Somerset House Courtyard at Dusk

The neoclassical courtyard of Somerset House in London at blue hour, featuring rows of illuminated fountain jets rising from wet flagstones and floodlit building wings.

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The Place du Capitole in Toulouse at night during a rainstorm, featuring the illuminated pink brick facade and the Occitan cross inlaid in the wet pavement.

The Palace of Versailles and its formal gardens, including geometric boxwood hedges and the Latona Fountain, are captured at dusk under a lavender and orange sky.

A night view of the rain-slicked Praça do Comércio in Lisbon, featuring the illuminated Rua Augusta Arch and the statue of King José I reflecting on the wet cobblestone ground.

The Museu Paulista in São Paulo, Brazil, is illuminated at dusk, with its neoclassical facade reflected in the long pool and fountains of the surrounding French-style gardens under a violet sky.

A wide-angle night view of the Plaza Mayor in Salamanca, featuring illuminated golden sandstone arches and cobblestone ground.

A lone figure with an umbrella walks across the wooden deck of the Pont des Arts in Paris during a rainy blue hour, with the Institut de France dome illuminated in the background.

A wide, wet-paved street in Porto at night, illuminated by warm festive lights and a large conical light display, with pedestrians walking between historic stone buildings.

A wide, empty cobblestone street in 19th-century St. Petersburg at dawn, featuring neoclassical buildings and the distant, glowing gilded spire of the Admiralty under a pale lilac sky.

The Teatro di Marcello in Rome is illuminated by golden sunset light against a dark, stormy sky, with wet cobblestones and puddles reflecting the ancient architecture and nearby temple columns.

The Burgtheater in Vienna stands illuminated at twilight, with its ornate facade reflected on the rain-slicked pavement of the Ringstrasse.

A symmetrical view of the Palais-Royal garden in Paris covered in snow at dawn, featuring rows of snow-dusted lime trees and stone arcades under a pale pink sky.

The Grand Cascade at Peterhof Palace features numerous gilded statues and tiered fountains spraying water into a pool, with the Sea Channel extending toward the horizon under a late afternoon sun.

A wide-angle view of the interior of the Galleria Umberto I in Naples at night, featuring a large glass dome, ornate architecture with warm lighting, and a polished marble floor reflecting the lights.

The Royal Palace of Madrid stands behind the Sabatini Gardens, which are covered in frost with steaming pools and manicured hedges under a soft morning light.

A flat vector illustration of the Place de la Bourse in Bordeaux, featuring its pale facade reflected in a water mirror with cooling mist rising in front under a clear blue sky.

A street-level view of the Graben in Vienna at blue hour, featuring the Plague Column, ornate chandelier-style holiday lights hanging above the street, and pedestrians walking on wet, snow-dusted pavement.

An aerial view of St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, featuring the iconic elliptical colonnade, the central obelisk, and St. Peter's Basilica under warm afternoon light.

The Santa Justa Lift in Lisbon stands illuminated at night, surrounded by traditional buildings with tiled facades in the Baixa district.

A wide-angle view of the Piazza Ducale in Vigevano at twilight, featuring symmetrical Renaissance arcades with warm lighting flanking a central cobblestone square, leading to a cathedral and tower under a gradient sky.

The Las Ventas bullring in Madrid is illuminated at twilight, its red brick neo-Mudéjar architecture reflected in the rain-slicked pavement of the empty plaza under a violet sky.

The Cour Carrée of the Louvre in Paris at blue hour, with the Renaissance facades illuminated in warm light and reflected in the wet, rain-slicked stone courtyard.

The Royal Palace of Madrid is captured at blue hour from the Sabatini Gardens, with its illuminated facade reflected in a long, symmetrical pool surrounded by manicured hedges under a violet sky.

An aerial view of St. Peter's Square in Vatican City at blue hour, featuring the illuminated colonnades, the central obelisk, and the dome of St. Peter's Basilica.

Fireworks in shades of magenta illuminate the night sky above the Place de la Bourse in Bordeaux, with their vibrant reflections visible in the thin layer of water on the Miroir d'eau in the foreground.

A lone person with an umbrella walks across the wet, reflective stone pavement of the Piazza della Santissima Annunziata in Florence at dusk, flanked by the warm-lit arches of the Ospedale degli Innocenti and two dark bronze fountains.

A long-exposure photograph captures a tunnel of white light rings extending through the arcades of a historic Baroque courtyard at night, with the glow reflecting on wet cobblestones.

A night scene at a public square featuring a grid of tall, glowing cyan and amber light rods reflecting on wet, paved ground in front of a historic brick building.

An elevated view of Schönbrunn Palace and its symmetrical gardens in Vienna, Austria, captured during the golden hour.

An aerial view of the Vaux-le-Vicomte gardens at dusk, featuring thousands of candles lining the paths and reflecting pools leading to the illuminated château.

A group of people stand in the shadowed arcade of a Renaissance-style courtyard in Vieux Lyon, illuminated by vibrant red and blue light projections on the central spiral staircase tower and stone walls.

A wide-angle view of the Main Fountain Garden at Longwood Gardens at dusk, featuring illuminated water jets, stone balustrades, and manicured hedges against a deep indigo sky.

A wide-angle view of the terraced gardens and Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, featuring symmetrical stone staircases, lush greenery, and a central fountain under warm golden hour light.

A wide-angle view of the Cloth Hall in Kraków's Main Market Square at dawn, featuring cobblestone ground covered in pigeons and illuminated arches under a soft blue sky.

The Louvre Pyramid is illuminated with a warm amber glow at night, reflecting in the surrounding water basins within the Cour Napoléon.

The Louvre Pyramid illuminated in gold at night, reflected in the still water of the Cour Napoléon fountain, surrounded by the floodlit palace wings under a deep blue sky.

A wide-angle view of the empty interior of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, featuring ornate neo-classical architecture and a glass dome under cool, early morning light.

The Smolny Cathedral in Saint Petersburg stands at the end of a paved square under a pale apricot and lilac sky at twilight.

The Pantheon in Rome is illuminated at night, overlooking a wet, cobblestone street with a warm-lit café in the foreground.

The Winter Palace in St. Petersburg stands illuminated against a deep blue twilight sky during a heavy snowfall, with the Alexander Column rising from the snow-covered Palace Square.

A night view of the Place de la Bourse in Bordeaux, France, with its architectural facade illuminated and reflected in the still water of the Miroir d'eau.

A wide-angle night view of the Royal Crescent in Bath, featuring its curved row of stone townhouses illuminated by street lamps, with reflections on the wet pavement and rain-soaked lawn.

A wide-angle view of the marble-paved square in front of the Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa at blue hour, with street lamps reflecting on the wet stone surface.

Two people walk under an umbrella across a rain-slicked, gravel courtyard in front of a large, illuminated baroque building at twilight.

A night view of the Plaza de España in Seville, featuring its illuminated brick architecture, twin towers, and arched bridge reflected in the calm canal water.

A wide-angle view of the Mont des Arts in Brussels at blue hour, featuring wet, reflective stone steps in the foreground, manicured hedges, and the illuminated Gothic spire of the Town Hall rising above the city skyline.

A wide-angle night shot of the illuminated Hôtel de Ville in Lyon, featuring blue and amber light projections on its baroque facade and reflections on the wet cobblestone square with several people standing in the foreground.

A low-angle view of the empty Piazza del Popolo in Ascoli Piceno at sunrise, featuring wet, reflective travertine paving and historic stone buildings under a soft morning sky.

The Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg City at night, illuminated by warm lights against a rainy sky, with its reflection visible on the wet stone pavement and a guard standing near a sentry box.

The Louvre Pyramid in Paris is illuminated at dusk, with its reflection visible on the wet, rain-slicked paving stones of the Cour Napoléon.

An aerial view of the Castello Estense in Ferrara, Italy, at blue hour, featuring the illuminated red-brick castle surrounded by a dark moat with city streets radiating outward.

A multi-tiered marble fountain illuminated at night in a cobblestone Roman piazza, with water cascading in smooth, translucent veils.

A wide-angle view from the terrace steps of the Vaux-le-Vicomte gardens at blue hour, featuring intricate boxwood parterres illuminated by hundreds of candles, with the château's dome silhouetted against the evening sky.

The Cibeles fountain in Madrid is illuminated at night during a rainstorm, with a lightning bolt striking behind the Palacio de Cibeles.

A narrow cobblestone street in Vieux Lyon at night, with Renaissance-style building facades illuminated by rows of small red candles on every windowsill.

A bronze equestrian statue wearing an orange traffic cone on its head stands in a wet, cobblestone square in Glasgow at twilight, illuminated by streetlights.

A wide-angle view of the Institut de France in Paris illuminated at blue hour, with its reflection visible in the Seine river and people walking along the embankment.

Two people walk across the wet granite surface of the Miroir d'Eau in Bordeaux, with the illuminated Place de la Bourse reflecting in the water at blue hour.

A wide-angle night view of the rain-slicked Piazza San Carlo in Turin, featuring the twin baroque churches and illuminated arcades reflecting on the wet stone ground.

A low-angle shot of a rain puddle on the flagstones of Place Stanislas in Nancy during blue hour, reflecting the illuminated stone buildings and ornate gilded gates.

A person wearing a cream trench coat over a hoodie walks away from the camera through the Place Stanislas in Nancy, passing under ornate gilded iron gates illuminated by warm lamps against a wet, slate-colored evening sky.

A low-angle view of a historic limestone courtyard in the Marais at dusk, with warm light glowing from numerous windows and three stars visible in the deep blue sky above the zinc roofline.

A low-angle view of the wet, reflective limestone pavement of the Stradun in Dubrovnik at night, illuminated by strings of warm lights and street lamps between historic stone buildings.

The courtyard of Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza in Rome at blue hour, featuring the iconic spiraling lantern, illuminated arcades, and a symmetrical stone-paved ground.

A low-angle view of the curved Corinthian colonnade of the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg, with long shadows cast by the late afternoon sun across a pavement scattered with fallen autumn leaves.

A narrow stone street in Vieux Lyon at night, illuminated by hundreds of small candles in glass holders lining the window sills of historic ochre buildings, with a crowd of people walking below and the dark silhouette of Fourvière hill in the background.

A wide-angle view of the historic town of Noto, Sicily, during the blue hour, featuring baroque stone cathedrals illuminated by warm streetlights above empty limestone streets.

Royal guards in dark greatcoats and bearskin hats march across the snow-covered cobblestone square of Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen during a snowfall at dawn.

A large, illuminated Christmas tree stands in the center of a wet, cobblestone square in Strasbourg at blue hour, with people holding umbrellas walking nearby and the classical facade of the Aubette building in the background.

A lone skateboarder rides across the expansive, patterned stone plaza of Praça do Comércio in Lisbon at sunrise, with long shadows stretching toward the yellow arcaded buildings.

A wide-angle view of the Royal Crescent in Bath, England, featuring its curved row of honey-colored limestone townhouses overlooking a large green lawn during the golden hour.

A symmetrical view of the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte at dusk, with the garden paths and long reflecting pools illuminated by thousands of small candles.

A rainy night view of the Via Po arcades in Turin, featuring illuminated globe lights, wet cobblestone streets, and the Mole Antonelliana spire visible in the distance.