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Beaubourg Beaubourg
Beaubourg , popular name for the Georges Pompidou National Center for Art and Culture , museum in Paris, France; the popular name is derived from the district in which it is located. Proposed by French president Georges Pompidou in 1969, the center was designed by architects Renzo Piano of... Read more
Mitral valve Mitral valve
bicuspid valve (left atrioventricular valve; mitral valve) A valve, consisting of two flaps, situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart of birds and mammals. When the left ventricle contracts, forcing blood into the aorta, the bicuspid valve closes the aperture to the left... Read more
Tricuspid valve Tricuspid valve
tricuspid valve (right atrioventricular valve) A valve, consisting of three flaps, situated between the right atrium and the right ventricle of the mammalian heart. When the right ventricle contracts, forcing blood into the pulmonary artery, the tricuspid valve closes the aperture to the atrium,... Read more
Vauxhall gardens Vauxhall gardens
Vauxhall gardens (London), just south of the Thames, opened soon after the Restoration as New Spring gardens, and were visited by Pepys, who complained of high prices. In 1732 Jonathan Tyers arranged a grand reopening, attended by Frederick, prince of Wales. The central features were the Rotunda... Read more
stent stent
stent (stent) n. a tube placed inside a duct or canal to reopen it or keep it open. Stents may be used at operation to aid healing of an anastomosis, for example of a ureter, or they can be placed across an obstruction to maintain an open lumen, for example in obstruction due to tumour in the... Read more
Cleveland Orchestra Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra one of the foremost orchestras in the United States. It gave its first performance in 1918 under Nikolai Sokoloff , who was conductor until 1933. In 1931, the orchestra moved from the Cleveland Masonic Temple into Severance Hall. (The hall was restored and renovated in 1999... Read more
Covent Garden Covent Garden
Covent Garden , area in London historically containing the city's principal fruit and garden market and the Royal Opera House. The market was established in 1671 by Charles II on the site of the abbot of Westminster's convent garden, from which the area's name is derived. In 1974 the entire market... Read more
Dunhuang Dunhuang
Dunhuang or Tunhwang , town, extreme NW Gansu prov., China. Crescent Lake, a noted tourist attraction surrounded by high sand dunes, is there. The Caves of the Thousand Buddhas (Mogao Caves) are at nearby Qianfodong. The town and its environs were long a gateway between central Asia and China,... Read more
Getty Center Getty Center
Getty Center art museum complex in Brentwood, Calif., operated by the J. Paul Getty Trust. It consists of six buildings on 124 acres (50 hectares) located on a spectacular promontory overlooking Los Angeles. Designed by architect Richard Meier , the center opened in 1997. The museum houses the... Read more
Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi
Renata Tebaldi , 1922-2004, Italian lyric soprano. She received early musical training at home and at the Boito Conservatory, Parma. In 1944 she made her professional debut and in 1946 sang at the reopening of La Scala in Milan. She was one of the most acclaimed members of the Metropolitan Opera... Read more

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