Misratah
Misratah or Misurata , city (1984 pop. 131,031), NW Libya, located in an oasis. A seaport on the Mediterranean Sea, the city exports dates and grain and is noted for its handwoven carpets, pottery, and textiles. Misratah was known to the Romans as Tubartis. The Italians built its port in the 20th cent.
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Sakhee's team confident of Arc Triomphe.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales); 10/6/2001; 493 words
; HE may have an unfavourable draw but confidence is high in the Godolphin camp over hot Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe-Lucien Barriere favourite Sakhee. The team are full of hope that he can overcome his wide draw in tomorrow's Longchamp showpiece...
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Racing: Arc de Triomphe: A monster runs away with the Arc riches
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 10/6/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in record time that thoroughbreds...great Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winners. He was breathtaking. The 76th Arc was run in a time almost...Pilsudski might have won two Arcs had been born in another...following a spat in the Arc trials, which is a ...
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Arc de Triomphe's outdated museum gets renovation
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 2/8/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...some, the emperor declared. The Arc de Triomphe loomed large in his plans. Paris...homes! Construction on the Arc de Triomphe began the following year. But...to understand that. The Arc de Triomphe is open from 10 a.m. to 11 p...
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Travelers Discover Ultra-Modern Renaissance Paris Arc De Triomphe Hotel - Newest 'Gem' in Renaissance Hotels & Resorts Global Portfolio.
PR Newswire; 5/6/2009; 700+ words
; ...Opening today, the Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe combines an ultra-modern design...The Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe is our latest gem in a global portfolio...design. Just steps from the Arc de Triomphe and Avenue des Champs-Elysees...
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Arc de Triomphe.(Poem)
Magazine article from: Prairie Schooner; 6/22/2002; ; 475 words
; Arc de Triomphe At thirteen I was drinking Calvados with Ravic in a bar close to the Arc de Triomphe in order to forget that the homeland...every mouth. Now Ravic goes on in Arc de Triomphe and I have got my passport. In any case...
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Getaway carries hopes of Arc master Fabre; QATAR PRIX DE L'ARC DE TRIOMPHE Other contenders.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 10/5/2008; 700+ words
; ...Jon Lees YOU can't have an Arc without Andre Fabre, and France...landing the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with White Muzzle in 1993...crack at the prize with Cima De Triomphe, who will attempt to improve...his first Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe success. Ryan Moore has chosen...
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Godolphin buys Arc de Triomphe runner-up Sulamani
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 10/15/2002; 372 words
; ...bought Sulamani, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe runner-up and French Derby champion...s Group One Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Godolphin also said it has purchased...Marienbard in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe _ Europe's most prestigious horse...
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Racing: Milan will turn on the style for Arc show; Aidan will Triomphe.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 10/3/2001; 700+ words
; ...favourite for Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp. The progressive...for Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe-Lucien Barriere, it emerged...October 27.PRIX de L'ARC de TRIOMPHE BETTING: 2-1 Sakhee, 7-2...
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Generous pick in Arc de Triomphe
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 10/5/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...s $1.5 million Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamps in Paris. All 14...permitted to run in the Arc de Triomphe? That's not fair. They couldn...tomorrow at Arlington for the Arc de Triomphe. Not so. It's going to be free...
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HURRY IN FOR THIS FUN RUN; ARC DE TRIOMPHE CARD PAGE 11.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 10/1/2005; 700+ words
; ...sire Montjeu to land the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (4.30) at Longchamp tomorrow...Japanese challenger El Condor Pasa for Arc glory six years ago, rates as one...right) can add tomorrow's Arc de Triomphe to his Irish Derby beating of Scorpion
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Arc de Triomphe
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Arc de Triomphe Triumphal arch in the Place Charles de Gaulle, Paris. The Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile is a generalized copy of the triumphal arches erected...
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Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile , imposing triumphal arch in Paris standing on an elevation at the end of the Avenue des Champs É...
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triumphal arch
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Saint-Denis and the Porte Saint-Martin, both erected under the reign of Louis XIV, and the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile , both built at the decree of Napoleon I. Other well-known arches are...
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Clodion
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
...Revolution he changed his style completely to suit the sterner Neoclassical taste; his later work included carvings on the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (1806–9) in Paris, which was built to commemorate Napoleon's victories.
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Rude, François
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
...to Paris in 1827 he became highly successful with public monuments, most notably his celebrated high relief on the Arc de Triomphe, Departure of the Volunteers in 1792 , popularly known as La Marseillaise (1833–6). None of Rude...
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