the interior of the National Opera House, Paris, France
a vineyard on the South Island, New Zealand
cars stopped along Shafer Trail Road in Canyonlands National Park, Utah
a boy checking his cell phone at a souk in Fez, Morocco
Howe Sound in Cypress Provincial Park, British Columbia
the interior of the Bangkok Art & Culture Centre, Thailand
a penguin colony, South Georgia Island
flamingos on Lake Abijatta, Ethiopia
hikers on the Inca Trail in Peru
the ceiling of Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, St Petersburg, Russia
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Palais-Garnier, ParisThe opulent grand foyer of the Palais-Garnier, built under Napoleon III, dazzles. Once the home of the Paris Opera, it now primarily features ballet. The building's interior is filled with gold leaf, precious stones, frescoes, and marble.
Photograph by Massimo Borchi, Corbis

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