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(Encyclopedia)Chinese Nationalist party: see Kuomintang. ...Chinese Communist party
(Encyclopedia)Chinese Communist party: see Communist party, in China. ...American architecture
(Encyclopedia)American architecture, the architecture produced in the geographical area that now constitutes the United States. Wright, generally acknowledged as one of the greatest architects of the 20th cent., ...Chinese examination system
(Encyclopedia)Chinese examination system, civil service recruitment method and educational system employed from the Han dynasty (206 b.c.–a.d. 220) until it was abolished by the Ch'ing dowager empress Tz'u Hsi in...Norman architecture
(Encyclopedia)Norman architecture, term applied to the buildings erected by the Normans in all lands that fell under their dominion. It is used not only in England and N France, but also in S Italy (Apulia) and in ...Pilgrimage church architecture
(Encyclopedia)Pilgrimage church architecture: see Romanesque architecture and art. ...Greek architecture
(Encyclopedia)Greek architecture the art of building that arose on the shores of the Aegean Sea and flourished in the ancient world. In addition to temples, the Greeks also built a number of other kinds of struct...ornament, in architecture
(Encyclopedia)ornament, in architecture, decorative detail enhancing structures. Structural ornament, an integral part of the framework, includes the shaping and placement of the buttress, cornice, molding, ceiling...Islamic art and architecture
(Encyclopedia)Islamic art and architecture, works of art and architecture created in countries where Islam has been dominant and embodying Muslim precepts in its themes. Among the ceramic types are unglazed wares...Pritzker Architecture Prize
(Encyclopedia)Pritzker Architecture Prize: see Pritzker Prize. ...Browse by Subject
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