Your pictures on the theme of 'arches'

We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "arches". Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.

Driftwood arch on the beach at Lee-on-the-Solent Kirsty Hiseman

Kirsty Hiseman: "Driftwood arch on the beach at Lee-on-the-Solent."

Roman aqueduct ruins, covered in vegetation, Nikopolis, Greece Spyros Lambrou

Spyros Lambrou: "Roman aqueduct ruins, Nikopolis, Greece."

A child stands in an arch - part of the supporting structure of a viaduct in EssexJason Shrubb

Jason Shrubb: "The viaduct at Chappel and Wakes Colne. Beneath each large arch lies a string of supporting arches. Nearby is the charming East Anglia Railway Museum."

A aeroplane seems to fly through an arch reflected in a hotel windowCarrol Brown

Carrol Brown: "Reflection of my hotel vanity lights and a plane landing at YVR (Vancouver International Airport)."

An arch created by the fogChris Bowe

Chris Bowe: "I took this on a frosty, but sunny day, in Inverclyde whilst out walking my dog, Max."

The brick arches of a viaduct located in a gorge in southern SpainGordon Stewart

Gordon Stewart: "Viaduct to carry water over to sugar mill in Andalusia, Spain. There are 25 arches visible with more hidden by vegetation."

The Milky Way seen through arches of rockErika Valkovicova

Erika Valkovicova: "Milky Way through Double Arch in Arches National Park, Utah. A friend was helping to paint the arch with a torch. This was definitely a bucket list shot."

The sea arch of Stac a' Phris, pictured in a stormy seaJames Scott

James Scott: "The sea arch of Stac a' Phris battles Atlantic waves on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland."

The white arches of Te Rewa Rewa Bridge in New Zealand, with Mt Taranaki in the backgroundRoger Smith

Roger Smith: "The view of Mt Taranaki taken through the arches of Te Rewa Rewa Bridge, near New Plymouth, New Zealand."

An arch formed by the arms of a person holding up a mobile phone to take a pictureJo Anderson

Jo Anderson: "On a family holiday to New York, watching the 4th July fireworks over the Hudson through the archway of a fellow spectator's arms."

The arches of a bridge and viaduct are reflected in the River TweedRay Goti

Ray Goti: "My study of reflections of the beautiful arches of the road bridge and railway viaduct over the River Tweed in Berwick."

Railway carriages seen through the arch of a bridgeMike Read

Mike Read: "A railway arch on the Llangollen Heritage Railway."

An arch made of rocks balanced upon one anotherMike Finn

Mike Finn: "A particularly precarious arch of pebbles on the beach in Camaret-sur-Mer, Brittany."

A woman up a ladder pruning a rose at the top of an arch in the gardenSophie Dolder

Sophie Dolder: "Tending a rose arch."

Two people walk towards a railway arch covered in graffiti in LondonTom Reynolds

Tom Reynolds: "The area of Shoreditch in London is full of graffiti art that changes regularly by the constant flow of street artists. Is it art or is it vandalism? We can decide for ourselves."

Gateway Arch in St Louis, MissouriErika Meister

Erika Meister: "Gateway Arch, St Louis, Missouri, with remnants of clouds from distant Hurricane Helene rainbands."

A boy holds two lightsabres at either end of a rainbowAlan Smith

Alan Smith: "Captured my son 'using the Force' to summon a double-arched rainbow with his lightsabers."

The next theme is "in the air"; the deadline for entries is 15 October 2024.

The pictures will be published later that week and you will be able to find them, along with other galleries, on the In Pictures section of the BBC News website.

You can upload your entries directly here or email them to yourpics@bbc.co.uk.

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