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English: The Palace of Westminster at night seen from the south bank of the River Thames.
Picture of week on Malay Wikipedia
Deutsch: Dieses Bild war 2009 in der 48. Kalenderwoche das Bild der Woche in der Maleisischen Wikipedia
English: This image was selected as a picture of the week on the Malay Wikipedia for the 48th week, 2009.
Македонски: Оваа слика е избрана за слика на неделата на малезиската Википедија за XLVIII недела од 2009 година.
മലയാളം: മലയ് വിക്കിപീഡിയയിൽ ഈ ചിത്രം ഈ ആഴ്ചയിലെ ചിത്രമായി 2009-ലെ വാരം 48-ൽ തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്തിട്ടുണ്ട്.
Bahasa Melayu: Imej ini merupakan gambar pilihan mingguan di Wikipedia Bahasa Melayu untuk minggu ke-48, 2009.
Français : Cette image est sélectionnée en tant qu' image de la semaine sur la Wikipédia Malaisienne pour la 48ème semaine de 2009.
Nederlands: Deze afbeelding is gekozen als afbeelding van de week op de Maleisische Wikipedia voor week 48 van 2009.
Русский: Эта иллюстрация была выбрана изображением недели в малайском разделе «Википедии» для недели номер 48 2009 года.
Svenska: Denna bild är utvald till veckans bild på Wikipedia på malajiska, vecka 48, 2009.
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Camera location

51° 30′ 1.49″ N, 0° 7′ 12.32″ W

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Description
English: The Palace of Westminster at night as seen from the opposite side of the River Thames. Victoria Tower and the House of Lords is on the left. The Clock Tower of Big Ben and the House of Commons is on the right. The spire left of centre is the 300ft ventilation chimney above the central lobby. The twin towers with flagless pole just visible in the background is Westminster Abbey. A 2 x 6 segment panoramic image taken by myself with a Canon 5D and 85mm f/1.8 lens.
Česky: Westminsterský palác, noční pohled z jižního břehu Temže.
Deutsch: Der Palace of Westminster bei Nacht, gesehen vom Südufer der Themse.
Français : Le palais de Westminster vu de nuit depuis la rive droite de la Tamise.Sur la gauche la tour Victoria et la chambre des Lords. Sur la droite, Big Ben et la chambre des communes. Les deux tours en arrière plan encadrent l'abbaye de Westminster. Image panoramique composite.
עברית: he:ארמון וסטמינסטר בלילה, ראות מהגדה הדרומית של he:נהר התמזה.
Português: O palácio de Westminster à noite, visto da margem direita do Tamisa.
中文: 威斯敏斯特宫，英国议会大厦所在地夜景。泰晤士河对岸拍摄。维多利亚塔与上院厅位于左侧。大本钟及钟楼和下院厅位于右侧。中央塔楼和中央厅位于中央。佳能5D配合85mm f/1.8镜头拍摄。
Date 3 February 2007
Source Own work
Author Diliff
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Width 7,550 px
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Orientation Normal
Number of components 4
Horizontal resolution 72 dpi
Vertical resolution 72 dpi
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Software used Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
File change date and time 22:18, 3 February 2007
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Image height 3,200 px
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Date and time of digitizing 22:18, 3 February 2007
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