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  2. Esplanade - Wikipedia

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    An esplanade or promenade is a long, open, level area, usually next to a river or large body of water, where people may walk. The historical definition of esplanade was a large, open, level area outside fortress or city walls to provide clear fields of fire for the fortress's guns. In modern usage, the space allows the area to be paved as a ...

  3. Milla Jovovich - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .millaj .com. Milica Bogdanovna Jovovich [a] [b] ( / ˈjoʊvəvɪtʃ / YOH-və-vitch; born December 17, 1975), known professionally as Milla Jovovich ( MEE-lə ), is an American actress and former fashion model. [2] Her starring roles in numerous science-fiction and action films led the music channel VH1 to deem her the "reigning ...

  4. Centre Pompidou - Wikipedia

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    The Centre Pompidou ( French pronunciation: [sɑ̃tʁ pɔ̃pidu] ), more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou ( lit. 'National Georges Pompidou Centre of Art and Culture' ), also known as the Pompidou Centre in English, is a complex building in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles, rue ...

  5. Eiffel Tower - Wikipedia

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    600. Inscription. 1991 (15th Session) The Eiffel Tower ( / ˈaɪfəl / EYE-fəl; French: Tour Eiffel [tuʁ ɛfɛl] ⓘ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889.

  6. Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay - Wikipedia

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    Contents. Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay. Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay (also known as the Esplanade Theatres ( Malay: Teater di Persisiran) or simply The Esplanade) is a performing arts centre located in the Downtown Core of Singapore near the mouth of the Singapore River. Named after the nearby Esplanade Park, it consists of two ...

  7. Wallasey - Wikipedia

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    Merseyside. 53°24′57″N 3°01′24″W. /  53.415833°N 3.023333°W  / 53.415833; -3.023333. Wallasey ( / ˈwɒləsi /) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Cheshire, it is at the mouth of the River Mersey, on the north-eastern corner of the Wirral Peninsula.

  8. Al-Aqsa - Wikipedia

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    Al-Aqsa (Arabic: الأَقْصَى, romanized: Al-Aqṣā) or al-Masjid al-Aqṣā (Arabic: المسجد الأقصى) is the compound of Islamic religious buildings that sit atop the Temple Mount, also known as the Haram al-Sharif, in the Old City of Jerusalem, including the Dome of the Rock, many mosques and prayer halls, madrasas, zawiyas, khalwas and other domes and religious structures ...

  9. Albanians in New York City - Wikipedia

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    History. Albanian workers settled in New York in the early 20th century. Many of them found work in shoe, glass, and textile factories. A second wave of Albanians arrived after World War II. Many of them were refugees from the Communist regime of Enver Hoxha. These refugees came from all regions of Albania and settled mainly in New York.