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  • 61ROME ET EMPIRE ROMAIN - L’art romain — Rome est une des villes d’art les plus prestigieuses du monde, et une bonne partie des monuments qui font sa gloire remontent à l’Antiquité. Sur toute l’étendue de l’Empire qu’elle a régi, de l’Écosse au Sahara, de l’Atlantique à l’Euphrate,… …

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  • 62AMÉRIQUE PRÉCOLOMBIENNE (archéologie et art) - Arts et civilisations de l’Amérique moyenne — LES HAUTES CULTURES PRÉCOLOMBIENNES On entend par «Amérique moyenne», du point de vue de l’histoire des civilisations, une vaste zone de l’Amérique du Nord et de l’Amérique centrale, qui comprend la plus grande partie du Mexique, Belize et les… …

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  • 63grand — grand, grande [ grɑ̃, grɑ̃d ] ou en liaison [ grɑ̃t ] adj. • grant Xe; lat. grandis, qui a éliminé magnus I ♦ Dans l ordre physique (avec possibilité de mesure) 1 ♦ Dont la hauteur, la taille dépasse la moyenne. Grand et mince. ⇒ élancé. Grand et …

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  • 64imposant — imposant, ante [ ɛ̃pozɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1715; de imposer 1 ♦ Qui impose le respect, l admiration, décourage toute familiarité. ⇒ majestueux. Un vieillard imposant. Air, aspect imposant. ⇒ grave, noble, solennel. Ton imposant. « La maréchale était… …

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  • 65William Byrd — (c. 1540 ndash; 4 July 1623) was an English composer of the Renaissance. He cultivated many of the forms current in England at the time, including various types of sacred and secular polyphony, keyboard and consort music ProvenanceOur knowledge… …

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  • 66Blenheim Palace — is a large and monumental country house situated in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. It is the only non episcopal country house in England to hold the title palace . The Palace, one of England s largest houses, was built between 1705 and circa… …

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  • 67Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński — Józef Maria Hoëne Wroński (August 23, 1778 – August 8, 1853) was a Polish Messianist philosopher who worked in many fields of knowledge, not only as a philosopher but as mathematician, physicist, inventor, lawyer, economist.LifeHoene Wroński came …

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  • 68History of Paris — The History of Paris spans over 2,500 years, during which time the city grew from a small Celtic settlement to the multicultural capital of a modern European state and one of the world s major global cities.Ancient ParisThe area of modern Paris… …

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  • 69Nazi architecture — was an architectural plan which played a role in the Nazi party s plans to create a cultural and spiritual rebirth in Germany as part of the Third Reich. The tribune of the Zeppelinfeld stadium in Nuremberg, where the annual Party rally took… …

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  • 70Perfectionism (psychology) — Not to be confused with Perfectionism (philosophy). Perfectionism, in psychology, is a belief that a state of completeness and flawlessness can and should be attained. In its pathological form, perfectionism is a belief that work or output that… …

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