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Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Queen’s University is situated on traditional Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Territory.
Picturesque Hallstatt, Austria
Some Inuit believed that the spirits of their ancestors could be seen in the Aurora Borealis
Panorama of the Trevi fountain at night, Rome, Italy.
The Great Wall of China was built by several dynasties over two thousand years to protect the sedentary agricultural regions of the Chinese interior. Photo by Bjoern Kriewald.
Tournament of Roses, Nuestros Angeles de El Salvador dancers from San Salvador, El Salvador
Phonemic charts use symbols from the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). IPA symbols are useful for learning pronunciation.
Pan of shakshuka, a poached egg & tomato sauce dish popular in Israel
Kinkakuji (the Golden Pavillion) in Kyoto, Japan. Photo by Keith Pomakis
Portuguese soccer fans supporting the Portuguese national team
Felucca is a traditional wooden sailing boat used in protected waters of the Red Sea and particularly along the Nile in Egypt, Sudan, and also in Iraq. Photo by Jerzy Strzelecki.
The Royal Seat of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is a historical residence of the King of Spain
Octoberfest is the world's largest 16-day fair and festival held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Dreamcatchers originated with the Ojibwe people and were later adopted by some neighboring nations
The scientific study of language is called linguistics.
Kukenan Tepuy, table-top mountains in Gran Sabana National Park, Venezuela. Photo by Paolo Costa Baldi
A large plate of mezes, a selection of small dishes served in the Middle East.
Typical Tuscan landscape. Photo by Massimo Telò
Grindelwald Alphorn Festival, Switzerland. Photo by Cristo Vlahos
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China. Photo by Pete Stewart.
Barranquilla's Carnival is Colombia's most important folklore celebration, and is the biggest carnival in the world behind The Rio de Janeiro's Carnival.
Hebrew signs on an Israeli highway
Mount Fuji with a Shinkansen train and Sakura blossoms in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan.
Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Stop sign in Inuktitut and English in Iqaluit, Nunavut.
Erbil is the fourth largest city in Iraq
Canals of Xochimilco, Mexico. Vendor of flowers in her boat. Photo by Wolfgang Sauber
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