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The setting sun's last rays highlight some high-altitude polar mesospheric clouds (noctilucent clouds) and silhouette two storks in a nesting platform.
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The Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Stanislaw and Vaclav, also known as the Wawel Cathedral, in Krakow.
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The interior courtyard of Wawel Castle in Krakow.
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Entrance to the Auschwitz I concentration camp. The slogan over the gate translates as "Work makes you free." At the conclusion of World War II, the Polish Government established a memorial museum to honor the more than 1 million victims who died at this and surrounding camps.
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Barracks at the Auschwitz II (Birkenau) concentration camp. The camp and surrounding satellite camps were built by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II. Following the war, the Polish Government established a memorial museum to honor the more than 1 million victims who died at the camp.
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The infamous entrance building to the Auschwitz II (Birkenau) death camp in Oswiecim. The camp was built by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II. Over 1 million people died at this camp and surrounding satellite camps. The vast majority of the victims were Jews, but some Poles, Roma, and other Eastern European ethnic groups were also included. Following the war, the Polish Government decided to preserve part of the camp complex as a memorial museum.
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An altar constructed of salt in the Wieliczka salt mines.
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The Neptune Fountain in Gdansk is one of the most recognizable symbols of the city. First erected as a statue in 1549, it was converted into a fountain in 1633. The monument fronts a merchant house near the Town Hall.
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A Gdansk Town Hall was first constructed in the 14th century and then added to over a period of more than 200 years. The current structure dates to the late 16th century.
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