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Placentia, city, California
(Encyclopedia) Placentia, city (1990 pop. 41,259), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1926. Once a rural farming community, it has become a residential city with manufactures that include industrial products…Projects in the Pipeline
Current pipeline projects and their staggering costs by David Johnson This article was posted on August 27, 2000. The consortium of Western oil companies exploring the Caspian Sea…Brooklyn Bridge History and Construction
Watch this video and learn about the history of the Brooklyn Bridge, its construction and dimensions.Tower Bridge History and Construction
Watch this video and learn about the construction of London's Tower Bridge, a combined bascule and suspension bridge.Burj Khalifa
(Encyclopedia) Burj Khalifa [Arab.,=Khalifa Tower], skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, that is the tallest building in the world. The centerpiece of a large urban development, it stands 2,717…Bedford, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Bedford. 1 City (2020 pop. 13,068), seat of Lawrence co., S Ind.; inc. 1889. Bedford limestone, quarried there and shipped all over the…Gresham
(Encyclopedia) Gresham Gresham grĕshˈəm [key], city (2020 pop. 114,247), Multnomah co., NW Oregon, mainly…World's Tallest Buildings
The following table lists the tallest buildings in the world by height. The Burj Khalifa, completed in January 2010, tops the list. NOTE: This list includes only buildings.2 For towers,…cross-laminated timber
(Encyclopedia) cross-laminated timber (CLT), manufactured wood panels that consist of layers of boards glued together under pressure with the grain of the boards in one layer running perpendicular to…Jarvis, Thomas Jordan
(Encyclopedia) Jarvis, Thomas Jordan, 1836–1915, governor of North Carolina (1879–85), b. Jarvisburg, Currituck co., N.C., grad. Randolph-Macon College (B.A., 1860; M.A., 1861). Wounded at Drewry's…Trending
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