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English: Von Ranke Library at Syracuse University about 1910
English: Detail (angel and Mary) of the Annunciation. See the description at File:Folio 26r - The Annunciation.jpg.
Slovenčina: Pamätný dom na Višňovského ul. 6 v Banskej Štiavnici This media shows the protected monument with the number 602-2571/0 (other) in the Slovak Republic. This image was uploaded as part of Wiki Loves Monuments 2017. Afrikaans | Alemannisch | العربية | جازايرية | azərbaycanca | Bikol Central | беларуская | беларуская (тарашкевіца)‎ | български | বাংলা | brezhoneg | català | čeština | Cymraeg | dansk | Deutsch | Zazaki | Ελληνικά | English | Esperanto | español | eesti | euskara | فارسی | suomi | français | Frysk | Gaeilge | galego | עברית | हिन्दी | hrvatski | magyar | հայերեն | Bahasa Indonesia | Ido | italiano | 日本語 | ქართული | 한국어 | Кыргызча | Lëtzebuergesch | latviešu | Malagasy | македонски | മലയാളം | Bahasa Melayu | Malti | norsk bokmål | नेपाली | Nederlands | norsk nynorsk | norsk | polski | português | português do Brasil | română | русский | sicilianu | davvisámegiella | slovenčina | slovenščina | shqip | српски / srpski | svenska | ไทย | Tagalog | Türkçe | українська | اردو | 中文 | 中文（中国大陆）‎ | 中文（简体）‎ | 中文（繁體）‎ | 中文（香港）‎ | 中文（台灣）‎ | +/−
English: Macduff's Castle On the cliffs east of East Wemyss, and out of use from the mid-17 century, from the path below.
English: Saint Peter Metropolitan Cathedral facade
Русский: Доний Каралевец Герб Hrvatski: Donji Kraljevec Grb
Deutsch: Kanzel der Dorfkirche in Nieden This is a photograph of an architectural monument.It is on the list of cultural monuments of Nieden, no. 1
Deutsch: Die "Brücken über die Döblinger Hauptstraße" im Zuge der U-Bahnlinie 6, aufgenommen von der Döblinger Hauptstraße
Deutsch:  Xylophanes sarae - △ Ventralansicht Sammlung des Mathematikers Laurent SchwartzEnglish:  Xylophanes sarae - △ Ventral side Collection of the Mathematician Laurent SchwartzFrançais :  Xylophanes sarae - △ Face ventrale Collection du mathématicien Laurent Schwartz
Notera Av dokumentationsskäl har originalbeskrivningen från Riksantikvarieämbetet behållits. Tillrättalägganden och alternativa beskrivningar bör införas separat från nedanstående information. Felaktigheter kan även anmälas till denna sida. Kyrkan från sydöst. Tryck efter teckning av Ernst Wennerblad 1893. Kategori: (01) ExteriörerKyrkan från sydöst. Tryck efter teckning av Ernst Wennerblad 1893.
Das Wapen des Hertzogthums Liefland
English: War Victims at Cemetery Waldfriedhof in Tilsit Sowetsk Deutsch: Kriegsopfer auf Waldfriedhof in Tilsit Sowetsk
English: Print by Antonio Fantuzzi, British Museum, Ornament print Part of a plate representing two designs for metalwork (ewer and dish; (see 1849,0210.322 for other design, and Ii,5.93 for complete plate); the original composition is generally attributed to Rosso Fiorentino; also see 'École de Fontainebleau', Paris 1972, cat. No.318 and 'Fontainebleau et l'estampe en france au XVIe siècle, iconographie et contradictions', Nemours 1985, cat. No.49.
한국어: 평택제천고속도로 안성 분기점 1km 표지판 (제천 방면)
Nederlands: Waarschoot Kasteeldomein De Schepper erfgoed 33294 24-03-2019 15-50-34 This is a photo of onroerend erfgoed number 33294
Español: Federación Argentina de Lesbianas Gays Bisexuales y Trans English: Argentinian Federation of Lesbians Gays Bisexuals and Trans people
English: Interior view of JR West N700-7000 series shinkansen car with 3+2 abreast non-reserved seating 日本語: 新幹線N700系電車　788形 7000番台車内
National Air and Space Museum, Spirit of St. Louis, Washington D.C., USA
Italiano: Obice 149/12 Mod. 18
English: Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Русский: Самоа. Фото из книги: Пинчук В. В. "Два месяца странствий и 14 дней за решёткой", ISBN 978-5-9909912-5-5 English: Samoa. Photo from V. Pinchuk's book “Two months of wanderings and 14 days unfreedom,” ISBN 978-5-9909912-5-5
English: Plate 3 of the only known copy of Blake's philosophical tractate All Religions are One (1788)
Русский: ВЕРХОВНА РАДА УКРАЇНИ 2013 фотограф Вадим Чуприна
English: Sweden's Jonas Buud approaches the Trocadéro refreshment tables in the 2014 Paris Marathon.
polysulphone
Italiano: Monte Esjan in Islanda
English: Yokosuka Kyosai Branch Hospital 日本語: 横須賀共済病院分院
Deutsch: Panorama des Dorfes Dometzko mit Unbeflecktes-Herz-Mariä-Kirche
English: HRH Princess Kanchanakara
English: Logo pour ESFJ avec fonctions cognitives.
English: Khajuraho India, Parvati Temple 03
Deutsch: Feuerwehr in Mestlin in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland (MTS-Straße) English: Fire station in Mestlin in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany
Français : Photo prise en août 2009 à l'occasion d'un voyage en Suède de cette magnifique citadelle des 16 e et 17e siècles This is a photo of a protected building in Sweden, number 21300000015147 in the RAÄ buildings database.
English: Mallaig from the hill above East Bay under an autumn moon
Հայերեն: Հիշատախտակ Մոսկվայի Նովինսկի Բուլվար փողոցում գտնվող շենքերից մեկի վրա, որը հաղորդում է, թե «Այս շենքում 1954-1959 թվականներին ապրել է ճարտարապետության ակադեմիկոս Կարո Սեմյոնի Հալաբյանը»:
Deutsch: Weißlichtinterferogramm (Grünkanal)
English: Image of Tropical Cyclone Pierre on May 17, 2007
仙台平禄福島相馬店
Moluccan Cockatoo of Moscow Zoo
Français : Fromage et passito
English: Structure of the SUB1 protein. Based on PyMOL rendering of PDB 1pcf.
English: Norwegian footballer Morten Berre.Norsk bokmål: Den norske fotballspilleren Morten Berre.
Español: Logotipo de la cinta "Terms of Endearment" de 1983.
Français : armes de St.Nicolas d'Aliermont
Español: Torre del Barri de la Marina en Cambrils, provincia de Tarragona (España). This is a photo of a monument indexed in the Catalan heritage register of Béns Culturals d'Interès Nacional and the Spanish heritage register of Bienes de Interés Cultural under the reference RI-51-0006609.
English: Zygophyllum foetidum Українська: Zygophyllum foetidum
English: Vajrasana under Buddha statue
English: Vladimir Hrovat, slovenian composer, violinist and multiinstrumentalist
Autographa corusca
Français : Glyphe Syllabaire YA corrigé à partir de représentation sur Hacha de jeu de pelote
Josthöhe 68 This is a photograph of an architectural monument.It is on the list of cultural monuments of Hamburg, no. 1602
English: Logie churchyard When the photograph was taken in September 2005, there was a real estate agent's sign on the church property, so I assume the church has now been decommissioned.
Magyar: Az LMP képviselője: Ivády Gábor
Español: Torre Iberdrola (Bilbao)
English: The east facing elevation of the Consulate-General of Brazil on the west side of Praça Dom Marcelino Franco which is located within the old town in the city of Faro, Algarve, Portugal.
Deutsch: Die Kreuzigungsgruppe über dem Durchgang zur Taufkapelle in der Pfrarrkirche St. Peter und Paul in Würselen-Bardenberg. Der Korpus stammt aus Paris, Maria und Josef wahrscheinlich aus einer niederrheinischen Kirche. Die Gruppe wurde am 11.4.1954 geweiht und der Gemeinde übergeben.
English: McLeave's Lock, Lagan Canal McLeave's Lock (Lock 3) on the Lagan Canal, one of the few places on the canal where the footbridge and lock-keeper's cottage remain intact.
Italiano: Viale Gorgia di Leontini (Casal Palocco, Roma)English: Viale Gorgia di Leontini (Casal Palocco, Rome)
Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta (insects, Insekten) Subclass: Pterygota Order: Coleoptera (beetles, Käfer) Suborder: Polyphaga Infraorder: Cucujiforma Superfamily: Curculionoidea (weevils, Rüsselkäfer) Family: Brachyceridae (obese weevils or lily weevils) Subfamily: Brachycerinae BILLBERG, 1820 (lily weevils) Tribus: Brachycerini BILLBERG, 1820 Genus: Brachycerus OLIVIER, 1789 Brachycerus repertus ROUDIER, 1958 (Garlic weevil) taxonomical info: www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=186896 Spain, Andalusia: vic. Ronda, 13.04.2012 maybe this one: www.flickr.com/photos/10770266@N04/2889632810/ IMG_xxxx (andalucia0512)
English: Shroton Church. Shroton or Iwerne Courtney. My ancestor, John Estmond, was rector here from 1603 until his death in 1645.
Italiano: Stazione Numido Quadrato, linea A della metropolitana di Roma. Banchina direzione Battistini e atrio con mosaici English: Numidio Quadrato platform of Rome Metro (Line A).
Deutsch: Stolperstein von Gottfried Michel vor dem ehemaligen Haus der Familie Michel, Hauptstraße 80 in Illingen, Saarland.
Most eclipse at 8:30am
English: Toyota Sprinter Marino
Esperanto: Tipa bretona feridomo, La Forge (Domaine de la Ville Heleuc)
English: Kuusijärvi is a lake in Vantaa, Finland.
Українська: Стадіон у селі Топорівці, Городенківський район
Italiano: Stemma della famiglia Cocchiglia
English: Warradale Railway Station in February 2008.
English: Delecion
English: Church of San Salvatore in Chiaramonte Gulfi, Ragusa, Sicily.
English: Gene expression pattern of the FYB gene.
English: Haberfeld Stadium, Rishon LeZion עברית: אצטדיון הברפלד, ראשון לציון
Français : Village de St-Ludger sur les rives de la rivière Chaudière
Deutsch: KTM Comet Racer
English: Renneville (Ardennes) monument aux morts
The Caritas Well in Copenhagen, Denmark
Français : église Notre-Dame de la Nativité, près d'une ferme.
Polski: Wodzisław Śląski, d. kościół franciszkański, ob. ewangelicko-augsburski św. Trójcy, XV/XVI w., 1758, 1822, po 1945English: Wodzisław Śląski, former Franciscan church, now Lutheran Holy Trinity church, build in 15th/16th century, 1758, 1822, after 1945 This is a photo of a monument in Poland identified by the ID 641714
English: Bell gable and green man on the west end of St John the Baptist's parish church, Albrighton, Shropshire, seen form the south
Bronzetür_Augsburger_Dom_R8
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem MA
English: At Suwa City Kohan Park in Suwa, Nagano prefecture, Japan. 日本語: 諏訪市湖畔公園にて。 所在地は長野県諏訪市。
English: North American 1994 Ford Escort GT in Black
English: Gene expression pattern of the TMCO1 gene.
English: 2015 Rugby World Cup match New Zealand vs Tonga at St. James’ Park, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Barossa Reservoir aerial view, north of Adelaide
Polski: Kamienica ul. Dworcowa 80 w Bydgoszczy
English: Northwestern end of the Alvey Cox House, located on the eastern side of Old Street at the Washington Street intersection in Munfordville, Kentucky, United States. Built in 1835, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
English: Highland High School "Home of the Hornets" located at 4700 Coal Avenue
Casa J.LL. al carrer de Monterols de Reus
Беларуская (тарашкевіца)‎: Менск (Miensk), рог вуліц Унівэрсытэцкай (vulica Ŭniversyteckaja) і Кашарскай (vulica Kašarskaja). Сярэшняя школа №4
English: Gus Kratzka house, now the Casa Grande Art Museum, at 319 W. 3rd Street (south corner of 3rd and Maricopa Street) in Casa Grande, Arizona. View is from the northeast, from 3rd Street.
This is a photo of a building indexed in the Catalan heritage register as Bé Cultural d'Interès Local (BCIL) under the reference IPA-8319.
English: The bus terminal stop of Hsinchu Train Station on Zongzheng Rd. in 2020, which Bus 1, 藍線 (Blue Line), 2, 10, 12 and 23 stop. 中文: 新竹市市區公車站牌在新竹火車站(中正路)終點站的其中一個站牌 (藍線、藍1區、2、10、12、23)
English: István Roszival (1844-1916) domestic prelate, abbot and prebend of Esztergom. Slovenčina: Štefan Rosival (1844-1916) pápežský prelát, ostrihomský opát kanonik. Magyar: Roszival István (1844-1916) pápai prelátus, esztergomi apát kanonok.
Deutsch: Wappen von Thüngen English: Coat of Arms of Thüngen
Deutsch: Innenraum der Kirche
English: 2-hydroxymethylbicyclobutane
Deutsch: Mietshaus This is a picture of the Berliner Kulturdenkmal (cultural monument) with the ID 09066270
Svenska: Östra Bröta naturreservat (södra del)
English: Detail of the monument for Anthony Winkler Prins, founder of the Dutch encyclopedia. Made by André Volten in 1970 and placed at the Frederiksplein in Amsterdam. It's also known as the "knakenpaal" (coin pole).
Polski: Feliks Pancer : (Podług portretu familijnego)
Español: Emilio Gamboa Patrón en 2017.
English: A graph showing enrolments at the University of Sydney between 1880 and 2009. Created from following data: 1880 76 1890 376 1900 583 1910 1074 1919 2674 1920 3158 1930 2859 1940 4094 1950 9626 1960 11869 1970 16571 1973 17339 1980 17959 1988 18236 1995 30085 1996 31656 1997 33727 1998 35147 1999 36976 2000 38525 2001 39982 2002 42420 2003 46194 2004 47296 2005 45938 2006 45039 2007 45182 2008 46054 2009 47775 2010 49059 2011 49020
Deutsch: Unterliederbach, Heugasse 5
Loddiswell, St. Michael and All Angels, Loddiswell.
English: Ship Commander Badge of Croatian Navy
English: The_Little_Female_Worker
chemical structure of isometamidium
Cala de Sant Esteve
Беларуская (тарашкевіца)‎: Вільня (Vilnia), Замкавая гара (Zamkavaja hara)
English: South End Historic District, Bristol, Connecticut. This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 00001625
Deutsch: Das sogenannte "Felsenstübchen" ist ein Fragment der Burgruine "Froneck-Nister". Diese befindet sich auf dem Burgberg gegenüber der bekannten Abtei Marienstatt, im Tal der Nister, nahe der Ortschaft Müschenbach im Westerwald.
Svenska: Kask m/1827 för officer vid artilleriet.
Eesti: Soomusmampel English: Pholiota squarrosa
English: Image shows dorsal aspect of a juvenile female Steatoda bipunctata. Native to Europe, this species is also now found in North America. This one was collected in King County, Washington, USA, on the side of a garage at night and photographed in captivity.
English: Centenary Church - Jaguariúna-SP - Photo 01 Português: Igreja Matriz Centenária - Jaguariúna- SP - Foto 01
Monuments aux morts de Tourlaville
English: Ambigram yeah. 180° rotational symmetry. Français : Ambigramme yeah. Symétrie par rotation de 180 degrés.
English: This is John Cary’s stunning 1806 map of Asia, Australia, and Polynesia. Covers from the Mediterranean to the Aleutian Islands and from the Arctic to South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. This beautifully rendered map is truly a masterpiece of engraving, with mountain ranges, lakes, deserts, and rivers excited with such precision that the result appears almost three dimensional. Cary injects astounding detail throughout with countless towns, cities, geographical features, rivers, islands and bodies of water noted. In desert regions fresh water sources are noted. In the seas certain shoals and undersea are included. In China and Manchuria the Great Wall appears. Singapore islands is shown but not specifically named. The Liakhov Islands, in northern Siberia, which some believed to be entirely composed of fossil mammoth ivory, are noted as Shore Discovered by Hunters. Published by John Cary in his 1808 Cary's New Universal Atlas .
中文（繁體）‎: 中國工農紅軍軍旗、民國二十四－二十六年；1935-1937年 中文（简体）‎: 中国工农红军军旗、民国二十四－二十六年；1935-1937年 English: Flag of Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, 1935-1937 Français : Drapeau de l’Armée rouge des ouvriers et paysans chinoise, 1935-1937 한국어: 中國工農紅軍의 軍旗、 民國二十四－二十六年；1935-1937年 / 중국공농홍군의 군기、 민국이십삼－이십륙년；1935-1937년 Português: Bandeira do Exército Vermelho dos Trabalhadores e dos Camponeses Chinês, 1935-1937
Norsk bokmål: Hofkvern kraftverk
English: The Charles P. Dose House, 2121 31st Avenue South, built 1910 in the Mount Baker neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, was granted official Seattle Landmark status in December 2012.
Citadelle de Besançon
Dolenja Trebuša
日本語: mami koizumi
Hibiscus schizopetalus
English: City walls as seen from the Tudor House Museum (II)
Deutsch: Burgstall Reinstein: Panorama Halsgraben und Burgstall
Ford Model AA van,R Clarke (Electrical services), with aftermarket wheels
Français : Eglise Saint Martin d'Hivers - Amance - Aube - France
English: Broadway Bridge, Spanning Cherry Creek on Broadway at Speer Boulveard, Denver (Denver County, Colorado)
Coreopsis tinctoria cultivar Uptick Cream and Red (a Burgundy red) showing the achenes forming as the flower is dying.
Silk cotton tree in the Bhagamandla Range, Kodagu
Français : Entrée de la basilique Sainte Maxellende de Caudry.
Русский: Вымпел судов, используемых Федеральным агентством по рыболовству для осуществления контроля в области рыболовства и сохранения водных биологических ресурсов
English: The Blind Belisarius Receiving Alms
English: Southern platform at closed Wyry stop (view toward Tychy) Polski: Południowy peron na nieczynnym przystanku w Wyrach (widok w stronę Tychów)
English: Torre Panamá (en construcción)
Deutsch: Bildstock mit Marienkrönungsrelief an der Schlottergasse in Unterweißenbrunn This is a picture of the Bavarian Baudenkmal (cultural heritage monument) with the ID D-6-73-117-127
Asclepias asperula in Red Rock Canyon, Nevada
Deutsch: Peter Aumer (2012)
Deutsch: Leipzig Hauptbahnhof Português: Estação de Leipzig - interior
Русский: ГС-47 2015.08.04
Sørumsand videregående skole
Deutsch: Stolperstein vor dem Haus Nelkenstraße 8 in Lübeck: Eleonore C. M. Bach
37mm gun and Dodge WC-4 prime mover
Català: Casa de cal Moliner, a la plaça del nucli de Claret, al municipi de Torà This is a photo of a building indexed in the Catalan heritage register as Bé Cultural d'Interès Local (BCIL) under the reference IPA-34729.
English: Female specimen of Tmetolophota atristriga photographed by Birgit E. Rhode, Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.
English: Queen Victoria departing Tallinn 9 June 2014
Alsace, Bas-Rhin, Hoffen, Ferme (1861), 32 rue du Tilleul.
English: Capilla del Rosario
Italiano: Certificato di morte di Pietro Zuccheretti, in data 30 marzo 1944
Español: Carlos Fernández Bielsa, alcalde de Mislata (Valencia) y diputado provincial de Valencia
Čeština: Josef Krejčík, rakouský a český podnikatel, majitel sochařského a řezbářského závodu a politik, na přelomu 19. a 20. století poslanec Českého zemského sněmu.
Deutsch: Burgstall Hartenfels - Die als Aussichtsfelsen genutzte Spornspitze des Burgstalls
English: Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland
Čeština: Přírodní památka V Jezdinách (Natural monument V Jezdinách), pohled na lokalitu od historické hranice Moravy a Čech This file was created as a part of the photographic program of Wikimedia Czech Republic. Project: Chráněná území. The program supports Wikimedia Commons photographers in the Czech Republic.
日本語: グリーンウッド・トレーニング（滋賀県甲賀市甲南町） English: Green wood training, Konan town, Koka, Shiga, Japan
English: Frederick Wilkinson took this photograph of the Niagara departing Sydney for Vancouver on Thurdsay 28 August 1924. The passenger liner was active on the Pacific trade route from 1912 until it was requisitioned for service during World War I and II. RMS Niagara was an Ocean liner launched on 17 August 1912 and used for transporting passengers and mail on the trans- Pacific trade route. She was built by John Brown & Company, Clydebank and owned by the Union Steam Ship Company. During World War II Niagara was in service with the Canadian-Australasian Line from Auckland, New Zealand, to Suva and Vancouver. She sank on 19 June 1940 after she struck a mine laid by Germans off the north coast of New Zealand.
English: St Mary Rougham The church of St Mary Rougham, Suffok for more info see http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/rougham.htm
Čeština: Roubenka v Benešovicích. Okres Liberec, Česká republika.
Français : collection du Museum of Byzantine Culture.
Українська: Водонапірна башта
English: Thaitanium at VERY TV
English: Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi) range
English: George Damon House This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 80003113
Deutsch: Frankfurt, Schmickstraße 18
Русский: В мастерской художника. Работа над картиной "Дом-музей Н.А.Морозова"
English: Line-ups for the 2005 Bulgarian Cup Final between Levski Sofia and CSKA Sofia at the Vasil Levski National Stadium on 25 May 2005
English: Small channels created by the mud flow in the Mud Volcanoes reservation, Buzău County, Romania Română: Mici canale create de scurgerea noroiului în rezervația Vulcanii Noroioși, județul Buzău, România
English: Dillard Post Office
English: Yeongdong High School in Yeongdong, Republic of Korea 한국어: 대한민국 영동군에 있는 영동고등학교입니다.
English: Bayeux Cathedral at dusk
This was taken in 1970 from the Hotel Paris-Latin on the rue Monge. The hotel has since been converted into flats. The little park is the Square Paul Langevin, and the building is the old Ecole Polytechnique. The school is now located south of Paris.
Žemaitėška: Vīžas, 2007-08-15, Žemaitėjė
Deutsch: Denkmalgeschützte Häuser am Markt in Stolpen in Sachsen: Markt Nr. 19 und 20 und Schloßstr. 1
English: This is a photo of Ali Moustafa Mosharafa, a famous Egyptian Scientist, shown on the back of the cover of one of his books "Science and Us". it is more than 50 years old and representing a person who has died before 1987 (1950), and therefore this image is in Public Domain by Egyptian Copyright Laws العربية: صورة لعلي مصطفى مشرفة، على خلفية غلاف أحد كتبه "نحن والعلم" وهي في الملكية العامة طبقا للقانون المصري نظرا لمرور أكثر من 50 عاما على تاريخ التقاط الصورة وأيضا تاريخ وفاة صاحبها
中文: 曼谷拉玛八世大桥 English: Rama VIII Bridge in Bangkok Français : Pont Rama VIII à Bangkok This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: cropped. Modifications made by 千里走单骑.
English: Chaenactis suffrutescens — Shasta chaenactis. Photo of plant in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest Endemic to the Klamath Mountains and southernmost Cascade Range mountains, in northern California.
English: Paul F. Bikle Photo Number: E-4875 Photo Date: September 16, 1959 Formats: 539x480 JPEG Image (81 KBytes) 1150x1024 JPEG Image (397 KBytes) 3000x2670 JPEG Image (3,458 KBytes) Photo Description: Director Paul F. Bikle, seated at his desk at NASA's Flight Research Center (FRC) in 1959, the year of his appointment. The FRC became the Dryden Flight Research Center in 1976, after Paul's retirement. Project Description: Paul F. Bikle became Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration?s Flight Research Center at Edwards, California, on September 15, 1959, retaining that title until April 27, 1971, when he requested to be placed in an advisory role until his retirement on May 31, 1971. He was formerly technical director of the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards. During his nearly 12 years with NASA he was responsible for several major aeronautical research programs, including those involving the highly successful rocket-powered X-15, the supersonic XB-70, the fleet of wingless lifting bodies that contributed to development of the Space Shuttles, and the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle that paved the way for successful landings by Apollo astronauts on the moon?s surface. Paul earned a Bachelor?s degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Detroit in 1939. He first worked for Taylorcraft Aviation Corporation in Ohio before beginning his government service career in 1940 at Wright Field, Ohio. In his first 20 years of civilian service in aeronautical engineering, he was author of more than 40 technical publications. Bikle was a veteran of 23 years of soaring. He established two world soaring records on February 25, 1961, achieving an altitude of 46,269 feet and a total-altitude-gained mark of 42,305 feet. Both marks were certified by the Soaring Society of America, National Aeronautic Association, and the Fédération Aeronautique Internationale. Bikle held those records for sailplanes for more than 20 years. In July, 1962, Paul was awarded the NASA Medal for Outstanding Leadership. NASA cited him for his part in directing the successful X-15 flight operations and research activities. Paul was also a Fellow in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Bikle was born June 5, 1916, in Wilkensburg, Pennsylvania; he died January 19, 1991, in Salinas, California. NASA Photo by: NASA photo Keywords: Center Directors; Paul F. Bikle; National Aeronautics and Space Administration Flight Research Center; NASA; Edwards Air Force Base; California; Air Force Flight Test Center; X-15; XB-70; Lifting Bodies; Space Shuttle; Lunar Landing Research Vehicle; Apollo astronauts; University of Detroit; Taylorcraft Aviation Corporation; Wright Field; Ohio; Soaring Society of America; National Aeronautic Association; Fédération Aeronautique Internationale; International Aeronautic Federation
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