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Buda Kargah en Gilgit-Baltistán . Se estima que se terminó de tallar en el siglo VII y los lugareños creen que la figura representa a un iaksi , conocido como Yashani en shina , el idioma local.
Arquitectura
Belvedere Palace, Vienna, Austria.
Casino Resort MGM Grand, Macau.
Dom Luis I Bridge, Porto, Portugal.
Pula amphitheater, Pula, Croatia.
BMW Tower and Museum, Munich, Germany.
The Monastery, Petra, Jordan.
Old city of Dubrovnik, Croatia.
View of Albarracín, Teruel, Spain.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Kórnik Castle, Kórnik, Poland.
The Hemispheric, City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain.
Bridge Dom Luis I between Vila Nova de Gaia and Porto, Portugal.
(Commons), Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE.
View of the Victoria Harbour from Sky100, Hong Kong.
Silos, Acatlán, Hidalgo, Mexico.
Bayon, Angkor Thom, Camboya.
Auditorium of Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
State Historical Museum view from the Red Square, Moscow, Russia.
Khor Virap monastery and Mount Ararat, Armenia.
Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows, Licheń Stary, Poland.
Central University Library of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.
Juma (Friday) Mosque, Shamakhi, Azerbaijan.
Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany.
Sanctuary of Las Lajas, Ipiales, Colombia.
Hermitage of the Virgin of the Rock, Aniés, Huesca, Spain.
Bode Museum, Berlin, Germany.
Roman Baths, Bath, England.
Pulteney Bridge, Bath, England.
Ta Phrom, Angkor, Cambodia.
Basilica of SS. Ulrich and Afra, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany.
Monastery of Jesus, Setúbal, Portugal.
Castle of Óbidos, Óbidos, Portugal.
Salt pans and Xlendi Tower, Gozo Island, Malta.
Vida salvaje
Leopard (Panthera pardus) devouring an antelope, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus ), Almuradiel, Ciudad Real, Spain.
Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis), Okavango Delta, Botswana.
Burchell's zebras (Equus quagga burchellii ) viewed from a helicopter, Okavango Delta, Botswana.
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus ), Chobe National Park, Botswana.
Baby African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana), Chobe National Park, Botswana.
African darter (Anhinga rufa), Chobe National Park, Botswana.
Lions (Panthera leo) devouring an African buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer), Chobe National Park, Botswana.
Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudata), Chobe National Park, Botswana.
Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius), Chobe National Park, Botswana.
Meerkats (Suricata suricatta), Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana.
Galapagos brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis urinator ), Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Island, Ecuador.
Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii ), Lobos Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Sea lion (Zalophus californianus wollebaeki ), Punta Pitt, San Cristobal island, Galapagos islands, Ecuador.
Red rock crab (Grapsus grapsus ), Cerro Brujo, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus ), Las Bachas, Baltra island, Galapagos islands, Ecuador.
Southern viscacha (Lagidium viscacia ), Desert of Siloli, Bolivia.
Interiores
Church of St Sebastian, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal.
Ottobeuren Basilica, Ottobeuren, Germany.
St. Peter's Church, Vienna.
Catholicon, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem.
Church of the Assumption of Mary, Kirchhaslach, Germany.
Salzburg Cathedral, Austria.
Castle Hohenwerfen, Werfen, Austria.
Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica, Canada.
Vasconcelos library, Mexico City, Mexico.
Cocos Monastery, Romania.
Dome of the entrance hall of the National Gallery, London, England.
Hasht Behesht Palace, Isfahan, Iran.
Ceiling of the Sioni Cathedral, a Georgian Orthodox cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Church of San Francisco, Quito, Ecuador.
Salzburg Cathedral, Austria.
Church of the Society of Jesus, Quito, Ecuador.
Borujerdi House, a historic house located in Kashan, Iran.
Church of Our Lady of Africa, Ceuta, Spain.
Domed centrepiece of the Barry Rooms, National Gallery, London, England
Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica, Canada.
Church of St. Sebastian, Setúbal, Portugal.
Church of the Monastery of Jesus, Setúbal, Portugal.
Submarina
Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata ), Ras Muhammad National Park, Egypt.
Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis ), Arrábida National Park, Portugal.
Blue shark (Prionace glauca ), Faial-Pico Channel, Azores Islands, Portugal.
Brown moray eel (Gymnothorax unicolor ), Madeira, Portugal.
Coral (Favia favus ), Ras Muhammad National Park, Red Sea, Egypt.
Warty crab (Eriphia verrucosa ) in defying position, Setúbal, Portugal.
Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus ), Madeira, Portugal.
Blackside hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri), Ras Muhammad National Park, Egypt.
School of trumpetfishes (Macroramphosus scolopax ), Faial-Pico Channel, Azores Islands, Portugal.
Bearded fireworm (Hermodice carunculata ), Madeira, Portugal.
Threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga), Ras Muhammad National Park, Egypt.
Maxima clam (Tridacna maxima ), Temple, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
Cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus ), Monte da Guia, Faial Island, Azores, Portugal.
Spiny starfish (Marthasterias glacialis ), Madeira, Portugal.
Brain coral (Platygyra daedalea ), Ras Muhammad National Park, Egypt
Purple sea urchin (Sphaerechinus granularis ), Madeira, Portugal.
Striated surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus striatus ), Ras Muhammad National Park, Red Sea, Egypt.
Blue shark (Prionace glauca ), Faial-Pico Channel, Azores Islands, Portugal.
Planehead filefish (Stephanolepis hispidus ), Teno-Rasca marine strip, Tenerife, Spain.
Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris ), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
Moray eels (Muraena augusti ) and a cleaner shrimp (Lysmata grabhami ), Teno-Rasca marine strip, Tenerife, Spain.
Sea squirt (Phallusia mammillata ) of aproximate length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in), Arrábida National Park, Portugal.
Long Grey triggerfish (Balistes capriscus ), Arrábida National Park, Portugal.
Common sole (Solea solea ), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
Royal angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus ), Ras Muhammad National Park, Red Sea, Egypt.
Calcareous tubeworm (Serpula vermicularis), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
Mediterranean red sea star (Echinaster sepositus ), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
Atlantic trumpetfish (Aulostomus strigosus ), Teno-Rasca marine strip, Tenerife, Spain.
Arrow crab (Stenorhynchus seticornis ), Teno-Rasca marine strip, Tenerife, Spain.
Ornate wrasse (Thalassoma pavo ), Teno-Rasca marine strip, Tenerife, Spain.
Short-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus ), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
Leopard torpedo (Torpedo panthera ), Ras Muhammad National Park, Egypt.
Sea slug (Felimare bilineata ), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
Hermit crab (Dardanus calidus ), Teno-Rasca marine strip, Tenerife, Spain.
Red Sea bannerfish (Heniochus intermedius ), Ras Muhammad National Park, Egypt.
Sea anemone (Aiptasia couchii ), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
Stellate puffer (Arothron stellatus ), Ras Katy, Sharm el-Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt.
Tentacled blenny (Parablennius tentacularis ), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
Blue shark (Prionace glauca ) and diver, Faial-Pico Channel, Azores Islands, Portugal.
Full body view of a geometric moray (Gymnothorax griseus ) shot during a night dive in Ras Muhammad National Park, Red Sea, Egypt.
Yellow barracuda (Sphyraena viridensis ), Teno-Rasca marine strip, Tenerife, Spain.
Red Sea clownfishes (Amphiprion bicinctus ) in a magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica), Ras Muhammad National Park, Red Sea, Egypt.
Tentacled flathead, commonly known as crocodilefish (Papilloculiceps longiceps ), Ras Muhammad National Park, Red Sea, Egypt.
Spotbase burrfish (Cyclichthys spilostylus ), Ras Muhammad National Park, Egypt.
Red-mouthed goby (Gobius cruentatus ), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
Yellowbar angelfish (Pomacanthus maculosus ), Ras Muhammad National Park, Red Sea, Egypt.
Blacktip grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus ), Ras Muhammad National Park, Egypt.
Rough leather coral (Sarcophyton glaucum ), Ras Katy, Sharm el-Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt.
Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis ), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
Undulate ray (Raja undulata ), Arrábida National Park, Portugal.
Nudibranch (Felimare picta webbi ), Teno-Rasca marine strip, Tenerife, Spain
Common lionfish (Pterois miles ), Temple, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
Snakelocks anemone (Anemonia viridis ), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
Red mullet (Mullus barbatus ), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
Macro
Indian python albino (Python molurus ), Ho Chi Minh City Zoo, Vietnam.
Heliconius hecale , Munich Botanic Garden, Germany.
Large Painted Locust (Schistocerca melanocera ), Punta Pitt, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Common puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum ), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany
Dragonfly (Pantala hymenaea ), Cerro Brujo, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Julia Butterfly (Dryas iulia ), Butterfly zoo of Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife, Spain.
Ramaria flaccida , Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
Bee (Bombus terrestris ) on a Ptilotus exaltatus , Tallinn Botanic Garden, Estonia.
Mexican Gem (Echeveria elegans ), Sierra of Saint Philip, Setubal, Portugal.
Dragonfly (Orthetrum sabina ) on a Gymnocalicium mihanowichii , Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Heliconius ismenius , Munich Botanic Garden, Germany.
Complete stock of Gyrodendron lobatum found in Nattheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Orthoceras sp . found in Erfoud, region of Tafilalt, Morocco.
Cunnolites elliptica found in Goulmima, Morocco.
Macro extremo
Pill bug (Armadillidium opacum ), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
Silver-spotted skipper (Hesperia comma ), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
Silver-spotted skipper (Hesperia comma ), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
Brown knapweed (Centaurea jacea ), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
Beetle (Chrysolina sturmi ), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus ), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
Millipede (Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus ), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
Asian ladybeetle (Harmonia axyridis ), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
Pill bug (Armadillidium opacum ), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
Coccinellidae Pupa, Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
Bee (Colletes daviesanus ), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
Pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis ), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
Common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata ), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
Philodromus cespitum , Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
Wandering crab spider (Philodromus aureolus ), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
Panoramas
Photovoltanic power station in Cariñena, Spain.
Panoramic view of the old city of Dubrovnik, Croatia.
View of Ålesund from Aksla, Norway.
View of Bergen from Mount Fløyen, Norway.
View of Cape Town from Lion's Head, South Africa.
Gaztelugatxe, Bermeo, Basque Country, Spain.
Geirangerfjorden from Flydalsjuvet, Norway.
View of the village of Moros, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.
Night view of Ho Chi Minh City from Bitexco Financial Tower, Vietnam.
View of Montreal from Mont Royal, Canada.
View of Tbilisi, Georgia.
View of Iquique and the Dragon Dune, Chile.
View from Julio Andrade, Carchi Province, Ecuador.
Hermitage of St Christ of Miranda, Santa María de las Hoyas, Soria, Spain.
View of Terceira Island from miradouro da Serra do Cume, Azores, Portugal.
Huacachina oasis, Ica, Peru.
Panoramas esféricas
St Andres, Calatayud, Spain.
Spherical panorama of the courtyard of the former Real Seminario de Nobles in Calatayud, Spain.
Spherical panorama of San Pedro Los Francos church, Calatayud, Spain.
Personas
Worker carrying a sack of salt on his shoulder in Salineras (salt evaporation ponds) in Maras, Peru.
Grocery and cosmetics shop in the April 9th 1947 Square, better known as Grand Socco, Tangier, Morocco.
Monks in Phra Si Sanphet temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand.
Indigenous people peeling maize while overlooking Quito from El Panecillo, Ecuador.
Presidential guard of Peru during Peru's National (Independence) Day in front of the Government Palace, Plaza de Armas, Lima, Peru.
Topiary gardener (or artist?) working a cypress in the cemetery of Tulcán, Ecuador.
Droste effect with red lighting of myself in the Medina of Tunis, Tunisia.
Snorkeling in the Silfra canyon, a rift between the tectonic plates (North American and Eurasian), Þingvellir National Park, Southern Region, Iceland.
Seller posing in a grocery and cosmetics shop in the April 9th 1947 Square, better known as Grand Socco, Tangier, Morocco.
Naturaleza
Seljalandsfoss, Suðurland, Iceland.
Dead Vlei, Sossusvlei, Namibia.
Dune in Sossusvlei, Namibia.
Dead Vlei, Sossusvlei, Namibia.
Cottage at Königssee, Bavaria, Germany.
Mud volcanoes, Buzau, Romania.
Sunrise over the Titicaca lake, Puno, Peru.
Dead Vlei, Sossusvlei, Namibia.
Eisriesenwelt, Tennen Mountains, Austria.
Eagle River Park, Anchorage, Alaska, USA.
Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.
Miles Canyon, Yukon, Canada.
Pilea involucrata , Botanic Garden of Munich, Germany.
Roque Arando, Garajonay National Park, La Gomera, Spain.
Enchanted Forest, Garajonay National Park, La Gomera, Spain.
Sunrise, Namib Desert, Namibia.
Lamplugh Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, USA.
Davidson Glacier, Haines, Alaska, USA.
Landscape in Denali National Park and Reserve, Alaska, USA.
Silver Lake, Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA.
Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, USA.
Flying over a glacier in Chugach State Park, Alaska, USA.
Sunset in Tok, Alaska, USA.
Big Daddy Dune and Dead Vlei, Sossusvlei, Namibia.
Aerial view of the Victoria Falls between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Granadella beach, Javea, Spain
Basaltic Prisms, Huasca de Ocampo, Hidalgo, Mexico.
Symphony of the Stones, Garni Valley, Armenia.
Tatio Geysers, Atacama, Chile.
Major Dune, Moon Valley, Atacama Desert, Chile.
Andean flamingos (Phoenicoparrus andinus ), Cañapa lagoon, Bolivia.
Uyuni salt flat, Bolivia.
Uyuni salt flat, Bolivia.
Fish Island, Uyuni salt flat, Bolivia.
Dynjandi waterfall, Vestfirðir, Iceland.
Hedionda lagoon, Bolivia.
Aguarales de Valpalmas, Zaragoza, Spain.
Elliðaey island, Westman Islands, Suðurland, Iceland.
Gullfoss, Suðurland, Iceland.
Elephant Rock, Heimaey island, Westman Islands, Suðurland, Iceland.
Sunrise landscape in Huitzila, Morelos, Mexico.
Stone Forest, Varna, Bulgaria.
Caves of Hercules, Cape of Spartel, Morocco.
Otras
Phi Phi Lay Island, Thailand.
Quadriga of the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany.
Aerial view of "The Hummingbird", geoglyph of the Nazca Lines, Peru.
Neptune Fountain, Munich, Germany.
Yaksha (mysthical demon) "lifting" one of the Two Golden Phra Chedis in the Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok, Thailand.
Wittelsbacher fountain, Lenbach square, Munich, Germany.
Mercedes-Benz dealership, Munich, Germany.
Seattle Great Wheel, Seattle, Washington, USA.
All Saints' Day in the Holy Cross cemetery, Gniezno, Poland.
Long-tail boats in Maya Beach, Ko Phi Phi Lee, Thailand.
Fountain in center of Baku, Azerbaijan.
Train crossing the Carcote salt flat, Chile.
World Clock, Berlin, Germany.
Gas pipeline, Antofagasta, Chile.
Chuquicamata Mine, Chile.
Touratech BMW F800GS, BMW Welt, Munich, Germany.
St Peter Hill Lift, La Coruña, Spain.
Flamenco dance, Seville, Spain.
Teddy bears shop in Lima, Peru.
Turf house in the region of Búðahraun, Vesturland, Iceland.
Bas-relief of a Dvarapala at Banteay Kdei in Angkor, Cambodia.
Warrior on Horseback, Skopje, Macedonia.