PIX4652262: ALMA - Japanese antennas - ALMA - Japanese antennas - Two of the 12-metre Japanese antennas (ACA), June 2008, Chajnantor Plateau, Atacama Desert, Chile. View of two of the 12 - m english radiotelescope located on the 5100 meters high Chajnantor plateau in Atacama Desert, Chile. June 2008 / Bridgeman Images
TEC4727362: The Musee Carnavalet, 23 rue de Sevigne, Paris 75003. Architect: Nicolas Dupuis in 1548-1560 and rebuilt in 1660 by Francois Mansart. Detail of the ballroom of the Wendel hotel. Decorative set made in 1925 by the Catalan painter Jose-Maria Sert for the Wendel family mansion. Huge composition evenly covering walls and ceiling, on a silver background, representing the Depart of the Queen of Sheba going to visit King Solomon. Photography 1992 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4653270: Gamma ray telescope HESS - Gamma rays telescope HESS - High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) telescope located in Namibia near Gamsberg. This network of telescopes is dedicated to the study of high energy gamma rays. High Energy Stereoscopic System or HESS is a system of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACT) for the investigation of cosmic gamma rays. It is located in Namibia, near Gamsberg / Bridgeman Images
PIX4653301: Mirrors of one of the gamma ray telescopes HESS - Mirror of Gamma rays telescope HESS - Telescope of the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) network located in Namibia near Gamsberg. This network of telescopes is dedicated to the study of high energy gamma rays. High Energy Stereoscopic System or HESS is a system of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACT) for the investigation of cosmic gamma rays. It is located in Namibia, near Gamsberg / Bridgeman Images
TEC4728259: The desert of Retz to Chambourcy (Parc et jardin de Chambourcy) Desert de Retz, les Yvelines, Ile de France (Ile-de-France), France. The Desert de Retz, created between 1774 and 1789 by Monsieur de Monville, with pavilions of manure or factories of rare species to achieve the absolute of grace of that period. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4673069: Tikal - Temple I and the constellation Orion - Tikal - Temple I and Orion constellation - Temple I or Temple of Ah Cacao or Temple of the Great Jaguar was built around 734, and rises to 47 metres in height. Tikal (or Tik'al according to modern Mayan spelling) is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centers of the Mayan precolombian civilization. Located in what is now northern Guatemala, it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Temple I (also known as the Temple of Ah Cacao or Temple of the Great Jaguar) is a funerary pyramid dedicated to Jasaw Chan K'awil, who was entombed in the structure in AD 734, the pyramid was completed around 740 - 750. The temple rises 47 meters (154 ft) high. Tikal (or Tik'al according to the modern Mayan orthography) is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centres of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is located in the archaeological region of the Peten Basin in what is now northern Guatemala. In 1979 it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site / Bridgeman Images
PIX4673314: Chesapeake Bay - USA - Chesapeake Bay seen from space - Chesapeake Bay on the eastern coast of the United States houses an impact crater about 80 km in diameter buried more than 300 metres deep. This crater, dating back to 35.5 million years, was discovered in 1983. Mosaic of six photographs obtained by the Landsat-5 satellite between 2009 and 2011. In 1983 the largest impact crater of the United states of America has been discovered there. With a diameter of 80 km, this 35.5 million year - old crater is buried more than 300 meters beneath the lower part of the bay. Mosaic of six Landsat 5 images collected in July 2009 and 2011.The Washington D.C. - Baltimore - Philadelphia - New York City corridor can be clearly seen (look for silvery purple) as can the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays and the coastal Atlantic barrier islands from Fishermans Island, Virginia to Sandy Hook, New Jersey / Bridgeman Images
PIX4673489: Lake Powell - Utah: Lake Powell, Utah, USA, seen from the International Space Station (ISS) on September 6, 2016. This panorama, photographed by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station, shows almost the full length of Lake Powell, the reservoir on the Colorado River in southern Utah and northern Arizona. Note south is at the top left of the image. Image acquired on September 6, 2016. / Bridgeman Images