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Cloisters, the

(Encyclopedia) Cloisters, the, museum of medieval European art, in Fort Tryon Park, New York City, overlooking the Hudson River. A branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it was opened to the…

Alamo, the

(Encyclopedia) Alamo, theAlamo, theălˈəmōˌ [key] [Span.,=cottonwood], building in San Antonio, Tex., “the cradle of Texas liberty.” Built as a chapel after 1744, it is all that remains of the mission…

Dalles, The

(Encyclopedia) Dalles, The, Oregon: see The Dalles.

Downs, The

(Encyclopedia) Downs, The, roadstead, c.8 mi (13 km) long and 6 mi (9.7 km) wide, between North Foreland and South Foreland, off Deal, Kent, SE England, in the English Channel. It is protected,…

Archer, The

(Encyclopedia) Archer, The, English name for Sagittarius, a constellation.

Arctic, the

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Arctic, the northernmost area of the earth, centered on the North Pole. The arctic regions are not coextensive with the area enclosed by the Arctic Circle (lat. 66°30′N) but are…

Law, the

(Encyclopedia) Law, the, in Judaism: see Torah.

Lion, The

(Encyclopedia) Lion, The, English name for Leo, a constellation.

Eight, the

(Encyclopedia) Eight, the, group of American artists in New York City, formed in 1908 to exhibit paintings. They were men of widely different tendencies, held together mainly by their common…

Fishes, The

(Encyclopedia) Fishes, The, English name for Pisces, a constellation.