Picture of the day for January 1, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on January 1, 2017: Sunrise in the Lake Titicaca, near Puno, in the Peruvian Andes, not far from Bolivia. The lake is, by volume of water, the largest in South America and, with a surface elevation of 3,812 metres (12,507 ft), it's considered the highest navigable lake in the world. The lake has a max. length of 190 kilometres (120 mi) and width of 80 kilometres (50 mi) and a surface of 8,372 square kilometres (3,232 sq mi), whereas the water volume is 893 cubic kilometres (214 cu mi) with a max. depth of 281 metres (922 ft) and an average depth of 107 metres (351 ft). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amanecer_en_el_lago_Titicaca,_Puno,_Per%C3%BA,_2015-08-01,_DD_01.JPG

Picture of the day for December 31, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 31, 2016: Besides New Year's Eve fireworks are often used to celebrate many important events. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:July_4th_fireworks,_Washington,_D.C._(LOC).jpg

Picture of the day for December 30, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 30, 2016: Ceiling frescos in Sonntagberg Basilica (Lower Austria) by Daniel Gran (1738–43) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sonntagberg_Basilika_Deckenfresken_02.JPG

Picture of the day for December 29, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 29, 2016: Lighthouse “Memmertfeuer” at the harbor, island Juist, Lower Saxony, Germany. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juist,_Memmertfeuer_--_2014_--_3533.jpg

Picture of the day for December 28, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 28, 2016: Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare), the Pantanal, Brazil. On 28 December 1973, the Endangered Species Act became law in the USA. The Yacare Caiman was reclassified to threatened status on 5 April 2000. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yacare_caiman_(Caiman_yacare)_2.jpg

Picture of the day for December 27, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 27, 2016: Romanesque Chapel of St. John in Pürgg, Styria, Austria. The frescos date from the 12th century, probably around 1160, the crucifix from the 11th century. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:P%C3%BCrgg_Johanneskapelle_Innenraum_01.JPG

Picture of the day for December 26, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 26, 2016: Winter landscape in Kuznetsk Alatau, South Siberia, Russia https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kuznetsk_Alatau_1.jpg

Picture of the day for December 25, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 25, 2016: Image of Grace Our Lady with six Fingers at the parish- and pilgrimage church Maria Laach am Jauerling, Lower Austria. Anonymous master, 2nd half of 15th century. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maria_Laach_Kirche_Gnadenbild_01.JPG

Picture of the day for December 24, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 24, 2016: Interior of a chapel at the Vordere Niedere alp in the mountains near Andelsbuch, Vorarlberg, Austria. The chapel was designed by architects Cukrowicz Nachbaur and built in 2008. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cukrowicz_nachbaur_Kapelle_1.JPG

Picture of the day for December 23, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 23, 2016: The Reichstag building in Berlin at night with a Christmas tree in front of it. At the left of the Reichstag, the International Trade Centre (Friedrichstrasse) and the television tower on Alexanderplatz can be seen. Above the TV tower there's the moon. The cupola of the Reichstag building was designed by Norman Foster. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reichstagsgeb%C3%A4ude_mit_Weihnachtsbaum_bei_Nacht,_Berlin,_151223,_ako.jpg

Picture of the day for December 22, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 22, 2016: Seebach Valley and Ankogel (3,252 metres (10,669 ft)) in the High Tauern National Park near Mallnitz, Carinthia, Austria. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mallnitz_Seebachtal_01.jpg

Picture of the day for December 21, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 21, 2016: Schloss Nymphenburg, "Castle of the Nymph (or Nymphs)", is a Baroque palace in Munich, Bavaria, southern Germany. The palace was the main summer residence of the former rulers of Bavaria of the House of Wittelsbach. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nymphenburger_Schloss_at_sunset.JPG

Picture of the day for December 20, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 20, 2016: Laguna Honda (in English "Deep Lagoon") is a salt lake located at 4,114 metres (13,497 ft) over the sea level in the bolivian Potosí Department, close to the border with Chile. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laguna_Honda,_Bolivia,_2016-02-03,_DD_34.JPG

Picture of the day for December 19, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 19, 2016: Larva of Death's-head hawkmoth https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Acherontia-Kadavoor-2016-06-23-001.jpg

Picture of the day for December 18, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 18, 2016: Dülferstraße is an U-Bahn station in Munich on the U2. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Munich_subway_station_D%C3%BClferstra%C3%9Fe.jpg

Picture of the day for December 17, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 17, 2016: Vervain hummingbird (Mellisuga minima), Strawberry Hill, Jamaica https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vervain_hummingbird_(Mellisuga_minima).jpg

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Picture of the day for December 16, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 16, 2016: Warwick Castle from the bridge over the River Avon in Warwickshire, England. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warwick_Castle_May_2016.jpg

Picture of the day for December 15, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 15, 2016: Brown-headed gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus) in flight, Mumbai Harbour, India. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thane_Creek_and_Elephanta_Island_03-2016_-_img32_flying_gull.jpg

Picture of the day for December 14, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 14, 2016: Near-elegant Frog Shell Bufonaria perelegans. Shell length 83 mm. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufonaria_perelegans_2010_G1.jpg

Picture of the day for December 13, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 13, 2016: The Palace of Justice in Munich was constructed in 1890-1897 by the architect Friedrich von Thiersch in neo-baroque style at the west side of Stachus. The building of the Gründerzeit is dominated by a glass dome (67 meters). It houses the Bavarian Department of Justice and the District Court I of Munich. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Justizpalast_at_dusk_2.JPG

Picture of the day for December 12, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 12, 2016: Interior view of Chuquicamata, a state-owned copper mine located 2,850 metres (9,350 ft) above sea level just outside Calama, north of Chile. It is by excavated volume the largest open pit copper mine in the world. The huge hole was started in 1882 as a mine to extract gold and copper. It is 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) long, 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) wide and with a depth of 850 metres (2,790 ft) it is the second deepest open-pit mine in the world (after Bingham Canyon Mine in Utah, USA). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mina_de_Chuquicamata,_Calama,_Chile,_2016-02-01,_DD_121.JPG

Picture of the day for December 11, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 11, 2016: River Skeiðará and Skeiðarársandur as seen from the Skaftafellsheiði plateau, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_from_Skaftafell_National_Park_July_2014_-4.jpg

Picture of the day for December 10, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 10, 2016: A Tree trunk spider (Hersilia sp.) capturing a cicada. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hersilia-2016-06-19-002.jpg

Picture of the day for December 9, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 9, 2016: Scene of a car accident by the road near San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. The wreck of the car has been left there and a memorial has been built right next to it. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:L%C3%A1pida_cerca_de_San_Pedro_de_Atacama,_Chile,_2016-02-01,_DD_147.JPG

Picture of the day for December 8, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 8, 2016: Monticello was the primary plantation of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, who began designing and building Monticello at age 26 after inheriting land from his father. Located just outside Charlottesville, Virginia, in the Piedmont region, the plantation was originally 5,000 acres (20 km2), with Jefferson using slaves for extensive cultivation of tobacco and mixed crops, later shifting from tobacco cultivation to wheat in response to changing markets. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_Jefferson%27s_Monticello.JPG

Picture of the day for December 7, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 7, 2016: The beach of Reynisfjara and Reynisdrangar, basalt sea stacks, as seen from Dyrhólaey, Iceland. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reynisfjara_and_Reynisdrangar,_Iceland.jpg

Picture of the day for December 6, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 6, 2016: View of "the Amfitheater", a rock formation in Valle de la Luna (Spanish for "Moon Valley") during the golden hour, Atacama Desert, Chile. Valle de la Luna is a part of the Reserva Nacional los Flamencos and was declared a Nature Sanctuary in 1982 for its great natural beauty and strange lunar landscape, from which its name is derived. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anfiteatro,_Valle_de_la_Luna,_San_Pedro_de_Atacama,_Chile,_2016-02-01,_DD_149.JPG

Picture of the day for December 5, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 5, 2016: Neo-byzantine dome in Christian IX's Chapel in Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde, Denmark. Built by architect Andreas Clemmensen, born on August 7, 1852, died December 5, 1928. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christian_IXs_Chapel_Dome_Interior_2015-03-31-4812.jpg

Picture of the day for December 4, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 4, 2016: Vault with hanging keystones in St. Barbara's Chapel of St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stephansdom_Barbarakapelle_Gew%C3%B6lbe_01.JPG

Picture of the day for December 3, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 3, 2016: Köln Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in Cologne, Germany. The station is an important local, national and international hub, with many ICE, Thalys and Intercity trains calling there, as well as regional and local trains. It has frequent connections to Frankfurt by way of the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line, which starts in southern Cologne. On an average day, about 280,000 travellers frequent the station, making it the fifth busiest station in Germany. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cologne_Main_Station_May_2015.JPG

Picture of the day for December 2, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 2, 2016: Tallinn bay during December storm from region Merivälja, Estonia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Torm_detsembris._Meriv%C3%A4lja_Muul.jpg