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Pictures of the Dayshould be selected from ourfeatured pictures.Media of the daymay currently be filled with any sound or video file, but please double check it's not a potential copyright violation.
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 View of theFernsehturm(TV tower) from the bottom,Berlin,Germany. The tower, located close toAlexanderplatzin the center of the capital, was built between 1965 and 1969 by the government of theGerman Democratic Republic(East Germany). It was intended to be both a symbol of Communist power and of the city and remains today as one of its landmarks. Change image |
English : View of theFernsehturm(TV tower) from the bottom,Berlin,Germany. The tower, located close toAlexanderplatzin the center of the capital, was built between 1965 and 1969 by the government of theGerman Democratic Republic(East Germany). It was intended to be both a symbol of Communist power and of the city and remains today as one of its landmarks.
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 "La Mort Saint-Innocent" is anallegorical sculptureby an unknown artist. It was located inHoly Innocents' Cemetery in Parisfrom 1530 until the cemetery was closed in 1786. The sculpture was moved toSaint-Gervais Church,then toNotre-Dame Cathedral,where the arm was restored byDeseine.It is currently part of the collection of theLouvre-Lens.Today isAll Souls' Day. Change image |
English : "La Mort Saint-Innocent" is anallegorical sculptureby an unknown artist. It was located inHoly Innocents' Cemetery in Parisfrom 1530 until the cemetery was closed in 1786. The sculpture was moved toSaint-Gervais Church,then toNotre-Dame Cathedral,where the arm was restored byDeseine.It is currently part of the collection of theLouvre-Lens.Today isAll Souls' Day.
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 Kargah BuddhainGilgit-Baltistan.Estimated to have been completed in the 7th century, the carved figure is believed by locals to depict aYakshini,and is called Yashani in the localShina language. Change image |
English :Kargah BuddhainGilgit-Baltistan.Estimated to have been completed in the 7th century, the carved figure is believed by locals to depict aYakshini,and is called Yashani in the localShina language.
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 Interior of Église Saint-Charles-Borromée, a historic church inQuebec City.Today isCharles Borromeo'sfeast day. Change image |
English : Interior of Église Saint-Charles-Borromée, a historic church inQuebec City.Today isCharles Borromeo'sfeast day.
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English : "Oh, we're the bully soldiers of the 'First of Arkansas', We're fighting for the Union, we are fighting for the law, We can hit a Rebel further than a white man ever saw..." In theMarching Song of the First Arkansassoldiers tell how they will show their prowess by defeating the Rebels.
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English :Southwest portalwithTree of JesseofSt Lamberti ChurchinMünster,North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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English : Monthly temperature measures from 1880 to August 2023 measured with respect to baseline period 1951-1980,NASAvideoon climate change.
This graph includes the seasonal cycle (from MERRA2) showing that June 2023, July 2023, and August 2023 were each the warmest month on record. Advanced options
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 A musician playing atenor saxophoneat ajazz festivalinUruguay.Adolphe Sax,inventor of the saxophone, was born on this day in 1814. Change image |
English : A musician playing atenor saxophoneat ajazz festivalinUruguay.Adolphe Sax,inventor of the saxophone, was born on this day in 1814.
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English :TheKaitiaki,the Sensor, and the Scientist – adocumentary videoby New Zealand'sScience for Technological Innovation's National Science Challenge about the developmentof a sensorforpublic water qualitymeasurement and monitoringsuch as ofriver pollution.
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 Great blue turaco(Corythaeola cristata) atKibale Forest National Park,Uganda Change image |
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 White stork(Ciconia ciconia) in flight carrying piece of plastic which will be used to built the nest. The bird is fitted withtransmitterfor conservation purposes. NearHuelvainSpain. Change image |
English :White stork(Ciconia ciconia) in flight carrying piece of plastic which will be used to built the nest. The bird is fitted withtransmitterfor conservation purposes. NearHuelvainSpain.
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 French painterGustave Caillebottewalking in 1892 with his dog Bergère on thePlace du Carrouselin Paris (France) Change image |
English : French painterGustave Caillebottewalking in 1892 with his dog Bergère on thePlace du Carrouselin Paris (France)
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 A big wave breaking inSanta Cruz, Californiaon this date in 2009. Change image |
English : A big wave breaking inSanta Cruz, Californiaon this date in 2009.
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English : Thisanimated moviebyFree Software Foundation Europetells the story of the famous inventor Zangemann and the girl Ada, a curious tinkerer. Ada begins to experiment with hardware and software, and in the process realises how crucial it is for her and others to control technology.
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 Crash landing of aU.S. NavyGrumman F6F-3Hellcat(Number 30) ofFighting Squadron 2 (VF-2)aboard the aircraft carrierUSSEnterprise(CV-6),into the carrier's port side 20mm gun gallery, 10 November 1943. Lieutenant Walter L. Chewning, Jr.,USNR,theCatapult Officer,is seen climbing up the plane's side to assist the pilot from the burning aircraft. The pilot, Ensign Byron M. Johnson, escaped without significant injury.Enterprisewas then en route to support theGilberts Operation.Note the plane's ruptured belly fuel tank. Today isVeterans Dayin the United States. Change image |
English : Crash landing of aU.S. NavyGrumman F6F-3Hellcat(Number 30) ofFighting Squadron 2 (VF-2)aboard the aircraft carrierUSSEnterprise(CV-6),into the carrier's port side 20mm gun gallery, 10 November 1943. Lieutenant Walter L. Chewning, Jr.,USNR,theCatapult Officer,is seen climbing up the plane's side to assist the pilot from the burning aircraft. The pilot, Ensign Byron M. Johnson, escaped without significant injury.Enterprisewas then en route to support theGilberts Operation.Note the plane's ruptured belly fuel tank. Today isVeterans Dayin the United States.
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 Nature reserve Petgatten De Feanhoop. German Herkules windmill in Petgatten de Feanhoop. Year of construction 1926. Change image |
English : Nature reserve Petgatten De Feanhoop. German Herkules windmill in Petgatten de Feanhoop. Year of construction 1926.
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English : Anexplanatory videoaboutultraviolet radiationby Germany'sFederal Office for Radiation Protection– "Our sun. Its radiation provides light and warmth and thus promotes wellbeing. But the sun's ultraviolet [UV] radiation can also be harmful to health." (en,de)
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 Lightningstrikes over thePresidential Palace,inBrasília.After theterrorist attacks of ISISon different cities in France, Brazil expresses its sympathy by displaying the colors of the French flag on thePalácio da Alvorada.Nov 13, 2015. Change image |
English :Lightningstrikes over thePresidential Palace,inBrasília.After theterrorist attacks of ISISon different cities in France, Brazil expresses its sympathy by displaying the colors of the French flag on thePalácio da Alvorada.Nov 13, 2015.
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English : "Journey of Sound to the Brain" – an animatedexplanatory videoabout the human hearing orauditory system.
It illustrates how sounds travel to theinner ear,and then to the brain, where they are interpreted and understood. Thecochleain the inner ear is a spiral-shaped organ that containshair cells,which sense sound vibrations. Hair cells convert sound vibrations into chemical signals that the auditory nerve can understand. Advanced options
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 Olive-bellied sunbird(Cinnyris chloropygius) flying from a flower to another atKibale forest National Park,Uganda.The bird is looking at the flower on the right to choose it before landing on it. Change image |
English :Olive-bellied sunbird(Cinnyris chloropygius) flying from a flower to another atKibale forest National Park,Uganda.The bird is looking at the flower on the right to choose it before landing on it.
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English : A tutorial video about the basics ofhttps://phabricator.wikimedia.org,anissue trackerwhere theWikimedia community,including theWikimedia Foundation,organizescode issueslikebugsand feature requests which can be implemented bydevelopers.Volunteers are welcome to contribute.(Full series)
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 Entrance to theShazdeh Garden(meaningthe Prince`s Garden in Mahan), a historical garden nearMahan,Iran. The 5.5 hectares big garden was built forMohammad Hassan Khan Sardari Iravanica. 1850 and was entirely remodeled and extended around 1870 during the eleven years of his governorship in theQajar dynasty. Change image |
English : Entrance to theShazdeh Garden(meaningthe Prince`s Garden in Mahan), a historical garden nearMahan,Iran. The 5.5 hectares big garden was built forMohammad Hassan Khan Sardari Iravanica. 1850 and was entirely remodeled and extended around 1870 during the eleven years of his governorship in theQajar dynasty.
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English : A video explaining NASA'sGISS Surface Temperature Analysis dataset.It combinesland and sea surface temperaturedata into a monthly dataset from 1880 to the present.
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English : Video of the first3D-printed housemade out of local clay and other materials, theTecla house.The prototype was constructed in 2021 in Italy. Music byScott Buckley.
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 Sparassis crispain naturalhabitat.Focus stack of 20 photos. Change image |
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English : Hong Kongpolice brutality5 years ago today during theSiege of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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 A solitarymangrove treeon the emerald tropical beach.Havelock Island(Swaraj Dweep),Andaman and Nicobar Islands,Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean. Change image |
English : A solitarymangrove treeon the emerald tropical beach.Havelock Island(Swaraj Dweep),Andaman and Nicobar Islands,Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean.
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English : A short video by Wikimedia UK onthe subject of ecological sustainability in the Wikimedia movement.
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 A man in a boat atRatargul Swamp Forest,Bangladesh Change image |
English : A man in a boat atRatargul Swamp Forest,Bangladesh
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English : Adocumentary videoby NASA aboutGreenlandover geologic time.
A map of Greenland's geothermal heat flux helps to reveal the path of the North American tectonic plate. Advanced options
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 This technical illustration shows earlyhot air balloondesigns. The first untethered manned hot air balloon flight was performed byJean-François Pilâtre de RozierandFrançois Laurent d'Arlandeson this day in 1783. Change image |
English : This technical illustration shows earlyhot air balloondesigns. The first untethered manned hot air balloon flight was performed byJean-François Pilâtre de RozierandFrançois Laurent d'Arlandeson this day in 1783.
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 Sanderling(Calidris alba) looking for food on the beach ofWestkapelle,Netherlands Change image |
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English : A video demonstrating how generative AI likeStable Diffusioncan be used to create a card game.
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English : This videoexplainsthe social and environmental impacts ofocean acidification.
Fundamental changes in seawater chemistry are occurring throughout the world's oceans, driven by the increased amount of CO2in the atmosphere. Advanced options
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 The Scroll of Eighty-Seven Immortals, drawn by an unknown painter, measuring 30cm high and 292cm wide, is a line-drawing Chinese figure painting. Drawn on a long silk scroll with lines, the painting depicts 87taoistimmortals, including three supreme gods with halo, ten divine generals, seven deities and 67 celestial maidens marching from the right to the left on the bridge. The painting manifests the momentum of the glorious age of Tang Dynasty and was regarded byXu Beihongas a work ofWu Daozi.Xie ZhiliuangChang Dai-chienthought that the painting style of the scroll was simlilar to that in Dung Huang frescoes of later Tang Dynasty and attributed it toLater TangDynasty (923–937), while a noted painting and calligraphy connoisseur, Xu Bangda, thought it should be drawn by aSouthern Songdynasty (1127–1279) painter. Change image |
English : The Scroll of Eighty-Seven Immortals, drawn by an unknown painter, measuring 30cm high and 292cm wide, is a line-drawing Chinese figure painting. Drawn on a long silk scroll with lines, the painting depicts 87taoistimmortals, including three supreme gods with halo, ten divine generals, seven deities and 67 celestial maidens marching from the right to the left on the bridge. The painting manifests the momentum of the glorious age of Tang Dynasty and was regarded byXu Beihongas a work ofWu Daozi.Xie ZhiliuangChang Dai-chienthought that the painting style of the scroll was simlilar to that in Dung Huang frescoes of later Tang Dynasty and attributed it toLater TangDynasty (923–937), while a noted painting and calligraphy connoisseur, Xu Bangda, thought it should be drawn by aSouthern Songdynasty (1127–1279) painter.
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English : Thefull documentary film"The Journeys of Apollo" by NASA about theApollo programmissions to theMoon
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 Sika deer(Cervus nippon) in Halileo's Dacha Nature Reserve,Ternopil Oblast,Ukraine Change image |
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English : A team of engineers from theUC Berkeley Seismology Labrecently upgraded the remote and criticalFarallon Islandsseismic station which monitors theSan Andreas fault.The station is part of the CaliforniaEarthquake Early Warning Systemof sensors that trigger the MyShake app's earthquake early warning.
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 Eruption ofStrokkur(Icelandic for "churn" ), a fountaingeyserlocated in theHaukadalur geothermal area,southwest ofIceland. Change image |
English : Eruption ofStrokkur(Icelandic for "churn" ), a fountaingeyserlocated in theHaukadalur geothermal area,southwest ofIceland.
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English : Anexplanatory videoabout the decay phase of aninflammationbyTerra X.
In the decay phase, inflammation-dissolving messenger substances are released. Type M2macrophagesdispose of debris fromcellsand tissues. At the same time, otherimmune cellsbegin the first repair measures.(German narration with English subtitles) Advanced options
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 Gjipe Beach, Albania. Today isAlbania's Independence Day. Change image |
English : Gjipe Beach, Albania. Today isAlbania's Independence Day.
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English : Avideo by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventionaboutantibioticsand bacteria resistant to antimicrobials. "Antibiotics treat certain infections caused by bacteria. They do not treat viruses like the cold or flu. When they are not needed, antibiotics won't help you, and the side effects could still hurt you. Learn what antibiotics treat and what they do not treat."
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 An Indian coral tree (Erythrina variegata) blossoming in thesouth-west monsoonatMallalli fallson theKumaradhara River,Karnataka,India Change image |
English : An Indian coral tree (Erythrina variegata) blossoming in thesouth-west monsoonatMallalli fallson theKumaradhara River,Karnataka,India
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 Banana tree dwelling frog(Boana platanera) in the lowerVenezuelan Andes Change image |
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