The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Macropaedia (19 v.)Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1983 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... built in 1576 a fortress at Azuchi ( Shiga Prefecture ) , on the east coast of Lake Biwa . Local warlords at the end of the Muromachi period had built small castles equipped with two - storied watch towers and modest living houses . The ...
... built in 1576 a fortress at Azuchi ( Shiga Prefecture ) , on the east coast of Lake Biwa . Local warlords at the end of the Muromachi period had built small castles equipped with two - storied watch towers and modest living houses . The ...
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... built by Carlo Marchionni to house a collection of ancient marbles formed by Cardinal Alessandro Albani ; and the new Museo Pio - Clementino at the Vatican ( 1776-81 ) , the work of Michelangelo Simonetti . Early in the 18th century ...
... built by Carlo Marchionni to house a collection of ancient marbles formed by Cardinal Alessandro Albani ; and the new Museo Pio - Clementino at the Vatican ( 1776-81 ) , the work of Michelangelo Simonetti . Early in the 18th century ...
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... built about 312 BC ; by AD 305 the network was ex- panded to 14 aqueducts with a combined length of 359 miles , including 50 miles supported on stone arches . The Romans also built important water works throughout their empire at Paris ...
... built about 312 BC ; by AD 305 the network was ex- panded to 14 aqueducts with a combined length of 359 miles , including 50 miles supported on stone arches . The Romans also built important water works throughout their empire at Paris ...
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