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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. Esplanade, Singapore - Wikipedia

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    The Esplanade is a waterfront location just north of the mouth of the Singapore River in downtown Singapore. It is primarily occupied by the Esplanade Park, and was the venue for one of Singapore's largest congregation of satay outlets until their relocation to Clarke Quay as a result of the construction of a major performance arts venue, the ...

  4. Rozafa Castle - Wikipedia

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    Rozafa Castle ( Albanian: Kalaja e Rozafës ), also known as the Shkodër Castle ( Albanian: Kalaja e Shkodrës) is a castle near the city of Shkodër, in northwestern Albania. It rises imposingly on a rocky hill, 130 metres (430 ft) above sea level, surrounded by the Buna and Drin rivers. Shkodër is the seat of Shkodër County, and is one of ...

  5. Timeline of Albanian history - Wikipedia

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    The People's Assembly proclaimed the Socialist People's Republic of Albania, signalling the beginning of purges of noncommunists from positions of power. July. A treaty of friendship and cooperation was signed with Yugoslavia, marking the beginning of a flow of Yugoslavian advisers and grain into Albania. October 26.

  6. Charles River Esplanade - Wikipedia

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    Charles River Esplanade. Coordinates: 42°21′22.42″N 71°4′33.62″W. Boston Esplanade, 2009. The Charles River Esplanade of Boston, Massachusetts, is a state-owned park situated in the Back Bay area of the city, on the south bank of the Charles River Basin. [1]

  7. 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 ...

  8. Albanian language - Wikipedia

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    ISBN 978-3-030-36617-9. It [Albanian] is the official language of Albania, the co-official language of Kosovo, and the co-official language of many western municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia. Albanian is also spoken widely in some areas in Greece, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia, and in some towns in southern Italy and Sicily.

  9. Esplanade of Sacrifice to the Heaven and Earth - Wikipedia

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    Ceremony of Nam Giao parade. In the current ceremony, the governor or vice governor, wearing the silk robes similar to those worn by the Emperors of old, departs Thái Hòa Imperial Palace in the late morning carrying the ancestral tablet which is to be used in the rites and is soon mounted on the government palanquin, which leaves the Meridian Gate of the Purple Forbidden City complex.