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 San Lorenzo ... Sanarelli, Giuseppe San Lorenzo Pacific port city, southern Honduras, situated on the northern shore of the Gulf of Fonseca. ... San Lorenzo Fuori le Mura (from the article "Rome") Now in the midst of the Campo Verano cemetery, Rome's Catholic burying ground since 1830, ... San Lorenzo Maggiore (from the article "Western architecture") Milan, which had been the imperial residence several times since 350 and seat of the ... San Lorenzo Maggiore (from the article "Naples") The splendid Gothic church of San Lorenzo Maggiore stands on layers of antiquities. Beneath its ... San Luca e Santa Martina (from the article "Western architecture") Pietro da Cortona's early design for the Villa del Pigneto, near Rome (before 1630), was ... San Luca, Accademia di (from the article "art, academy of") ...membership in the Accademia del Disegno was an honour conferred only on already-recognized independent artists. ... San Lucas, Cape extreme southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, Mexico. The rocky headland forms the southern ... San Luigi dei Francesi, Church of (from the article "Caravaggio") ...that Caravaggio's realistic naturalism first fully appears. Probably through the agency of del Monte, Caravaggio ... San Luis provincia (province), west-central Argentina, separated from Mendoza province (west) by seasonal rivers ... San Luis city, northwestern Sonora estado (state), Mexico. It lies on the Mexico-United States ... San Luis city, capital of San Luis provincia (province), west-central Argentina, on the Chorrillos ... San Luis city, eastern Cuba. Lying on the northern slopes of the Sierra Maestra, San Luis is ... San Luis Obispo city, seat (1850) of San Luis Obispo county, western California, U.S. It lies on San ... San Luis Potosi estado (state), northeastern Mexico. It is bounded by the states of Coahuila ... San Luis Potosi city, capital of San Luis Potosi estado (state), northeastern Mexico. It is ... [1 Related Articles] San Luis Potosi, Plan of (from the article "Mexico") ...had first been jailed and subsequently had been confined under house arrest. He arrived on ... San Marco altarpiece (from the article "painting, Western") ...Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence) rather than the theological implications of the act portrayed. Masaccio ... San Marco Basilica church in Venice that was begun in its original form in 829 (consecrated in 832) ... [8 Related Articles] San Marco, Piazza (from the article "Venice") Before the five arched portals of the basilica lies the Piazza San Marco, a vast ... San Marco, priory of (from the article "Angelico, Fra") Angelico remained in the Fiesole priory until 1439, when he entered the priory of San ... San Marcos city, southwestern Guatemala, in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas at an elevation of 7,700 feet ... San Marcos city, seat (1848) of Hays county, south-central Texas, U.S. The city lies on the San ... San Marcos Bridge (from the article "bridge") ...to Deer Isle, and further bracing to the stiffening truss at Golden Gate. In turn, ... San Marcos of Lima, Main National University of coeducational state-financed institution of higher learning situated at Lima, the capital of Peru. The university, ... [1 Related Articles] San Marino small republic situated on the slopes of Mount Titano, on the Adriatic side of central ... [17 Related Articles] San Marino residential city, Los Angeles county, southern California, U.S. The affluent city lies southeast of Pasadena. ... San Marino city (from the article "San Marino") Area: 61.2 sq km (23.6 sq mi) | Population (2007 est.): 30,500 | Capital: San ... San Marino World Trade Center (from the article "San Marino") The country's desire to become fully integrated in the global economy also was evident in ... San Marino, flag of horizontally divided white-blue national flag; when displayed by the government, it incorporates a central coat ... San Martin Bridge (from the article "Toledo") ...the Tagus: in the northeast is the bridge of Alcantara, at the foot of the ... San Martin de Porres distrito (district), in the Lima-Callao metropolitan area, Peru. It lies on the ... San Martin del Rey Aurelio municipio (municipality), in Asturias provincia (province) and San Martin, Jose de Argentine soldier, statesman, and national hero who helped lead the revolutions against Spanish rule in ... [13 Related Articles] San Martino, abbey of (from the article "Monreale") ...trained in Byzantium. The subjects of the mosaics include an Old Testament cycle, the miracles ... San Martino, Cathedral of (from the article "Lucca") ...a distinctive style found in nearby Pisa; often basilican or Romanesque in structure, many have ... San Mateo city, San Mateo county, western California, U.S. It lies on the western shore of San ... San Matteo Cathedral (from the article "Salerno") Ruins of the castle of Arechi, prince of Benevento, and the remains of a palace ... San Michele, Santuario di (from the article "Monte Sant'Angelo") ...(Apulia) region, east central Italy, on the southern slope of the Promontorio del Gargano, the ... San Miguel partido (county), Gran (Greater) Buenos Aires, Argentina, northwest of the city of ... San Miguel (from the article "Major volcanoes of the world") ...the centre of the country. This volcanic range includes 20 cones, from the westernmost Izalco ... San Miguel (from the article "Channel Islands") San Miguel, the westernmost of the park's islands, is administered by the U.S. Navy. It ... San Miguel city, east-central El Salvador, at the foot of San Miguel and Chinameca volcanoes. Founded in ... San Miguel (from the article "Manila") ...The districts developed from the original fortress city of Intramuros (Within Walls) and the 13 ... San Miguel county, north-central New Mexico, U.S. The northwestern portion of the county lies at the southern ... San Miguel de Allende city, east-central Guanajuato estado (state), north-central Mexico. It lies on a small ... San Miguel de Guadalupe (from the article "Ayllon, Lucas Vazquez de") ...V (King Charles I of Spain) to explore that area, especially to find a strait ... San Miguel de Tucuman city, capital of Tucuman provincia(province), northwestern Argentina. It lies along the Sali ... [2 Related Articles] San Miguel del Padron city, west-central Cuba. For many years a small commercial and manufacturing centre in a sugar-growing ... San Miguel, Gulf of (from the article "Balboa, Vasco Nunez de") ...grudging permission to explore the South Sea. By dint of enormous efforts Balboa had a ... San Miniato al Monte three-aisled basilican church in Florence completed in 1062. It is considered one of the finest ... [2 Related Articles] San Nazaro Maggiore (from the article "Western architecture") ...is a quadrifoil room with four niches and ambulatory; an octagon adjoining it (today Sant'Aquilino) ... San Nicola (from the article "Bari") ...inland. The chief features of historic interest are in the old city, notably the 12th-century ... San Nicola Soccer Stadium (from the article "Piano, Renzo") ...heat source and a form of protection against ultraviolet light. At the same time, the ... San Nicolas town, southeastern end of the island of Aruba, in the southern Caribbean Sea. Its deepwater ... San Nicolas de los Arroyos city and port, northern Buenos Aires provincia (province), eastern Argentina, on the ... San Nicolas Obisbo, Colegio de (from the article "Quiroga, Vasco de") Spanish bishop, social reformer, and humanist educator who founded the Colegio de San Nicolas Obisbo ... San Nicolas, Pact of (from the article "unitario") Rosas and the unitarios continued at loggerheads until his overthrow in 1852. ... san no tsuzumi (from the article "tsuzumi") Ancient Japanese court orchestra music had three types of tsuzumi drums, of ... San Pablo city, southwestern Luzon, northern Philippines. Originally the site of a Spanish military and missionary post, ... San Paolo (from the article "Iseo, Lake") ...at Sarnico. Monte Isola, in the centre of the lake, is Italy's largest lacustrine island ... San Paolo Fuori le Mura (from the article "Rome") A basilica built by Constantine over the Apostle's grave, S. Paolo Fuori le Mura (St. ... San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park (from the article "Escondido") Just southeast of the city, San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park marks the site of ... San Pedro town, central Paraguay. It lies in the lowlands between the Jejui Guazu and Paraguay rivers. ... San Pedro main unit of the Port of Los Angeles (the other units are Wilmington and Terminal ... [1 Related Articles] San Pedro city, southwestern Coahuila estado (state), northeastern Mexico. It is located on one of the irrigation ... San Pedro church (from the article "Teruel") ...in the city after its conquest by Alfonso II of Aragon in 1171; this resulted ... San Pedro de Macoris city, southeastern Dominican Republic. It is situated at the mouth of the wide estuary of ... San Pedro Martir (from the article "Baja California") ...fault block rising precipitously on the gulf side and dropping gently into the Pacific, crowned ... San Pedro Sula city, northwestern Honduras. It is situated in the Ulua River valley, 37 miles (60 km) ... [1 Related Articles] San Pedro y San Pablo, Rio (from the article "Usumacinta River") ...border and continues generally northwestward. The main arm joins the Grijalva River and empties into ... San Petronio (from the article "Jacopo Della Quercia") ...Giovanni in Siena. Being a dilatory artist, he completed only the "Zacharias in the Temple," ... San Pietro in Montorio (from the article "Bramante, Donato") ...in Rome known to be by Bramante: the monastery and cloister of Santa Maria della ... San Procolo, Cathedral of (from the article "Pozzuoli") ...have caused temple porticoes along the shore to be submerged beneath the sea. The old ... San Rafael city, central Mendoza provincia (province), western Argentina, near the eastern base of ... San Rafael city, seat (1893) of Marin county, western California, U.S. It lies on the northwestern shore ... San Rafael Mountains segment of the Coast Ranges (see Pacific mountain system), southwestern California, U.S. The range extends ... San Rafael National Park national park, southern Chile, on the Pacific coast. Established in 1945, it occupies an area ... San Rafael, Mount (from the article "Paraguay") ...Brazil and then run eastward as the Mbaracayu Mountains. From the northeast, other ranges extend ... San Remo town, Liguria region, northwestern Italy, the chief resort of that part of the Italian Riviera ... San Remo, Conference of (April 19-26, 1920), international meeting convened at San Remo, on the Italian Riviera, to decide ... [3 Related Articles] San River (from the article "Vistula River") The course of the Vistula consists of three principal sections delineated by the San and ... San Roque Dam (from the article "Cordoba") Cordoba's commercial growth and industry were stimulated by the completion of rail connections with the ... San Salvador (from the article "El Salvador") ...(some of which are still active) crossing the centre of the country. This volcanic range ... San Salvador capital of El Salvador. It is located on the Ace Chaute River in the Valley ... [6 Related Articles] San Salvador de Jujuy city, capital of Jujuy provincia (province), northwestern Argentina. It lies between the ... San Salvador Island one of the islands of The Bahamas, in the West Indies. San Salvador is believed ... [1 Related Articles] San Salvador Island one of the Galapagos Islands, in the eastern Pacific Ocean about 600 miles (965 km) ... San Salvador Kongo language (from the article "Kongo language") ...of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family. Kongo is related to Swahili, Shona, ... San Salvatore, Mount (from the article "Lugano") largest town in Ticino canton, southern Switzerland. It lies along Lake Lugano, northwest of Como, ... San Sebastian de la Gomera (from the article "La Gomera") San Sebastian de la Gomera, on the east coast, is the chief port and capital. ... San Sebastian, Pact of (from the article "Alcala Zamora, Niceto") ...parliament, suppressed the report, and concluded the war. Alcala Zamora blamed King Alfonso XIII for ... San Sebastiano (from the article "Veronese, Paolo") In 1555, probably at the summons of the prior of S. Sebastiano in Venice, Veronese ... San Sebastiano, Basilica of (from the article "catacomb") subterranean cemetery composed of galleries or passages with side recesses for tombs. The term, of ... San Severo city and episcopal see, Puglia (Apulia) regione, east-central Italy. It lies in the north of ... San Simeon village, San Luis Obispo county, southwestern California, U.S. It lies along the Pacific Ocean overlooking ... San Simon, University of (from the article "Selected universities and colleges of the world") ...Pampa) for the area, meaning "a plain full of small lakes." A favourable climate and ... San Simpliciano (from the article "Milan") ...north Italian painting. The building also contains the Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, and its beautiful courtyard ... San Stefano, Treaty of (March 3 [Feb. 19, Old Style], 1878), peace settlement imposed on the Ottoman government by ... [14 Related Articles] San Telmo (from the article "Buenos Aires") San Telmo, or Barrio Sur, south of the Plaza de Mayo, began to be restored ... San Valentin, Mount (from the article "Chile") Farther south is Chilean Patagonia, a loosely defined area that includes the subregion of Magallanes ... San Vicente (from the article "Majorca") ...notably talayots (rough chambered towers of stone), taulas (temples), and burial caves, ... San Vicente (from the article "Concepcion") ...and resort towns on the eastern shore of Concepcion Bay, while a local railway serving ... San Vicente city, south-central El Salvador. It lies along the Accihuapa River at the northeastern foot of ... San Vitale, Church of (from the article "Ravenna") The Church of San Vitale, the masterpiece of Byzantine art in Ravenna, was completed during ... San Yu, U Myanmar (Burmese) politician who headed a repressive military government while serving as president from 1981 ... San Zeno Maggiore (from the article "Verona") ...architecture, which is often in a distinctive pink brick. The city produced two great Renaissance ... San, Saya leader of the anti-British rebellion of 1930-32 in Burma (Myanmar). [2 Related Articles] san-ch'u (from the article "Chinese literature") Another literary innovation, preceding but later interacting with the rise of the drama, was a ... San-ch'ung shih (municipality), T'ai-pei hsien (county), northern Taiwan. It lies west of Taipei city, in the ... San-kuan Pass (from the article "Shensi") ...the range is in the north; the southern slope of the range, draining into the ... San-lun (from the article "San-lun") school of Chinese Buddhism derived from the Indian Madhyamika school. See Madhyamika.development of Madhyamika school San-Pedro port town, southwestern Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). It is situated about 40 miles (65 km) ... San-yuan (from the article "Shensi") ...industrial city. It has an important university, a medical college, and an institute of art ... Sana'i Persian poet, author of the first great mystical poem in the Persian language, whose verse ... [2 Related Articles] Sanaa city and capital of Yemen. It is situated at the western foot of Mount Nuqum, ... [9 Related Articles] SANAA (from the article "Architecture") ...a sailing ship. The glass was subtly whitened to cut the glare from sunlight, and ... Sanaa, University of (from the article "Yemen") Higher education is limited to a very small minority. The University of Sanaa (founded 1970), ... Sanaag (from the article "Somalia") ...aid agencies estimated that up to one million people needed help. This was exacerbated by ... Sanada Yukitsura (from the article "Sakuma Zozan") After receiving a traditional Confucian education, Sakuma became one of the most trusted councillors of ... Sanader, Ivo (from the article "Croatia") Area: 56,594 sq km (21,851 sq mi) | Population (2007 est.): 4,440,000 | Capital: Zagreb ... Sanaga River stream in central Cameroon. Its most important headstreams-the Lom and the Djerem-meet to form the ... Sanaka-sampradaya (from the article "Indian philosophy") Nimbarka's philosophy is known as Bhedabheda because he emphasized both identity and difference of the ... Sanakhte (from the article "Egypt, ancient") There were links of kinship between Khasekhemwy and the 3rd dynasty, but the change between ... Sanana (from the article "Sula") ...Maluku propinsi (province), Indonesia. They lie east of central Celebes and between the Molucca Sea ... Sanandaj city, northwestern Iran, at an elevation of 4,990 feet (1,521 metres). It was called Sisar, ... Sanarelli, Giuseppe (from the article "Reed, Walter") ...Juan Finlay began to formulate a theory of insect transmission. In succeeding years he maintained ...

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