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  • 31Elgin Cathedral — Infobox Medieval cathedral name=Elgin Cathedral dedicated=The Holy Trinity established=fl. x1114 ndash;1127x1131 1224 (in present location) bull=Honorius III in 1224 diocese=Diocese of Moray (Moravienses) diocese est=x1114 ndash;1127x1131 deanery …

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  • 32All Saints Church, Kedleston — All Saints Church, Kedleston, from the east …

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  • 33Mendip — This article is about the local government district in Somerset. For the hills after which the district is named, see Mendip Hills. Mendip   Non metropolitan district   …

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  • 34Latin American art — Introduction       artistic traditions that developed in Mesoamerica, Central America, and South America after contact with the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in 1492 and 1500, respectively, and continuing to the present.       This article… …

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  • 35University of Idaho — Motto A Legacy of Leading Established January 30, 1889 Type Public …

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  • 36Angkor Wat — (or Angkor Vat) ( km. អង្គរវត្ត), is a temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia, built for King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. As the best preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained …

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  • 37New Safe Confinement — Computer impression of the New Safe Confinement to cover No.4 Reactor at Chernobyl The New Safe Confinement (NSC or New Shelter) is the structure intended to contain the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl, Ukraine, part of which was destroyed by the… …

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  • 38art and architecture, Mesopotamian — Introduction       the art and architecture of the ancient Mesopotamian civilizations.       The name Mesopotamia has been used with varying connotations by ancient writers. If, for convenience, it is to be considered synonymous with the modern… …

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  • 39Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …

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  • 40buttress — I. noun Etymology: Middle English butres, from Anglo French (arche) boteraz thrusting (arch), ultimately from buter to thrust more at butt Date: 14th century 1. a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a… …

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