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Català: El Palau Nacional d'Haití greument danyat després del terratrèmol del 12 de gener del 2010. Port-au-Prince, Haití. Nota: aquest edifici era de dos plantes; la segona planta es va esfondrar completament.
Deutsch: Der Haitianische Nationalpalast (Präsidentenpalast), in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Beachte: es handelt sich um ein zweistöckiges Gebäude, das zweite Stockwerk ist vollständig eingefallen.
English: The Haitian National Palace (Presidential Palace), located in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, heavily damaged after the earthquake of January 12, 2010. Note: this was originally a two-story structure; the second story completely collapsed.
Español: El Palacio Nacional de Haití (Palacio Presidencial) severamente dañado tras el terremoto del 12 de enero de 2010. Port-au-Prince, Haití. Nota: este edificio era de dos plantas; el segundo piso se hundió completamente.
Suomi: Haitin presidentinpalatsi pahasti vaurioituneena 12. tammikuuta 2010 tapahtuneen maanjäristyksen jälkeen. Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Français : Le Palais national sévèrement endommagé après le séisme du 12 janvier 2010 à Port-au-Prince, Haiti. A noter : il s'agit d'un bâtiment à deux étages, le deuxième étage s'est complèment effondré.
Italiano: Il Palazzo presidenziale di Haiti (Palazzo presidenziale) pesantemente danneggiato dopo il terremoto del 12 Gennaio 2010 a Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Nota: la struttura era originariamente a due piani; il secondo piano è collassato completamente.
Date 13 January 2010, 14:33:53
Source United Nations Development Programme, originally posted to Flickr as Haiti Earthquake
Author Logan Abassi / UNDP Global
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18° 32′ 35.00″ N, 72° 20′ 20.00″ W

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Image title The Haitian national palace shows heavy damage after an earthquake measuring 7 plus on the Richter scale rocked Port au Prince Haiti just before 5 pm yesterday, January 12, 2009.
Camera manufacturer Canon
Camera model Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Author UN Photo/Logan Abassi
Exposure time 1/1,600 sec (0.000625)
F-number f/5.6
ISO speed rating 400
Date and time of data generation 14:33, 13 January 2010
Lens focal length 200 mm
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 240 dpi
Vertical resolution 240 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh
File change date and time 09:34, 14 January 2010
Exposure Program Shutter priority
Exif version 2.21
Date and time of digitizing 14:33, 13 January 2010
Shutter speed 10.643856
APEX aperture 4.970854
Exposure bias 0
Maximum land aperture 3 APEX (f/2.83)
Metering mode Pattern
Flash Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression
DateTime subseconds 34
DateTimeOriginal subseconds 34
DateTimeDigitized subseconds 34
Colour space Uncalibrated
Focal plane X resolution 3,512.1951219512
Focal plane Y resolution 3,521.7391304348
Focal plane resolution unit inches
Custom image processing Normal process
Exposure mode Auto exposure
White balance Auto white balance
Scene capture type Standard

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