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"Royal Albert Hall", London, UK An iconic platform to display your art! Today is the birthday of Royal Albert Hall.  Since its inception in 1871, there have been held many legendary events here ... The hall in the image is called the Albert Hall, is lined with famous museums and theatres, including the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Natural History Museum, and is central to London.  In the hall, not only music performances, but also sporting events such as boxing, professional wrestling, tennis, etc are organized here. In 1991, Japanese sumo wrestling was also performed. After a great art exhibition in Hyde Park of London in 1851, Prince Albert suggested to build a recreational facility for his people and this hall is called Albertopolis.  So here we have a royal spot to display our royal talents.

Shakespeare's handwriting from the play 'Sir Thomas More,' British Library, London 'I'll call for pen and ink…' '…and write my mind.' It's Shakespeare Week in schools across the UK, so we're field-tripping to the British Library for a peek at the only surviving specimen of what's thought to be playwright William Shakespeare's handwriting (if you don't count legal documents). The scratchy cursive is inked within the script of Anthony Munday's 'Sir Thomas More,' a then-controversial play about a king-defying church leader. In 1603, the censorious royal Office of the Revels brought in Shakespeare among a team of writers to retool the script. But if Shakespeare's task was to tone things down, he may have had other ideas: his three-page addition includes an impassioned speech by the title character to a mob that's rioting over immigration policy. So, to recap: Shakespeare worked as a script doctor for picky...

An egret perches on a post at Lake Salton in California, USA Looking into the distance! Migratory birds are reliable frequent flyers who set off at the same time each year to fly approximately the same distance.  In search of food and water sources, the birds often fly long distances to reach breeding areas or wintering places.  Today is an important stopover for migratory birds: Lake Salton, the largest lake in California. This shallow salt lake was formed when a dam broke in 1905 and the Colorado River flowed into an approximately 56 km long basin with extensive salt deposits.  Today it attracts hundreds of bird species in what is considered one of the most important concentrations of bird life in mainland America. Most of these birds are only passing through and migrate along the north-south route known as the Pacific Flyway.  They gather there, sometimes in millions, to feed and gain strength before moving on.  Some birds, like the heron pictured...

Brightly coloured powder for sale during Holi A festival of  colors Hindus in India and around the globe are celebrating Holi today, a spring celebration also called the festival of love, or the festival of colors. Why colors? Because these colorful powders are flung in joyous revelry to welcome spring and celebrate the blossoming of love. It is a time to forget old grievances and hope for a bountiful spring harvest season.

The Milky Way above Grotto in Canadian Badlands, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada Tens of thousands years old land and thousands and thousands of stars! This place is the home to millions of years of paleontological history. The deep, wide valley walls are a rainbow of earthy hues with layer upon layer of secrets from the past. Visiting them is like stepping back into the pioneering days and the coal mining era. Parts of the landscape look like the face of the moon or another planet, yet you can experience them by driving just 90 minutes northeast of Calgary. Here today, in this photograph you can also experience a sky full of stars (Milky Way indeed) due to pollution-less and cloudless atmosphere. The Milky Way consists of more than one hundred and fifty billion stars. Each star is helping the galaxy to shine like a diamond and forms a beautiful hue of colors and light which mesmerizes us at night.  Now you can think of our Earth signifi...

Women's suffragists who walked from New York City to Washington, DC, to join the National American Woman Suffrage Association parade on March 3, 1913 Casting a vote for women's history This historical photo commemorates a group of women who came to Washington, DC, to march alongside thousands in the Woman Suffrage Procession on March 3, 1913. Organizers scheduled the protest on the day before President Woodrow Wilson's inauguration to draw maximum publicity to their cause—voting rights for women. But it would be another eight years before American women would finally be guaranteed the vote. That came on August 18, 1920, with the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, after a century of protest and activism. March is Women's History Month in the US, the UK, and Australia. In the US, this year's theme celebrates the original suffragists who fought for and won voting rights for women. It also honors women today who fight to ensure access t...

Conwy Castle illuminated at night, Conwy Happy St David's Day! We’re celebrating St David’s Day here on the north coast of Wales in the spectacular walled town of Conwy. For more than seven centuries, Conwy Castle has towered over its narrow streets, against the mountainous skyline of Snowdonia. In its heyday it would have been white – lime render can still be seen on the walls – but even in its darker state it makes quite the impression, soaring out of a natural rock formation at the mouth of the River Conwy. Climb its battlements and you will be treated to sweeping views of the mountains, the sea, Conwy itself and the castle’s roofless Great Hall. You’re never too far from a castle in Wales – there are around 600 of them, many of which will be flying the Welsh flag on St David’s Day. Other ways to celebrate Wales’s patron saint include wearing a daffodil or a leek, the country's national emblems, taking part in parades, concerts or simply feasting on Welsh cakes, ...

In 1988, a surprising secret was discovered when a new shopping mall was built in the city of Cartagena.  The remains of this ancient Roman theater have been found buried underground and have been hidden there for centuries, part of which is covered by the city's ancient cathedral and rest area.  Since then, the theater has been carefully restored and completed in 2003.  In addition, the theater can accommodate 6000 audiences at a time.  (© Luis Davilla / Getty Images)

"Statues of Louis Armstrong Park", New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Currently, New Orleans, Louisiana, is in the midst of New Orleans Mardi Gras.  A famous carnival in the United States alongside the Rio Carnival.  There will be a parade every day for about two weeks until the last day of the 25th… New Orleans is the home of jazz, home to Louis Armstrong, nicknamed Satchmo.  In the birthplace of jazz, there is a park named after him.  The Mardi Gras parade is accompanied by a jazz band, giving the sound of marching.

The Falls of Bruar, Perthshire