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Propylaia east façade. The Propylaia ( Greek: Προπύλαια; lit. 'Gates') is the classical Greek Doric building complex that functioned as the monumental ceremonial gateway to the Acropolis of Athens. Built between 437 and 432 BCE as a part of the Periklean Building Program, it was the last in a series of gatehouses built on the citadel.
Monoporeia. Monoporeia affinis, (syn. Pontoporeia affinis) ( Greek: Πόντος, póntos = Pontus / Black Sea; πορεία, poreía = to travel), is a small, yellowish benthic amphipod living in the Baltic Sea, the Arctic Sea and the lakes of the Nordic countries .
Areias (Portuguese food) Areias ( singular: areia, lit. 'sand') are small traditional Portuguese pastries similar to cakes and biscuits. They are commonly coated with coarse-grain sugar ("sanding sugar"), and sometimes cinnamon, which resemble sand for which areias are named after.
Near the end of his presidency, Johnson rejoined the Democratic Party. [42] ^ Chester A. Arthur succeeded to the presidency upon the death of James A. Garfield. [47] ^ Theodore Roosevelt succeeded to the presidency upon the death of William McKinley. [52] ^ Calvin Coolidge succeeded to the presidency upon the death of Warren G. Harding.
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CVT ( UTC−01:00) Praia ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpɾajɐ], Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde. [1] Located on the southern coast of Santiago island, within the Sotavento Islands group, the city is the seat of the Praia Municipality. Praia is the political, economic and cultural center of Cape Verde.
Dispilio. / 40.48056°N 21.28750°E / 40.48056; 21.28750. Dispilio ( Greek: Δισπηλιό ), known before 1926 as Dupiak ( Greek: Δουπιάκ ), [2] is a village near Lake Orestiada, in the Kastoria regional unit of Western Macedonia, Greece. [3] Near the village is an archaeological site containing remains of a Neolithic ...
Praia da Vitória is a services, fishing and agricultural municipality and boasts a large marina, popular with the yachting community, with the only sizeable sand beach on Terceira. Lajes Air Base, a joint United States and Portuguese air force base, lies three kilometers to the north of the town.