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Europe's cold spell just won't let up. Cold, snow and frigid temperatures continue to hold the continent in their grip, even as far south as Rome. Here, rare snowfall transforms the ancient forum in Rome.
Germany this week is shivering temperatures as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit) while countries further east have experienced even colder weather. Here, frost crystals on a window in Zurich, Switerzland.
In Berlin, large parts of the Spree River have frozen over, though authorities have said that it is dangerous to walk on because of the moving water beneath. Some have warmed up in a floating sauna on the river's edge.
The Trevi Fountain, another Rome landmark, looks quite a bit different under a blanket of snow.
Fish and fowl have likewise been struggling with the cold temperatures. Here, a goldfish lies frozen in the ice covering a lake in the German town of Darmstadt.
Many in the Alps were complaining of a lack of snow in early January. The situation has been rapidly rectified in recent weeks with several heavy snowfalls. Here, a church in the village of Jenisburg near the Swiss mountain resort of Davos.
Venice too has been hit by the cold snap, with a thin layer of ice having formed on many of the city's famous canals.
Dramatic ice formations wow hikers in the Partnachklamm gorge near Garmisch-Partenkirchen in southern Germany.
Meanwhile in the norther German city of Hamburg, several of the water ways threading trhough the city have frozen over.
Despite temperatures dropping below minus 30 degrees Celsius, these Russian fishermen were not deterred from setting up a tent on the Moscow River.
In the German city of Würzburg, icicles found a home on this frigid fountain in front of the royal palace.
Tiny reed sprouts are covered in domes of ice close to Germany's North Sea coast.
A park near Mikhaylovskiy Cathedral in the Ukrainian capital Kiev is bathed in stark sunlight despite the minus 18 degree Celsius temperatures. Ukraine has suffered mightily from the recent wave of cold weather, with dozens having lost their lives.
More than a meter (three feet) of snow fell on Sarajevo on Saturday, blocking all traffic and burying vehicles.
On the shores of Lake Geneva, one driver decided it was best to pick up his car on another day.
Swiss wooden figurines assumed a glacial posture as Europe's cold spell transformed them into ice sculptures.
On the outskirts of Barcelona, Spain, a forest is transformed into a winter wonderland by a rare snowfall.
People all across Europe are doing their best to avoid venturing outside. Here, people find refuge in a bar in the Serbian city of Uzice.
A seagull flies low over the partially frozen Elbe River in Dresden on Monday.
Despite the cold, Europeans remain resolute. Here, a child walks along a wave barrier on Romania's Black Sea coast. Some parts of the country have seen temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit).
Icicles drape scaffolding at a construction site in Berlin.
These meerkats in the Schwerin zoo get a bit of relief from the cold weather.
