https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/api.php?action=featuredfeed&feed=potd&feedformat=atom 2026-02-09T12:52:04Z Some of the finest images on Wikimedia Commons MediaWiki 1.46.0-wmf.14 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/potd/20260131000000/en 2026-01-31T00:00:00Z

<div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><table class="toccolours floatright" style="width:300px;text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th lang="en"><a href="/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_day" title="Commons:Picture of the day">Picture of the day</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td class="toccolours" style="padding:0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_Howlett_(Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel_Standing_Before_the_Launching_Chains_of_the_Great_Eastern),_The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art_-_restoration1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Robert_Howlett_%28Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel_Standing_Before_the_Launching_Chains_of_the_Great_Eastern%29%2C_The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art_-_restoration1.jpg/330px-Robert_Howlett_%28Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel_Standing_Before_the_Launching_Chains_of_the_Great_Eastern%29%2C_The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art_-_restoration1.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="392" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Robert_Howlett_%28Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel_Standing_Before_the_Launching_Chains_of_the_Great_Eastern%29%2C_The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art_-_restoration1.jpg/500px-Robert_Howlett_%28Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel_Standing_Before_the_Launching_Chains_of_the_Great_Eastern%29%2C_The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art_-_restoration1.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Robert_Howlett_%28Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel_Standing_Before_the_Launching_Chains_of_the_Great_Eastern%29%2C_The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art_-_restoration1.jpg/960px-Robert_Howlett_%28Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel_Standing_Before_the_Launching_Chains_of_the_Great_Eastern%29%2C_The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art_-_restoration1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5616" data-file-height="7334" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="description en" style="display:inline;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel" class="extiw" title="w:Isambard Kingdom Brunel">Isambard Kingdom Brunel</a> standing before the launching chains of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Great_Eastern" class="extiw" title="en:SS Great Eastern">SS <i>Great Eastern</i></a>. The ship was launched on this day in 1858.</div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div>

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/potd/20260201000000/en 2026-02-01T00:00:00Z

<div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><table class="toccolours floatright" style="width:300px;text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th lang="en"><a href="/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_day" title="Commons:Picture of the day">Picture of the day</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td class="toccolours" style="padding:0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Catacumbas,_Par%C3%ADs,_Francia,_2022-11-01,_DD_111-113_HDR.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Catacumbas%2C_Par%C3%ADs%2C_Francia%2C_2022-11-01%2C_DD_111-113_HDR.jpg/330px-Catacumbas%2C_Par%C3%ADs%2C_Francia%2C_2022-11-01%2C_DD_111-113_HDR.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Catacumbas%2C_Par%C3%ADs%2C_Francia%2C_2022-11-01%2C_DD_111-113_HDR.jpg/500px-Catacumbas%2C_Par%C3%ADs%2C_Francia%2C_2022-11-01%2C_DD_111-113_HDR.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Catacumbas%2C_Par%C3%ADs%2C_Francia%2C_2022-11-01%2C_DD_111-113_HDR.jpg/960px-Catacumbas%2C_Par%C3%ADs%2C_Francia%2C_2022-11-01%2C_DD_111-113_HDR.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5444" data-file-height="5444" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="description en" style="display:inline;">Catacombs of Paris, France</div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div>

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/potd/20260202000000/en 2026-02-02T00:00:00Z

<div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><table class="toccolours floatright" style="width:300px;text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th lang="en"><a href="/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_day" title="Commons:Picture of the day">Picture of the day</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td class="toccolours" style="padding:0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chiesa_di_Santa_Maria_della_Pace_altare_Presentazione_al_tempio_Batoni_Brescia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Chiesa_di_Santa_Maria_della_Pace_altare_Presentazione_al_tempio_Batoni_Brescia.jpg/330px-Chiesa_di_Santa_Maria_della_Pace_altare_Presentazione_al_tempio_Batoni_Brescia.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="356" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Chiesa_di_Santa_Maria_della_Pace_altare_Presentazione_al_tempio_Batoni_Brescia.jpg/500px-Chiesa_di_Santa_Maria_della_Pace_altare_Presentazione_al_tempio_Batoni_Brescia.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Chiesa_di_Santa_Maria_della_Pace_altare_Presentazione_al_tempio_Batoni_Brescia.jpg/960px-Chiesa_di_Santa_Maria_della_Pace_altare_Presentazione_al_tempio_Batoni_Brescia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7971" data-file-height="9450" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="description en" style="display:inline;">The main <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/altar" class="extiw" title="w:altar">altar</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Maria_della_Pace,_Brescia" class="extiw" title="w:Santa Maria della Pace, Brescia">Santa Maria della Pace</a> church in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brescia" class="extiw" title="en:Brescia">Brescia</a> features the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/altarpiece" class="extiw" title="w:altarpiece">altarpiece</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presentation_of_Jesus_at_the_Temple" class="extiw" title="en:Presentation of Jesus at the Temple"><i>Presentation at Temple</i></a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeo_Batoni" class="extiw" title="w:Pompeo Batoni">Pompeo Batoni</a>. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tympanum_(architecture)" class="extiw" title="w:Tympanum (architecture)">tympanum</a> sculptures are by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Calegari" class="extiw" title="w:Antonio Calegari">Antonio Calegari</a>. Celebrated as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candlemas" class="extiw" title="w:Candlemas">Candlemas</a> in some places, this event in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/life_of_Jesus" class="extiw" title="w:life of Jesus">life of Jesus</a> is observed today in much of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Christianity" class="extiw" title="en:Eastern Christianity">Eastern</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Christianity" class="extiw" title="w:Western Christianity">Western Christianity</a>.</div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div>

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/potd/20260203000000/en 2026-02-03T00:00:00Z

<div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><table class="toccolours floatright" style="width:300px;text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th lang="en"><a href="/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_day" title="Commons:Picture of the day">Picture of the day</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td class="toccolours" style="padding:0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fischerkirche,_Born_a._Dar%C3%9F,_SW_view.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Fischerkirche%2C_Born_a._Dar%C3%9F%2C_SW_view.jpg/330px-Fischerkirche%2C_Born_a._Dar%C3%9F%2C_SW_view.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="221" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Fischerkirche%2C_Born_a._Dar%C3%9F%2C_SW_view.jpg/500px-Fischerkirche%2C_Born_a._Dar%C3%9F%2C_SW_view.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Fischerkirche%2C_Born_a._Dar%C3%9F%2C_SW_view.jpg/960px-Fischerkirche%2C_Born_a._Dar%C3%9F%2C_SW_view.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4715" data-file-height="3473" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="description en" style="display:inline;">Southwest view of the Lutheran <a href="/wiki/Category:Fischerkirche_Born_a._Dar%C3%9F" title="Category:Fischerkirche Born a. Darß">Fishermen's Church</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_auf_dem_Dar%C3%9F" class="extiw" title="en:Born auf dem Darß">Born auf dem Darß</a>, Germany</div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div>

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/potd/20260204000000/en 2026-02-04T00:00:00Z

<div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><table class="toccolours floatright" style="width:300px;text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th lang="en"><a href="/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_day" title="Commons:Picture of the day">Picture of the day</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td class="toccolours" style="padding:0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:30th_St._Moritz_Polo_World_Cup_on_Snow_-_20140202_-_Cartier_vs_Ralph_Lauren_9.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/30th_St._Moritz_Polo_World_Cup_on_Snow_-_20140202_-_Cartier_vs_Ralph_Lauren_9.jpg/330px-30th_St._Moritz_Polo_World_Cup_on_Snow_-_20140202_-_Cartier_vs_Ralph_Lauren_9.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/30th_St._Moritz_Polo_World_Cup_on_Snow_-_20140202_-_Cartier_vs_Ralph_Lauren_9.jpg/500px-30th_St._Moritz_Polo_World_Cup_on_Snow_-_20140202_-_Cartier_vs_Ralph_Lauren_9.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/30th_St._Moritz_Polo_World_Cup_on_Snow_-_20140202_-_Cartier_vs_Ralph_Lauren_9.jpg/960px-30th_St._Moritz_Polo_World_Cup_on_Snow_-_20140202_-_Cartier_vs_Ralph_Lauren_9.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2755" data-file-height="1825" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="description en" style="display:inline;">30th <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Polo_World_Cup_St._Moritz" class="extiw" title="w:Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz">St. Moritz Polo World Cup on Snow</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div>

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/potd/20260205000000/en 2026-02-05T00:00:00Z

<div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><table class="toccolours floatright" style="width:300px;text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th lang="en"><a href="/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_day" title="Commons:Picture of the day">Picture of the day</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td class="toccolours" style="padding:0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Leopard_(Panthera_pardus_pardus)_young_female_Kruger_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Leopard_%28Panthera_pardus_pardus%29_young_female_Kruger_2.jpg/330px-Leopard_%28Panthera_pardus_pardus%29_young_female_Kruger_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Leopard_%28Panthera_pardus_pardus%29_young_female_Kruger_2.jpg/500px-Leopard_%28Panthera_pardus_pardus%29_young_female_Kruger_2.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Leopard_%28Panthera_pardus_pardus%29_young_female_Kruger_2.jpg/960px-Leopard_%28Panthera_pardus_pardus%29_young_female_Kruger_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4891" data-file-height="3260" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="description en" style="display:inline;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard" class="extiw" title="en:Leopard">Leopard</a> (<i>Panthera pardus pardus</i>) young female in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kruger_National_Park" class="extiw" title="en:Kruger National Park">Kruger National Park</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" class="extiw" title="en:South Africa">South Africa</a>.</div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div>

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/potd/20260206000000/en 2026-02-06T00:00:00Z

<div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><table class="toccolours floatright" style="width:300px;text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th lang="en"><a href="/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_day" title="Commons:Picture of the day">Picture of the day</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td class="toccolours" style="padding:0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:View_west_along_Duomo_roof,_Milan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/View_west_along_Duomo_roof%2C_Milan.jpg/330px-View_west_along_Duomo_roof%2C_Milan.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="248" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/View_west_along_Duomo_roof%2C_Milan.jpg/500px-View_west_along_Duomo_roof%2C_Milan.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/View_west_along_Duomo_roof%2C_Milan.jpg/960px-View_west_along_Duomo_roof%2C_Milan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3998" data-file-height="3308" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="description en" style="display:inline;">Roof of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milan_Cathedral" class="extiw" title="en:Milan Cathedral">Milan Cathedral</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milan" class="extiw" title="en:Milan">Milan</a>, Italy</div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div>

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/potd/20260207000000/en 2026-02-07T00:00:00Z

<div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><table class="toccolours floatright" style="width:300px;text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th lang="en"><a href="/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_day" title="Commons:Picture of the day">Picture of the day</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td class="toccolours" style="padding:0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2021-02-05_IBSF_World_Championships_Bobsleigh_and_Skeleton_Altenberg_1DX_0111_by_Stepro.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/2021-02-05_IBSF_World_Championships_Bobsleigh_and_Skeleton_Altenberg_1DX_0111_by_Stepro.jpg/330px-2021-02-05_IBSF_World_Championships_Bobsleigh_and_Skeleton_Altenberg_1DX_0111_by_Stepro.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/2021-02-05_IBSF_World_Championships_Bobsleigh_and_Skeleton_Altenberg_1DX_0111_by_Stepro.jpg/500px-2021-02-05_IBSF_World_Championships_Bobsleigh_and_Skeleton_Altenberg_1DX_0111_by_Stepro.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/2021-02-05_IBSF_World_Championships_Bobsleigh_and_Skeleton_Altenberg_1DX_0111_by_Stepro.jpg/960px-2021-02-05_IBSF_World_Championships_Bobsleigh_and_Skeleton_Altenberg_1DX_0111_by_Stepro.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3354" data-file-height="2236" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="description en" style="display:inline;"><a href="/wiki/Category:Margot_Boch" title="Category:Margot Boch">Margot Boch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Category:Carla_S%C3%A9n%C3%A9chal" title="Category:Carla Sénéchal">Carla Sénéchal</a> during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBSF_World_Championships_2021" class="extiw" title="en:IBSF World Championships 2021">2021 IBSF World Championships</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div>

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/potd/20260208000000/en 2026-02-08T00:00:00Z

<div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><table class="toccolours floatright" style="width:300px;text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th lang="en"><a href="/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_day" title="Commons:Picture of the day">Picture of the day</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td class="toccolours" style="padding:0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Restanten_van_een_ruitjesbovist_(Calvatia_utriformis)._15-02-2025._(d.j.b)._01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Restanten_van_een_ruitjesbovist_%28Calvatia_utriformis%29._15-02-2025._%28d.j.b%29._01.jpg/330px-Restanten_van_een_ruitjesbovist_%28Calvatia_utriformis%29._15-02-2025._%28d.j.b%29._01.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Restanten_van_een_ruitjesbovist_%28Calvatia_utriformis%29._15-02-2025._%28d.j.b%29._01.jpg/500px-Restanten_van_een_ruitjesbovist_%28Calvatia_utriformis%29._15-02-2025._%28d.j.b%29._01.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Restanten_van_een_ruitjesbovist_%28Calvatia_utriformis%29._15-02-2025._%28d.j.b%29._01.jpg/960px-Restanten_van_een_ruitjesbovist_%28Calvatia_utriformis%29._15-02-2025._%28d.j.b%29._01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="description en" style="display:inline;">Remnants of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handkea_utriformis" class="extiw" title="en:Handkea utriformis"><i>Calvatia utriformis</i></a> Focus stack of 20 photos.</div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div>

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/potd/20260209000000/en 2026-02-09T00:00:00Z

<div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><table class="toccolours floatright" style="width:300px;text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th lang="en"><a href="/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_day" title="Commons:Picture of the day">Picture of the day</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td class="toccolours" style="padding:0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Restaurant_Amigos_de_Acapulco_(window),_Chico.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Restaurant_Amigos_de_Acapulco_%28window%29%2C_Chico.jpg/330px-Restaurant_Amigos_de_Acapulco_%28window%29%2C_Chico.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Restaurant_Amigos_de_Acapulco_%28window%29%2C_Chico.jpg/500px-Restaurant_Amigos_de_Acapulco_%28window%29%2C_Chico.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Restaurant_Amigos_de_Acapulco_%28window%29%2C_Chico.jpg/960px-Restaurant_Amigos_de_Acapulco_%28window%29%2C_Chico.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4880" data-file-height="3149" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="description en" style="display:inline;">Window of the Mexican restaurant Amigos de Acapulco, Oroville Avenue, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chico,_California" class="extiw" title="en:Chico, California">Chico</a>, California</div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div>