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    a very extravagant palace‚ a strange man called her down. He addressed himself as the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh offered her a job as his messenger which she promptly accepted. Her job was very simple: She was required to send messages on command at any moment from the Pharaoh to any of his people. She enjoyed her job at first and

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    Script for Host City SPONSORS: The world-wide sponsors are Coca-Cola‚ Samsung‚ Apple‚ Intel‚ and Visa.The sponsors for the 2026 Winter Olympics are Vanguard‚ Next‚ Ebay‚ and Butagaz. BUDGET: Our games will cost around 7 billion factoring the venues‚ security and other aspects and components. Norway’s GDP and GDP per capita are 370.6 billion USD and 70‚812.48 USD which proves that this country is fully capable of holding these olympics and are capable of funding them too. 2.3 billion dollars of

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    previously mentioned. The only logical solution was to move the court with all the people to a new‚ fresh and open location‚ matching the rank of them. The palace of Versailles is a building complex in the city of Versailles‚ right outside of Paris. It was an often visited royal hunting place of Louis XIII. It is now one of the biggest palaces in the world‚ which once served as the home of the French royalty. Its building began in the 17th century when the chateau and the surrounding parks were constructed

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    The Palace of Knossos

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    "The Minoan civilization is by far the richest‚ yet strangest‚ of the Aegean world" (Aegean Art 99). Through an in-depth analysis of the Palace of Knossos it will be evident that it mirrors the Minoan culture and lifestyle. The function‚ style‚ techology‚ medium‚ and symbolism used throughout the Palace‚ illustrate the intelligent‚ spiritual‚ and mercantile people the Minoans were. Cottrell states "Yet from the start of the excavations the great mound began to reveal its secrets-not material treasure

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    Buckingham Palace

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    Introduction Buckingham Palace has served as the official London residence of Britain ’s sovereigns since 1837 and today is the administrative headquarters of the Monarch. The Palace is now a working building and the centrepiece of Britain ’s constitutional monarchy. The offices of those who support the day-to-day activities and duties of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh and their immediate family are housed there. The Palace is also the venue for many different great Royal ceremonies‚ State

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    Minoan Palaces

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    Minoan and Mycenaean palaces. There are many comparisons to be made when discussing these two cultures and their palaces. This essay will begin with an examination of the unique features of the Minoan palaces‚ followed by a discussion regarding their possible functions as communal gathering centres and a brief look at the potential meaning of the palaces in relation to frescoes and symbolic aspects of the buildings. Following this will be the introduction of Mycenaean palaces and their distinctive

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    Palace on Wheels

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    The Palace on Wheels was launched by RTDC (Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation) and Indian Railways on the date of India Republic day 26th January in the year 1982 and decided to initiate it as a special heritage tourist train to Rajasthan. Since then‚ this luxury train in India has hosted people from all over the world. This Luxury Train of India won the PATA Gold Award in year 1987 and also voted the 4th best luxurious train in the world in year 2010 by global travel magazine Conde Nast.

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    Crystal Palace

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    Crystal Palace Describe the exhibition come about‚ what was the reason for it‚ the understanding that the industrial revolution is permanent‚ not some strange thing thats happening to society . The description has to give us insight to why the exhibition was important and to modernism. Two Parts: Building itself- dimensions‚ what does it mean when you build with iron and glass (to form an interpretation)‚ no internal supports which creates space to exhibit. Linear thinking‚ transparency‚ pre-fabrication

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    2010 Winter Olympics: The Positives and Negatives in Social/Labor Issues An incredible history follows the Olympic Games to Vancouver‚ British Columbia for the 2010 winter Olympics. The modern games began in 1896 with 241 athletes from 14 nations and have grown to 10‚500 participants representing 204 countries during the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing‚ China (www.olympic.org). The event has brought nations together through athletes who have inspired the world through their achievements‚ vigor

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    Memory palace

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    Many effective memorisers today use the ’method of loci’ to some degree. Contemporary memory competition was initiated in 1991 and the first United States championship was held in 1997.[6] Part of the competition requires committing to memory and recalling a sequence of digits‚ two-digit numbers‚ alphabetic letters‚ or playing cards. In a simple method of doing this‚ contestants‚ using various strategies well before competing‚ commit to long-term memory a unique vivid image associated with each item

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