large alcove
1alcôve — [ alkov ] n. f. • 1646; esp. alcoba, ar. al qubba « petite chambre » ♦ Enfoncement ménagé dans une chambre pour un ou plusieurs lits, qu on peut fermer dans la journée. ♢ Hist. littér. Partie de la chambre où les Précieuses tenaient salon. ⇒… …
2Pierre Hotel Robbery — The 1972 Pierre Hotel Robbery was a hotel robbery planned by Samuel Nalo and Robert Comfort, an associate of the Lucchese crime family, and carried out by several of his associates. It began in early November 1971. This robbery would later be… …
3Herculanum —  Pour la commune italienne, voir Ercolano Zones archéologiques de Pompéi, Herculanum et Torre Annunziata * …
4lit — [ li ] n. m. • fin XIe; lat. lectus I ♦ 1 ♦ Meuble destiné au coucher. ⇒poét. couche; fam. paddock, 2. pageot, 2. pieu, plumard, 2. plume, pucier; enfantin 1. dodo. Bois d …
5Château de Fontainebleau — L escalier du Fer à cheval Période ou style médiéval, Renaissance, classique Type palais royal Début co …
6Nationality Rooms — Coordinates: 40°26′40″N 79°57′12″W / 40.444426°N 79.953423°W / 40.444426; 79.953423 …
7arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
8Mummy Cave — U.S. National Register of Historic Places …
9Japanese tea ceremony — Tea ceremony The Japanese tea ceremony, also called the Way of Tea, is a Japanese cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of matcha, powdered green tea. In Japanese, it is called chanoyu (茶の湯) or chadō ( …
10Missouri Crematory — The Missouri Crematory was the sixth modern crematory built in the United States and holds the distinction of being the first crematory built west of the Mississippi River. The crematory is located at 3211 Sublette Avenue in St. Louis, just… …
