Best of Eyewitness – the urban environment

Locals visit the beach in the Pelguranna district of Tallinn, Estonia. This picture originally appeared in the Guardian on 1 August 2006
Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

Tourist boats on the Nyhavn canal in Copenhagen, Denmark. This picture originally appeared in the Guardian on 16 August 2008
Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian

Municipal workers clean the Rialto Bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. This picture originally appeared in the Guardian on 8 June 2007
Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian

Boys play billiards in the Christian neighbourhood of Khashi Kaluni in Islamabad, Pakistan. This picture originally appeared in the Guardian on 22 April 2008 Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Clouds float over a sandstorm in Beijing, China. This picture originally appeared in the Guardian on 17 April 2011 Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images

A worker sleeps on a restaurant rooftop in Hong Kong, China. This picture originally appeared in the Guardian on 2 July 2008
Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

A picture of North Korea's founder Kim Il-sung decorates a building in the capital Pyongyan. This picture originally appeared in the Guardian on 5 October 2011 Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters

A Turkish flag hangs from the balcony of a flat in in Berlin, Germany, ahead of the semi-final of the Euro 2008 football championships. This picture originally appeared in the Guardian on 26 June 2008 Photograph: Herbert Knosowski/AP