Men riding camels near the Great Pyramid and Sphinx
Mosaics and umbrellas on a sidewalk seen from above
Men relaxing in a Turkish bath
View to the top of an escalator
A man and woman at the Lincoln Memorial
People outside houses before a storm
Four men in Guatemala honoring their patron saint
A row of frozen fish propped in the snow
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Exterior view of the U.S. Capitol building
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Close-up of dissolved sugar crystals
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