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Topkapi Palace
TOPKAPI PALACE TOPKAPI PALACE. The palatial complex built by the Ottoman Turkish sultan Mehmed II (ruled 1444– Read more |
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Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace building designed by Sir Joseph Paxton and erected in Hyde Park, London, for the Great Exhibition in 1851. In 1854 it was removed to Sydenham, where, until its damage by fire in 1936, it housed a museum of sculpture, pictures, and architecture and was used for concerts. In 1941 its... Read more |
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Sir George Grove
Sir George Grove 1820-1900, English musicographer, whose Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1879-89) has become a standard reference work. Originally an engineer, he assisted in the establishment of the Crystal Palace in London and for many years annotated the programs of the concerts there. From... Read more |
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Nonsuch Palace
Nonsuch Palace a Tudor palace near Cheam in Surrey, built by Henry VIII. It was not completed until 1557, but the name is first mentioned in the Exchequer Accounts for 1538. In the 17th century, the English Catholic priest Richard Lassels (1603?–68), in his posthumously published The... Read more |
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Sir Joseph Paxton
Sir Joseph Paxton 1803-65, English architect, noted for his use of glass and iron in a proto-modern manner. Beginning his career as a gardener and estate manager, he then built two greenhouses at Chatsworth, Derbyshire, for the duke of Devonshire. The first was the great conservatory (1836-40); the... Read more |
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World fairs
WORLD'S FAIRS WORLD'S FAIRS, sometimes called international expositions, originated with the 1851 London Crystal Palace Exhibition. The success of that venture in trumpeting the causes of industrialism, nationalism, and imperialism to an audience in excess of six million inspired the builders of... Read more |
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Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace , residence of British sovereigns from 1837, in Westminster metropolitan borough, London, England, adjacent to St. James's Park. Built (1703) by the duke of Buckingham, it was purchased (1761) by George III and was remodeled (1825) by John Nash; the eastern facade was added in... Read more |
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Greenwich palace
Greenwich palace began life as Bella Court, built by Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, brother of Henry V, whose library housed the great collection which finished up in the Bodleian, Oxford. After passing to Margaret of Anjou, the palace came to Henry VII, who built extensively. Its position on... Read more |
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crystal
...plane faces.crystal-gazing looking intently into a crystal ball with the aim of...or distant events.crystal healing the use of the...supposed healing powers of crystals in alternative medicine.Crystal Palace ... |
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Sketchbook: Crystal gazing Does history repeat itself? In the 1850s the press...
...should take solace from the tale of Crystal Palace, which opened on 1 May 1851...Punch named the construction the "Crystal Palace". The project cost pounds...open. Over the next six months, Crystal Palace captured the ... |
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LETTERS: Crystal gazing
...is this another piece in the puzzle?" (3 October) makes reference to a "new" Crystal Palace on London's South Bank. Why on earth put a Crystal Palace there, when Paxton's world famous site at Sydenham sits empty, waiting for a developer... |
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Football: Nicholas Crystal gazing.(Sport)
...meetings and allegations has Nicholas thinking back to Crystal Palace in 1997. He said: "It is very similar to what occurred at Selhurst Park, where I was youth team coach. "Palace were in a serious position financially - they went into... |
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GOING GREEN WITH ALL THE FAMILY; (1) Needing seven seats doesn't mean having...
...other diesels producing 90 or 110bhp) in between. Crystal gazing at the palace Plug the gap TODAY it's a rather neglected but...published to celebrate this history. Motor Racing At Crystal Palace, London's Own Circuit, traces the first ... |
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Down the road
Down the road- Crystal gazing: Pontiac's Crystal Palace continues to attract some impressive names to the heart of Livingston County, many of whom have recently been playing area civic centers and arenas ... like the impending arrival of... |
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CELEBRITY WATCH - star GAZING: Coldplay reveal tour gig venues; BRINGING YOU...
...gigs. The band will play to 150,000 fans over five nights this summer, starting with two nights at London's Crystal Palace Athletics Stadium before moving to Glasgow Bellahouston Park and finally the Reebok Stadium in Bolton |
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Destructive web who prey on history of hate; THE SHAME GAME: The fixture with...
...about the potential for incidents' at this game. No crystal-ball gazing would have been required to come to that conclusion...blighted by hooliganism, with supporters of Chelsea and Crystal Palace infiltrating the Ibrox following. It is understood... |
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CITY JOY, BUT SWANS FACE ANXIOUS WAIT; Cardiff City.....2 Swansea...
...Reading's case a possible 21 - so nobody should start gazing into a crystal ball with too much conviction yet. However, with...held to disappointing draws at home by struggling Crystal Palace and Barnsley respectively. Doncaster, beaten at... |
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Tom Lappin's Sporting Week: Alan Pardew knows West Ham United must beat...
...more impoverished northern whippet-breeders and stottie-cake munchers will be gazing in awe at the capital's mighty edifices on away trips. Crystal Palace are heading straight back down, thus creating a gaping vacancy for another motley... |
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TAKING HIS WORDS LIGHTLY
...fantastic," says Burgess. Crystal gazing The upcoming Academy...little luster. Billy Crystal - the man born to the...time you enjoyed a Billy Crystal movie? Thought so...Robbat, owner of the Palace entertainment complex... |
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