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  • Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna is one of the most important cultural ... Hofburg. Schönbrunn was the imperial summer palace during Maria Theresa ...
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  • Crete, as well as a magnificent Mycenaean palace at Pylos. Blegen's work ... In the summer of 1924 he married Elizabeth Denny Pierce in Lake Placid ...
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  • Lígōng, the Qing Dynasty's summer palace), situated in the city ... each year at the resort to escape the summer heat in the capital city ...
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  • of the magazines in the west wing of the palace and a section of the west ... This was the time when the first palace of Knossos was built along ...
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  • Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British ... The State Rooms form the nucleus of the working Palace and are currently ...
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  • Extreme heat is common in the summer while the winters are very cold ... Umaid Bhawan Palace: The Umaid Bhawan Palace is not only one of India ...
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  • Admonitions of the Instructress to the Palace Ladies, Nymph of the Luo ... ==Admonitions of the Instructress to the Palace Ladies== ...
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  • With the approach of the Olympics in the summer of 2008, China has been gradually ... contains many vestiges including a large palace and many tombs. ...
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  • Diaconovici, in what is today the ASTRA Palace in Sibiu, built through a ... #039;s Fair which takes place each summer around the Saint Mary's ...
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  • (李緯). Emperor Taizong, then at his summer palace Cuiwei Palace (翠微宮 ... when Emperor Taizong was at another summer palace, Yuhua Palace (玉華宮 ...
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  • war of 913–927. In the summer the Byzantine Emperor Romanos ... emperor (in Bulgarian, Tsar). Following a palace coup in 914, the new Byzantine ...
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  • a pleasantly warm and dry climate in the summer. Little rain and snowfall ... the country and destroying the Royal palace at Padum. In the mid-twentieth ...
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  • The main palace is the As-Seef Palace in the old part of Kuwait City ... experienced power outages during the summer months in 2006 and 2007 because ...
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  • The historic town of Avignon—including the Papal Palace, Episcopal ... immensely strong fortifications of their palace, the "Palais des Papes ...
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  • fifteenth century late Gothic Rector’s Palace was the seat of government ... * The Sponza Palace, which dates from the 16th century, the finest ...
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  • The fifth Dalai Lama also initiated the construction of the Potala ... Lama who built the Norbulingka Park and Summer Palace on the outskirts of Lhasa ...
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  • from that time. Xanadu, Kublai Khan's summer capital during the Yuan Dynasty ... kilometers revealing evidence of the palace, shops, temples, and monasteries ...
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  • and museum located on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles in Versailles ... from life within the Royal court and main palace. Originally, intended for ...
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  • #039;; literally "the red") is a palace and fortress complex of the ... and interior detail. A Renaissance palace was also inserted by Charles ...
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  • drowned himself in Kunming Lake in the Summer Palace as the revolutionary ... drowned himself in Kunming Lake in the Summer Palace as the revolutionary ...
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  • [[Image:mesaverde cliffpalace 20030914.752.jpg|thumb|left|Cliff Palace ... [[Image:Mesa-Verde---Cliff-Palace-in 1891 - edit1.jpg|thumb|Cliff ...
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  • a new presidential residence, the "Palace of Nations." ... Dushanbe has two main bazaars: Barakat and Shamansur. During the summer ...
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  • four years in various locations. Separate summer and winter games are now ... the IOC's Olympic Games were the 1896 Summer Olympics, held in Athens ...
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  • The site probably also served as the summer residence of the Ghurid Emperors ... Jam also includes the ruins of a "palace," fortifications, a ...
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  • In the summer of 748, Jianzhen made his fifth attempt to reach Japan ... was disassembled and moved from Heijo Palace. At that time the roof design ...
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  • in the seventeenth century. Christiansborg Palace, which is built on the site ... Since the summer 2000, the cities of Copenhagen and Malmö have been ...
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  • locale has at least one matsuri in late summer/early autumn, usually related ... locale has at least one matsuri in late summer/early autumn, usually related ...
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  • including Gyeongbokgung, the main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty. ... Center, the six-skyscraper residence Tower Palace (usually designated as residence ...
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  • at the best-known cliff dwelling, Cliff Palace: from erosion due to rain, left Cliff Palace in a sad condition. ...
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  • महल), literally "Crystal Palace," represents one of ... The palace of the Agra Fort, the Amber Fort of Jaipur, and the Harimandir ...
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  • Other imperial residences, such as the Summer Palace (now Yiheynan ... of Precious Clouds in Beijing's Summer Palace, popularly known as the ...
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  • imperial policy in Peking. In the summer of 1625, Tung-lin leaders ... from his debtors. Entering the imperial palace, he had managed to get into ...
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  • winter, and the Alpenstau, in spring and summer, brings unseasonably low ... mark. Munich was the site of the 1972 Summer Olympics, when gunmen from ...
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  • but again king Håkon refused. In the summer of 1262, Scottish forces ... ill while staying in the Bishop's Palace in Kirkwall and died on December ...
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  • averages to about 440 to 1130 mm annually. Summer is usually rainy while the ... * The Mukden Palace was the palace of the Qing Dynasty emperors before ...
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  • of Kathmandu Valley. The remains of their palace are in Patan near Kendra ... embassies, corporate houses, and the palace. Kathmandu houses most of ...
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  • Cathedral, built by Mstislav I near his palace at Yaroslav's Court ... as the Detinets, also contains the oldest palace in Russia (the so-called ...
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  • The Palace of Versailles (in French: Château de Versailles, or simply ... decades had it expanded into the largest palace in the world. ...
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  • (13°C) to a high of 86°F (30°C) in summer. Santa Fe receives 2-3 inches ... Its relatively dry, invigorating climate makes it a popular summer ...
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  • the plague came again to London in the summer of 1604 and proved to be ... reduced many of the buildings in the Old Palace of Westminster complex (housing ...
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  • Heat waves plus humidity can make the summer oppressive. Mean annual precipitation ... around the towns and set his own royal palace on the top of the protecting ...
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  • between 20.1°C and 21.5°C during the summer months (June-August). September ... inches, with winter being somewhat drier than summer. ==History== ...
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  • is crowned by a fort, which contains the palace and several ornate Jain temples ... of 229 metres (751 feet). The maximum summer temperature is around 41 ...
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  • 1-3°C colder than in the inner city. In summer, temperatures in the city ... The Semper Opera House, the Zwinger Palace, and other historic buildings ...
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  • includes the Samseong-gung (Three Sages Palace), a site which has been developed ... summit of Nogodan peak, recommended for summer hikers. Another good summer ...
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  • Civic (the Civic Center), including the Palace of the Parliament, where ... from 60.8°F (16°C) to 82.4°F (28°C). Summer temperatures are usually ...
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  • in late 1849 in the so-called South-West Palace, which was the Royal Palace ... symposia, and seminars, as well as summer institutes. The Folger education ...
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  • Stones—appeared out of step with the Summer of Love and its attendant ... Cancer was detected again in the summer of 1996. After a fight, she ...
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  • an important financial official in the palace bureaucracy, ... office, and Theodoros was received in the imperial palace. ...
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  • the French monarchy, stormed the Tuileries Palace. The conflict led France ... Assembly increased through the spring and summer of 1792 as Louis vetoed radical ...
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