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 Basilica of Santa Francesca, Rome, Italy. A church at the site was known by the tenth century. It was named Santa Maria Nova ("New St Mary"), to distinguish it from the other church inside the Roman forum devoted to St Mary, Santa Maria Antiqua ("Ancient St Mary"), which had fallen into ruin by then. The relics from the ancient church were moved to this church under Pope Leo. Santa Maria Nuova was enlarged in the second half of the tenth century, and then rebuilt by Pope Honorius III in the thirteenth century, adding the campanile and the apse, as well as being decorated with a mosaic Maestà, a depiction of the Madonna enthroned accompanied by saints (as seen in the picture). Since 1352 the church has been in the care of the Olivetans. In the 16th century, the church was rededicated to Frances of Rome (Francesca Buzzi), who was canonized in 1608 and whose relics are in the crypt. The interior of the church has undergone many refurbishments. Change image |
English : Basilica of Santa Francesca, Rome, Italy. A church at the site was known by the tenth century. It was named Santa Maria Nova ("New St Mary"), to distinguish it from the other church inside the Roman forum devoted to St Mary, Santa Maria Antiqua ("Ancient St Mary"), which had fallen into ruin by then. The relics from the ancient church were moved to this church under Pope Leo. Santa Maria Nuova was enlarged in the second half of the tenth century, and then rebuilt by Pope Honorius III in the thirteenth century, adding the campanile and the apse, as well as being decorated with a mosaic Maestà, a depiction of the Madonna enthroned accompanied by saints (as seen in the picture). Since 1352 the church has been in the care of the Olivetans. In the 16th century, the church was rededicated to Frances of Rome (Francesca Buzzi), who was canonized in 1608 and whose relics are in the crypt. The interior of the church has undergone many refurbishments.
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English : A video of coffee preparation in the 21st century using a Moka pot without plastic, a common household appliance.
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_male.jpg) Poplar hawk-mot (Laothoe populi populi) male in Cumnor Hill, Oxfordshire, England. All of the insect is in focus after focus stacking 15 images. Change image |
English : Poplar hawk-mot (Laothoe populi populi) male in Cumnor Hill, Oxfordshire, England. All of the insect is in focus after focus stacking 15 images.
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 Coro delle Monache, fresco of Deposition by Paolo Caylina the Younger in the Museo di Santa Giulia in Brescia. Today is Good Friday in Western Christianity. Change image |
English : Coro delle Monache, fresco of Deposition by Paolo Caylina the Younger in the Museo di Santa Giulia in Brescia. Today is Good Friday in Western Christianity.
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English : Video tutorial on using the Petscan tool to create lists from Wikipedia and Wikidata
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 Stained glass windows in the Iglesia de El Salvador, Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. From left to right: *Baptism of Jesus *Parable of the Prodigal Son *Resurrection of Jesus *Calming the storm *Marriage at Cana Today is Easter Sunday in Western Christianity. Change image |
English : Stained glass windows in the Iglesia de El Salvador, Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. From left to right:
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English : This animated video explains how air pollution is formed, elucidating the role of meteorological processes and the services that the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) develops to deliver on its commitments. This video about air pollution was produced by the WMO.
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English : Solitary tree with frost and fields near Hausdülmen, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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English : A video of an outdoor gym. The video by the City of Adelaide's YouTube channel includes health guidance on how to use the machines of this gym by the city in Australia.
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English : Entrance to U-Bahnhof Zoologischer Garten, Berlin. Taken by
Willem van de Poll in November 1935.
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English : An Ezh3/Em508T subway train in a tunnel of the Lermontovsky Prospekt - Vykhino stretch of the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line of the Moscow Metro.
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_en_omgeving.jpg) Sun rises over a wintry landscape. Location, Langweerderwielen (Langwarder Wielen) and surroundings. Change image |
English : Sun rises over a wintry landscape. Location, Langweerderwielen (Langwarder Wielen) and surroundings.
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English : A demo video of the MediaWiki 3D viewer showing a 3d model of a triceratops. This functionality of colored textured 3D has not yet been added to Wikipedia and Commons but it has been requested here. The video shows the MediaWiki extension "3D" developed by open source volunteers.
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_02.jpg) Three pewter measuring cups. Change image |
English : Three pewter measuring cups.
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English : Blue-throated Barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus) making a hole in a tree for nesting in Rabindra Sarobar, West Bengal, India.
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 Glendale tea estate with silver oak shade trees, verdant green and bright blue during a break from the monsoon rains. View from NH-181, Kattery, Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India Change image |
English : Glendale tea estate with silver oak shade trees, verdant green and bright blue during a break from the monsoon rains. View from NH-181, Kattery, Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India
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English : Small object detection is a particular case of object detection where various techniques are employed to detect small objects in digital images and videos. "Small objects" are objects having a small pixel footprint in the input image. In areas such as aerial imagery, state-of-the-art object detection techniques under performed because of small objects. This video shows an example of object tracking.
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English : Time lapse video of Venus Flytrap catching its prey. This timelapse represents one hour of action.
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 Rudder and propeller on beached fishing vessel Skagerrak, Nørre Vorupør beach, Denmark. Change image |
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English : Space station Live: Tracking how astronauts run in Space
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 Smoky hot rice and ilish bhaja with dal chachchori and eggplant fry is a unique combination of Bengali food habits. Today is Bengali new year. Change image |
English : Smoky hot rice and ilish bhaja with dal chachchori and eggplant fry is a unique combination of Bengali food habits. Today is Bengali new year.
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English : The White House Situation Room is a conference room and intelligence management center in the basement of the West Wing of the White House. An exclusive look inside one of the most secure spaces in the US.
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.jpg) Key Monastery in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is located at an elevation of 4,166 m (13,668 ft) on a hill rising above the Spiti valley, where it is the largest monastery and houses hundreds of monks. It is said to have been founded in the 11th century and belongs to the Gelugpa school of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism. This view shows the monastery in winter, overlooking the snow-covered Spiti river valley with the Himalayas in the background. Change image |
English : Key Monastery in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is located at an elevation of 4,166 m (13,668 ft) on a hill rising above the Spiti valley, where it is the largest monastery and houses hundreds of monks. It is said to have been founded in the 11th century and belongs to the Gelugpa school of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism. This view shows the monastery in winter, overlooking the snow-covered Spiti river valley with the Himalayas in the background.
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,_canal_Fayal-Pico,_islas_Azores,_Portugal,_2020-07-27,_DD_14.jpg) Blue shark (Prionace glauca), Faial-Pico Channel, Azores Islands, Portugal. The blue shark is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, that inhabits deep waters (images taken though between 5 and 10 meter below water) averaging around 3.1 m (10 ft) and preferring cooler waters. They can live up to 20 years, can move very quickly and feed primarily on small fish and squid, although they can take larger prey. Change image |
English : Blue shark (Prionace glauca), Faial-Pico Channel, Azores Islands, Portugal. The blue shark is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, that inhabits deep waters (images taken though between 5 and 10 meter below water) averaging around 3.1 m (10 ft) and preferring cooler waters. They can live up to 20 years, can move very quickly and feed primarily on small fish and squid, although they can take larger prey.
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 Teichbachtal near Gütenbach/Simonswald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Change image |
English : Teichbachtal near Gütenbach/Simonswald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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English : 360-degree projection of microvessels in wholemount specimen. The capillaries form a honeycomb-like pattern beneath the crypt openings. In the projection, a 2-D micrograph was added to illustrate the association between the microvessels and crypts.
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.jpg) Flower buds of a Camellia × williamsii 'Jury's Yellow'. Focus stack of 16 photos. Change image |
English : Flower buds of a Camellia × williamsii 'Jury's Yellow'. Focus stack of 16 photos.
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English : This ESOcast video takes a close look at an unusual new group of small telescopes that has recently achieved first light at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in northern Chile.
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 The Rain Vortex at night. The world's largest and tallest indoor waterfall, 40 metres (130 ft) high. In Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore Change image |
English : The Rain Vortex at night. The world's largest and tallest indoor waterfall, 40 metres (130 ft) high. In Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore
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English : Spring Court restaurant has been around since 1929 and has celebrated its 90th birthday, making it the oldest family run Chinese restaurant in Singapore.
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 A shepherd wearing a red turban, smiling and waving in the setting sun at Jawai Bandh in Rajasthan, India. Change image |
English : A shepherd wearing a red turban, smiling and waving in the setting sun at Jawai Bandh in Rajasthan, India.
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English : Alex Murray (flute) and Martha Goldstein (piano) play pieces of the Paris Conservatory by the composers Enescu, Gaubert, Taffanel, Chaminade and Fauré.
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 The Capitoline Wolf is a bronze sculpture made by unknown Etruscan sculptors (5th century BC), with the twins Romulus and Remus added in the late 15th century AD, by sculptor Antonio del Pollaiuolo. The sculptural group depicts a scene from the legend of the founding of Rome, occurred on 21 April 753 BC. Change image |
English : The Capitoline Wolf is a bronze sculpture made by unknown Etruscan sculptors (5th century BC), with the twins Romulus and Remus added in the late 15th century AD, by sculptor Antonio del Pollaiuolo. The sculptural group depicts a scene from the legend of the founding of Rome, occurred on 21 April 753 BC.
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 Glaucidium cuculoides (Asian barred owlet) in Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. Change image |
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 Saint George; upper altarpiece of the main altar of the parish church St. Georg, built in 1750 - 1751 by Peter Thumb (1681–1767), Hüfingen-Mundelfingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Today is Saint George's Day. Change image |
English : Saint George; upper altarpiece of the main altar of the parish church St. Georg, built in 1750 - 1751 by Peter Thumb (1681–1767), Hüfingen-Mundelfingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Today is Saint George's Day.
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English : STS-125 Atlantis landing and turnaround at Nasa Dryden Flight Research Center on June 1, 2009
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 Rapanui Rock during sunset, Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand Change image |
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 Pig heads in a market. Today is the Feast of Saint Mark. According to legend, ninth century Venetian sailors smuggled Saint Mark's relics out of Muslim-controlled Alexandria by covering them with pork. Change image |
English : Pig heads in a market. Today is the Feast of Saint Mark. According to legend, ninth century Venetian sailors smuggled Saint Mark's relics out of Muslim-controlled Alexandria by covering them with pork.
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English : U.S. President Donald Trump Swears In Pam Bondi as the U.S. Attorney General in February 2025. One year later she made the news with her controversial handling of the Epstein files release.
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 Euganean Hills are a group of hills of volcanic origin that rise to heights of 300 to 600 m in Veneto, Italy. Change image |
English : Euganean Hills are a group of hills of volcanic origin that rise to heights of 300 to 600 m in Veneto, Italy.
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 Blunt-headed burrowing frog (Glyphoglossus molossus). Hua Hin District, Thailand. Change image |
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English : Musician and composer Geert Bevin plays his own work There Will Be Violence on the Chapman Stick.
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English : A tutorial for the Wikimedia Quarry tool. Quarry can be used for querying Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia for diverse applications such as identifying problematic pages, creating lists of tasks, reports, statistics, and more.
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 Prinia socialis (Ashy Prinia) in Ajodhya_Hills, West Bengal, India. Change image |
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