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Addis Ababa
Modern skyscrapers rise above a green cityscape in Addis Ababa. Photo: Gift Habeshaw · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Amsterdam
Boats moored along a tree-lined Amsterdam canal between gabled canal houses. Photo: Adrien Olichon · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Atlanta
The Midtown Atlanta skyline reflected in Lake Clara Meer, Piedmont Park. Photo: Terry Granger · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Abu Dhabi
The white domes of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi under a blue sky. Photo: Nick Fewings · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Manama
The Bahrain World Trade Center towers at sunrise. Photo: Ondrej Bocek · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Bogota
Bogota spread across the valley, seen from Monserrate. Photo: Guzman Pixels · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Brussels
The gilded guild-house facades of the Grand Place in Brussels. Photo: Jonathan Ricci · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Cairo
The Giza pyramids and the edge of Cairo, seen from a plane coming in to land. Photo: Dario Morandotti · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Paris
The Eiffel Tower above the Seine in Paris at dusk. Photo: Chris Karidis · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Casablanca
The carved arches and tiled walls of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca. Photo: Hans-Jürgen Weinhardt · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
New Delhi
India Gate in New Delhi under a pink dusk sky. Photo: shalender kumar · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Doha
The Doha skyline across the water from MIA Park. Photo: Shahaz Wangare · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Dubai
The Burj Khalifa in Dubai between palm fronds under a blue sky. Photo: Nick Fewings · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Newark / New York
Lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge seen from Brooklyn Bridge Park. Photo: Trent Erwin · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Frankfurt
The half-timbered Roemer houses on Roemerberg square in Frankfurt. Photo: Markus Spiske · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Sao Paulo
A river running through Sao Paulo next to its tall buildings. Photo: Raphael Nogueira · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Hong Kong
A red-sailed junk on Victoria Harbour below the Hong Kong Island skyline. Photo: Cheung Yin · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Tokyo
The five-storey pagoda and main hall of Senso-ji in Asakusa, Tokyo. Photo: Matt Ketchum · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Seoul
Geunjeongjeon Hall at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. Photo: Daniel Bernard · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Jeddah
The Jeddah corniche and its towers seen across the Red Sea. Photo: Suhrid · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Johannesburg
Johannesburg's skyline under a warm golden-hour sky. Photo: Simon Hurry · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Reykjavik
The stepped concrete tower of Hallgrimskirkja in Reykjavik. Photo: GLACIERS Photo · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
London
Tower Bridge and the Thames from above, with the City of London and Canary Wharf beyond. Photo: Ana Paula Grimaldi · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Lima
The cathedral and palm trees of the Plaza de Armas in Lima. Photo: Emmanuel Cassar · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Lisbon
A yellow tram on a street of historic buildings in Lisbon. Photo: Aayush Gupta · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Mexico City
The golden dome of the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. Photo: Alexandra Tran · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Nairobi
A giraffe in Nairobi National Park with the Nairobi skyline behind. Photo: Grace Nandi · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Panama City
The old shoreline buildings of Casco Viejo in Panama City at dusk. Photo: Ignacio Hernandez · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Singapore
Marina Bay Sands and the ArtScience Museum in Singapore at sunset. Photo: Hu Chen · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Taipei
Taipei 101 above the Taipei skyline, seen from Elephant Mountain. Photo: Vas · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.
Zurich
The twin towers of the Grossmunster above the Limmat in Zurich at dusk. Photo: Robert Ruggiero · Unsplash License · Source · Shown cropped.