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雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 11:30:45

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Pont San't Angelo, Rome

Photograph by Raymond Choo, My Shot

The pedestrian bridge, Ponte Sant' Angelo, in Rome leads to Castel Sant' Angelo, a round-walled, battlemented structure that today serves as a museum. Commissioned as a mausoleum for Emperor Hadrian in the second century A.D., it got its current name in the sixth century—a time when a plague was devastating Rome—after Pope Gregory the Great had a vision of an angel hovering over the structure, sheathing its sword. The vision was interpreted as heralding the end of the plague, and a statue of Archangel Michael, the rescuing angel, was placed on top of the structure.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 11:31:02

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Lake Millstatt, Austria

Photograph by Eva Emmanouil, My Shot

A boy jumps into Lake Millstatt as the sun sits low in the late afternoon sky. The lake in the central eastern Alps is one of Austria's deepest.

Take in more views of the Alpine lakes with this photo gallery of Austria's scenic Salzkammergut—the lake country east of Salzburg.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 11:31:17

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Arabian Oryx, Abu Dhabi

Photograph by Nazir Pangodu, My Shot

Two Arabian oryx lock horns in the Abu Dhabi desert. Extinct in the wild since the early 1960s, several herds now live in the emirate thanks to the late H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan, who bred a few captive animals. Their horns can grow to 35 inches (89 centimeters) and are so symmetrical that they can appear to be one horn when viewed from the side, leading some to believe that the animals are the source of the unicorn legend.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 11:31:32

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The Azure Window in Gozo, Malta

Photograph by Ted Attard, My Shot

The Azure Window in Gozo, Malta, attracts fishermen, divers, and boaters with its clear, deep blue water. Near the window is the Blue Hole, one of the most popular dive sites in Malta.

For more coastal images like this, visit our gallery of island getaways, plus get trip ideas for your next vacation to paradise with our guide to the world's best beaches and islands.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 11:31:47

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Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma)

Photograph by Chris Martin, My Shot

Fishermen greet the sunrise on Inle Lake in Myanmar (Burma). The traditional style of paddling these boats is by standing and using a leg to maneuver the paddle.

See more photos of Southeast Asia in this gallery from National Geographic Traveler magazine.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 11:32:05

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The Great Sphinx, Egypt

Photograph by Kaushik Sarkar, Your Shot

A bird perches on top of the Great Sphinx of Giza as horseback riders pause in the background. Carved from limestone, the famous sculpture with the head of a man and body of a reclining lion reaches approximately 66 feet high.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 11:32:19

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Metéora, Greece

Photograph by Vincent Sheehan, Your Shot

Patches of snow cover the sandstone peaks of Metéora, Greece. Monks built monasteries high on these pinnacles (Meteora means "suspended in the air") beginning in the 15th century by climbing the sheer rock faces and pulling up stones. A few of the monasteries on the World Heritage site are still active.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 11:33:05

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The Dolomites, Italy

Photograph by Zhiqun Fei, Your Shot

The Italian village of Ranui sits nestled in the Val di Funes below the Geisler Mountains. It is home to several historic churches, inlcuding St. John's, which stands apart in the meadow. The small baroque church was built in the 1700s.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 11:33:20

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Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

Photograph by Nicholas Leslein, Your Shot

A storm approaches along the enormous salt flat, Salar de Uyuni, at the foot of the Andes in southwest Bolivia. Spanning 4,086 square miles, the flats consist of a solid salt crust that covers a lake of brine.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 11:33:34

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Hotel Maitai Dream, French Polynesia

Photograph by Aaron Huey

The seascape at Hotel Maitai Dream on the island of Fakarava evokes a classic vision of a South Pacific paradise. Writer Andrew McCarthy journeyed to Fakarava and other isles near Tahiti to dive for a black pearl for his mother’s birthday. Photographer Aaron Huey documented the journey. Their feature story for Traveler, “In Search of the Black Pearl,” appears in the October 2010 issue.

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