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Orders of architecture
orders of architecture. In classical tyles of architecture the various columnar types fall, in general, into the five so-called classical orders, which…
(Encyclopedia) Tchaikovsky, Peter IlyichTchaikovsky, Peter Ilyichĭlyēchˈ chīkôfˈskē [key], 1840–93, Russian composer, b. Kamsko-Votkinsk. Variant transliterations of his name include Tschaikovsky and…
(Encyclopedia) UrUrûr [key], ancient city of Sumer, S Mesopotamia. The city is also known as Ur of the Chaldees. It was an important center of Sumerian culture (see Sumer) and is identified in the…
(Encyclopedia) DamascusDamascusdəmăsˈkəs [key], Arabic Dimashq or ash-Sham, city (1995 est. pop. 1,500,000), capital of Syria and of its Damascus governorate, SW Syria, on the eastern edge of the…
Inaugural Trivia Firsts and facts about presidential inaugurations by Christine Frantz and Beth Rowen NOTABLE INAUGURAL EVENTS George Washington's was the shortest…
Sen. Joseph Lieberman Gore's VP choice brings moral compass and rectitude by Beth Rowen Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore, left, and Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., wave to…
Spencer AbrahamDaniel Kahikina Akaka Archibald Alphonso AlexanderSamuel A. Alito, Jr. Paula Gunn AllenKing Abdullah AmanirenasStephen AmbroseMary AntinSusan B. Anthony Virginia ApgarJames…
War of 1812The Civil WarSpanish-American War (1898–1899)Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)Richard Wagner (1813–1883)Archive PhotosEdgar Allan Poe(1809–1849)The Library of Congress Picture…
