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(Encyclopedia) tower, structure, the greatest dimension of which is its height. Towers have belonged to two general types. The first embodies practical uses such as defense (characteristic of the…Brewer's: Protestant
One of the party who adhered to Luther at the Reformation. These Lutherans, in 1529, “protested” against the decree of Charles V. of Germany, and appealed from the Diet of Spires to a…Brewer's: Salisbury Cathedral
Begun in 1220, and finished in 1258; noted for having the loftiest spire in the United Kingdom. It is 400 feet high, or thirty feet higher than the dome of St. Paul's. Source: Dictionary…Brewer's: Nine Crosses
Altar crosses, processional crosses, roods on lofts, reliquary crosses, consecration crosses, marking crosses, pectoral crosses, spire crosses, and crosses pendent over altars. (Pugin…Brewer's: V. D. M. I. A. E
(Verbum Dei manet in aeternum). The word of God endureth for ever. The inscription on the livery of the servants of the Duke of Saxony and Landgrave of Hesse, the Lutheran princes, at the…Walt Whitman: Song of the Exposition, Part 5
Part 5We do not blame thee elder World, nor really separate ourselves from thee, (Would the son separate himself from the father?) Looking back on thee, seeing thee to thy duties, grandeurs,…Top Ten Tallest Completed Building Projects, 2006
Building name/location Height (m/ft) Stories Use 1. Nina Tower 1, Hong Kong 319/1,046 80 Mixed 2. Aspire…Brewer's: Ross
(Celtic). A headland; as Roslin, Culross, Rossberg, Montrose, Roxburg, Ardrossan, etc. Ross, from the Welsh rhos (“a moor”); found in Welsh and Cornish names, as Rossal, Rusholme, etc.…Top Ten Tallest Completed Building Projects, 2008
.This table provides information about completed buildings in 2008 that are fully clad and either "open for business" or at least partially occupied.. Building name/location…Brewer's: Kremlin
(The). A gigantic pile of buildings in Moscow of every style of architecture: Arabesque palaces, Gothic forts, Greek temples, Italian steeples, Chinese pavilions, and Cyclopean walls. It…Trending
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