Baroque (disambiguation) — Baroque may refer to:*the Baroque period of the 17th century. ** Baroque architecture ** Baroque music ** Baroque painting ** Baroque sculpture * Baroque pearl, a pearl of an irregular shapeIn popular culture:* Baroque chess, a chess variant *… … Wikipedia
Baroque Churches of the Philippines — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Baroque Churches of the Philippines State Party = PHI Type = Cultural Criteria = ii, iv ID = 677 Region = Asia Pacific Year = 1993 Session = 17th Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/677The Baroque Churches of… … Wikipedia
Baroque architecture — Façade of the Church of the Gesù, the first truly baroque façade.[1] Baroque architecture is a term used to describe the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late sixteenth century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance… … Wikipedia
Baroque architecture in Portugal — Baroque ArchitectureThe Baroque architecture in Portugal enjoys a very special situation and a different timeline from the rest of Europe. It is conditioned by several political, artistic and economic factors, that originate several phases, and… … Wikipedia
1693 Sicily earthquake — The 1693 earthquake refers to a powerful earthquake that struck parts of southern Italy, notably Sicily and Malta on January 11 1693 around 9 pm local time as Mount Etna erupted. It destroyed at least 45 towns and cities, affecting an area of… … Wikipedia
1755 Lisbon earthquake — The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon Earthquake, took place on November 1 1755 at around 9:40 in the morning. [ [http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Portuguese Brazilian Studies/ejph/html/issue4/html/belo main.html Between… … Wikipedia
Sicilian Baroque — is the distinctive form of Baroque architecture that took hold on the island of Sicily, off the southern coast of Italy, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The style is recognizable not only by its typical Baroque curves and flourishes … Wikipedia
1895 Ljubljana earthquake — The 1895 Ljubljana earthquake refers to the earthquake that struck the city on April 14 1895 during the Easter period. A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck at 11:17 pm and shocks were felt as far away as Florence, Vienna and Split [ [http://slo… … Wikipedia
Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila — Basilica Minore de San Sebastián Basic information … Wikipedia
Guatemala — Guatemalan, adj., n. /gwah teuh mah leuh/; Sp. /gwah te mah lah/, n. 1. a republic in N Central America. 11,558,407; 42,042 sq. mi. (108,889 sq. km). 2. Also called Guatemala City. a city in and the capital of this republic. 917,322. * * *… … Universalium
