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21Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles — Until the end of the monarchy in 1974, there were two categories of nobility in Ethiopia: the Mesafint (Ge ez መሳፍንት masāfint, modern mesāfint, singular መስፍን masfin, modern mesfin, prince ) or princes, hereditary nobles, formed the upper echelon… …
22Ronciglione — Infobox CityIT img coa = Ronciglione Stemma.png image caption=A view of the medieeval burg of Ronciglione. official name = Comune di Ronciglione region = Lazio province = Viterbo (VT) elevation m = 441 area total km2 = 52.28 population as of =… …
23Palácio da Bolsa — The Palácio da Bolsa (Stock Exchange Palace) is a historical building in Oporto, Portugal. The Palace was built in the 19th century by the city s Commercial Association ( Associação Comercial ) in Neoclassical style. It is located in the Infante… …
24St. Thomas of Canterbury Church, Chester — Parish church name = St. Thomas of Canterbury Church, Chester caption = St. Thomas of Canterbury Church, Chester dedication = Thomas Beckett denomination = Church of England tradition = Anglo Catholic diocese = Chester province = Province of York …
25Amathus Beach Hotel Limassol (Limassol) — Amathus Beach Hotel Limassol country: Cyprus, city: Limassol (Beach) Amathus Beach Hotel Limassol Surrounded by magnificently blooming gardens, the Amathus Beach Hotel offers the elegance and upmost comfort to make your stay a pleasant one when… …
26literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
27performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
28Lascaux Grotto — Cave near Montignac, Fr. , that contains perhaps the most outstanding known display of prehistoric art. Discovered in 1940, it consists of a main cavern and several steep galleries, all magnificently decorated with engraved, drawn, and painted… …
29ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …
30painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …
