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... style architec- ture ; the Writers ' Building is of Gothic - style architecture with statuary on top ; the Indian Museum is in an Italian style ; and the General Post Office , with its majestic dome , has Corinthian columns . The ...
... style architec- ture ; the Writers ' Building is of Gothic - style architecture with statuary on top ; the Indian Museum is in an Italian style ; and the General Post Office , with its majestic dome , has Corinthian columns . The ...
Page 432
... styles , of reckoning the beginning of the year then in use . When the Gregorian calendar firmly established January 1 as the beginning of its year , it was widely referred to as the New Style calendar , with the Julian the Old Style ...
... styles , of reckoning the beginning of the year then in use . When the Gregorian calendar firmly established January 1 as the beginning of its year , it was widely referred to as the New Style calendar , with the Julian the Old Style ...
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... style . Classical music . In contrast to the folk music styles just described , the court - derived classical style of Bukhara and Samarkand represents a highly systematic , theoretically grounded , cosmopolitan musical tradition ...
... style . Classical music . In contrast to the folk music styles just described , the court - derived classical style of Bukhara and Samarkand represents a highly systematic , theoretically grounded , cosmopolitan musical tradition ...
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