Stalked Eyes of Spearing Mantis Shrimp, Lysiosquillina sp., Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia

A mosaic of the region around the centre of the Milky Way in Sagittarius and Scorpius. The field takes in the Milky Way from the Cat's Paw Nebula at bottom edge to the Eagle Nebula at top left. In between from top to bottom are the Swan Nebula (M17), the Small Sagittarius Starcloud (M24), the Trifid and Lagoon Nebulas (M20 and M8) and the open clusters M6 and M7. The prominent dark nebula at right is the large Pipe Nebula (B78) with the small Snake Nebula (B72) above it. The whole complex is visible to the naked eye as the Dark Horse.

A mosaic of the region around the Small Sagittarius Starcloud and Dark Horse dark nebula complex. The field takes in the Milky Way from the Lagoon Nebula at bottom to the Eagle Nebula at top left. In between from top to bottom are the Swan Nebula (M17), and the Small Sagittarius Starcloud (M24). Flanking the bright M24 starcloud are the large open clusters M23 (right) and M25 (left). At bottom left is the M22 globular star cluster. The prominent dark nebula at right is the large Pipe Nebula (B78) with the small Snake Nebula (B72) above it. The whole complex is visible to the naked eye as the Dark Horse.

Aerial view, row houses, Solarsiedlung Bismarck solar village, Haverkamp, Gelsenkirchen, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial picture, roof with solar panels, rotunda, Alt-Oer retirement home, Oer-Erkenschwick, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial picture, roof with solar panels, rotunda, Alt-Oer retirement home, Oer-Erkenschwick, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Unterweser Nuclear Power Plant, also known as KKW Kleinensiel and KKW Esenshamm, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Facade of an apartment block with balconies, Yerevan, Armenia, Middle East

Europe's largest construction site, Brown coal plant, Neurath, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Aerial photo, Phoenix-West, MST.Factory Dortmund, Technology Centre, Dortmund, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, industrial complex with companies Lingl, ARO, UTT, photovoltaics, Krumbach, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, extension of the Ostermann furniture discount store, customer parking, Witten, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Highlight Towers, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Aerial photo, Stiftungsklinikum Hospital, Koblenz, formerly Evangelisches Stift Hospital, Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Landesbehoerdenhaus, court, prison, Hagen, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, row house settlement, Herne, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, design school, Saana building, World Cultural Heritage site, Essen, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial photo, Phoenix-West, MST.Factory Dortmund, Technology Centre, Dortmund, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Prefab high rise-buildings, apartment buildings, satellite town, housing estate, quarter with pre-fabricated concrete buildings, Marzahn-Hellersdorf district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Landesbehoerdenhaus, court, prison, Hagen, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Kreulshof housing complex with solar roofs, Bottrop-Boy, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, prison, Ergste district, Schwerte, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Muelheim-Kaerlich Nuclear Power Plant on the Rhine River, near Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Aerial photo, Teutoburgia Colliery Village, Herne, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, housing estate, Am Hopfenberg street, Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Unterweser Nuclear Power Plant, also known as KKW Kleinensiel and KKW Esenshamm, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Aerial photo, Benedictine abbey in the snow in winter, Meschede, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, residential complex, row housing, Wiesenstrasse street, Bergkamen, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, prefabricated buildings, residential area, Jilmova, Liberec, Czech Republic, Europe

Aerial view, prefabricated buildings, residential area, Ceskych Bratri, Liberec, Czech Republic, Europe

Antigone residential complex, 1979-1983, by Ricard Bofill, Montpellier, Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, Europe

Aerial view, apartment buildings, snow, Buettenberg, Ennepetal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Technology Park Dortmund, University of Dortmund, the Fraunhofer Institute, Dortmund, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Abbey St. Georgen, aerial view, Laengsee Lake, Carinthia, Austria, Europe

Aerial view, residential buildings, snow, Milspe, Ennepetal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Skyscrapers of the Moscow Federation complex, Moscow, Russia

Aerial view, Im Lothringer Feld street, Bergen district, Hiltroper Strasse Siedlung housing complex, Bochum, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Modern residential building in the HafenCity district of Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Aerial photo, Zavodni, usti nad Labem, Czech Republic, Europe

Aerial view, Technology Park Dortmund, University of Dortmund, the Fraunhofer Institute, Dortmund, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Skyscrapers of the Moscow Federation complex, Moscow, Russia

St Paul, Benedictine Abbey, aerial view, Lavanttal valley, Carinthia, Austria, Europe

St. Paul Benedictine Abbey, aerial view, Lavanttal valley, Carinthia, Austria, Europe

Aerial view, Unter den Telgen residential complex, Bergkamen, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, residential complex, passive houses, Hattinger Suedstadt district, Hattinger Wohnungsbaugesellschaft housing association, Uhlandstrasse street, Lessingstrasse Street, Hattingen, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, settlement, construction area Huels Hochfeldstrasse, Loentrop, Marl, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial photo, new buildings of the Fachhochschule Koblenz, Charterhouse district, Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, prefabricated buildings, residential area, Liberec, Czech Republic, Europe

Residential complex, Shanghai, China, Asia

Aerial view, Technology Park Dortmund, University of Dortmund, the Fraunhofer Institute, Dortmund, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Gutenbergstrasse street housing estate, Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Technology Park Dortmund, University of Dortmund, the Fraunhofer Institute, Dortmund, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Technology Park Dortmund, University of Dortmund, the Fraunhofer Institute, Dortmund, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, chapel complex with bell tower, Southern Cemetery, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, Europe

China, Jiangsu, Nanjing, Row of rickshaws with the rickshaw pullers in yellow uniform and hats asleep outside the Fuzi Temple a top tourist spot Fuzi Temple complex tile roofs and red Chinese lanterns in the background.

Group of Sikh men sitting on black and white marble floor of Golden Temple complex to read holy book, Amritsar, Punjab, India