Battersea Power Station. The chimney rims are thinner on top than you might expect. (Photo by Bradley L. Garrett)

A female soldier from the honour guards prepares for a welcoming ceremony for Uruguay's President Tabare Vazquez at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, October 18, 2016. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)

Platense's defender Ayrton Costa (L) and River Plate's defender Andres Herrera vie for the ball during the Argentine Professional Football League match at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, on October 12, 2022. (Photo by Juan Mabromata/AFP Photo)

Yedam Kim (L) and Chaewon Kim, both of South Korea, look at a smartphone backstage after performing on stage during the first day of the 51st Prix de Lausanne at the Theatre de Beaulieu, in Lausanne, Switzerland, 30 January 2023. (Photo by Laurent Gillieron/EPA)

A model dressed in clothes made of waste products such as plastic bags, plaster nets, rope, paper and calendar leaves poses for a photo at a recycling facility in Diyarbakir, Turkiye on March 25, 2024. (Photo by Bestami Bodruk/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The Kingdom of Pagan (also commonly known as the Pagan Dynasty and the Pagan Empire) was the first kingdom to unify the regions that would later constitute modern-day Burma (Myanmar). Pagan's 250-year rule over the Irrawaddy valley and its periphery laid the foundation for the ascent of Burmese language and culture, the spread of Burman ethnicity in Upper Burma, and the growth of Theravada Buddhism in Burma and in mainland Southeast Asia.

A female sniper of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) monitors the area during a celebration at the iconic Al- Naim square in Raqa on October 19, 2017, after retaking the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. The SDF fighters flushed jihadist holdouts from Raqa' s main hospital and municipal stadium, wrapping up a more than four- month offensive against what used to be the inner sanctum of IS' s self- proclaimed “caliphate”. (Photo by Bulent Kilic/AFP Photo)

Female dancers line up before they perform during the opening of Bali Arts Festival in Bali, Indonesia, Sunday, June 18, 2023. The island of Bali is currently holding a month-long annual Bali Arts Festival from June 18 until July 16. (Photo by Firdia Lisnawati/AP Photo)