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Mesopotamian art

(Encyclopedia)Mesopotamian art: see Assyrian art; Hittite art and architecture; Phoenician art; Sumerian and Babylonian art. ...

Léros

(Encyclopedia)Léros lĕˈrôs, lēˈrŏs [key], island (1991 pop. 8,059), c.20 sq mi (50 sq km), SE Greece, in the Aegean Sea; one of the Dodecanese. The port of Lakkíon, or Lakkí, was the naval base of Portolag...

Lescaze, William

(Encyclopedia)Lescaze, William lĕskäzˈ [key], 1896–1969, American architect, born and trained in Switzerland. Emigrating to the United States in 1920, Lescaze became influential in introducing the new European...

National Museum of Anthropology

(Encyclopedia)National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City. The present building, designed by Pedro Ramírez Vázquez and inspired by ancient Mexican architecture, was opened in 1964 and houses choice and extensive...

Hingham

(Encyclopedia)Hingham hĭngˈəm [key], resort town (2020 pop. 5,979), Plymouth co., E Mass., S of Boston, ...

Foggini, Giovanni Batista

(Encyclopedia)Foggini, Giovanni Batista jōvänˈnē bätēsˈtä fōdjēˈnē [key], 1652–1725, Italian sculptor and architect. An important exponent of the Florentine baroque style, Foggini followed Roman model...

Durham, town, England

(Encyclopedia)Durham, town, county seat of Durham, NE England, on the sides of a hill nearly encircled by the Wear River. The town's small factories produce organs an...

Baccaloni, Salvatore

(Encyclopedia)Baccaloni, Salvatore sälvätôˈrā bäk–kälōˈnē [key], 1900–1970, Italian operatic bass, b. Rome. Baccaloni studied architecture before he made his singing debut in Rome in 1921. In 1926 he ...

Pratt Institute

(Encyclopedia)Pratt Institute, at Brooklyn, N.Y.; coeducational; chartered and opened 1887. Founded by Charles Pratt as a school for practical training, it now offers general and professional studies, including pro...

Philippines, University of the

(Encyclopedia)Philippines, University of the, main campus at Quezon City, the Philippines; English language; founded 1908. Among its many schools and colleges are those of agriculture, forestry, fisheries, veterina...