Surtsey (Iceland)

Surtsey, a volcanic island approximately 32 km from the south coast of Iceland, is a new island formed by volcanic eruptions that took place from 1963 to 1967. 

It is all the more outstanding for having been protected since its birth, providing the world with a pristine natural laboratory. 

Free from human interference, Surtsey has been producing unique long-term information on the colonisation process of new land by plant and animal life. 

Since they began studying the island in 1964, scientists have observed the arrival of seeds carried by ocean currents, the appearance of moulds, bacteria and fungi, followed in 1965 by the first vascular plant, of which there were 10 species by the end of the first decade. 

By 2004, they numbered 60 together with 75 bryophytes, 71 lichens and 24 fungi. 

Eighty-nine species of birds have been recorded on Surtsey, 57 of which breed elsewhere in Iceland. 

The 141 ha island is also home to 335 species of invertebrates.

The five most beautiful wallpapers and pictures of Surtsey in Iceland.

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Archaeological Site of Delphi (Delphi - Greece)

The pan-Hellenic sanctuary of Delphi, where the oracle of Apollo spoke, was the site of the omphalos, the 'navel of the world'. 

Blending harmoniously with the superb landscape and charged with sacred meaning, Delphi in the 6th century B.C. was indeed the religious centre and symbol of unity of the ancient Greek world.

The five most beautiful wallpapers and pictures of Delphi in Greece.

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Speyer Cathedral (Speyer - Germany)

Speyer Cathedral, a basilica with four towers and two domes, was founded by Conrad II in 1030 and remodelled at the end of the 11th century. 

It is one of the most important Romanesque monuments from the time of the Holy Roman Empire. 

The cathedral was the burial place of the German emperors for almost 300 years.

The five most beautiful wallpapers and pictures of the Cathedral of Speyer in Germany.

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Apricot

Apricot is a popular stone fruit.

She comes from northeastern China near the Russian border and not from Armenia, which would be the generic designation to distract.

The five most beautiful wallpapers and pictures of the apricot.

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Vézelay, Church and Hill (Vézelay - France)

Shortly after its foundation in the 9th century, the Benedictine abbey of Vézelay acquired the relics of St Mary Magdalene and since then it has been an important place of pilgrimage. 

St Bernard preached the Second Crusade there in 1146 and Richard the Lion-Hearted and Philip II Augustus met there to leave for the Third Crusade in 1190. 

With its sculpted capitals and portal, the Madeleine of Vézelay – a 12th-century monastic church – is a masterpiece of Burgundian Romanesque art and architecture.

The five most beautiful wallpapers and pictures of Vézelay in France.

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Ironbridge Gorge (Ironbridge - England)

Ironbridge is known throughout the world as the symbol of the Industrial Revolution. 

It contains all the elements of progress that contributed to the rapid development of this industrial region in the 18th century, from the mines themselves to the railway lines. 

Nearby, the blast furnace of Coalbrookdale, built in 1708, is a reminder of the discovery of coke. 

The bridge at Ironbridge, the world's first bridge constructed of iron, had a considerable influence on developments in the fields of technology and architecture.

The five most beautiful wallpapers and pictures of Ironbridge in England.

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Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (Thebe - Egypt)

Thebes, the city of the god Amon, was the capital of Egypt during the period of the Middle and New Kingdoms. 

With the temples and palaces at Karnak and Luxor, and the necropolises of the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, Thebes is a striking testimony to Egyptian civilization at its height.

The five most beautiful wallpapers and pictures of Thebes in Egypt.

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