Portuguese Diamond
The Portuguese Diamond is an unusual Octagonal Emerald cut known for its flawlessness and clarity. It weighs 127.01 carats and is regarded as one of the world’s most magnificent diamond gems.
Pfeilstorch
A Pfeilstorch (German for "arrow stork") is a stork which is injured by an arrow while wintering in Africa, and then returns to Europe with the arrow stuck in its body. This Pfeilstorch was crucial in understanding the migration of European birds. Before migration was understood, people had no other explanation for the sudden annual disappearance of birds like the White Stork and Barn Swallow. To date, around 25 Pfeilstörche have been documented.
Porpita porpita
This Blue Button Jellyfish, or porpita porpita, at Enoshima Aquarium is not actually a jellyfish. It’s a hydroid made up of individual zooids that float together at the water’s surface and each function differently: some eat, some reproduce, some defend.
Penitentes
Penitentes are a snow formation found at high altitudes. They take the form of tall thin blades of hardened snow or ice closely spaced with the blades oriented towards the general direction of the sun. Penitentes can be as tall as a person.
Princess Juliana International Airport
Princess Juliana International Airport's runway is just over 7,500 feet in length, which puts it right on the limit for larger jets arriving.
Paolo Uccello
Paolo Uccello was an Italian painter and a mathematician who was notable for his pioneering work on visual perspective in art.
Peer Raben
Peer Raben was a composer best known for his work with German film-maker Rainer Werner Fassbinder. In addition to Fassbinder, Raben composed music for Barbet Schroeder and Wong Kar-wai.
Philippe Petit
Philippe Petit is a French high-wire artist who gained fame for his unauthorized high-wire walks between the towers of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in 1971 and of Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1973, as well as between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on the morning of 7 August 1974.
Palazzo Grassi
François Pinault's place to exhibit his collection.
Parkett
Parkett was an arts magazine that ceased publication after its 100th issue.