Top Gallery: Photos of the day

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 02: Dolls belonging to Queen Elizabeth II are displayed at Buckingham Palace ahead of the Royal Childhood exhibition on April 2, 2014 in London, England. Spanning more than 250 years the exhibition brings together objects from the Royal Collection, the Royal Archives and the private collections of members of the Royal Family, as well as previously unseen photographs and film footage. Royal Childhood is part the Summer Opening of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace from July 26, 2014 to September 28, 2014. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

(Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images)

Most popular galleries

Giant panda cub comes out to play

The National Zoo’s Bao Bao makes a sleepy public debut

Photos of the day

Windsor Greys statue unveiling, North American fluorescence map, Byzantine-era monastery floor unearthed and more.

Muriel Bowser beats incumbent Vincent Gray

The D.C. Council member won the Democratic nomination for mayor.

Marian Robinson, the first grandmother

Robinson, the least public resident of the White House, plays an important role in the first family.

Your photos

Your gardening photos

Thundering through town

Calling all civil war reenactors!

Your sunset and sunrise photos

Submit your photos

Share photos of people, places, things and events that inspire you from the perfect sunset to daily life.

Share your photos

Editor's choice

Ice Castle in Midway, Utah, 2014. Every ice castle is built from 20 million pounds of ice by ice sculptor Brent Christensen. This winter Christensen built three: in Colorado, Utah and New Hampshire. ONE TIME USE ONLY. (Bryan Rowland/Courtesy of Ice Castles)

Creating ‘ice castles’

Brent Christensen has created artificial structures made entirely of ice, which he calls “ice castles,” in Colorado, Utah and New Hampshire.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - L-R - Karen Lee poses for a series of triptych portraits during New York Fashion Week in the Manhattan borough of New York February 9, 2014. Lee, from South Korea, is attending her fifth fashion week. Stella Rose poses for a series of triptych portraits during New York Fashion Week February 6, 2014. Rose, from New York, has attended four previous fashion weeks. Kenny Frimpong poses for a series of triptych portraits during New York Fashion Week in the Manhattan borough of New York February 9, 2014. Frimpong, from Ghana, is attending his tenth fashion week. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)

Street style montages from fashion week

Photographer Carlo Allegri produced series of triptych portraits of NY Fashion Week attendees, documenting details of their accessories, shoes and hairstyles.

Galleries

(Jahi Chikwendiu / The Washington Post)

A Rwanda homecoming

Former rebels and their families repatriate after fifteen years in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

(Ina Fassbender / Reuters)

Animal views

Dogs rescued from Sochi, Russia, butterflies at a new London exhibition, children reading to cats, zoo babies and more.

(Kim Ludbrook / EPA)

ABSA Cape Epic mountain bike race in South Africa

The multi-day stage race is known as the Tour de France of mountain biking.

(Nic Bothma / EPA)

Best news photos of the week

A look at some of our favorite images from the week of March 24, 2014.

(Bill O'Leary / WASHINGTON POST)

Iconic Washington Post images: Buy reader favorites

Go to www.washingtonpostreprints.com and click on “Purchase a Photo for Personal Use.”