Image attributions & credits

We use real photographs wherever we can. Most come from Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons licences — with thanks to the photographers who shared them. Each image below is credited to its author with a link to the original and its licence. Where a CC BY-SA photo has been colour-adjusted/resized, the same share-alike licence carries over.

Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster at sunset, with light trails from traffic on Westminster Bridge
by Colin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The Palace of Westminster and Big Ben seen across the River Thames on a clear day
by Diliff / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5 · adjusted
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Tower Bridge spanning the River Thames in London under a blue sky
by Diliff / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · adjusted
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The Eiffel Tower framed by pink spring blossoms in Paris
by Jorge Royan / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · adjusted
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The Eiffel Tower at sunrise seen from the Trocadero
by Tristan Nitot / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · adjusted
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The glass pyramid in the courtyard of the Louvre Museum in Paris
by Benh LIEU SONG (Flickr) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The Colosseum in Rome seen from outside under a blue sky
by Diliff / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5 · adjusted
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The Colosseum in Rome illuminated at dusk
by Wilfredor / Wikimedia Commons · CC0 · adjusted
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The Baroque Trevi Fountain in Rome
by Wilfredor / Wikimedia Commons · CC0 · adjusted
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Florence Cathedral's dome rising above the city's red-tiled rooftops, seen from Piazzale Michelangelo
by Petar Milošević / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The ornate marble facade of Florence Cathedral, the Duomo
by Jebulon / Wikimedia Commons · CC0 · adjusted
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Brunelleschi's dome on Florence Cathedral glowing above the rooftops at sunset
by Vyacheslav Argenberg / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 · adjusted
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A row of colourful gabled houses along the Damrak in Amsterdam in warm evening light
by Basile Morin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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Traditional town houses lining an Amsterdam canal under a blue sky
by Jim Evans / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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A boat on a tree-lined Amsterdam canal beside historic houses
by Tobias Niepel / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · adjusted
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The towers and spires of the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona
by Wikipsico43 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The Sagrada Familia's Nativity facade seen along Avinguda de Gaudi in Barcelona
by Txllxt TxllxT / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The Sagrada Familia's apse at dusk, its stained-glass windows glowing from within
by Jcca76 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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Edinburgh Castle standing on its volcanic crag under a blue sky
by Addshore / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · adjusted
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The gatehouse entrance to Edinburgh Castle
by Daniel Kraft / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · adjusted
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Edinburgh Castle perched on its rocky crag above green slopes
by MrsEllacott / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The Brooklyn Bridge with the Manhattan skyline behind it
by Suiseiseki / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · adjusted
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Pedestrians on the wooden promenade that crosses the Brooklyn Bridge
by Jakub Hałun / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The Brooklyn Bridge and Lower Manhattan skyline seen from Brooklyn Bridge Park
by Jakub Hałun / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 · adjusted
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The twin Gothic towers of the Church of Our Lady before Tyn in Prague's Old Town
by Scotch Mist / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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Prague's Old Town Square busy with visitors on a sunny day
by Jakub Hałun / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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Prague's Old Town Square and its red rooftops seen from the Old Town Hall tower
by H.R. Tsua / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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Gondolas on the Grand Canal with the domed church of Santa Maria della Salute in Venice
by Wolfgang Moroder / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · adjusted
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The Rialto Bridge spanning the Grand Canal in Venice
by kallerna / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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A waterbus stop on a Venetian canal lined with colourful buildings
by Didier Descouens / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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Schonbrunn Palace and its formal gardens in Vienna seen from the Gloriette
by Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 (DE) · adjusted
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The main facade of Schonbrunn Palace with the fountain in its forecourt
by Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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St Stephen's Cathedral with its patterned tiled roof in central Vienna
by C.Stadler/Bwag / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The red rooftops of Alfama and the River Tagus seen from the Miradouro de Santa Luzia in Lisbon
by Jakub Hałun / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 · adjusted
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A traditional yellow tram on a street in Lisbon's Alfama district
by Ingo Mehling / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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A narrow stepped alleyway in Lisbon's Alfama district
by Ingo Mehling / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The neoclassical Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, crowned by the bronze Quadriga chariot, seen across Pariser Platz
by Norbert Nagel / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · adjusted
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The Reichstag building in Berlin at golden hour, its glass dome above the inscription Dem Deutschen Volke, with German flags flying
by Jürgen Matern / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · adjusted
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Berlin Cathedral, the green-domed Berliner Dom, seen from above on Museum Island
by A.Savin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · adjusted
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The long classical facade of the Royal Palace of Madrid (Palacio Real) above its forecourt, with visitors crossing the plaza
by Evomp / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 · adjusted
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The twin towers and dome of Almudena Cathedral rising above Madrid's rooftops at sunset, seen from above
by Fernando Pascullo / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The domed Metropolis Building topped by its winged bronze Victory, on the corner of Gran Via in Madrid
by Javier Perez Montes / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The barrel-vaulted Long Room library of Trinity College Dublin, lined with old books and marble busts
by Diliff / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The River Liffey at Wellington Quay in Dublin, with the white Ha'penny Bridge and colourful quayside buildings
by Christine Matthews / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · adjusted
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The domed neoclassical facade of Government Buildings in Dublin under a blue sky
by David Kernan / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The Hungarian Parliament Building on the bank of the Danube in Budapest, its red dome and Gothic Revival spires above the river
by Felix König / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · adjusted
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The Széchenyi Chain Bridge spanning the Danube in Budapest, with Buda Castle on the hill behind
by Pythagoreio / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The white turrets and arcades of the Fisherman's Bastion overlooking Budapest
by Infrogmation / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The colourful gabled houses and moored wooden boats along the Nyhavn canal in Copenhagen at sunset
by Moahim / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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Renaissance-era Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen, its copper-spired towers reflected in the surrounding moat
by Jakub Hałun / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The old Børsen stock exchange in Copenhagen, crowned by its distinctive spire of four entwined dragon tails
by Jebulon / Wikimedia Commons · CC0 · adjusted
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The walled Old Town of Dubrovnik on its rocky peninsula, its red roofs and stone ramparts set against the blue Adriatic
by Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · adjusted
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The limestone-paved Stradun, Dubrovnik's main street, seen through a stone archway with the bell tower beyond
by Miroslav.vajdic / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The red rooftops, cathedral dome and bell tower of Dubrovnik's Old Town, seen from the city walls
by Ponor / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The terraced old town of Porto rising above the Douro river, with traditional boats on the water and the cathedral above
by Jakub Hałun / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 · adjusted
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Colourful tiled houses and riverside cafés along the Ribeira waterfront in Porto
by Donna-Kay Delahaye / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The double-deck iron arch of the Dom Luís I Bridge spanning the Douro river in Porto
by ThomasLendt / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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Crowds crossing the Shibuya scramble crossing in Tokyo at night, surrounded by neon signs and screens
by Benh LIEU SONG / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · adjusted
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The illuminated orange lattice of Tokyo Tower rising above the city skyline at night
by David Kernan / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 · adjusted
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The red Hōzōmon gate and lantern-lined approach to Sensō-ji temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, with autumn maple
by Joli Rumi / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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A path of vermilion torii gates with a hanging lantern at Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine in Kyoto
by Basile Morin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The five-storey Yasaka Pagoda rising above a traditional wooden street in Kyoto's Higashiyama district at dawn
by Basile Morin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The illuminated pagoda of Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto above autumn maple leaves at night
by Martin Falbisoner / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The central prang of Wat Arun in Bangkok illuminated gold at night, surrounded by smaller spires
by Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · adjusted
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An ornate hall flanked by golden chedis at Wat Phra Kaew in Bangkok's Grand Palace complex
by Basile Morin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The Democracy Monument in Bangkok, its four winged pylons around a central tower
by Marcin Konsek / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The Golden Gate Bridge at blue hour, with the lights of the San Francisco skyline across the bay
by Daniel L. Lu / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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A Powell & Hyde cable car crowded with riders, on the San Francisco Municipal Railway
by Dllu / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The San Francisco skyline with the Transamerica Pyramid and downtown towers, seen from Ina Coolbrith Park
by Frank Schulenburg / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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The sandstone minaret of the Koutoubia Mosque rising above the ruins of the old mosque in Marrakech
by Yair Haklai / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adjusted
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An ornate keyhole gateway set in the red ramparts of the Marrakech medina
by yeowatzup / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · adjusted
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Rows of brightly coloured leather babouche slippers for sale in a Marrakech souk
by I.Barrios & J.Ligero / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · adjusted
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