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Dmitrov
(Encyclopedia) DmitrovDmitrovdəmēˈtrəf [key], city, N central European Russia, on the Moscow Canal. Dmitrov was founded in 1154. In the 13th cent. it became the capital of an independent duchy that…Southwell
(Encyclopedia) SouthwellSouthwellsŭᵺˈəl, southˈəl [key], town (1991 pop. 61,200), Nottinghamshire, central England. It includes the small civil parish of Southwell, which since 1884 has been the…rose window
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Rose window (Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris) rose window, large, stone-traceried, circular window of medieval churches. Romanesque churches of both England and the Continent…flamboyant style
(Encyclopedia) flamboyant style, the final development in French Gothic architecture that reached its height in the 15th cent. It is characterized chiefly by ornate tracery forms that, by their…Schuller, Robert Harold
(Encyclopedia) Schuller, Robert Harold, 1926–2015, American Protestant minister and television evangelist, b. Alton, Iowa. Schuller gained attention (1955) when he used a drive-in theater to preach…canon, in Christianity
(Encyclopedia) canon, in Christianity, in the Roman Catholic Church, decrees of church councils are usually called canons; since the Council of Trent the expression has been especially reserved to…Scott, Sir George Gilbert
(Encyclopedia) Scott, Sir George Gilbert, 1811–78, English architect. Prominent in the Gothic revival, he designed many public structures. He also directed a vast amount of Gothic restoration work,…Giralda
(Encyclopedia) GiraldaGiraldahērälˈdä [key], the famous tower adjoining the Cathedral of Seville, Spain. It was built (1163–84) to serve as minaret to the main mosque of Seville, on the site of which…Elgin, town, Scotland
(Encyclopedia) Elgin, town, Moray, NE Scotland, on the Lossie River. Lossiemouth is its port. Elgin is the market town for Moray's farm belt. Woolen…Monreale
(Encyclopedia) MonrealeMonrealemōnrāäˈlā [key], town (1991 pop. 26,256), NW Sicily, Italy, near Palermo. An agricultural market and tourist center, it commands a magnificent view of the fertile Conca…Trending
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