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  • into the Emperor's Old Imperial Summer Palace Complex, and was soon ... the Emperor's exquisite Imperial Summer Palace Complex to the ground ...
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  • the Long Corridor on the grounds of the Summer Palace in Beijing, China.]] ... frequently alluded to the impossibility of palace life for the scholar, and ...
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  • in the arts: these ornamental temples and summer-houses ignored the structural ... to favor later in designs for the new Palace of Westminster. ...
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  • has a mild, moderate climate, with summer temperatures usually between ... cathedrals, and the impressive Coudenberg Palace, were built. ...
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  • dry summers and mild and short winters. Summer temperatures can easily sit ... Türkmenbaşy Palace, the presidential headquarters and home of the ...
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  • Judas, son of Hezekiah, had attacked the palace of Sepphoris in Galilee, ... buildings included a stadium, a royal palace, and a sanctuary for prayer ...
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  • the eighteenth century. The first imperial palace was built in the Chinese ... winters are relatively cool and dry. The summer months from May to September ...
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  • which can be seen today at the Yıldız Palace and Beylerbeyi Palace in ... and selected wrestlers were invited to the palace. Abdülhamid personally tried ...
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  • . Despite high daytime temperatures during summer, from May to September, a ... visited. Winter tourism gave way to summer tourism and the summer casino ...
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  • Catherine married Henry VIII on July 28, 1540, at Oatlands Palace ... duchess ran a large household at Lambeth Palace, and she had numerous attendants ...
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  • Chinese Communist Party committees. By the summer of 1968, Mao had achieved ... in secret amongst the ruins of the Old Summer Palace. The group chose the ...
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  • from 50°F to 54°F (10°C to 12°C) and summer temperatures from 75°F to ... sixteenth century as an Ottoman fort and a palace for the local ruler, the ...
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  • introduction to emperorship began when palace officials arrived at his ... Private Apartments) as well as in the Summer Palace. A hefty annual subsidy ...
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  • Mr. Hyde on the terrace of the Excelsior Palace Hotel.[https://www.labiennale ... In 1947 the festival was held in the courtyard of the Doge's ...
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  • movie industry could match. Her screen to palace story was a real life romance ... the bronze medal he won at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Kelly Drive in ...
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  • In the summer of 1238, Batu Khan devastated the Crimea and subdued ... swept the plains of Hungary over the summer and in the spring of 1242 ...
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  • includes the poetical Farewell to the Sea, Palace of the White Skunks, Singing ... In the summer of 1973, Arenas was robbed at the beach. This contact ...
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  • people can safely use them to cool off in on hot summer days. ... by Alexander Pushkin) in the Khan Palace in Bakhchisaray, Crimean ...
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  • did not, at that time, live in the Grand Palace. Empress Teishi resided in ... Sei Shonagon’s daily life in the palace; and musings and poetry on ...
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  • Hermitage Theater, next door to the Winter Palace, was used to host performances ... of darkness practically disappear as the summer solstice approaches. ...
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  • In the summer of 1971, tension built up between the two Cypriot communities ... bishops and had them defrocked in the summer of 1973. Before choosing ...
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  • blossoms in spring, cuckoos sing in the summer, autumns insects chirp, and ... to them. In a welcoming procession at the palace one day, Zoga girded himself ...
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  • Kyoto is famous for its stifling summer nights with no breezes. Kyoto ... Chinese geomancy, with the Imperial Palace facing south. The Imperial ...
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  • religions, in 2003 and 2006. A Palace of Peace and Consent, a stone ... * Coish, Summer, and Lucy Kelaart. A hedonist's guide to Almaty ...
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  • in May 1954, and construction began that summer. It was one of the largest ... or no thermocline during the mid to late summer months. ...
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  • for most of the year, but swells in summer due to melting snows. ... Royce, and lived in the famous Darul Aman Palace. In 1919, after the Third ...
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  • #039;s colonial past, the Presidential Palace, the metropolitan municipal ... Lima, it is surrounded by the Government Palace, the Cathedral of Lima, the ...
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  • defeat at the Battle of the Boyne in the summer of 1690, he returned to France ... of France, was born at St. James's Palace in 1633 and created Duke ...
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  • The city boasts four World Heritage Sites: The Palace of Westminster ... north of the Alps, a governor's palace, temples, bath houses, amphitheatre ...
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  • the Entz-Kinzelbergers, who lived in a palace on the Herrengasse 8, where ... one for a middle-class family life; in the summer of 1902, Rilke left home ...
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  • in the journal Le Chat Noir, and that summer he began his habit of escaping ... He left the capital each summer, to stay in the south of France in ...
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  • and captured Emperor Yang's secondary palace near Taiyuan. At that time ... to Zhangsun Wuji and Chu, died at his summer palace, Cuiwei Palace (翠微宮 ...
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  • of arms, which was located at the family palace in Skotniki, Masovian Voivodeship ... another Azerbaijan International interview (Summer 2005) ...
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  • the year. Most of the rain falls as summer thunderstorms. Maseru and ... Snow and frost may be found even in summer on the highest peaks. ...
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  • In summer of 1864, some of the Choshu clan held a meeting at the Ikedaya ... had joined in the attacks on the Imperial Palace and closed the Kobe naval ...
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  • request of the girls who attended the Crystal Palace Rally. ... Scout rally, held in 1910 at The Crystal Palace in London, attracted 10,000 ...
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  • Nicholas V in the restoration of the papal palace and of the restoration of ... Nicholas V in the restoration of the papal palace and of the restoration of ...
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  • pay and poor conditions. The presidential palace was set on fire and 30 people ... [[Image:Conakry-palaisdupeuple.JPG|thumb|right|250px|People's ...
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  • often dip below 0°C (32°F). The average summer maximum of around 81°F ... Chisinau.JPG|thumb|right|230px|The presidential palace.]] ...
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  • receiving no reply, Roze bombarded the palace and the adjoining official ... 1827-1866.” North Dakota Quarterly 36 (Summer 1968): 17-29. ...
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  • seasonal. The Blue Nile swells in the late summer and early autumn with rains ... of Lake Nasser between 1958 and 1970. The Palace Museum is located next to ...
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  • “he took refuge from the dangers of the palace in devotion to religion; ... with nighttime temperatures in all summer months often below freezing ...
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  • In the summer of 1534, aged 22, she married John Nevill, 3rd Baron ... Catherine married Henry VIII on July 12, 1543 at Hampton Court Palace ...
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  • on January 31, 1938, at the Soestdijk Palace in Baarn, Netherlands. She ... Leiden), now called L.S.V.Minerva. In the summer of 1959, she passed her preliminary ...
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  • its importance. He built a new grand palace along with other state buildings ... #039;s residence at one end and the palace, situated at an altitude ...
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  • the king, and he often visited the royal palace. In 1947, he gained admission ... By the summer of 1968, Saloth began the transition from a collective ...
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  • traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it ... of Haydn as among his best works. In the summer of 1757, before Haydn composed ...
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  • by Queen Anne at the Court of St. James Palace. They also visited the Tower ... The Summer Initiation Festival is held at the beginning of May each ...
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  • far end of the Nydeggbrücke. The Federal Palace (Bundeshaus), dating from ... A set of fountains in front of the Federal Palace was inaugurated in 2004. ...
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  • Exchange. Alexandria is considered a main summer resort in the Middle East ... of the Hellenistic city, including the palace-quarter, is still being extensively ...
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