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Pisano, Nicola
(Encyclopedia) Pisano, NicolaPisano, Nicolanēkôˈlä [key]Pisano, Nicola pēzäˈnō [key], b. c.1220, d. between 1278 and 1287, major Italian sculptor, believed to have come from Apulia. He founded a new…kremlin
(Encyclopedia) kremlinkremlinkrĕmˈlĭn [key], Rus. kreml, citadel or walled center of several Russian cities; the most famous is in Moscow. During the Middle Ages, the kremlin served as an…Monaghan, town, Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Monaghan, town (1991 pop. 5,919), seat of Co. Monaghan, N Republic of Ireland. It is a farm market with some manufacturing. Monaghan houses the cathedral of the Roman Catholic diocese…Mans, Le
(Encyclopedia) Mans, LeMans, Lelə mäN [key], city (1990 pop. 148,465), capital of Sarthe dept., NW France, on the Sarthe River. The historical capital of Maine, it is also an important manufacturing…Ryazan
(Encyclopedia) RyazanRyazanryəzänˈyə [key], city (1989 pop. 515,000), capital of Ryazan region, E central European Russia, on the Oka River. Industries include oil refining, lignite processing, and…Sergiyev Posad
(Encyclopedia) Sergiyev PosadSergiyev Posadsyĕrˈgēyĭf pōsädˈ [key], formerly ZagorskSergiyev Posadzəgôrskˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 115,000), central European Russia. It is a rail terminus and a…Pereslavl-Zalesski
(Encyclopedia) Pereslavl-ZalesskiPereslavl-Zalesskipĕrēəsläˈvəl-zəlyĕsˈkē [key], city, central European Russia. It is the birthplace of Alexander Nevsky, and it relies on tourism. The city was…Welby, Justin Portal
(Encyclopedia) Welby, Justin Portal, 1956–, archbishop of Canterbury (2013–), b. London, grad. Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A., 1978). An oil executive until 1989, he studied theology at St. John's…Canterbury
(Encyclopedia) Canterbury, city and district, Kent, SE England, on the Stour River. Tourism, services, and retail are the city's main industries. There…Reims
(Encyclopedia) Reims or RheimsReimsrăNs, rēmz [key], city (1990 pop. 185,164), Marne dept., NE France, in Champagne. The center of the champagne industry, Reims is situated amid large vineyards.…Trending
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