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  • 51Antonio Canova — (November 1, 1757 October 13, 1822) was an Italian sculptor who became famous for his marble sculptures that delicately rendered nude flesh. The epitome of the neoclassical style, his work marked a return to classical refinement after the… …

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  • 52Sequoia National Park — IUCN Category II (National Park) Giant sequoia trees in the Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park …

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  • 53St Pancras railway station — Infobox London station name = St Pancras International caption = St Pancras Chambers, seen from Euston Road manager = Network Rail (Domestic low level)cite web | url = http://nrekb.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/STP.html | title = Station Facilities …

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  • 54Sogyal Rinpoche — (bo tw|t=བསོད་རྒྱལ་|w=Bsod rgyal) is a Tibetan Dzogchen Lama of the Nyingma tradition. He has been teaching for over 30 years and continues to travel widely in Europe, America, Australia and Asia. [ [http://www.rigpa.org/Sogyal Rinpoche.html… …

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  • 55U.S. Route 9 in New York — This article is about the section of U.S. Route 9 in New York. For the entire length of the highway, see U.S. Route 9. U.S. Route 9 Map of New York with US 9 high …

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  • 56Peter and Catharine Whyte — were twentieth century Canadian artists from Banff, Alberta known for their landscape paintings of the Canadian Rockies. Their paintings and extensive collection of regional artifacts formed the genesis of what would later become the Whyte Museum …

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  • 57Pukkelpop — 50° 57′ 38″ N 5° 21′ 21″ E / 50.96059, 5.3558 …

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  • 58literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 59Riviera — /riv ee air euh/; for 1 also It. /rddee vye rddah/, n. 1. a resort area along the Mediterranean coast, extending from Saint Tropez, in SE France, to La Spezia, in NW Italy. See Côte d Azur. 2. (often l.c.) any similar coastal resort area: the… …

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  • 60Japan — • Called in the language of the country Nihon or Nippon (Land of the Rising Sun), and Dai Nihon or Dai Nippon (Great Japan), situated north west of the Pacific Ocean and east of the Asiatic continent Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… …

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