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Capitol, seat of the U.S. Congress
(Encyclopedia) Capitol, seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major…Fitzwilliam Museum
(Encyclopedia) Fitzwilliam Museum, building erected to house the art collection and library bequeathed in 1816 to the Univ. of Cambridge by Richard, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam. Both the collection and…World's Tallest Towers
This table provides information about the tallest towers in the world. A tower differs from a building in that the latter has floors, and is designed for residential, business, or…Burnham, Daniel Hudson
(Encyclopedia) Burnham, Daniel HudsonBurnham, Daniel Hudsonbûrˈnəm [key], 1846–1912, American architect and city planner b. Henderson, N.Y. He was trained in architects' offices in Chicago. In that…Strangford Lough
(Encyclopedia) Strangford LoughStrangford Loughstrăngˈfərd lŏkh [key], inlet of the Irish Sea, 17 mi (27 km) long and 4 mi (6.4 km) wide, between Ards and Down dists., E Northern Ireland, entered…Sokoloff, Nicolai
(Encyclopedia) Sokoloff, NicolaiSokoloff, Nicolainyĭkəlīˈ sōˈkəlôfˌ [key], 1886–1965, American conductor and violinist, b. near Kiev, Russia. After studying at Yale and under Charles Martin Loeffler…Kings, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Kings, river, 125 mi (201 km) long, rising in three forks in the Sierra Nevada, E Calif., and flowing SW to Tulare Lake in the San Joaquin valley. Its middle and southern forks flow…Little Sioux
(Encyclopedia) Little SiouxLittle Siouxs&oomacr; [key], river, 221 mi (356 km) long, rising in SW Minn. and flowing generally SW across NW Iowa to the Missouri River S of Sioux City. Flowing…Manas
(Encyclopedia) ManasManasmänäsˈ [key], town and oasis, central Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, on the Manas River, in the Dzungarian basin. It is the center of a large mechanized-farm area.…Cuanza
(Encyclopedia) Cuanza or KwanzaCuanzaboth: kwänˈzä [key], river, 600 mi (966 km) long, rising in central Angola and flowing NW and W to the Atlantic. Its lower course, which is navigable for c.160 mi…Trending
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