802-754 - The Roman amphitheatre of El Jem, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is an oval amphitheatre in the modern-day city of El Jem, Tunisia (formerly Thysdrus in the Roman province of Africa)
802-753 - The Roman amphitheatre of El Jem, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is an oval amphitheatre in the modern-day city of El Jem, Tunisia (formerly Thysdrus in the Roman province of Africa)
802-752 - The Roman amphitheatre of El Jem, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is an oval amphitheatre in the modern-day city of El Jem, Tunisia (formerly Thysdrus in the Roman province of Africa)
1112-8011 - Columns of the Oval Plaza in the ancient city of Jerash, believed to be founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great, Jerash, Jordan, Middle East
1112-7934 - The Oval Forum and Cardo Maximus in the ancient city of Jerash, believed to be founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great, Jerash, Jordan, Middle East
1112-7930 - Columns frame the Oval Plaza in the ancient city of Jerash, believed to be founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great, Jerash, Jordan, Middle East
1112-7903 - Columns in the Oval Plaza in the ancient city of Jerash, believed to be founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great, Jerash, Jordan, Middle East
1112-7902 - Columns in the Oval Plaza in the ancient city of Jerash, believed to be founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great, Jerash, Jordan, Middle East
1112-7900 - Columns in the Oval Plaza in the ancient city of Jerash, believed to be founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great, Jerash, Jordan, Middle East
1112-7898 - Columns in the Oval Plaza in the ancient city of Jerash, believed to be founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great, Jerash, Jordan, Middle East
1112-7895 - Columns in the Oval Plaza in the ancient city of Jerash, believed to be founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great, Jerash, Jordan, Middle East
1112-7887 - Columns in the Oval Plaza in the ancient city of Jerash, believed to be founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great, Jerash, Jordan, Middle East
1112-7880 - Columns in the Oval Plaza in the ancient city of Jerash, believed to be founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great, Jerash, Jordan, Middle East
1116-52009 - Close-up view of the iconic Colosseum against a blue sky, showing a marble plaque above the East Entrance dedicated to Christian martyrs; Rome, Lazio, Italy
1116-52011 - Close-up of a Christian cross inside the Roman Colosseum against a blue sky, erected by the Pope in 2000 to commemorate Christian Martyrs; Rome, Lazio, Italy
1350-99 - The Northern Lights on Feb 16, 2015, as seen from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in Churchill, Manitoba at 58° latitude, and under the auroral oval. The aurora appeared as skies cleared somewhat during a blizzard with high winds and blowing snow conditions. I shot these from the second floor deck of the Centre, out of the wind and off the ground. Jupiter is at right, the Big Dipper at left.
1116-49659 - Japanese Flying Squid (Todarodes pacificus), also knows as a Japanese common squid, in black water. This image was captured a mile off the island of Yap at night with the bottom 1000+ feet below. Hundreds of these squid passed by very quickly. This one paused just briefly for a portrait. It is one of the most abundant of the commercially valuable squid in the world, Yap, Micronesia
1116-39726 - The Bubble Coral Shrimp (Vir philippinensis) is found only on this species of coral, Pleurogyra sinuosa. The brown oval objects are actually Acoel Flatworms (Waminoa sp) that feed on nutrients trapped in mucus covering the coral, Philippines
797-12084 - Germany, Berlin, Gedenkstatte Berliner Mauer also known as the Berlin Wall Memorial Exhibition at Bernauer Strasse, the restored Chapel of Reconciliation which was once within the death strip and thus was demolished in 1985.
832-327927 - Sala Oval, Oval Room, relaxation room of Gala in the house of surrealist painter Salvador Dali and his wife Gala in Port Lligat, Girona Province, Spain
832-327928 - Sala Oval, Oval Room, relaxation room of Gala in the house of surrealist painter Salvador Dali and his wife Gala in Port Lligat, Girona Province, Spain
832-175439 - Aerial view, Solarakademie Mt. Cenis solar academy, Sodingen, solar panels, largest solar roof in Europe, Herne, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
832-164691 - Haus der Kulturen der Welt, HKW, House of World Cultures, with bronze sculpture "Large Divided Oval: Butterfly" by Henry Moore, former Berlin Congress Hall, the "pregnant oyster", built for the Internationale Bauausstellung Interbau 1957 International Bui
832-87939 - Facade, modern office building Cologne Oval Offices, Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer, Bayenthal district, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
832-87941 - Facade, modern office building Cologne Oval Offices, Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer, Bayenthal district, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
832-87943 - Facade, modern office building Cologne Oval Offices, Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer, Bayenthal district, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe