A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 Granada, Luis Rodrigo ... Grande Coupure Granada, Luis Rodrigo (from the article "Venezuela") ...cordial relations with its South American neighbours, although the kidnapping of a Colombian dissident in ... Granada, Treaty of (from the article "Louis XII") Pursuing Charles VIII's claims to the kingdom of Naples, Louis concluded the Treaty of Granada ... Granados, Enrique pianist and composer, a leader of the movement toward nationalism in late 19th-century Spanish music. [1 Related Articles] granary (from the article "India") ...about 5 feet (1.5 metres) high and separated from each other by narrow passages formed ... Granby city, Monteregie region, southern Quebec province, Canada, on the Yamaska Nord River. It is named ... Granby, John Manners, Marquess of British army officer, a popular British hero of the Seven Years' War (1756-63). Grand Alliance, War of the (1689-97), the third major war of Louis XIV of France, in which his expansionist plans ... [23 Related Articles] Grand Army of the Republic patriotic organization of American Civil War veterans who served in the Union forces, one of ... [3 Related Articles] Grand Assembly (from the article "Afghanistan") Zahir Shah and his advisers instituted an experiment in constitutional monarchy. In 1964 a Loya ... grand assize (from the article "United Kingdom") ...were introduced, notably the so-called possessory assizes, which determined who had the right to immediate ... Grand Bahama Canyon (from the article "submarine canyon") ...occur along the slopes of the Hawaiian Islands and possibly certain other ocean islands. The ... Grand Bahama Island island, The Bahamas, lying just west of Great Abaco Island in the Atlantic Ocean and ... [1 Related Articles] Grand Banks portion of the North American continental shelf in the Atlantic Ocean, lying southeast and south ... [5 Related Articles] grand battement (from the article "battement") ...movement. Among representative types are battement tendu ("stretched beating"), in which one leg is extended ... Grand Camee de France (from the article "Western sculpture") ...Museum, London), portraying Augustus in the guise of Jupiter; the Gemma Augustea (see photograph), a ... Grand Canal series of waterways in eastern and northern China that link Hangzhou in Zhejiang province with ... [17 Related Articles] Grand Canal (from the article "Dublin") ...commissioners circumscribed the growing city with the North and South Circular roads. Synge Street, close ... Grand Canal main waterway of Venice, Italy, following a natural channel that traces a reverse S-course from ... [1 Related Articles] Grand Canal d'Alsace waterway along the Rhine River, in eastern France, designed in 1922. The first section, at ... [2 Related Articles] Grand Canyon immense canyon cut by the Colorado River into the high-plateau region of northwestern Arizona, U.S., ... [7 Related Articles] Grand Canyon National Park (from the article "Principal national parks of the world") Grand Canyon National Park, now containing 1,904 square miles (4,931 square km), was created in ... Grand Canyon of the East (from the article "Genesee River") ...Portageville, midway along its course, the river flows into a 17-mile- (27-km-) long postglacial, winding, ... Grand Canyon Series major division of rocks in northern Arizona dating from Precambrian time (about 3.8 billion to ... Grand Cascade (from the article "Saint Petersburg") ...of its lateral wings. Built in the Baroque style (1714-28), it was reconstructed and expanded ... Grand Catalan Company (from the article "Michael IX Palaeologus") In 1303, Byzantium employed as mercenaries the Catalan Company, led by Roger de Flor, which ... Grand Cayman (from the article "Cayman Islands") island group and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea, comprising the ... Grand Central Station (from the article "Vanderbilt, Cornelius") During the last years of his life, Vanderbilt ordered the construction of Grand Central Terminal ... Grand Challenge Cup (from the article "Henley Royal Regatta") ...patron and gave the event its "royal" prefix. The regulation distance for the races is ... Grand Chambre (from the article "Chambre des Enquetes") (French: Chamber of Inquiries), in France under the ancien regime, a chamber of the Parlement, ... Grand Circuit oldest continuing harness horse-racing series in the United States. It was begun in 1871 by ... [1 Related Articles] Grand Company (from the article "condottiere") ...armies in Italy (often called free companies) were made up of foreigners. The earliest (1303) ... Grand Coulee Dam gravity dam on the Columbia River in the state of Washington, U.S. It was originally ... [6 Related Articles] Grand Council (from the article "China") ...of power to the throne that was part of the Qing political process. Similarly, revisions ... Grand Council of Fascism (from the article "Italy") ...out Allied terms, which of course included the removal of Mussolini. In July 1943 the ... Grand Court (from the article "Cayman Islands") There are three levels of courts in the Cayman Islands. The Summary Court, including the ... Grand Dictionnaire encyclopedique Larousse (French: "Larousse Great Encyclopaedic Dictionary"), French encyclopaedia published in Paris (1982-85) by Librairie Larousse and ... Grand Ducal Institut (from the article "Luxembourg") The major cultural institution of Luxembourg is the Grand Ducal Institute, which has sections devoted ... Grand Ducal Palace (from the article "Luxembourg") The Grand Ducal Palace (Palais Grand-Ducal) is home to the royal family, heirs of William ... grand duke title of sovereign princes ranking between kings and dukes and of certain members of the ... Grand Embassy (from the article "Peter I") Having already sent some young nobles abroad to study nautical matters, Peter, in 1697, went ... Grand Empire (from the article "France") Napoleon now had a free hand to reorganize Europe and numerous relatives to install on ... grand ensemble (from the article "canonical ensemble") A grand ensemble is any ensemble for which the restriction of a constant number of ... Grand Entry (from the article "powwow") ...showmanship, known as "fancying it up." They also developed an opening parade into the arena, ... Grand Etang (from the article "Grenada") Several short, swiftly flowing streams supply all towns and most villages with piped clean water. ... Grand Falls-Windsor town, central Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It lies along the Exploits River and the ... grand fir (from the article "tree") ...of the previous year to some degree (preformers). In these species the number of height ... grand FITA round (from the article "archery") ...(including Olympic Games from 1972) are shot at metric distances, and from 1957 to 1985 ... Grand Forks city, seat (1875) of Grand Forks county, eastern North Dakota, U.S. It lies at the ... Grand Guignol short plays popular in Parisian cabarets in the 19th century, especially at the Theatre du ... Grand Harbour small inlet on the east coast of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea. It is separated ... Grand Haven city, seat (1837) of Ottawa county, southwestern Michigan, U.S., located at the mouth of the ... grand hazard gambling game with dice from which chuck-a-luck evolved. In the United States the game is ... Grand Hornu (from the article "Borinage") ...from the area since the Middle Ages. The mines are no longer operative; the principal ... Grand Island (from the article "Niagara River") From its head at Lake Erie, the river flows through a single channel for about ... Grand Island city, seat of Hall county, south-central Nebraska, U.S., about 90 miles (145 km) west of ... Grand Isle county, northwestern Vermont, U.S. It is bordered to the north by Quebec, Can., and to ... grand jete (from the article "jete") ...the other leg in any desired position upon landing. Among the commonly seen forms of ... grand jour (from the article "assize") An important type of French assize was the grand jour, a meeting ... Grand Junction city, seat (1883) of Mesa county, western Colorado, U.S. It lies in the Grand Valley ... grand jury in Anglo-American law, a group that examines accusations against persons charged with crime and, if ... [5 Related Articles] Grand Lodge (from the article "Freemasonry") ...symbolic or speculative Freemasonry, which particularly in the 17th and 18th centuries, adopted the rites ... grand logothete (from the article "logothete") By the 11th century an official called the grand logothete headed the entire civil service. ... Grand Maigne (from the article "Maina") ...coastal shipping. Ruins in the district include the remains of the temple and sanctuary of ... Grand Manan Island island in the Bay of Fundy, southwestern New Brunswick, Canada. The island lies near the ... grand mariage (from the article "Comoros") ...to pay for the festivities, as well as to provide a dowry for his bride. ... Grand Masters, Palace of the (from the article "Valletta") ...is now equal in rank with the archbishop's cathedral at Mdina. It was designed by ... Grand Medicine Society (from the article "medicine society") in popular literature, any of various complex healing societies and rituals of many American Indian ... Grand Mesa (from the article "Grand Junction") ...gilsonite, and oil-shale resources. The city grew rapidly in the 1990s, with many new residents ... Grand National British horse race held annually over the Aintree course, Liverpool, in late March or early ... [2 Related Articles] Grand National Archery Society (from the article "archery") ...activities with the bow evolved into the modern sport of archery. In 1844 the first ... Grand National Assembly (from the article "Afghanistan") ...separation of executive, legislative, and judicial authorities. A military coup in 1973 overthrew the monarchy, ... Grand National Assembly (from the article "Mehmed VI") ...1920), however, reduced the empire to little but Turkey itself and served to strengthen the ... Grand National Consolidated Trades Union (from the article "Owen, Robert") ...his followers carried on ardent propaganda all over the country, and this effort resulted in ... Grand National Curling Club of America (from the article "curling") In the United States the Grand National Curling Club of America, affiliated with the Royal ... Grand National Party conservative political party in South Korea. [2 Related Articles] Grand Ole Opry country music show in Nashville, Tenn., U.S., which began weekly radio broadcasts in December 1925, ... [5 Related Articles] Grand Orgue (from the article "keyboard instrument") ...usually of only 8- and 4-foot flutes and 8- and 4-foot trumpets. Only in the ... Grand Palais (from the article "Western architecture") ...of whom were influential teachers at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. A high point was reached ... grand piano (from the article "keyboard instrument") ...worked for the harpsichord builder Burkat Shudi when he first came to England, and around ... Grand Place (from the article "Brussels") ...governmental buildings are situated. The commercial quarter extends from the western outer boulevards to a ... grand plie (from the article "plie") ...foot positions, plies may be shallow, so that the dancer's heels remain on the floor ... Grand Portage National Monument historic site in the northeastern corner of Minnesota, U.S., on Lake Superior near the Canadian ... [1 Related Articles] Grand Prix de Dressage (from the article "horsemanship") The Grand Prix de Dressage involves performance of the walk, trot, canter, and collected paces ... Grand Prix des Nations (from the article "time trial") ...part of most stage races-i.e., series of races at which the riders begin at a ... Grand Prix racing automobile racing on closed highways or other courses somewhat simulating road conditions. Such racing began ... [18 Related Articles] Grand Rapids city, seat (1836) of Kent county, western Michigan, U.S. It is situated along the Grand ... [1 Related Articles] Grand Remonstrance (from the article "Charles I") Meanwhile, Parliament reassembled in London after a recess, and, on Nov. 22, 1641, the Commons ... Grand River river rising near Creston, Union county, south-central Iowa, U.S., and flowing in a southerly direction ... Grand River river formed by the confluence of the North and South forks in Perkins county, northern ... Grand Secretariat (from the article "China") ...inefficient and inconvenient. Litterateurs of the traditional and prestigious Hanlin Academy came to be assigned ... grand sergeanty (from the article "sergeanty") The sergeants themselves were often divided into two well-defined groups. In England there was a ... Grand Shrine of Ise (from the article "shintai") The symbol of the sun goddess Amaterasu, worshipped at the main Shinto shrine at Ise, ... Grand Shrine of Izumo (from the article "Izumo") Izumo is well known as a Shinto religious centre. At Taisha, 5 miles (8 km) ... Grand Shrine of Kasuga (from the article "Nara") ...Temple. Its artwork and artifacts (now housed in fireproof concrete buildings) include jewels, musical instruments, ... Grand Slam (from the article "Wallis, Sir Barnes") Wallis produced not only the dambuster bombs but also the 12,000-pound "Tallboy" and the 22,000-pound ... Grand Slam (from the article "Tennis") ...to his collection in 2007, lifting his career total of Grand Slam championships to 12, ... Grand Slam tournament (from the article "Jones, Bobby") U.S. amateur golfer, the first man to achieve the Grand Slam-winning in a single year ... grand strategy (from the article "strategy") ...purposes, which is sometimes called campaign planning, and (3) strategy, or the broad comprehensive harmonizing ... grand tactics (from the article "tactics") ...but over time each has acquired both a prescriptive and a descriptive meaning. There have ... Grand Teton (from the article "mountaineering") ...America, the North American Rockies, the Caucasus, Africa's peaks, and finally the Himalayan vastness. Aconcagua ... Grand Teton National Park spectacular glaciated mountain region in northwestern Wyoming, U.S. It lies just south of Yellowstone National ... Grand Theatre (from the article "Bordeaux") ...are characteristic low, white houses. La Bastide, on the right bank, is reached by a ... Grand Theft Auto video game created by the American company Rockstar Games and published in 1997 and 1998 ... grand tourist portrait (from the article "Batoni, Pompeo Girolamo") Italian painter, who in his own time was ranked with Anton Raphael Mengs as a ... Grand Traverse Bay northeastern arm of Lake Michigan, indenting the northwest coast of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, ... Grand Trunk Canal (from the article "Brindley, James") The success of that canal encouraged similar projects: the Grand Trunk Canal, penetrating the central ... Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (from the article "Grand Trunk Railway") ...connections to the rail system of the northern United States. The Grand Trunk was also ... Grand Trunk Railway early Canadian railway line, incorporated in 1852-53 to build a railway connecting the key cities ... [3 Related Articles] Grand Trunk Road (from the article "Calcutta") The Grand Trunk Road (National Highway No. 2) is one of the oldest road routes ... Grand Turk chief island of the British overseas territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands, in the ... [1 Related Articles] Grand Union Flag American colonial banner first displayed by George Washington on Jan. 1, 1776. It showed the ... Grand Valley (from the article "Grand Junction") city, seat (1883) of Mesa county, western Colorado, U.S. It lies in the Grand Valley ... Grand Vefour, Le (from the article "restaurant") The Very was absorbed in 1869 by the neighbouring Le Grand Vefour. This restaurant was ... Grand Victoria (from the article "victoria") ...front axle. The graceful body curved down from the coachman's seat to the floorboards, and ... grand vizier (from the article "vizier") ...1444-46, 1451-81), the Ottomans assumed the old Islamic practice of giving the title vizier to ... Grand Western Canal (from the article "canals and inland waterways") ...to another. The longest plane, about 225 feet, was on the Hobbacott Down plane of ... grand wizard (from the article "Ku Klux Klan") ...Klan was structured into the "Invisible Empire of the South" at a convention in Nashville, ... Grand, Jens (from the article "Erik VI") ...unjustly-of killing his father and had been outlawed in 1287. These outlaws, who were aided ... Grand-Popo Lagoon (from the article "Benin") ...of coconut palms; the lagoons are narrower in the western part of the country, where ... Grandage, Michael English theatre director who created critically and commercially successful productions of a diverse variety of ... [3 Related Articles] Grandbois, Alain French Canadian poet whose use of unconventional verse forms, abstract metaphors of voyage and death, ... [1 Related Articles] Grandchamp and Taize communities two associated Protestant religious communities founded in the mid-20th century in Switzerland and France. Grande Bibliotheque (from the article "Literature") Two major public events brought attention to French Canadian literature during 2005. The first was ... Grande Cascade set of cataracts in the Pyrenees range near the head of the Pau Stream in ... Grande Causse (from the article "cave") ...high-altitude pavement karst contains many deep shafts. The Pierre Saint-Martin System, for example, is 1,342 ... Grande Coupure (from the article "Tertiary Period") ...Eocene. The resulting immigration of Eurasian land animals into western Europe, and the consequent changes ...

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