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Itsuku-shima

(Encyclopedia)Itsuku-shima ētso͞oko͞oˈ-shĭmˈä [key], sacred island, 12 sq mi (31 sq km), in the Inland Sea, Japan, SW of Hiroshima. It is the site of an ancient Shinto shrine, famous for its magical beauty. ...

Inn, river, Switzerland, Austria, and Germany

(Encyclopedia)Inn ĭn [key], river, c.320 mi (515 km) long, rising near the Lake of Sils, SE Switzerland. It flows NE through the Engadine valley, then through W Austria, past Innsbruck and Solbad Hall (the head of...

Anson, Adrian Constantine

(Encyclopedia)Anson, Adrian Constantine ănˈsən [key], 1851–1922, American baseball player-manager, known usually as “Cap” Anson, b. Marshalltown, Iowa. For most of his career he played with the Chicago clu...

Flèche, La

(Encyclopedia)Flèche, La lä flĕsh [key], town, Sarthe dept., on the Loir River. The town has a few light ...

Kent, William

(Encyclopedia)Kent, William, 1685–1748, English landscape gardener, architect, and painter. A minor painter, Kent made ceiling decorations for Kensington Palace. He greatly influenced landscape gardening by chang...

Voysey, Charles Francis Annesley

(Encyclopedia)Voysey, Charles Francis Annesley, 1857–1941, English decorator and architect. He was the first modern English architect to design houses almost free of stylistic reminiscences. He also incorporated ...

Venlo

(Encyclopedia)Venlo vĕnˈlō [key], city (1994 pop. 65,367), Limburg prov., SE Netherlands, on the Maas (Meuse) River, near the German border. It is a trade center for fruit and vegetables. Manufactures include lu...

Rybnik

(Encyclopedia)Rybnik rĭbˈnēk [key], town (1993 est. pop. 145,400), Śląskie prov., S Poland. It is a railway junction and industrial center with industries manufacturing mining machinery, metal products, and ch...

Thun

(Encyclopedia)Thun to͞on [key], city (1990 est. pop. 37,700), Bern canton, central Switzerland, on the Aare River, where it flows out of the Lake of Thun. Machinery, watches, pottery, and cheese are made there. Of...

Scharoun, Hans

(Encyclopedia)Scharoun, Hans häns shärˈoun [key], 1893–1972, German architect. A member of the expressionist circle, Scharoun used a dynamic, sculptural approach to design throughout his long career. He concei...