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Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark, Quercus virginiana, Vacherie, Louisiana
Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark, Quercus virginiana, Vacherie, Louisiana
Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark, Quercus virginiana, Vacherie, Louisiana
San Diego Downtown Waterfront Skyline Panoramic Photograph, the city of San Diego is lit up just after sunset, the Star of India historic ship is seen at lower left. Viewed from Point Loma
Main Street buildings, Dechambeau Hotel (left) and I.O.O.F. Hall (right), Bodie State Historical Park, California
Notre Dame de Paris. Notre Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral or simply Notre Dame, is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral on the eastern half of the Ile de la Cite in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. Widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known churches in the world ever built, Notre Dame is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris
Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977
San Diego city skyline at dusk, viewed from Harbor Island, a sailboat cruises by in the foreground, the Star of India at left
British Museum central foyer and ceiling, London, United Kingdom
Cathedral Rocks reflected in a meadow flooded by the Merced River, historical snowmelt following record snowfall floods Yosemite Valley in May 2023, Yosemite National Park, California
Upper Yosemite Falls Roaring in May as Historic Snowmelt Floods Yosemite Valley, May 2023, Yosemite National Park, California
The Fire Wave, a beautiful sandstone formation exhibiting dramatic striations, striped layers in the geologic historical record, Valley of Fire State Park
San Diego city skyline at dusk, viewed from Harbor Island, the Star of India at left
The Second Wave at sunset. The Second Wave, a curiously-shaped sandstone swirl, takes on rich warm tones and dramatic shadowed textures at sunset. Set in the North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah, the Second Wave is characterized by striations revealing layers of sedimentary deposits, a visible historical record depicting eons of submarine geology, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
Eglise Saint-Pierre de Montmartre. The Church of Saint Peter of Montmartre is the lesser known of the two main churches on Montmartre in Paris, the other being the 19th-century Sacre-Coeur Basilica. Historically, however, it has the greater claim to fame, since, according to the earliest biography of Saint Ignatius Loyola, the church is the location at which the vows were taken that led to the founding of the Society of Jesus
Notre Dame de Paris. Notre Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral or simply Notre Dame, is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral on the eastern half of the Ile de la Cite in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. Widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known churches in the world ever built, Notre Dame is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris
Le Marais, is a historic district in Paris, France. Long the aristocratic district of Paris, it hosts many outstanding buildings of historic and architectural importance. It spreads across parts of the 3rd and 4th arrondissements in Paris (on the Rive Droite, or Right Bank, of the Seine)
Colossal limestone bust of Amenhotep III, from the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III, Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, about 1350 BC, British Museum, London, United Kingdom
Southern Live Oaks form a long shaded Oak Alley at Wormsloe Plantation, Savannah, Georgia. Wormsloe State Historic Site, Quercus virginiana
Southern Live Oaks form a long shaded Oak Alley at Wormsloe Plantation, Savannah, Georgia. Wormsloe State Historic Site, Quercus virginiana
Southern Live Oaks form a long shaded Oak Alley at Wormsloe Plantation, Savannah, Georgia. Wormsloe State Historic Site, Quercus virginiana
Southern Live Oaks form a long shaded Oak Alley at Wormsloe Plantation, Savannah, Georgia. Wormsloe State Historic Site, Quercus virginiana
Southern Live Oaks form a long shaded Oak Alley at Wormsloe Plantation, Savannah, Georgia. Wormsloe State Historic Site, Quercus virginiana
Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, South Carolina, Quercus virginiana
Wagon and interior of County Barn, Brown House and Moyle House in distance, Bodie State Historical Park, California
Barber shop, front porch and facade, Main Street, Bodie State Historical Park, California
Clusters of desert poppy climb the steep sides of the Borrego Valley. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months, Eschscholzia parishii, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Grytviken, an old whaling colony that is now host to the British Antarctic Survey research efforts as well as a historic museum
Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977
Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977
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