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  • 101dungeon — /dun jeuhn/, n. 1. a strong, dark prison or cell, usually underground, as in a medieval castle. 2. the keep or stronghold of a castle; donjon. [1250 1300; ME dungeo(u)n, dongeoun, dungun < MF donjon < VL *domnion (s. of *domnio) keep, mastery,&#8230; …

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  • 102Western architecture — Introduction       history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present.       The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the&#8230; …

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  • 103Prix Locus du meilleur roman de fantasy — Les prix Locus sont décernés chaque année, depuis 1971, par les lecteurs du magazine américain mensuel de science fiction Locus lors de la Westercons qui se déroule le quatrième week end de juillet. La catégorie du meilleur roman de fantasy&#8230; …

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  • 104Burg — Festung; Kastell * * * Burg [bʊrk], die; , en: in mittelalterlicher Zeit häufig auf Bergen errichtete, stark befestigte (oft durch Graben und Mauer vor Feinden geschützte) bauliche Anlage mit Wohnbau, Stallungen u. Ä.: eine Burg aus dem 13. Jh;&#8230; …

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  • 105dungeon — dun•geon [[t]ˈdʌn dʒən[/t]] n. 1) archit. a strong, dark prison or cell, usu. underground, as in a medieval castle 2) archit. the keep or stronghold of a castle; donjon • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME dungeo(u)n &LT; MF donjon &LT; VL *domniōnem, acc …

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  • 106Château de Dinan — The Château de Dinan consists of a keep, in the town of Dinan, in the Côtes d Armor département of the The keep from the top of the ramparts Brittany region of France …

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  • 108Heusden — Infobox Settlement official name = Heusden mapsize = 280px subdivision type = Country subdivision name = Netherlands subdivision type1 = Province subdivision name1 = North Brabant area footnotes = (2006) area total km2 = 81.18 area land km2 =&#8230; …

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  • 109Trim Castle — ( ga. Caisleán Bhaile Atha Troim), Trim, County Meath, Ireland, on the shores of the Boyne has an area of 30,000 m². It is the remains of the largest Norman castle in Europe, and Ireland s largest castle. It was built primarily by Hugh de Lacy&#8230; …

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  • 110Okayama Castle — 岡山城 Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan …

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