Photos of the Week: Human Tower, Pumpkin Pyramid, Monster Town
Scenes from the Asian Games in Japan, livestock in the Swiss Alps, the European Tram Driver Championship in Warsaw, a cycling race in Montreal, and much more
On September 19, 2026, guests celebrated the tapping of the first keg at the Hofbräu-Festzelt tent during Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. At the Elbaue Horse Farm in Schönebeck, Germany, on September 22, farmer and teacher Andre and Anna Laue swapped out pumpkins for their grand pumpkin pyramid, visible from afar. On September 18, Graham Haswell, from Billingham, posed with his prize-winning 80.3-pound marrow at the 50th Harrogate Autumn Flower Show in Ripon, England.
The immersive exhibition titled "Human Universe" was viewed by visitors at Espacio Delicias in Madrid, Spain on September 18, 2026. In Las Vegas, on September 17, A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces reacted after a foul by a Seattle Storm player during a WNBA basketball game. On September 18, a boy played soccer as the sun set over the Mediterranean Sea in Beirut, Lebanon.
In Thailand, Tanaphon Sapyen played during a men's team sepak takraw match against Indonesia on September 21, 2026, at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan. On September 19, the Turkish team's tram from Istanbul competed at the 12th European Tram Driver Championship in Warsaw, Poland, with 26 teams from 25 cities and 24 European countries participating.
On September 20, climbers took photos atop the Cavall Bernat monolith at Sant Llorenç del Munt i l’Obac Natural Park in Matadepera, Spain, as the moon rose behind them. On September 22, solar panels covered the ground at the Yinchuan No. 4 Photovoltaic Power Station in the Gobi desert in China's northern Ningxia region. On September 19, rice grew in terraced fields in Yunding Village, China's Guizhou province.
On September 24, geese walked through a pasture in the northern Harz Mountains near Veckenstedt, Germany. On September 19, Chilean Carabineros held police-dog puppies during the annual military parade in Santiago, Chile. On September 19, alpacas were loaded onto a livestock truck during the traditional Alpabzug in the Griesalp area above Kiental, Switzerland.
On September 19, a red deer bellowed in woodlands east of Mount Uludağ in northwestern Turkey. On September 22, tourists visited the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River in China, where the water volume was visible.
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