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  • 111Indo-China — • The most easterly of the three great peninsulas of Southern Asia, is bounded on the north by the mountains of Assam, the Plateau of Yun nan, and the mountains of Kwang si; on the east by the province of Kwang si (Canton), the Gulf of Tong king …

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  • 112One World Trade Center — Freedom Tower redirects here. For other uses, see Freedom Tower (disambiguation). For the building complex destroyed in the September 11 attacks, see World Trade Center. For the specific WTC building formerly known as One World Trade Center, see… …

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  • 113Jedburgh —    JEDBURGH, a burgh, market town, and parish, in the district of Jedburgh, county of Roxburgh, of which it is the capital, 11 miles (S. W. by S.) from Kelso, and 49 (S. E. by S.) from Edinburgh; containing, with the villages of Bongate,… …

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  • 114Kilninver and Kilmelford —    KILNINVER and KILMELFORD, a parish, in the district of Lorn, county of Argyll, 8 miles (S. by W.) from Oban; containing 896 inhabitants. The name of the first of these two ancient parishes is formed from the two Gaelic words, kil, a cell,… …

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  • 115List of towers in Somerset — The Somerset Towers, built in the 14th to 16th centuries, have been describe as among England s finest contributions to medieval art.cite book |last= Jenkins|first=Simon|title= England s Thousand Best Churches|year= 2000|publisher= Penguin… …

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  • 116Palace of Westminster — Houses of Parliament redirects here. For other uses, see Houses of Parliament (disambiguation). Palace of Westminster The Palace of Westminster and Westminster Bridge viewed …

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  • 117Skyscraper — For other uses, see Skyscraper (disambiguation). A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be… …

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  • 118Western 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… …

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  • 119Crane (machine) — A modern crawler type derrick crane with outriggers. The latticed boom is fitted with a jib. A crane is a type of machine, generally equipped with a hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower material …

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  • 120Walls of Constantinople — Istanbul, Turkey Map showing Constantinople and its walls du …

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