Image Links / Scenery Porn

Show us the most beautiful scenery you can find.

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Anime and Manga

• ARIA gave us an earlier page image◊, which itself was based on the real-life Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Italy.
• 5 Centimeters per Second has these two Two◊ examples◊.

Film

• The Hallelujah Mountains◊ in Avatar.
• A still image◊ from Coraline shows that the Laika animation team might have just won over this trope.
• The Lord of the Rings:
  • Rivendell in the film◊,
  • And from a different direction◊.
  • Looking out from the top of Minas Tirith◊...
  • And looking up from the bottom.
  • Minas Tirith at Dawn, by Ted Nasmith◊
• Coruscant◊ from Star Wars.

Series — Live Action

• Rhaneyra flying over King's Landing◊ from House of the Dragon
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power:
  • Armenelos from above◊.
  • Khazad-dum before its destruction.
  • Lindon.
  • The city of Tirion and the Two Trees of Valinor◊.
  • Sauron witnessing the birth of Mordor.
  • Eregion in its prime.
  • Tirharad.

Photography and Illustration

• The good people of DeviantArt show us what it's like to take flights above◊ the clouds.◊
• Any picture taken by this Deviant user.
• Any painting by Albert◊ Bierstadt.◊ Seriously.◊
• Facebook's "We Live In A Beautiful World" page.

Video Games

• It would be impossible to summarize just how beautiful the scenery in Baten Kaitos is with just one screencap. So here's several. [1]◊ [2]◊ [3]◊ [4]◊ [5]◊ [6]◊ [7]◊
• A shot of Ostagar◊ from Dragon Age: Origins.
• Illium◊ from Mass Effect 2.
• Screenshots from the Myst series: Myst, Riven, Exile, Revelation
• Schizm: Mysterious Journey◊ is also full of this.
• Ocarina of Time had some nice scenery, didn't it? Well, take a gander at this◊.
• Kirby Star Allies, the eponymous — and beautiful — final area of Kirby Star Allies.
• In its day, the first Unreal was awe-inspiring◊.
• While Warcraft wasn't exactly designed with beautiful terrains in mind, it certainly hasn't stopped people from making their own.
• Minecraft adventure maps:
  • The Super Hostile series has some in almost every map:Sea◊ Of◊ Flame◊, Infernal◊ Skies◊, Black◊ Desert◊, Canopy◊ Carnage◊, Legendary [8]◊[9]◊[10]◊, Nightmare Realm◊, Sunburn◊ Islands◊, Spellbound Caves[11]◊[12]◊[13]◊[14]◊, Lethamyr [15]◊[16]◊, Inferno Mines [17]◊[18]◊ [19]◊◊.
  • Monarch of Madness: [20]◊, [21]◊, [22]◊, [23]◊, [24]◊, [25]◊, [26]◊.
  • Chronotide: [27]◊, [28]◊, [29]◊.
  • The Fall of Gondolin: [30]◊, [31]◊, [32]◊, [33]◊, [34]◊, [35]◊
  • The Tourist: [36]◊, [37]◊, [38]◊
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
  • The Duchy of Toussaint.◊
  • Kaer Morhen◊

Western Animation

• Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra are a veritable goldmine of these: [39]◊ [40]◊ [41]◊ [42]◊
• Over the Garden Wall: [43]◊ [44]◊ [45]◊ [46]◊ [47]◊ [48]◊
• Steven Universe: [49]◊ [50]◊ [51]◊ [52]◊ [53]◊ [54]◊

Real Life

• Bodiam Castle in East Sussex is simply beautiful◊.
• Ruined castles on top of a hill or cliff like Corfe Castle◊.
• Here, here, and and the landscape images here.
• Panorama of Swifts Creek, Australia.◊
• Miner's Castle, a rock formation on the southern coast of Lake Superior
• Have you ever seen a lunar rainbow, indeed....◊
• Pilot◊ Mountain◊ in North Carolina, especially on its highest accessible point.◊ In fact, the entire northeastern area of NC is full of Scenery Porn.

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