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Crepuscular spectacular: sunbeam images from around the world - Crepuscular spectacular: sunbeam images from around the world

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Brazil -

The mesmerizing Candle Chapel radiates with crepuscular light to lighten the interior of the Cathedral Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady Aparecida, in Brazil.

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Ireland -

Crepuscular sun rays arrow through dramatic clouds over MacGillycuddy's Reeks, a sandstone and siltstone mountain range on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.

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Turkey -

The huge interior of the Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul is flooded by beams of light pouring through windows high above the floor. Once the largest Christian church of the eastern Roman Empire (the Byzantine Empire) and later a museum, Hagia Sophia reopened as a mosque in 2020.

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USA -

Crepuscular light rays bursting out from under heavy cloud cover over the spring mountain laurel bloom at Craggy Gardens along the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina.

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Italy -

The interior of Rome's Pantheon bathed by a singular crepuscular ray. The Pantheon is one of the best-preserved of all ancient Roman buildings.

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China -

Sunrays cast shafts of light across picturesque Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, part of the Wulingyuan Scenic Area in Zhangjiajie, in northwestern Hunan Province.

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Iran -

Diffused crepuscular light has scattered light from the stained glass windows of the Nasir-al-Molk Mosque in Shiraz across rows of prayer mats.

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Japan -

Sunrays burnish the peaks of the Chugoku Mountain Range in the northern part of Hiroshima Prefecture.

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Israel -

Sunrays penetrate the dome of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, located in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. The church is said to be built on the traditional site of Jesus' crucifixion and burial.

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Taiwan -

Mt. Lioushidan in Hualien glows under resplendent sunbeams that light up a carpet of golden colored day-lily blossoms.

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Colombia -

Sunbeams bathe the Chicamocha River of Boyacá and Santander in north-central Colombia.

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India -

Crepuscular rays stream through a dark monsoon cloud bank hanging above the sea off the coast in Gokarna in India.

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France -

Shafts of sunlight brighten the cloisters of the Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud in the Loire Valley.

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England -

The Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire illuminated by a spectacular crepuscular wash.

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Thailand -

Beams of light break out from clouds above Mon Pui Mok, as seen from the scenic lookout at Tambon Mae Song.

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Egypt -

Smudges of diffused light color the interior of the Mosque of Muhammad Ali in the Citadel of Cairo. It's also known as the Alabaster Mosque.

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Bulgaria -

The interior of St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Sofia, is washed with light from sunrays.

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Scotland -

The brooding and iconic Suilven Mountain in the remote far north of Scotland is textured by diluted sunbeams.

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Ukraine -

Rays of sunlight burst through the windows of Kiev's St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery.

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Spain -

Sunrays pick out the Punta Teno Lighthouse on Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

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Germany -

The bright interior of Munich's Ludwigskirche (Catholic Parish and University Church St. Louis) as it receives sunlight on either side of the enormous altar fresco created by Peter von Cornelius (1783–1867).

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Hong Kong -

Crepuscular sunrays highlight the smoke given off by burning incense at Man Mo Temple in Hong Kong.

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Russia -

Even old abandoned wooden churches like this one in Russia's rural heartland benefit from sunlight, which lends the dilapidated building a new lease on life.

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Italy -

The mighty dome of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, which was designed by Michelangelo, is illuminated by fingers of sun flooding through the skylight. Crepuscular rays are seen in the church at certain times each day.

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Thailand -

Glorious shafts of light bathe the floor of Khao Tham Luang, a succession of mountain cave temples located in Phetchaburi.

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Italy -

Sunbeams arrow from a window to brighten up the gloomy interior of San Gaetano, a Baroque church in Florence.

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USA -

The Pocono Mountains in Northeastern Pennsylvania is a region of forested peaks, lakes, and valleys made all the more attractive when highlighted by sunrays.

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Taiwan -

Tranquil Wanggu Waterfall, a famous beauty spot in the Pingxi district of New Taipei City, is bathed in rich mid-afternoon sunrays.

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England -

The English Channel seen here from near the Dorset village of Kimmeridge appears dripping in gold as shafts of crepuscular light dance over the water's surface.

Sources: (France 24) (Britannica)

See also: Facts you probably didn't know about the English Channel

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