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1 NATURE S ARCHITECTURE TWENTY NINETEEN

2 NATURE S ARCHITECTURE From the unpredictable rippling glow of the Northern Lights to the astounding swirling colours in geological formations, Mother Nature constantly surprises, amazes and awes us at every corner of the planet. Nature s forms and structures catch the eye and intrigue the mind, inspiring human art and architecture through the centuries, but we strive in vain to create the stunning visuals that the natural environment offers. There are patterns in natural life, perhaps not identical or visible to the naked eye in many cases, but never entirely random. Moulded by the forces of the physical world, the largest ice formations, seascapes and rock strata display a similarity in their geometry and symmetry to that found in bacterial and microscopic life. The diversity and complexity of the spirals, stripes, crystals and waves found in nature reveal a relationship that flows through the heart of her most awe-inspiring designs. In the words of Albert Einstein: Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

Photo Frank Fichtmueller/Shutterstock JANUARY TWENTY NINETEEN 1 2 3 4 5 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 3 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 4 27 28 29 30 31 5 1st: Bank Holiday (UK) 2nd: Bank Holiday

3 Photo Frank Fichtmueller/Shutterstock JANUARY TWENTY NINETEEN st: Bank Holiday (UK) 2nd: Bank Holiday (Scotland) DECEMBER TWENTY EIGHTEEN FEBRUARY TWENTY NINETEEN North Coyote Buttes, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, USA In the desert landscape of the Utah/Arizona border in the Southwestern United States, the erosion of multi-coloured and layered sandstone has created stunning sculptural forms.

Photo Sascha Kilmer/Getty Images FEBRUARY TWENTY NINETEEN Jökulsárlón, Iceland Intense Aurora Borealis lights are reflected on the floating icebergs and smooth, deep waters of the Jökulsárlón glacial

4 Photo Sascha Kilmer/Getty Images FEBRUARY TWENTY NINETEEN Jökulsárlón, Iceland Intense Aurora Borealis lights are reflected on the floating icebergs and smooth, deep waters of the Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon, the deepest lake in Iceland at 250m deep JANUARY TWENTY NINETEEN MARCH TWENTY NINETEEN

Photo Phooey/Getty Images MARCH TWENTY NINETEEN 31 1 2 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 11 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 12 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 13 18th: Bank Holiday (N.

5 Photo Phooey/Getty Images MARCH TWENTY NINETEEN th: Bank Holiday (N. Ireland) FEBRUARY TWENTY NINETEEN APRIL TWENTY NINETEEN Pamukkale Pools, Denizli, Turkey Meaning cotton castle in Turkish, the Pamukkale pools are hot springs and travertines, terraces of carbonate minerals left by flowing water. This natural wonder is Turkey s single most visited attraction.

Photo Frank Krahmer/Getty Images APRIL TWENTY NINETEEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 14 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 16 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 17 28 29 30 18 19th: Bank Holiday (UK) 22nd: Bank Holiday (UK

6 Photo Frank Krahmer/Getty Images APRIL TWENTY NINETEEN th: Bank Holiday (UK) 22nd: Bank Holiday (UK not Scotland) MARCH TWENTY NINETEEN MAY TWENTY NINETEEN Hamersley Gorge, Karijini National Park, Western Australia Swirls of rock sweep down the dramatic Hamersley Gorge in Karijini National Park in Australia, creating a canyon landscape of rushing waterfalls and tranquil rock pools.

Photo Martin Ruegner/Getty Images MAY TWENTY NINETEEN 1 2 3 4 18 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 19 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 26 27 28 29 30 31 22 6th: Bank Holiday (UK) 27th: Bank Holiday (UK)

7 Photo Martin Ruegner/Getty Images MAY TWENTY NINETEEN th: Bank Holiday (UK) 27th: Bank Holiday (UK) APRIL TWENTY NINETEEN JUNE TWENTY NINETEEN Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone is the largest hot spring in the US, ringed by a rainbow of colours caused by pigmented bacteria that thrive in the warm mineral waters.

Photo Simon Bradfield/Getty Images JUNE TWENTY NINETEEN Nambung National Park, Western Australia The Pinnacles are rugged spires of weathered rock that look like ancient desert sculptures rising out

8 Photo Simon Bradfield/Getty Images JUNE TWENTY NINETEEN Nambung National Park, Western Australia The Pinnacles are rugged spires of weathered rock that look like ancient desert sculptures rising out of the sand dunes on the Indian Ocean coast of Western Australia MAY TWENTY NINETEEN JULY TWENTY NINETEEN

Photo Jeff Greenough/Getty Images JULY TWENTY NINETEEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 27 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 28 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 29 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 30 28 29 30 31 31 12th: Bank Holiday (N.

9 Photo Jeff Greenough/Getty Images JULY TWENTY NINETEEN th: Bank Holiday (N. Ireland) JUNE TWENTY NINETEEN AUGUST TWENTY NINETEEN Page, Arizona, USA A river lazily winds through majestic rock formations in Arizona, the sixth largest US state but where less than one per cent of the total area consists of water, the second lowest in the US.

Photo Thang Tat Nguyen/Getty Images AUGUST TWENTY NINETEEN 1 2 3 31 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 32 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 33 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 34 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 35 5th: Bank Holiday (Scotland) 26th: Bank

10 Photo Thang Tat Nguyen/Getty Images AUGUST TWENTY NINETEEN th: Bank Holiday (Scotland) 26th: Bank Holiday (UK not Scotland) JULY TWENTY NINETEEN SEPTEMBER TWENTY NINETEEN Co Thach Beach, Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam The pristine beauty of Co Thach Beach in Vietnam is punctuated by coloured stones and giant rocks in unusual shapes, some with animal legends attached to them in reference to their form and size.

Photo Matteo Colombo/Getty Images SEPTEMBER TWENTY NINETEEN Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA Perched above the edge of a 150m drop, the Mesa Arch in Utah s Canyonlands National Park frames an

11 Photo Matteo Colombo/Getty Images SEPTEMBER TWENTY NINETEEN Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA Perched above the edge of a 150m drop, the Mesa Arch in Utah s Canyonlands National Park frames an iconic view of Southwestern ridges, ravines and pinnacles and the La Sal Mountains in the distance AUGUST TWENTY NINETEEN OCTOBER TWENTY NINETEEN

Photo 4Corners Images OCTOBER TWENTY NINETEEN Giant s Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland The distinctive basalt columns of the Giant s Causeway, caused by ancient volcanic eruptions, are

12 Photo 4Corners Images OCTOBER TWENTY NINETEEN Giant s Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland The distinctive basalt columns of the Giant s Causeway, caused by ancient volcanic eruptions, are pummelled by the Atlantic Ocean. The tallest columns are 12m high and the solidified lava is 28m thick in places SEPTEMBER TWENTY NINETEEN NOVEMBER TWENTY NINETEEN

Photo Danita Delimont/AWL Images NOVEMBER TWENTY NINETEEN Jökulsárlón, Iceland Often called the diamond beach, this beach at Jökulsárlón, Iceland sparkles with beautiful ice formations that are

13 Photo Danita Delimont/AWL Images NOVEMBER TWENTY NINETEEN Jökulsárlón, Iceland Often called the diamond beach, this beach at Jökulsárlón, Iceland sparkles with beautiful ice formations that are washed up onto the black sand OCTOBER TWENTY NINETEEN DECEMBER TWENTY NINETEEN

Photo Ignacio Palacios DECEMBER TWENTY NINETEEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 49 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 50 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 51 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 52 29 30 31 1 2nd: Bank Holiday (Scotland) 25th: Bank Holiday (UK)

14 Photo Ignacio Palacios DECEMBER TWENTY NINETEEN nd: Bank Holiday (Scotland) 25th: Bank Holiday (UK) 26th: Bank Holiday (UK) NOVEMBER TWENTY NINETEEN JANUARY TWENTY TWENTY Antarctica The Antarctic ice sheet is the largest single mass of ice on the planet, extending almost 14 million sq km and covering about 98 per cent of the continent.

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