiński
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 Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) burrowing into the sand. Change image |
English : Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) burrowing into the sand.
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Starfish flips over. Choose a new media file |
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 Strelitzer Straße in Berlin-Mitte at night. View towards Fernsehturm. Change image |
English : Strelitzer Straße in Berlin-Mitte at night. View towards Fernsehturm.
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«Message to Scientology» video by members of Anonymous. Choose a new media file |
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Take off of a FedEx MD-11 at Portland International Airport. Choose a new media file |
English : Take off of a FedEx MD-11 at Portland International Airport.
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 Church of San Juan el Real in the center of Calatayud, province of Zaragoza, Spain. The baroque church was built in the 17th and 18th century and hosts among others some of the oldest remaining paintings by Francisco de Goya in the pendentives of the main dome. Change image |
English : Church of San Juan el Real in the center of Calatayud, province of Zaragoza, Spain. The baroque church was built in the 17th and 18th century and hosts among others some of the oldest remaining paintings by Francisco de Goya in the pendentives of the main dome.
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Common swift (Apus apus) in flight in slow motion x20 in Colmar (Haut-Rhin, France). Choose a new media file |
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