From the wreckage of World War II, Poles rebuilt a part of their 800-year history in the midst of a thoroughly modern city.
Published Mar 4, 2014
Corrientes, Argentina (sits on the east bank of the Paraná River, South America’s third largest river. Corrientes is located just inside Argentina, across the river from the southwestern tip of Paraguay.
Published Nov 8, 2004
Flood water continues receding from Thailand’s historic city of Ayutthaya in December 2011 and January 2012.
Published Jan 12, 2012
Québec City is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the Americas, and the one that still feels closest to its roots.
Published Feb 12, 2018
Acquired May 14, 2009, this natural-color image shows Soccer City, a stadium in Soweto, and its surroundings.
Published Jun 11, 2010
A photograph from the space station shows some of the natural features that have governed the growth of the city.
Published Dec 22, 2014
Acquired March 6, 2001, this false-color image shows Tombouctou (Timbuktu) and the surrounding region. Vegetation is red, water is blue, human-built structures are brown-gray, and bare ground ranges in color from off-white to tan.
Published Oct 11, 2009
Alpine in character and perennial in flow, the river is a crucial resource for hydroelectricity, irrigation, transportation, and tourism.
Published Nov 25, 2018
Rome holds about 2.7 million people and rests 12 miles inland from the Mediterranean Sea halfway down Italy’s west coast. In the above image, the city appears as a grayish mass.
Published Nov 15, 2002
Madrid is the political, economic, and cultural center of Spain.
Published Sep 12, 2016
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