Thursday, January 19, 2017

Picture of the day for January 20, 2017


Wikipedia picture of the day on January 20, 2017: St. Sebastian Church (Berlin-Wedding). The catholic parish church was built between 1890 and 1893 in neogothic style. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Sebastian,_Berlin-Wedding,_160429,_ako.jpg

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Picture of the day for January 19, 2017


Wikipedia picture of the day on January 19, 2017: Woolly burdock (Arctium tomentosum) in Keila, Estonia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arctium_tomentosum_-_Keila.jpg

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Picture of the day for January 18, 2017


Wikipedia picture of the day on January 18, 2017: Two RENFE class 730 "Dual-mode Patito" ("duckling") crossing the Viaducto Martín Gil near Zamora, Spain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RENFE_Class_730_Viaducto_Martin_Gil.jpg

Monday, January 16, 2017

Picture of the day for January 17, 2017


Wikipedia picture of the day on January 17, 2017: Ore bunkers in Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Duisburg,_Landschaftspark_Duisburg-Nord,_Erzbunker_--_2016_--_1229-35.jpg

Sunday, January 15, 2017

Picture of the day for January 16, 2017


Wikipedia picture of the day on January 16, 2017: Haanja Upland in winter seen from the observation tower in Suur Munamägi, Estonia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Haanja_2010_01_1.jpg

Saturday, January 14, 2017

Picture of the day for January 15, 2017


Wikipedia picture of the day on January 15, 2017: Panoramic view of the Miñiques, a massive volcanic complex and lake located in the Antofagasta Region, northern Chile. The lake has a surface of 1.5 square kilometres (0.58 sq mi) and is located at 4,115 metres (13,501 ft) over the sea level. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laguna_Mi%C3%B1iques,_Chile,_2016-02-08,_DD_33-38_PAN.JPG

Friday, January 13, 2017

Picture of the day for January 14, 2017


Wikipedia picture of the day on January 14, 2017: Shinjuku is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration centre for the government of Tokyo. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Night_in_Shinjuku_3.JPG

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Picture of the day for January 13, 2017


Wikipedia picture of the day on January 13, 2017: Block P in the World Heritage Monument Speicherstadt in Hamburg (Germany) at night https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hamburg,_Speicherstadt,_Block_P_--_2016_--_3330-6.jpg

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Picture of the day for January 12, 2017


Wikipedia picture of the day on January 12, 2017: Rainy golden hour at Muraste Nature Reserve, Estonia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Loojangu_v%C3%A4rvid_2.jpg

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Picture of the day for January 11, 2017


Wikipedia picture of the day on January 11, 2017: Lyriothemis acigastra male https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lyriothemis_acigastra-Kadavoor-2016-06-26-001.jpg

Monday, January 9, 2017

Picture of the day for January 10, 2017


Wikipedia picture of the day on January 10, 2017: Abandoned boats in Salen Bay, Isle of Mull, Scotland. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salen_-_rotting_hulks.jpg

Sunday, January 8, 2017

Picture of the day for January 9, 2017


Wikipedia picture of the day on January 9, 2017: Location known as Ojo de San Pedro, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, northern Chile, close to the Bolivian border. The location, dried now, used to be a circular lake (therefore called "Ojo", to English "Eye"). The volcano in the background is San Pedro, a 6,145 metres (20,161 ft) stratovolcano. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ojo_de_San_Pedro,_Chile,_2016-02-09,_DD_30.JPG

Saturday, January 7, 2017

Picture of the day for January 8, 2017


Wikipedia picture of the day on January 8, 2017: Tulum is the site of a Pre-Columbian Maya walled city serving as a major port for Coba. The ruins are situated on 12-meter (39 ft) tall cliffs, along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya; it was at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries and managed to survive about 70 years after the Spanish began occupying Mexico. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tulum_-_God_of_the_Winds_Temple_04.JPG

Friday, January 6, 2017

Picture of the day for January 7, 2017


Wikipedia picture of the day on January 7, 2017: Ramensky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia. Winter pine wood near Kratovskoe Lake. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Russia._Moscow_Region._Winter_pine_wood,_lake_Kratovskoe_area.JPG

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Picture of the day for January 6, 2017


Wikipedia picture of the day on January 6, 2017: View of a part of the city of Salvador, Brazilian state of Bahia and its land as seen from the Fort of Barbalho. Panoramic painting in watercolor by an anonymous artist during the 1700s. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tomada_da_cidade_de_S%C3%A3o_Salvador_s%C3%A9culo_XVIII_(panor%C3%A2mico).jpg

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Picture of the day for January 5, 2017


Wikipedia picture of the day on January 5, 2017: Maiden voyage of the Rio de Janeiro Light Rail service passing Rio de Janeiro's city centre, Brazil. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Viagem_inaugural_do_VLT_carioca_02.jpg

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Picture of the day for January 4, 2017


Wikipedia picture of the day on January 4, 2017: 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. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oasis_de_Huacachina,_Ica,_Per%C3%BA,_2015-07-29,_DD_19-22_PAN.JPG

Monday, January 2, 2017

Picture of the day for January 3, 2017


Wikipedia picture of the day on January 3, 2017: German tenor Albert Reiss, outside the Metropolitan Opera's stage door https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albert_Reiss_LOC_ggbain-25651.jpg

Sunday, January 1, 2017

Picture of the day for January 2, 2017


Wikipedia picture of the day on January 2, 2017: Marmolada (3343 m) is a mountain in northeastern Italy and the highest mountain of the Dolomites, a section of the Alps. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marmolada,_Italy.jpg