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International style, in architecture

(Encyclopedia) International style, in architecture, the phase of the modern movement that emerged in Europe and the United States during the 1920s. The term was first used by Philip Johnson in…

Ammanati, Bartolomeo

(Encyclopedia) Ammanati, BartolomeoAmmanati, Bartolomeobärtōlōmĕˈō äm-mänäˈtē [key], 1511–92, Italian sculptor and architect. He studied under Bandinelli in Florence and assisted Jacopo Sansovino in…

Getty Center

(Encyclopedia) Getty Center, art museum complex in Brentwood, Calif., operated by the J. Paul Getty Trust. It consists of six buildings on 124 acres (50 hectares) located on a spectacular promontory…

Paganini, Niccolò

(Encyclopedia) Paganini, NiccolòPaganini, Niccolònēkōlōˈ pägänēˈnē [key], 1782–1840, Italian violinist, whose virtuosity became a legend. He extended the compass of the violin by his use of harmonics…

port, wine

(Encyclopedia) port [from Oporto], fortified wine made in Portugal from grapes grown in the Douro valley; Portuguese law allows only this wine to be called port. Various grapes are blended by the…

Vicenza

(Encyclopedia) VicenzaVicenzavēchānˈtsä [key], city (1991 pop. 107,454), capital of Vicenza prov., Venetia, NE Italy. It is an agricultural, commercial, and highly diversified industrial center.…

Pesaro

(Encyclopedia) PesaroPesaropāˈzärō [key], city (1991 pop. 88,713), capital of Pesaro e Urbino prov., in the Marche region, central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea at the mouth of the Foglia River. It is…

Notable Tennis Players

René Lacoste See also People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Wimbledon Fun Facts Davis Cup Championships Federation Cup Championships U.S. National and Open Champions…

Erie, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Erie, city (2020 pop. 94,831), seat of Erie co., NW Pa., on Lake Erie; inc. as a city 1851. Pennsylvania's only port on the Great Lakes…

Huerta, Adolfo de la

(Encyclopedia) Huerta, Adolfo de laHuerta, Adolfo de laädôlˈfō ᵺā lä wārˈtä [key], c.1882–1955, Mexican revolutionist and president (May–Dec., 1920). As governor of Sonora, he broke with President…