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Burkina Faso

Traditional architecture with walls painted in patterns in Tiebele, Burkina Faso

Central African Republic

Panoramic view of the Ubangi River near Bangui, with traditional wooden pirogues on the water and the green hills of the DRC bank in the distance

Côte d'Ivoire

St. Paul's Cathedral, Africa's second-largest cathedral, with its white cross-shaped tower rising above Abidjan's Plateau district skyline

Democratic Republic of the Congo

A hilltop view of a busy river port town, with an unpaved main street lined with market stalls and the broad Congo River and green hills beyond

Eritrea

Waterfront of Massawa, a historic Red Sea port city, with Ottoman-era arched buildings and small boats moored along the harbour quay

Ethiopia

Aerial view of the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, with its silver domed conference hall and tower rising above the city

Gambia

Panoramic view of Banjul with the twin minarets of King Fahad Mosque rising above the low-rise cityscape and the Gambia River in the background

Ghana

Panoramic view of Independence Square in Accra, Ghana

Kenya

A lone flat-topped acacia tree on the open savanna at golden hour, with scattered wildlife and a distant mountain range on the horizon

Liberia

Aerial view of West Point township, a densely populated community on a narrow peninsula in Monrovia, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean

Mali

The Great Mosque of Djenné, the world's largest mud-brick building, with its towering Sudano-Sahelian facade and protruding wooden beams

Nigeria

Aerial view of the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge connecting the Lekki and Ikoyi districts of Lagos

Senegal

Dakar skyline with the ornate green-and-white minaret of the Grand Mosque of Dakar and the BCEAO building rising above the sprawling city

Somalia

The Port of Bossaso, Somalia, with boats and a fish market

South Africa

Aerial view of Cape Town with the flat-topped Table Mountain and Lion's Head peak behind the city, and Cape Town Stadium in the foreground

South Sudan

Aerial view of Juba city with the White Nile River running alongside it and green plains stretching to the horizon

Sudan

The ancient Meroe Pyramids — steep, narrow Kushite burial tombs — rising from the golden Nubian Desert sand, some partially ruined

Uganda

Murchison Falls, where the White Nile forces through a narrow gorge and crashes into the river below, surrounded by lush tropical forest

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Afghanistan

Aerial view of Kabul at dusk, with a turquoise-domed mosque rising above the dense cityscape and the Hindu Kush mountains silhouetted behind

Armenia

Khor Virap Monastery on a rocky hilltop, with its red-stone church and conical bell tower rising against the snow-capped twin peaks of Mount Ararat

Australia

Sydney Opera House with its white sail-shaped shells and the Sydney Harbour Bridge rising behind it at twilight over calm harbour waters

Bangladesh

Aerial view of the Sundarbans mangrove forest, with a small wooden boat navigating along the dense green treeline at the river's edge

Cambodia

Angkor Wat's five stone towers reflected in the western lotus pond, with palm trees lining the causeway and visitors along the temple terrace

China

Qianmen Street in Beijing at twilight — an ornate painted paifang archway with red lanterns framing the illuminated Zhengyangmen Gate Tower

Fiji

Aerial view of the Mamanuca Islands, with lush green islands, white-sand beaches, and vivid turquoise coral reefs stretching into deep blue water

India

The Taj Mahal in Agra reflected in its central pool, with its white marble dome, four minarets, and cypress-lined formal gardens beyond

Indonesia

The Tegallalang rice terraces near Ubud, Bali, with cascading flooded paddies reflecting coconut palms and tropical forest at dawn

Japan

Aerial view of Tokyo with the red-and-white Tokyo Tower rising above the dense city skyline and snow-capped Mount Fuji behind

Laos

Aerial view of the town of Luang Prabang and the Mekong river in Laos

Malaysia

Petronas Twin Towers rising above Kuala Lumpur's skyline, with the green gardens and waterways of KLCC Park in the foreground

Myanmar (Burma)

Ancient Buddhist temples and stupas rising above a misty tree-covered plain at sunrise in Bagan, one of Southeast Asia's great archaeological sites

Nepal

Machhapuchhre, the sacred Fishtail Mountain, rising sharply above terraced hillside fields and a traditional village in the Annapurna region

New Zealand

Aerial sunset view of Auckland with the Harbour Bridge spanning the Waitematā Harbour and the Sky Tower rising above the city skyline

North Korea

The Ryugyong Hotel, a towering pyramid-shaped skyscraper, dominating the Pyongyang skyline

Pakistan

Bustling nighttime view of Bahadurabad Chorangi roundabout and monument in Karachi, Pakistan

Philippines

The Chocolate Hills in Bohol — hundreds of uniform green mounds surrounded by lush tropical trees under a blue sky

Singapore

Marina Bay Sands and its SkyPark reflected in Marina Bay at twilight, with the glowing Supertrees and the Gardens by the Bay conservatory domes

South Korea

A circular stone bastion and traditional guard pavilion of Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon, with the modern city skyline and mountains beyond

Sri Lanka

View of the Colombo skyline with modern architecture including the lotus tower

Tajikistan

Palace of Nations in Dushanbe, with its neoclassical columns, golden dome, and Tajik flag rising above the tree-lined Varzob River

Thailand

Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn, with its towering ornate prang reflected on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok at sunset

Vietnam

Train Street in Hanoi's Old Quarter, with active railway tracks running between colourful shophouses decorated with lanterns and plants

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Costa Rica

Arenal Volcano rising above lush tropical gardens and rainforest near La Fortuna, partially wrapped in clouds at sunset

Cuba

Paseo del Prado in Havana — ornate colonial arcaded buildings in mint green, yellow, and red, with vintage classic American cars cruising by

Dominican Republic

The Alcázar de Colón facing Plaza de España in Santo Domingo — the first viceregal palace built in the Americas, completed in 1514

El Salvador

Aerial view of the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador, its white dome and twin bell towers rising above Plaza Barrios

Guatemala

Colourful colonial street in Antigua Guatemala leading to the golden Santa Catalina Arch, with Volcán de Agua rising behind

Haiti

Aerial view of Citadelle Laferrière, a UNESCO-listed fortress atop Bonnet à l'Évêque mountain near Milot, a symbol of Haitian independence

Honduras

Carved Maya stone doorway at Copán Ruinas, Honduras, with deity masks and hieroglyphic glyphs framing a tropical forest view

Jamaica

Montego Bay, Jamaica, with lush tropical vegetation, a coastal road, turquoise Caribbean waters, and distant green mountains

Nicaragua

Volcán Concepción, an active cone-shaped volcano rising above the tropical landscape of Ometepe Island, viewed from across Lake Nicaragua

Panama

Panama City's financial district skyline at dusk, dominated by the spiral-shaped F&F Tower surrounded by modern high-rises

Trinidad & Tobago

Englishman's Bay, a secluded crescent-shaped beach on Tobago's leeward coast, with turquoise Caribbean waters and a sailboat surrounded by rainforest

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Albania

Krujë Castle, with the circular Skanderbeg Museum tower, the Albanian flag flying in the courtyard, and the rocky Skanderbeg Mountains behind

Austria

Hallstatt village on the shore of Lake Hallstatt, with its church spire, traditional Alpine houses, and steep mountain slopes behind

Belgium

Grand Place in Brussels, with the Gothic Town Hall's soaring spire and gilded guild houses lining the UNESCO-listed cobblestone square

Bulgaria

Aerial golden-hour view of Sofia, with Alexander Nevsky Cathedral's gold and green copper domes rising above the city and Vitosha Mountain beyond

Czech Republic (Czechia)

The Vltava river and Charles bridge in Prague

Denmark

Nyhavn canal in Copenhagen at dusk — colourful 17th-century townhouses and traditional sailing boats perfectly reflected in the still water

Finland

View from Ukko-Koli in Koli National Park, overlooking Lake Pielinen's forested islands through pine trees and granite rock outcrops

France

Aerial view of the Eiffel Tower at sunset over Paris, France, with the Seine River winding through the city

Germany

The Brandenburg Gate and neighboring buildings in Berlin, Germany

Greece

Oia village on Santorini, with blue-domed Orthodox churches and pink bougainvillea above whitewashed clifftop houses and the Aegean caldera

Hungary

Aerial view of Budapest at golden hour, with the neo-Gothic Parliament Building lining the Danube and St. Matthias Church's spire in the foreground

Ireland

The Cliffs of Moher with vivid green clifftops, a lone sea stack rising from the Atlantic, and O'Brien's Tower on the headland

Italy

Aerial view of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, with the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, and city skyline stretching to the horizon

Latvia

Bridges over the Daugava River and historic buildings in Riga after sunset

Moldova

Old Orhei Monastery, a white Orthodox church with golden domes, set in the rolling hills of the Răut River valley at sunset

Netherlands

A red bicycle leaning against a flower-lined railing on a bridge over an Amsterdam canal, with moored boats and a church tower beyond

North Macedonia

Church of Saint John at Kaneo, a 13th-century Byzantine church perched on a cliff overlooking Lake Ohrid in Ohrid, North Macedonia

Norway

Colorful waterfront buildings and fishing boats in Henningsvær, a fishing village in the Lofoten Islands

Poland

Aerial view of Kraków's Main Market Square at golden hour, with St. Mary's Basilica and the Cloth Hall surrounded by the historic city

Portugal

Colorful buildings of Porto's Ribeira district along the Douro River waterfront, with the Clérigos Tower rising above the skyline

Romania

The Black Church, Romania's largest Gothic cathedral, towering above Brașov's old town rooftops with Tampa Mountain rising in the background

Russia

Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin and Saint Basil's Cathedral with its multicoloured onion domes, overlooking Red Square in Moscow

Spain

View through a Plaza Mayor archway in Madrid, framing the Baroque dome of the Colegiata de San Isidro and iron-railed balconied buildings

Sweden

Colourful yellow, cream, and red residential buildings with dark mansard rooftops stacked up the hillside of Södermalm in Stockholm

Switzerland

The Matterhorn reflected in Riffelsee lake near Zermatt, with green alpine meadows, rocky terrain, and snow-capped peaks under a blue sky

Turkey

The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) and its six minarets rising above the Bosphorus Strait and the Istanbul skyline

Ukraine

Kyiv's Motherland Monument and Pechersk Lavra above trees

United Kingdom

Aerial view of Big Ben and Houses of Parliament in sunny morning in London

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Egypt

View of the pyramids and cityscape from the Giza Plateau in Egypt

Iran

The Golestan Palace in Tehran, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its ornate Qajar-era facade of vibrant Persian tilework

Iraq

Lake Dukan in the Kurdistan Region, with vivid cobalt-blue reservoir waters set against the golden-brown layered hillsides of the Zagros Mountains

Israel

Panoramic view of the Western Wall and Golden Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem Old City

Jordan

Al-Khazneh (The Treasury) at Petra — an elaborate Nabataean temple facade with Corinthian columns and sculptures carved into rose-red sandstone

Lebanon

Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque with its distinctive blue dome and four golden minarets rising above downtown Beirut

Libya

The Roman Arch of Marcus Aurelius framing the minaret of the Gurgi Mosque and palm trees in Tripoli's old medina

Morocco

Panoramic view of Chefchaouen, the Blue City, with densely packed blue-and-white buildings cascading down the Rif Mountains

Qatar

A traditional dhow boat on Doha Bay with the West Bay skyscraper skyline rising in the background

Saudi Arabia

Aerial dusk view of Riyadh along King Fahd Road, with the pyramid-shaped Al-Faisaliah Tower in the foreground and Kingdom Centre Tower in the distance

Syria

Golden Byzantine mosaic facade of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, depicting paradise with trees and buildings, with its dome and minaret

Tunisia

Whitewashed buildings with ornate blue doors and pink bougainvillea in Sidi Bou Said, a clifftop village overlooking the Mediterranean Sea

United Arab Emirates

The Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, dominating the Dubai skyline above the Sheikh Zayed Road interchange at sunrise

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Canada

Moraine Lake in Banff National Park, Alberta, with colourful canoes on a dock, turquoise glacial water, and snow-capped Rocky Mountain peaks

Mexico

Aerial view of a large crowd at the Zócalo in Mexico City, with the Metropolitan Cathedral, the National Palace, and a giant Mexican flag

United States

The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor with her torch raised, the Empire State Building rising directly behind her against the Manhattan skyline

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Argentina

Aerial view of the Obelisco de Buenos Aires at the intersection of Avenida 9 de Julio, the world's widest avenue, and Avenida Corrientes

Brazil

Christ the Redeemer statue on Corcovado mountain, arms outstretched over Rio de Janeiro, with Guanabara Bay and Sugarloaf Mountain in the background

Chile

The jagged Cuernos del Paine peaks and snow-capped mountains of Torres del Paine National Park, with turquoise Lake Pehoé below

Colombia

The yellow bell tower and pink dome of Cartagena Cathedral rising above the old walled city's rooftops, with the Caribbean Sea in the background

Ecuador

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Cuenca, with its three sky-blue domes rising above the colonial city's rooftops and the Andes behind

Guyana

Kaieteur Falls plunging 226 metres over a sandstone cliff into a misty gorge, with a rainbow in the spray and unbroken Amazon rainforest beyond

Peru

The ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu set among the Andes Mountains, with Huayna Picchu rising above the clouds

Uruguay

Aerial view Colonia del Sacramento old city lighthouse at sunrise

Venezuela

Aerial view of Caracas with a dense residential cityscape and tree-lined streets, backed by the cloud-covered El Ávila mountain

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