As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour. The mosque, located in southern Iran, is illuminated with a kaleidoscope of colours when light shines through its windows. With its stained glass, beautiful patterned carpets and intricately detailed ceiling tiles, the mosque attracts worshipers and tourists alike. The grand temple is known locally as ‘the pink mosque’ and ‘the mosque of colour’ because of its colourful interior and exterior.
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
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RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
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AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
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It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .