Middle Pointed
A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
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Middle Pointed. The
Second Pointed or
Decorated Gothic style of the late C13. It seems to refer more to early Second Pointed of the
Geometrical variety rather than to the later
Flowing or
Curvilinear type, so comes just after the
First Pointed so-called
Lancet style.
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QUITO AND BEYOND
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/23/1992; 700+ words
; ...Airlines' daily service from Miami to Quito. Our advance-purchase fare last fall...taxes. Flying time between Chicago and Quito is about 6 1/2 hours, with a change...and connect with Ecuatoriana Airlines to Quito. Call Ecuatoriana, (800) 328-2367...
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Cordova Montufar, Marco: Quito: Imagen urbana, espacio publico, memoria e identidad.(Reseña de libro)
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Quito: belleza e historia.
Magazine article from: Américas (Spanish Edition); 5/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Quito, una de las capitales ms altas del hemisferio...poblacin de un milln y medio de habitantes, Quito es una ciudad de contrastes, un lugar en...de temperatura y vegetacin. El clima de Quito, situada en un valle baado por el sol...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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QUITO AFFORDABLE FOR TRAVELERS.(TRAVEL)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 3/3/1996; 700+ words
; ...Italian restaurant with a panoramic view of Quito and paid a total of $40, including a...more Americans haven't "discovered" Quito. Like other South American metropolises...most pleasant on the continent. Because Quito lies just a few miles from the equator...
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BREATHLESS - FOR GOOD REASON - IN QUITO
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/13/2000; ; 700+ words
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Quito masters of splendor and tradition
Magazine article from: Americas; 9/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...first school of the arts was founded in Quito. Prompted by the Council of Trent's...missionaries employed art as a didactic tool; in Quito, however, the amalgam of Christianity...distinct to this day. The first master of Quito painting was Fray Pedro Bedon, who had...
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QUITO: BEAUTY AND HISTORY
Magazine article from: Americas; 5/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...this hemisphere's loftiest capitals, Quito, Ecuador, is almost two miles above sea...a population of a million and a half, Quito is a city of contrasts, a place where...sun-drenched valley, the climate of Quito is forever springtime. In a single day...
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Quito: una tradición de esplendor. (capital de Ecuador)(TT: Quito: a tradition of splendor) (TA: capital of Ecuador)
Magazine article from: Américas (Spanish Edition); 9/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...ejrcitos del Inca en el Ecuador, se fund en Quito la primera escuela de arte de las Amricas...arte como una herramienta didctica. En Quito, sin embargo, la amalgama del Cristianismo...en Lima. Cuando el padre Bedn regres a Quito en 1586, escogi a nueve jvenes indgenas...
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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In Ecuador, most visits include Quito; It's also worth a restful day with plenty to see and do.(TRAVEL)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 3/19/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Ecuador begin and end in the capital city, Quito. Ours did, too. And we found the city...Starting with at least one restful day in Quito isn't a bad idea if high-altitude adventure...much better after the first 24 hours in Quito. And there was plenty to do and see...
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High style, low money. (Quito and Guayaquil, Ecuador)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 10/17/1992; 700+ words
; ...where the high-minded residents of Quito tend to look down on their coastal cousins...rivalry between the two biggest cities--Quito, the Andean capital, and Guayaquil, the Pacific port--dominates national life. Quito, in a valley of the Andes 2,750 metres...
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Quito
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Ecuador
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World
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Mahaud, Jamil: 1949—: Political Leader
Book article from: Contemporary Hispanic Biography
...After indigenous farmers stormed into Quito, the nation's capital, in protest...attended the Jesuit high school San Gabriel de Quito and continued his education with a degree...attorney and advisor to several banks in Quito. He also earned a doctorate in law from...
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Gabriel García Moreno
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...15 Garc í a Moreno was sent to Quito to complete his education. At 17 he received...secure political base through membership in Quito's ruling class, a position his family...following year he was elected mayor of Quito and rector of the university, having won...
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Juan José Flores
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...after, Flores was appointed intendant of Quito. He retained this position until 1830...xF3; n, Flores convoked an assembly in Quito, which on May 13, 1830, declared the...However, a Liberal revolt broke out in Quito while Flores was on the coast facing an...
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