Picture of the day for May 1, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on May 1, 2016: Vydubychi Monastery, Kiev, Ukraine https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%86%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%80-3.JPG

Picture of the day for April 30, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 30, 2016: Family of Menhirs, Tower Park, A Coruña, Spain. The sculpture group, created in 1994, is work of artist Manolo Paz. The holes in the rocks are designed to frame different views of the park and the bay through them. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Los_Menhires,_Parque_de_La_Torre,_La_Coru%C3%B1a,_Espa%C3%B1a,_2015-09-25,_DD_01.JPG

Picture of the day for April 29, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 29, 2016: Head shaman of Olkhon at Lake Baikal. Buryatia, Russia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Khagdaev_02.jpg

Picture of the day for April 28, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 28, 2016: El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, Spain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:El_Palau_de_les_Arts_Reina_Sof%C3%ADa,_Valencia_-_Jan_2007.jpg

Picture of the day for April 27, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 27, 2016: Salineras (salt evaporation ponds) in Maras, Peru. The salt has been obtained in Maras since the time of the Inca Empire, and the site currently has around 3000 ponds of 5 square metres (54 sq ft) each. Salt water is deposited in the ponds from the surrounding mountains, and the water evaporates. After approximately a month, the level of salt reaches 10 centimetres (3.9 in) and is removed in sacks. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salineras_de_Maras,_Maras,_Per%C3%BA,_2015-07-30,_DD_12.JPG

Picture of the day for April 26, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 26, 2016: Exemplar of a Saddlebags glider (Tramea sp.) female, Cerro Brujo, San Cristobal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lib%C3%A9lula_(Tramea_sp),_isla_Lobos,_islas_Gal%C3%A1pagos,_Ecuador,_2015-07-25,_DD_61.jpg

Picture of the day for April 25, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 25, 2016: Branch of a chestnut in Park Sentmaring in autumn, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M%C3%BCnster,_Park_Sentmaring_--_2015_--_9923.jpg

Picture of the day for April 24, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 24, 2016: Aaspere manor windmill, northern Estonia, built in the nineteenth century. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aaspere_m%C3%B5isa_tuuleveski_2013.jpg

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Picture of the day for April 23, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 23, 2016: Male common brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni), Parsonage Moor, Oxfordshire. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_brimstone_butterfly_(Gonepteryx_rhamni)_male.jpg

Picture of the day for April 22 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 22, 2016: On Earth Day, thunderheads near Borneo, Indonesia are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member on the International Space Station. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ISS-40_Thunderheads_near_Borneo.jpg

Picture of the day for April 21 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 21, 2016: Superior view of the roofless church of St Peter, patron saint of Ariza, located in Aragón (Spain) were it is situated. The temple is of Herrerian style and was built in 1620. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iglesia_de_San_Pedro,_Ariza,_Zaragoza,_Espa%C3%B1a,_2015-12-29,_DD_102.JPG

Picture of the day for April 20 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 20, 2016: White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) in Madrid, Spain https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ciconia_ciconia_-_01.jpg

Picture of the day for April 19 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 19, 2016: High altar and dome of the Roman Catholic church and Monastery of St. Francis, Quito, Ecuador. The monastery complex, the largest architectural ensemble among the historical structures of colonial Latin America, was completed in the 16th century. Construction took 150 years, and the building exhibits a mixture of architectural styles. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iglesia_de_San_Francisco,_Quito,_Ecuador,_2015-07-22,_DD_162-164_HDR.JPG

Picture of the day for April 18, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 18, 2016: General view at dusk of the ruins of the castle of Sagunto, Valencia, Spain. Constructed in the 10th century on a site already used by the Iberians, the castle was renovated in the 18th and 19th centuries. Evidence of occupation by several civilisations has been found here: Iberians, Romans, Goths and Arabs. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Castillo_de_Sagunto,_Valencia,_Espa%C3%B1a,_2015-01-03,_DD_09-11_HDR.JPG

Picture of the day for April 17, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 17, 2016: The Sacra di San Michele (Saint Michael's Abbey) on Mount Pirchiriano, on the south side of the Susa valley in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Founded between the late 10th and the early 11th century, the abbey is located along the pilgrimage route between Monte Sant'Angelo in southern Italy and Mont Saint-Michel in northern France. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_Sacra_ammantata_dalla_neve.jpg

Picture of the day for April 16, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 16, 2016: Ceiling frescos in Sonntagberg Basilica (Lower Austria) by Daniel Gran († 16th April 1757) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sonntagberg_Basilika_Deckenfresken_03.JPG

Picture of the day for April 15, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 15, 2016: Main altar of the Church of the Society of Jesus (La Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús), a Jesuit church in Quito, Ecuador. The exterior belies the beauty of the interior. The long central nave is profusely decorated with gold leaf, gilded plaster, and wood carvings, making it the most ornate church in Quito. The church is one of the most significant works of Spanish Baroque architecture in America and considered the most beautiful in Ecuador. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iglesia_de_La_Compa%C3%B1%C3%ADa,_Quito,_Ecuador,_2015-07-22,_DD_116-118_HDR.JPG

Picture of the day for April 14, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 14, 2016: The monumental Wittelsbacher fountain at the north border of Munich downtown, in Bavaria, Germany. The sculpture on the left is of a woman seated on a bull, holding a bowl, and depicts the healing qualities of water; on the right, a man sits astride a horse and hurls a rock, representing water's destructive power. Built between 1893 and 1895, the design follows drawings of the sculptor Adolf von Hildebrand. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fuente_Wittelsbacher,_Plaza_Lenbach,_M%C3%BAnich,_Alemania,_2015-07-04,_DD_01-03_HDR.JPG

Picture of the day for April 13, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 13, 2016: Lake Schermützelsee in Buckow (Märkische Schweiz), Brandenburg, Germany https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Buckow_Maerkische_Schweiz_08-2015_img5.jpg

Picture of the day for April 12, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 12, 2016: Diesel-electric locomotive GE C36-7 crossing the Jänese railway bridge over the Emajõgi river, Estonia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:J%C3%A4nese_raudteesild.JPG

Picture of the day for April 11, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 11, 2016: Common orange lichen (Xanthoria parietina) on the bark of a fruit tree. Close-up image with approx. 3 cm diagonal. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Xanthoria_parietina_02.JPG

Picture of the day for April 10, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 10, 2016: The church of San Juan de Busa in the municipality of Biescas, province of Huesca, Aragón, Spain. The church, of mozarabic style, was built between 1060 and 1070 by order of Ramón Guillén. It was probably a parochial church of a vanished medieval village. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:San_Juan_de_Busa,_Oliv%C3%A1n,_Huesca,_Espa%C3%B1a,_2015-01-07,_DD_13-20_PAN.JPG

Picture of the day for April 9, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 9, 2016: A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pel%C3%ADcano_pardo_de_las_Gal%C3%A1pagos_(Pelecanus_occidentalis_urinator),_Bah%C3%ADa_Tortuga,_isla_Santa_Cruz,_islas_Gal%C3%A1pagos,_Ecuador,_2015-07-26,_DD_32.JPG

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Picture of the day for April 8, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 8, 2016: Interior of the Presbyterian Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Catedral_Presbiteriana_do_Rio_de_Janeiro.jpg

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Picture of the day for April 7, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 7, 2016: Apse of the Abbey of Santa María la Real de la Oliva, a still active Cistercian monastery in Carcastillo, Navarre, Spain. The Abbey was founded in 1150 when the king, García Ramírez of Navarre, died. The temple was inspired by the French abbeys at Morimond and Escaladieu. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monasterio_de_la_Oliva,_Carcastillo,_Navarra,_Espa%C3%B1a,_2015-01-06,_DD_16-18_HDR.JPG

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Picture of the day for April 6, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 6, 2016: Upper view of the main nave of the Gothic church of San Pedro de los Francos in Calatayud, Aragon, Spain. The original temple was founded in the 12th century by order of Alfonso I, "The Battler". He wished to offer the French who settled in Calatayud after helping him in the Battle of Cutanda (1120) against the Almoravids a place to pray. The current church was built two centuries later. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iglesia_de_San_Pedro_de_los_Francos,_Calatayud,_Espa%C3%B1a,_2014-12-29,_DD_056-060_HDR.JPG

Picture of the day for April 5, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 5, 2016: “Altes Warmbad” on the East Frisian island Juist, Lower Saxony, Germany https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juist,_Altes_Warmbad_--_2014_--_3632.jpg

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Picture of the day for April 4, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 4, 2016: Annunciation (Master of Seitenstetten, around 1490) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meister_von_Seitenstetten_-_Maria_Verk%C3%BCndigung.JPG

Picture of the day for April 3, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 3, 2016: Former municipal pharmacy of Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain. Dating from 1841, it used to serve the former Hospital de La Merced. The pharmacy is located on the second floor of the Palace of Villavicencio, in the Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antigua_farmacia_municipal,_Alc%C3%A1zar,_Jerez_de_la_Frontera,_Espa%C3%B1a,_2015-12-07,_DD_88-91_HDR.JPG

Picture of the day for April 2, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 2, 2016: 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. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ascensor_del_Monte_de_San_Pedro,_La_Coru%C3%B1a,_Espa%C3%B1a,_2015-09-25,_DD_113.JPG