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0882, 1712 UNITED STATES (New York) - Montauk Point Lighthouse
0882 UNITED STATES (New York) - Montauk Point Lighthouse (1)Posted on 30.11.2013, and 02.07.2015Located in Montauk Point State Park, at the easternmost point of Long Island, in the hamlet of Montauk,...
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1713 UNITED KINGDOM (Turks and Caicos Islands) - Market woman
This photo belongs to Michael Friedel. Born in 1935, is known as one of Germany’s best photo-journalists. A freelance photographer and author of over 20 illustrated books, he lives near Munich and...
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1714 BRAZIL (Rio de Janeiro) - Santa Teresa Tram
Santa Teresa is the name of a neighborhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro, located on top of the Santa Teresa hill, by the centre of Rio. At the end of the 19th and early 20th century it was an upper...
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1715 SYRIA - Four Seasons Hotel in Damascus
I haven't lived in a war zone, and I hope to not ever live, how many days I will have. I have known war only in books, on television or in films, be they documentaries or movies. That's why I never...
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1716 NETHERLANDS (Aruba) - Playa Linda Beach Resort
Aruba is a generally flat, with white sandy beaches on the western and southern coasts, relatively sheltered from fierce ocean currents. This is where most tourist development has occurred. Situated...
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1717 ROMANIA (Suceava) - The garlic watcher in Saint Andrew's Night in...
Situated in the small town of Gura Humorului, located in Humorului Depression, at the confluence of Moldova River and Humor River, Bukovina Folk Customs Museum was created in 1958 as a representative...
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1718 UNITED STATES - The Presidents of the United States
The President of the United States is the head of state, head of government, and commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, so the presidency is the highest political office in the United States. The...
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1719 UNITED STATES (Hawaii) - Lanikai Beach on the coast of Oahu
Lanikai Beach is located in Lanikai, meaning "heavenly sea", on the windward coast of Oahu (the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands, and home to the state capital, Honolulu). This small 1/2 mile...
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1720 MALI - Timbuktu (UNESCO WHS)
Situated 20km north of the River Niger, on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, Timbuktu became a permanent settlement early in the 12th century, and flourished from the trade in salt, gold, ivory...
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1721 FRANCE (New Caledonia) - Fusiliers in the waters of Ouvéa Island
Ouvéa, one of the Loyalty Islands, has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, and coral. A common fish is the blue fusilier (Caesio caerulaurea), which is found in...
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1722 INDIA (Rajasthan) - The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur (UNESCO WHS)
The Jantar Mantar is an equinoctial sundial, consisting a gigantic triangular gnomon with the hypotenuse parallel to the Earth's axis. On either side of the gnomon is a quadrant of a circle, parallel...
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1724 ARMENIA - Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley (UNESCO WHS)
The Geghard complex is an exceptionally complete and well-preserved example of a medieval Armenian monastic foundation in a remote area of great natural beauty. While the main chapel was built in 1215,...
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1725 INDONESIA (Lesser Sunda Islands) - Balinese girls dressed in anteng
Textiles represent powerful symbols in Bali, indicating the status and well being of the wearer. Even buildings, trees and statues have textiles draped and attached to them, because they are by...
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1726 UNITED STATES (Vermont) - Bernadine Custer Sharp house in Londonderry
Colonel James Rogers of Londonderry, New Hampshire, received a royal grant and led the first settlers into an area called Kent between 1770 and 1772, renamed Londonderry in 1780. The population...
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1727 ROMANIA (Harghita) - The Molnár István Museum in Cristuru Secuiesc
Located in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, Cristuru Secuiesc (Székelykeresztúr) is the most significant economical-organizational and educational center of the...
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1728 MYANMAR - Shwedagon Pagoda
Officially named Shwedagon Zedi Daw (and also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda), the Shwedagon Pagoda is a gilded stupa of 99m tall pagoda situated in Yangon, on Singuttara Hill,...
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0336, 1729 PORTUGAL (Braga) - Historic Centre of Guimarães (UNESCO WHS)
0336 Historic Centre of Guimarães - Guimarães Castle Posted on 19.09.2012, 10.07.2015In one of the old towers of Guimarães, city often referred to as Cidade Berço (The Cradle City), it is written Aqui...
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1730 UNITED STATES (Hawaii) - Hanauma Bay on Oahu
Hanauma Bay is one of the most popular tourist destinations on the Island of Oahu and has suffered somewhat from overuse. In 1956, dynamite was used to clear portions of the reef to make room for...
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1731 PHILIPPINES (Cordillera Administrative Region) - Balangbang Dance of...
The Kankanaey live in western Mountain Province, northern Benguet and southeastern Ilocos Sur, and are part of the Filipino indigenous group known as the Igorot people. They are one of the larger...
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1732-1733 UNITED STATES (Arizona / Utah) - Monument Valley
Located on the Arizona-Utah state line, within the range of the Navajo Nation Reservation, Monument Valley (Navajo: Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, meaning valley of the rocks) is a region of the Colorado Plateau...
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