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Apse of the higher church in the Royal Monastery of San Juan de la Peña, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. It was one of the most important monasteries in Aragon in the Middle Ages. Its two-level church is partially carved in the stone of the great cliff that overhangs the foundation. San Juan de la Peña means "Saint John of the Cliff". The lower church includes some mozarabic architectural surviving elements, although most of the parts of the monastery (including the impressive cloister, under the great rock) are Romanesque. After the fire of 1675, a new monastery was built. The old monastery (built in 920) was declared a National Monument on 13 July 1889, and the new monastery in 1923.

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Portrait of the wild lion (Panthera leo) Tryggve, son of C-Boy, in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.

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CN Tower in Toronto. Today is Canada Day.

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Eruption of Strokkur (Icelandic for "churn"), a fountain geyser located in the Haukadalur geothermal area, southwestern Iceland.

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High altar of the subsidiary church St. Peter and Paul in Lavant, East Tyrol, Austria. The center of the triptych depicts Saint Peter and Saint Paul flanking Mary Help of Christians. Today is the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul.

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MG PA-based racer with a 1300cc six-cylinder engine, in the historic paddock of the Nürburgring before closed boxes. The license plate is modified. Event: DAMC 05 Oldtimer Festival 2008.

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An image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at the center of a rose window in Santa Ifigênia Church São Paulo, Brazil. Today is the Feast of the Sacred Heart in the Roman Catholic Church.

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Gimbap, a Korean dish made from cooked rice, vegetables, fish, and meat.

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The former "Kaispeicher B", one of the oldest preserved warehouse structures in the Port of Hamburg, is now home to the International Maritime Museum Hamburg. The museum opened 17 years ago today, on June 25, 2008.

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Interior of old town hall in Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Functionalist tower of the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland, designed by Yrjö Lindegren and Toivo Jäntti.

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This stained glass window located in the Basilica of St. James and St. Agnes, a church in Nysa, Poland, depicts angels adoring the sacred host and wine during an epiclesis to the Holy Spirit, represented as a dove. Today is the Feast of Corpus Christi, which is observed as a religious celebration in much of Western Christianity and as a public holiday in various nations.

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