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Louvre

(Encyclopedia) LouvreLouvrel&oomacr;ˈvrə [key], foremost French museum of art, located in Paris. The building was a royal fortress and palace built by Philip II in the late 12th cent. In 1546…

2004 Olympics: Swimming, Men

Event  Time   50m Free Gary Hall, USA21.93  Duje Draganja, CRO21.94 Roland Mark Schoeman, S. AFR22.02 100m Free Pieter van den Hoogenband, NED 48.17 Roland Mark…

2004 Olympics: Swimming, Women's

Event  Time   50m FreeInge de Bruijn, NED24.58 Malia Metella, FRA24.89 Lisbeth Lenton, AUS24.91 100m FreeJodie Henry, AUS53.84 Inge de Bruijn, NED54.16 …

Suzhou

(Encyclopedia) Suzhou,&sp;SoochowSuzhou,both: s&oomacr;ˈjōˈ [key], or WuxianSuzhou,w&oomacr;ˈshēĕnˈ [key], city (1994 pop. 710,900), SE Jiangsu prov., E central China, on the Grand Canal…

pyramid, structure

(Encyclopedia) pyramid. The true pyramid exists only in Egypt and Sudan, though the term has also been applied to similar structures in other countries. Egyptian pyramids are square in plan and their…

Beijing

(Encyclopedia) Beijing Beijing bā-jĭng [key] or Peking Peking…

Notable Asian Americans, A-Z

Grace ParkBiographies ofNotable Asian Pacific AmericansA-Z ListGovernment Officials and PoliticiansBusiness and Media LeadersAthletes & Sports PersonalitiesScientistsEntertainers:…

Notable Architects

Frank Lloyd Wright See also Notable Artists People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Architecture American Architecture Architecture of the Renaissance French…

Notable Architects

Notable Architects Frank Lloyd Wright See also Notable Artists People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Architecture American Architecture Architecture of…

Pritzker Architecture Prize Recipients (table)

(Encyclopedia) Pritzker Architecture Prize Recipients Year Recipient(s) Nation 1979 Philip Johnson United States 1980 Luis Barragán Mexico 1981 James Stirling Great Britain 1982 Kevin Roche…