Dnipropetrovsk
Dnipropetrovsk , Rus. Dnepropetrovsk, city (1990 est. pop. 1,186,000), capital of Dnipropetrovsk region, central Ukraine, on the Dnieper River. A hub of rail and water transportation, it is a major industrial center with a huge iron and steel industry based on iron ore from the nearby Kryviy Rih mines and coal from the Donets Basin. The city also has plants producing heavy machinery, chemicals, rolling stock, and food products. Founded in 1787 by Potemkin on the site of a Zaporozhian Cossack village, it was named Katerynoslav (Rus. Yekaterinoslav ) for Catherine II. It was called Novorossiysk from 1791 to 1802 and Katerynoslav until 1926, when it was renamed Dnipropetrovsk. The population greatly increased after the completion (1932) of the Dniprohes dam and power station. The city was occupied (1941-43) by German forces during World War II. It has art, historical, and zoological museums.
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Obituary: Professor Paul Stirling
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/25/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...but it was typical of Stirling that he claimed only...the country". Paul Stirling studied Classics and...the sort practised by Sir James Frazer had been definitively...intensive fieldwork. When Stirling was initiated into what...
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Sir James Frazer Stirling
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sir James Frazer Stirling 1926-92, British architect, b. Glasgow...architecture (1950). Settling in London, Stirling worked in partnership (1956-63) with James Gowan, and became known for straightforward...
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Stirling, Sir James Frazer
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Stirling, Sir James Frazer (1926–92). Scots architect...partnership (1956–63) with James Gowan with whom he designed several...attracted much attention. Thereafter Stirling, practising alone, designed the controversial...
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