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Dome of the Rock
(Encyclopedia)Dome of the Rock: see Islamic art and architecture. ...cock-of-the-rock
(Encyclopedia)cock-of-the-rock: see cotinga.Golden Gate National Recreation Area
(Encyclopedia)Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Calif.: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Golden Spike National Historical PARK
(Encyclopedia)Golden Spike National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Indian art and architecture
(Encyclopedia)Indian art and architecture, works of art and architecture produced on the Indian subcontinent, which is now divided among India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. In the Western world, notable collections of...Ice Age National Scenic Trail
(Encyclopedia)Ice Age National Scenic Trail: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Dummer, Jeremiah, 1645–1718, early American silversmith and engraver
(Encyclopedia)Dummer, Jeremiah, 1645–1718, early American silversmith and engraver, b. Newbury, Mass. He was apprenticed (1659) to John Hull and set up as a silversmith in Boston c.1666. He held several public of...Linklater, Richard Stuart
(Encyclopedia)Linklater, Richard Stuart, 1960–, American screenwriter, director, and actor, b. Houston. He dropped out of college and worked on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, then moved to Austin (1983), where...Scandinavian art and architecture
(Encyclopedia)Scandinavian art and architecture, works of art and structures created in the Scandinavian area of Europe. The Swedish sculptor Carl Milles, who worked extensively in the United States, was among th...Saturn, in Roman religion and mythology
(Encyclopedia)Saturn, in Roman religion and mythology, god of harvests, later identified with the Greek Kronos. Little is known of the origins of his cult. His reign was regarded as the Golden Age. He was the husba...Browse by Subject
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