Featured pictures in Wikipedia
This page highlights the finest images on Wikipedia. The
featured picture criteria
explains that featured pictures must be
freely licensed
or in the
public domain
, must be of a high technical quality, and must add significantly to at least one article on Wikipedia. There are currently
7,922
featured pictures, and they are categorized below by the topic they represent. All featured pictures are also
available in a category
.
If you wish to add a specific image to this page, please nominate it at
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates
.
One or more featured pictures are chosen as the
picture of the day
(POTD). You can include a box displaying the current POTD anywhere (e.g. your user page) by adding the text
{{
pic of the day
}}
or
{{
POTD
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where you want the picture to be shown.
Featured pictures from all Wikimedia projects can be browsed
by subject
or
by country
on
Wikimedia Commons
.
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Animals
- ≫ subpages:
amphibians
,
arachnids
,
birds
,
cnidarians
,
crustaceans
,
echinoderms
,
fish
,
insects
,
mammals
,
molluscs
,
reptiles
,
others
Artwork
- ≫ subpages:
East Asian art
,
literary illustrations
,
paintings
,
sculpture
,
others
Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle
- ≫ subpages:
culture and lifestyle
,
entertainment
,
film
,
religion and mythology
,
sport
,
theatre
Currency
- ≫ subpages:
American currency
,
Asian currency
,
European currency
,
USA banknotes
,
USA coins
,
Other
Diagrams, drawings, and maps
- ≫ subpages:
diagrams
,
drawings
,
maps
Engineering and technology
- ≫ subpages:
electronics
,
machinery
,
weaponry
,
others
. See also:
vehicles
Food and drink
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more ...
Fungi
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more ...
History
- ≫ subpages:
American history
,
other history
,
American Civil War
,
World War I
,
World War II
,
other wars
Natural phenomena
- ≫ subpages:
atmospheric optics
,
weather
,
others
People
- ≫ subpages:
artists and writers
,
business
,
entertainment
,
law
,
military
,
political
,
religious figures
,
royalty and nobility
,
science and engineering
,
sport
,
traditional dress
,
others
Photographic techniques, terms, and equipment
- ≫
more ...
Places
- ≫ subpages:
architecture
,
interiors
,
landscapes
,
panorama
,
urban
,
others
Plants
- ≫ subpages:
flowers
,
fruits
,
others
Sciences
- ≫ subpages:
biology
,
geology
,
materials science
,
mathematics
,
others
. See also:
astronomy
.
Space
- ≫ subpages:
getting there
,
looking back
,
looking out
,
panorama
,
understanding
Vehicles
- ≫ subpages:
air
,
land
,
water
Other lifeforms
- ≫ subpages:
bacteria
,
protists
Other
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more ...
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