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41Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …
42Dutch Water Line — Old Dutch Waterline New Dutch Waterline Netherlands One of the inundation sluices near Utrecht Type …
43Metz — For other uses, see Metz (disambiguation). Metz   Commune   Municipalité de Metz From top: Panora …
44Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …
45List of ancient cities in Thrace and Dacia — This is a list of ancient cities, towns, villages, and fortresses in and around Thrace and Dacia. A number of these settlements were Dacian and Thracian, but some were Celtic, Greek, Roman, Paeonian, or Persian. A number of cities in Dacia and… …
46Mabila — Also see: Mauvilla. The town of Mabila[1](or Mavila, Mavilla, Mauvilla)[2] was a small fortress town known to Chief Tuskaloosa in 1540, in a region of present day central Alabama.[1] The exact location has been debated for centuries. Mabila was a …
47History of Bratislava — This page gives an overview of the history of Bratislava the capital of Slovakia and the country s largest city.PrehistoryIn the area where present day Bratislava lies, 3 skeletons of the (Epi)Pliopithecus vindobonensis were found in the borough… …
48Cité de Carcassonne — Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne * UNESCO World Heritage Site Country …
49Muslim conquest of Egypt — Part of the Muslim conquests and Byzantine Arab Wars …
50Parthenay — French commune nomcommune=Parthenay région=Poitou Charentes département=Deux Sèvres ( sous préfecture ) arrondissement=Parthenay canton=Parthenay insee=79202 cp=79200 maire=Xavier Argenton mandat=2008 2014 intercomm=Communauté de communes de… …
