the canals of venice
81Stone Age — the period in the history of humankind, preceding the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, and marked by the use of stone implements and weapons: subdivided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods. [1860 65] * * * First known period of… …
82Compagnie della Calza — The Arrival of the English Ambassadors by Carpaccio (1495) showing a member of the calza at centre with his company s badge The Compagnie della Calza were theatrical associations in Venice in the 15th and 16th centuries. The members wore… …
83Nomadic Museum — The Nomadic Museum is a purpose built temporary structure used to house the Ashes and Snow photography and film exhibition by Gregory Colbert. Gregory Colbert originally conceived of the idea for a sustainable traveling museum in 1999. He… …
84Water Tribe — The Water Tribe is a collective term for a nation of people in the fictional universe of the Nickelodeon animated television series . One of the series four nations, the Water Tribe is divided mainly into two nation states: the Southern Water… …
85Naviglio Pavese — The Naviglio Pavese is one of the canals making up the Navigli system in Lombardy, Italy. Once navigable, it is 33 km long and connected the city of Milan to Pavia, and through a flight of six locks to the River Ticino. Construction started in… …
86Islamic Golden Age — The Islamic Golden Age, also sometimes known as the Islamic Renaissance, [Joel L. Kraemer (1992), Humanism in the Renaissance of Islam , p. 1 148, Brill Publishers, ISBN 9004072594.] was traditionally dated from the 8th century to the 13th… …
87Architecture of Penang — The architecture of Penang reflects the 171 years of British presence in the Malaysian state of Penang, coalescing with local, Chinese, Indian, Islamic and other elements to create a unique and distinctive brand of architecture. Along with… …
88Court Farm, Pembrey — The barn at Court Farm, Pembrey Court Farm in Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales, is an ancient and formerly imposing manor house which is now an overgrown ruin, but structurally sound, and capable of repair and restoration. It consists of three… …
89Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… …
90Bangkok — Infobox Settlement name = Bangkok official name = Krung Thep Maha Nakhon native name = กรุงเทพมหานคร nickname = motto = image size = 800 × 533 pixels image caption = Bangkok flag size = image seal size = mapsize = 178px map caption = Location… …
