Amazing photos of 2014

A Ryanair plane flies in front of a rainbow over Rome. (Gabriel Bouys / AFP/Getty Images)

Jan. 13, 2014 9:27 AM PT

Enormous ice sculptures in China, pigeons in Nepal, unexpected symmetry in Hong Kong. Flip through these images of interesting and amazing photos from 2014 so far.

A horse and rider traverse a burning pyre in the central Spanish village of San Bartolome de Pinares during celebrations for the feast of St. Anthony. (Gerard Julien / AFP/Getty Images)

A reveler wearing a demon costume takes part in the traditional Correfoc festival in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. (Jaime Reina / AFP/Getty Images)

The Saudi Hawks display team performs during the opening of the Bahrain International Airshow in Sakhir, Bahrain. (Mohammed Al-Shaikh / AFP/Getty Images)

The sky is reflected on the Uyuni Salt Flats in Uyuni, Bolivia, during the extreme off-road race the Bolivia Dakar Rally. (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)

Looking upward, apartment buildings form a symmetrical pattern in Hong Kong. (Alex Ogle / AFP/Getty Images)

Pilgrims sleep on the pavement before the arrival of the Black Nazarene at the Quiapo Church in Manila. Multitudes of Catholics converge during the annual procession, believing the statue of Jesus has the power to heal sickness and cast away sin. (Noel Celis / AFP/Getty Images)

Full-size, illuminated buildings are among ice sculptures on display during the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin in China’s Heilongjiang province. (Vincent Thian / Associated Press)

People play soccer at sunset at Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Yauyoshi Chiba / AFP/Getty Images)

Nepalese children feed pigeons in Durbar Square in Katmandu. (Prakash Mathema / AFP/Getty Images)

A Sikh devotee takes a ceremonial dip at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India. (Sanjeev Syal / Associated Press)

Taking in a view of the Jordan Valley, an area that includes the West Bank. (Ahmad Gharabli / AFP/Getty Images)

Two women make a toast ahead of the Orthodox Christmas in Skopje, Macedonia. (Robert Atanasovski / AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks explode above the central square of the Rosa Khutor ski resort, a venue of the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Krasnaya Polyana, east of Sochi, Russia, during New Year’s celebrations. (Lesya Polyakova / Associated Press)

Muslim Shiite faithful visit the shrine of Imam Ali, the son-in-law and cousin of the Prophet Muhammad and the first imam of the Shiites, on the anniversary of the death of the Prophet Mohammed, in Najaf, Iraq. (Jaber al-Helo / Associated Press)