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Nighttime shots of the bizarre ‘earth pyramids’ of the South Tyrolean Alps by photographer Killian Schönberger.

Each of the clay columns, eroded from earlier structures left by retreating glaciers after the last Ice Age, is protected by a large boulder resting on top. Eventually, the columns lose the structural cohesion required to support the boulder and collapse – a sad day indeed for natural weirdness.

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