(CNN) — A picturesque church in a Slovenian lake. A child playing in Moscow’s Gorky Park. The ruins of an ancient metropolis in modern Turkey.
These photos not only show the natural and human-made beauty of our world, but they can also give us a glimpse of other people and cultures and the beauty within the human race.
Thousands and thousands of amazing images cross our computer screens each year, and in this space we share some stunners from 2019 so far.
The gallery above is updated periodically. So when you’re ready to see another gorgeous part of the world — Switzerland’s Lake Geneva, Hungary’s Parliament Building, Norway’s fjords — return here for inspiration.
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