Holy Land (disambiguation) — Holy Land can refer to:* The Land of Israel (see Holy Land). * The Hijaz, land of the holy cities Mecca and Medina. * Holy Land (Liverpool) refers to an area of south Toxteth, Liverpool, with streets named after Biblical characters. * Holy Land… … Wikipedia
Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway — The Duke of Wellington s train and other locomotives being readied for departure from Liverpool, 15 September 1830 The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L M) took place on 15 September 1830 … Wikipedia
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool — Archdiocese of Liverpool Archidioecesis Liverpolitanus Logo of the Archdiocese of Liverpool Location Country … Wikipedia
Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… … Universalium
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… … Universalium
ИОРДАНИЯ — Петра. Гробница с урной. 1 я четв. I в. Петра. Гробница с урной. 1 я четв. I в. [Иорданское Хашимитское Королевство], гос во в Зап. Азии. Граничит на севере с Сирией, на северо востоке с Ираком, на востоке и юге с Саудовской Аравией, на западе с… … Православная энциклопедия
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… … Universalium
Jericho — This article is about the city in the West Bank. For other uses, see Jericho (disambiguation). Jericho Other transcription(s) – Arabic أريحا – Also spelled Ariha (official) – Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ … Wikipedia
