User:Nicolas G. Mertens

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Hello Everyone!

I am sorry to say that, as of October 2021, I have stopped uploading photos to Wikimedia Commons because too many of my photos are being used by websites outside of Wikipedia/Wikimedia without proper attribution. Don't get me wrong. I have been happy to share my pictures under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license, and that some of these pictures are being used in a few Wikipedia articles. I am not happy, however, that some commercial websites use these photos to help their selling points without, as mentioned above, respecting the terms of the CC licenses. I am not happy either that Wikimedia does not do a thing about this state of affair. I proposed elsewhere that Wikimedia insert a watermark layer above the photos being uploaded, a watermark that would be removed when external websites agree to abide by the rules of the CC licenses. This proposal, for reasons that do not make much sense, has been rejected.

As of today, all photos that remain in my galleries may of course be used under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. Under that license, as you know, you are free to modify the photos as you please. However, I would prefer if you left my work as it is. Please respect my intellectual property and creativity as much as I'm willing to respect yours :-)

As for the people outside of Wikipedia who do not understand, or choose deliberately to ignore, the CC licenses, I would like to invite them to read the content of this page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Reusing_content_outside_Wikimedia.

Finally, I am currently residing in Menorca/Minorca (Balearic Islands, Spain). If you are interested in photographs that you did not find here or elsewhere, please let me know. I may have something on my hard drives. I would also be happy to go to the places that interest you and take a few pictures.

Thank you for your attention.

Sample Galleries

FRANCE

Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)

Eaux-Bonnes

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  Eaux-Bonnes (Pyrénées-Atlantiques): Early Morning View of the Casino

Biarritz

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  Biarritz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques): View from Blvd. Maréchal Leclerc
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  Biarritz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques): View from Esplanade Elisabeth II
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  Biarritz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques): Grande Plage, Casino, and Hotel du Palais
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  Biarritz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques): Grande Plage and Casino

Pyrénées-Orientales (66)

Cerbère

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  Cerbère—Train Station, Seen from D914
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  Cerbère—Tunnel Entrance
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  Cerbère—Tunnel, Going Up 1
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  Cerbère—Tunnel, Going Up 2
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  Cerbère—The Beach, Summer Is Over
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  Cerbère—Monument to the Transbordeuses
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  Cerbère—Rue du Ribéral, Seen from rue Dominique Mitjaville
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  Cerbère—Cap Cerbère
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  Cerbère—View from Cemetery
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  Cerbère—View from Cemetery, Panoramic

MISCELLANEOUS

Easter Eggs in Latvia (Latvija)

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  Easter Eggs in Latvia 1
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  Easter Eggs in Latvia 2

SPAIN / ESPAÑA

Balearic Islands / Illes Balears / Islas Baleares

Ibiza / Eivissa

• Vedra and Vedranell

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  Ibiza — Vedra and Vedranell 1
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  Ibiza — Vedra and Vedranell 2

• Ses Salines

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  Ibiza—Ses Salines 003
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  Ibiza—Ses Salines 004

• Balàfia

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  Ibiza—Torre de can Pere de Naveta, Balàfia 002
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  Ibiza—Balàfia 004
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  Ibiza—Balàfia 006
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  Ibiza—Balàfia 003

Minorca / Menorca

• Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de s'Albufera des Grau)

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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 001
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 002
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 003
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 004
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 005
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 006
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 007
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 008
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 009
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 010
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 011
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 012
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 013
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 014
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 015
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 016
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 017
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 018
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 019
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 020
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 021
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 022
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 023
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 024
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 025
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 026
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 027
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 028
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 029
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 030
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 031
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 032
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  S'Albufera des Grau (Parc Natural de) 033

• Camí de Cavalls 1: Maó–Es Grau

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  Camí de Cavalls 1—Sa Raconada Vella & Es Pa Gros
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  Camí de Cavalls 1—Macar de Binillauti 1
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  Camí de Cavalls 1—Macar de Binillautí 2
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  Camí de Cavalls 1—The Pedregal Wet Zone
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  Camí de Cavalls 1—Caleta de Binillautí

• Camí de Cavalls 2: Es Grau–Cape of Favàritx

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  Camí de Cavalls 2—On the Way to Cala des Tamarells del Sud, 1
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  Camí de Cavalls 2—On the Way to Cala des Tamarells del Sud, 2
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  Camí de Cavalls 2—On the Way to Cala des Tamarells del Sud, 3
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  Camí de Cavalls 2—On the Way to Cala des Tamarells del Sud, 4
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  Camí de Cavalls 2—Signpost on the Way to Cala des Tamarells del Sud
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  Camí de Cavalls 2—A Small Cove before Cala des Tamarells del Sud
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  Camí de Cavalls 2—Cala des Tamarells del Nord
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  Camí de Cavalls 2—On the Way to Cala de sa Torreta
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  Camí de Cavalls 2—Approaching Cala de sa Torreta
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  Camí de Cavalls 2—Cala de sa Torreta, 1
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  Camí de Cavalls 2—Cala de sa Torreta, 2
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  Camí de Cavalls 2—Cala de sa Torreta, 3
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  Camí de Cavalls 2—Cala en Cavaller
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  Camí de Cavalls 2—On the Way to Cala Morella Nou, 1
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  Camí de Cavalls 2—On the Way to Cala Morella Nou, 2
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  Camí de Cavalls 2—On the Way to Cala Morella Nou, 3
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  Camí de Cavalls 2—On the Way to Cala Morella Nou, 4
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  Camí de Cavalls 2—On the Way to Cala Morella Nou, 5
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  Camí de Cavalls 2—Cala Morella Nou
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  Camí de Cavalls 2—Platja d'en Tortuga (Arenal de Morella), 1
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  Camí de Cavalls 2—Platja d'en Tortuga (Arenal de Morella), 2
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  Camí de Cavalls 2—Platja d'en Tortuga (Arenal de Morella) & Bassa de Morella

• Camí de Cavalls 9: Cala Morell—Punta Nati

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  Camí de Cavalls 9—Codolar de Torrenova
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  Camí de Cavalls 9—Codolar de Torrenova & General Chanzy Memorial 001
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  Camí de Cavalls 9—Codolar de Torrenova & General Chanzy Memorial 002
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  Camí de Cavalls 9—Troughs
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  Camí de Cavalls 9—Water Well & Troughs 001
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  Camí de Cavalls 9—Water Well & Troughs 002

• Es Mercadal

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  Es Mercadal—Aljub 001
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  Es Mercadal—Aljub 002
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  Es Mercadal—Aljub 004
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  Es Mercadal—Aljub 005
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  Es Mercadal—Aljub 007
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  Es Mercadal—Aljub 008
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  Es Mercadal—Aljub 009
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  Es Mercadal—Aljub 010
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  Es Mercadal—Carrer Major 001 (with town hall)
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  Es Mercadal—Carrer Major 002 (tunnel to Carrer d'Enmig)
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  Es Mercadal—Carrer d'Enmig (tunnel to Carrer Major)
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  Es Mercadal—Carrer de Sant Martí 002
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  Es Mercadal—Carrer de Sant Martí 003
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  Es Mercadal—Carrer de Sant Martí 004
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  Es Mercadal—Carrer del Bisbe Severo
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  Es Mercadal—Carrer Pla de ses Eres 001
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  Es Mercadal—Carrer Pla de ses Eres 002
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  Es Mercadal—Esglèsia de Sant Martí 001
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  Es Mercadal—Plaça de l'Església and Carrer des Forn 001
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  Es Mercadal—Plaça de l'Església and Carrer des Forn 002
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  Es Mercadal—Carrer Sant Joan
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  Es Mercadal—Molí d'es Racó 002
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  Es Mercadal—Molí d'es Racó 004
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  Es Mercadal—Channel (looking north)
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  Es Mercadal—Channel (looking south)
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  Es Mercadal—Plaça Pare Camps (aka Plaza del General Galbis)

• Torre Trencada

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  Torre Trencada—Taula 001
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  Torre Trencada—Taula 002
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  Torre Trencada—Taula 003
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  Torre Trencada—Taula 004

Castilla y León

Ávila

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  Ávila—Walls of Ávila 001
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  Ávila—Walls of Ávila 002
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  Ávila—Walls of Ávila 003
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  Ávila—Walls of Ávila 004
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  Ávila—Walls of Ávila 005
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  Ávila—Walls of Ávila 006

El Mirón

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  El Mirón 001—View
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  El Mirón 003—View
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  El Mirón 004—Castillo of
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  El Mirón 009—Castillo of
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  El Mirón 010—Castillo of
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  El Mirón 011—View
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  El Mirón 012—View
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  El Mirón 013—View
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  El Mirón 015—View

Segovia

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  Segovia—Aqueduct 001
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  Segovia—Aqueduct 002
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  Segovia—Aqueduct 003
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  Segovia—Aqueduct 004
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  Segovia—Aqueduct 005
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  Segovia—Aqueduct 006
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  Segovia—Aqueduct 007

Catalonia / Catalunya

Portbou

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  Catalunya—Portbou 01
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  Catalunya—Portbou 02

USA

Arizona (AZ)

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  Grand Canyon National Park—The View from Yaki Point
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  Kitt Peak National Observatory
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  Monument Valley 1—Along Indian Rte 42
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  Monument Valley 2—Along US-163
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  The Road to Monument Valley 2—Along US-163
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  The Road to Monument Valley 1—Along US-163

Illinois (IL)

Chicago

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  Chicago, IL—The Flamingo (Alexander Calder, sculpt)
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  Chicago, IL—The John Hancock (Fazlur Khan of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, archs)
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  Chicago, IL—The Corn Cob Buildings 1 (Bertrand Goldberg, arch)
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  Chicago, IL—The Corn Cob Buildings 2 (Bertrand Goldberg, arch)
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  Chicago, IL—The Board of Trade (Holabird and Roche, arch)
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  Chicago, IL—Water Tower (William W Boyington, arch) and John Hancock Building
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  Chicago, IL—The Buckingham Fountain (Edward H Bennett and Jacques Lambert, archs)
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  Chicago, IL—An Elevator in Water Tower Place Shopping Mall

Massachusetts (MA)

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  Boston, MA—The Hancock Tower

Utah (UT)

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  Zion National Park—Checkerboard Mesa
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  Zion National Park—Rock Formations
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  Zion National Park—Zion-Mount Carmel Highway

Travels of My GPs

Travels of my GPs is a collection of photos that my grandparents (GPs) took or purchased during their life in what was then the Belgian Congo, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I uploaded that collection to flickr, using the alias Lucien Grosgérard. A few photos are shown below. If you see in flickr something that interests you, please let me know. I will upload it here in Wikimedia.

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  Plaque Commemorating the Construction of the Kabasha Escarpment 1943
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  Le Stanleyville 1957, 002
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  Lake Kivu Seen from Cyangugu (Shangugu)
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  Hutsebaut 003
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  Flood in Ubundu (Ponthierville) 004
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  Festivities in Kindu 001
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  Drossopulos 008
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  Crossing the Lindi River at Bafwasende
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  Bridge over Lufubu River, 1940 002
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  Aden, Near the Tawila Tanks