Crimson eastbound by ykd001 by ykd001

I saw unequaled daybreak showtime on highway bridge. Was beautiful.

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Head of Buddha statue in the tree roots at Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya, Thailand. by cuongherry by cuongherry

mountain, clouds and lake by wachter972 by wachter972

Traunstein is the highest mountain on the east bank of Traunsee in the district of Gmunden, Austria. As measured by the height above sea level of its summit it is 1691 metres (5548 ft) high. Because of its almost vertical walls ending directly in the lake and secluded, advanced position Traunstein looks like a boulder in the landscape. Its distinctive silhouette is visible from a great distance therefore it is often called a guardian of the Salzkammergut.

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sunset KL by richardkam by richardkam

Shot this pic while holidaying in Malaysia

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Big Family by SasinTipchai by SasinTipchai

Surin Elephant Village, Thailand

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The Napoleonic Salon in the Hôtel de Ville di Ajaccio by michailchristodoulopoulos by michailchristodoulopoulos

Hôtel de Ville of Ajaccio was built under the reign of Charles X between 1826 and 1836. The maison carré (square house) follows a rectangular plan, arranging the offices around a barrelaulted hall with Doric columns at its entrance and from which initiates the monumental stair. The façade is divided in two parts separated by a stringourse cornice; at the top, a large lantern hosts the clock.

Inside the building one finds a Napoleonic Salon, which displays paintings, statues and other artistic and documentary evidence related to the imperial family. The collection was built up through numerous donations, the most important of which being that of cardinal Joseph Fesch, Napoleon maternal uncle, who left part of his very rich art collection in bequest to his birth city in 1836.

The first stone of the building was laid on 2 July 1826, the same day on which the town prefecture was started: the city mayor at the time was Costantin Stéphanopoli, but the project had already been approved and presented to the municipal council by his predecessor, Jeanaptiste Spoturni. The project was entrusted to the Parisian architect Alphonse de Gisors, while architect Peter Pergola and master builder Elie Exiga were in charge of the works, which cost around 100,000 Francs. In 1842 the local painter Jérôme Maglioli was commissioned to carry out the fresco decoration of the ceiling, but the paintings were destroyed due to the collapse of part of the building; another painter from Ajaccio, Philippe Bassoul, was then commissioned to carry out another decorative campaign.

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Blue Door At The End Of A Corridor by JukkaHeinovirta by JukkaHeinovirta

A blue double door at the end of a narrow corridor in a pittoresque residental area in the town of Bussum, the Netherlands.

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The Black Spur by noeldong by noeldong

Playing chicken with cars at the Black Spur.

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экскурсовод в народном костюме by marqarita693 by marqarita693