A castle full of history

A castle full of history

The Château de Pierrefonds in the Oise department of Picardy, France (© Hemis/Alamy)

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Today in History

1 Feb 2024Sassnitz lighthouse, Rügen, Germany
1 Feb 2025Königstein Fortress, Saxon Switzerland, Germany
1 Feb 2026Colourful house in Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil

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21 Sep 2023International Day of Peace
6 Aug 2024Molokini crater, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Walking a rocky rainbow
15 Oct 2024Great wildebeest migration at Mara River, Kenya
25 May 2024Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
12 Nov 2025Colosseum, Rome, Italy
17 Aug 2024International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
30 Nov 2023Leadenhall Market, London
16 Oct 2025Eurasian lynx
14 Jan 2024Whooper swans
The ‘eighth wonder’?
12 Jun 2025Big Bend National Park, Texas, United States
6 Dec 2025Everglades National Park, Florida, United States
Purple mountain majesties
7 Jun 2025Victoria Street in Edinburgh, Scotland
18 Oct 2025International Archaeology Day
7 May 2024A duckling swimming in a water meadow, Suffolk, England
11 Feb 2025Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China
When only a hug will do
23 May 2025World Turtle Day
24 Jan 2025Thorrablot: The Icelandic midwinter festival
The largest gypsum dune field
11 Jul 2025World Population Day
14 Apr 2025Atlantic spotted dolphin near Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal
17 Dec 2023Bohemian waxwings
10 Sep 2025Hay bales in North Yorkshire, England
23 Mar 2025World Meteorological Day
10 Jan 2026The Matterhorn reflected in Lake Stellisee, Zermatt, Switzerland
6 Jan 2024Oud-West neighbourhood, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Fragrant fields