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  • 81art and architecture, Anatolian — Introduction       the art and architecture of ancient Anatolian civilizations.       Anatolia is the name that is currently applied to the whole Asian territory of modern Turkey. Its western half is a broad peninsula connecting the continent of… …

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  • 82St James' Church, Stirchley — St James Church, Stirchley …

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  • 83Church of the Misericórdia de Valadares — Coordinates: 42°4′25.66″N 8°21′49.06″W / 42.0737944°N 8.3636278°W / 42.0737944; 8.3636278 …

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  • 84Corregidor Island Lighthouse — Corregidor lighthouse in 1893 …

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  • 85Dara Dam — Location Dara, Turkey Opening date Ca. 560 AD Dam and spillways Impounds River Cordes The Dara Dam was a Roman arch dam at Dara in …

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  • 86Ss. Boris and Gleb Cathedral, Daugavpils — Coordinates: 55°52′14.55″N 26°32′16.43″E / 55.8707083°N 26.5378972°E / 55.8707083; 26.5378972 …

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  • 87Overlook (Little Falls, New York) — Overlook U.S. National Register of Historic Places …

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  • 88Nouméa Cathedral — (French: Cathédrale Saint Joseph de Nouméa) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in Nouméa, New Caledonia. It has been the seat since 1966 of the Archdiocese of Nouméa, to which the former Vicariate Apostolic …

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  • 89Ward (fortification) — In fortifications, a bailey or ward refers to a courtyard enclosed by a curtain wall. In particular, an early type of European castle was known as a Motte and bailey. Castles can have more than one ward. Their layout depends both on the local… …

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  • 90pendentive — pen•den•tive [[t]pɛnˈdɛn tɪv[/t]] n. archit. one of several spandrels, in the form of concave triangles, forming a transition between the circular plan of a dome and the polygonal plan of the supporting masonry • Etymology: 1720–30; < F… …

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