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Utsunomiya
(Encyclopedia) UtsunomiyaUtsunomiya&oomacr;ts&oomacr;nōˈmēä [key], city (1990 pop. 426,809), capital of Tochigi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. A tobacco-processing center and tourist…Takasaki
(Encyclopedia) TakasakiTakasakitäkäsäˈkē [key], city (1990 pop. 236,461), Gumma prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. A transportation and industrial center, it produces computers and computer…Gibbons, Grinling
(Encyclopedia) Gibbons, Grinling, 1648–1721, English wood carver and sculptor, b. Rotterdam. From the reign of Charles II to that of George I he was master wood carver to the crown. Sir Christopher…Thespiae
(Encyclopedia) ThespiaeThespiaethĕsˈpē-ēˌ [key], ancient city of Greece, in S Boeotia, near Mt. Helicon (now Elikón) and SW of Thebes. The Thespians fought (479 b.c.) against the Persians at…Dixon
(Encyclopedia) Dixon, city (2020 pop. 15,274), seat of Lee co., N Ill., on the Rock River; founded 1830, inc. 1857. Corn and soybeans are grown, cattle…Christ of the Andes
(Encyclopedia) Christ of the Andes, statue of Jesus commemorating a series of peace and boundary treaties between Argentina and Chile. Dedicated Mar. 13, 1904, it stands in Uspallata Pass, high in…Brown, Henry Kirke
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Henry Kirke, 1814–86, American sculptor, b. Leyden, Mass. He studied portrait painting with Chester Harding and later turned to sculpture, which he studied in Italy. Returning…Agoracritus
(Encyclopedia) AgoracritusAgoracritusăgˌōrăkˈrĭtəs [key], fl. 5th cent. b.c., Athenian sculptor born on the island of Paros, said to have been the favorite pupil of Phidias. His best-known work was…Trafalgar Square
(Encyclopedia) Trafalgar Square, in Westminster, London, England, named for Lord Nelson's victory at the battle of Trafalgar. The statue surmounting the Nelson memorial column (185 ft/56 m high) was…Houdon, Jean-Antoine
(Encyclopedia) Houdon, Jean-AntoineHoudon, Jean-AntoinezhäN-äNtwänˈ &oomacr;dôNˈ [key], 1741–1828, French neoclassical sculptor. He studied with Michel Ange Slodtz, Lemoyne, and Pigalle, took the…Trending
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