.... sixth from the river leading to the south transept. The cathedral consisted of a nave of twelve bays, transepts and a short apsidal choir, which were all built in the round-arched. The cathedral was completed in 1240. The length of the church was 596 feet. It was the largest church in England. The spire was 489 feet and was completed in 1315. It was struck by lightening in 1447 and was not repaired until 1462. Surrounding the Norman cathedral was the bishop's palace, the deanery, and the houses of the residentiary canons. A chapter house was built on the south side of the cathedral. The most famous part of the precincts was Paul's .....

.... The Parthenon contains two rooms. One room served as a treasury and the other once contained a large statue of Athena. Perhaps the most dramatic feature of the Parthenon was the sculpture by Phidias. Since the temple was a tribute to Athena, the sculpture centered around her. The western side of the roof depicted the battle between her and Poseidon over control of Athens. The eastern side depicted her birth. On the outer wall above the columns there were 92 metopes (sculptured panels) depicting battle scenes involving heroes and gods. They included the Trojan war, the Greeks fighting the Amazons, and the gods against the Titans. A .....

.... the precursor to the long struggle between the people of Vietnam and France leading To the historical defeat of the French in 1954.In the years after the defeat of the French,Vietnam was devided into two seperate countries and became the hub of resettlement for many as people from North and central Vietnam immigrated south. In the '60 and '70, was bustling with commerce and business .It was the cultural center and the Capital city of South Vietnam.Already heavily influenced by the French in term of culture and style,the City had an air of a French provincial town with a Vietnamese twist. was dubbed the " Pearl of The Orient" by foreign p .....

.... its people.3 Japan also opened their ports during this period4 and sold fuel to other countries such as the Us.5 The Japanese language took a major turn, too, with the addition of borrowed words from all over the world.6 Japan borrowed the American education system of elementary, middle school and universities during this time.7 A new western style army and universal military conscription program were soon set up by General Yamagata Autamo as well.8 The Meiji period was an important part of Japan's changing western ways. After World War II, Japan changed forever. With the Atomic bomb physically destroying their cities, and their defea .....

.... floods. Since the 1930's parts of the city have been sinking as much as 1 foot a year and new buildings are constructed with special foundation to prevent them from sinking. Mexico City's high altitude gives it a mild climate and the nights are cool throughout the year, although it's in the tropics. Mexico City has many beautiful palaces that were built during the Spanish colonial period. These buildings now houses government offices, museums, or shops. Mexico City is Mexico's center of higher education, transportation and tourism. Mexico City has more than four thousand elementary, vocational, and high schools. Mexico's oldest and l .....

.... every dollar in 1993. The large government deficit, equals about one- fifth of total yearly economy. The total work force in Russia numbers 72.5 million. Industry is the country's leading employer, with about 30 percent. Agriculture takes13 percent of all, and construction has 12 percent. Only about 1 million people, 1.5%, are registered unemployed, but the unemployment rate is much higher. Thousands work with no pay or with very few hours. Russia was the main country in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics(USSR). The East European Plain is full of rolling lowlands. The eastern boundary of this region, the Urals, are old moun .....

.... mountainous interior and the coastal lowlands and between the Pacific and Caribbean coasts. The interior is much cooler than the humid coast, and temperate Tegucigalpa has maximum temperatures varying between 25 and 30 degrees Celsius. The rainy season technically begins in May and lasts until October. This means that the interior and Pacific coast are relatively dry between November and April, but on the Caribbean coast it rains all year. The wettest months on the Caribbean coast are from September/October to January/February. The tourist season on the Caribbean coast is between February and April, during the US winter. This is a good time .....

.... in elevation. The second zone is the temperate, or weina dega zone, comprising portions of the high plateau between 4 900 and 7 900 ft.. The final area being the hot or kolla zone, encompassing an area with an altitude less than 5 000 ft. The cool zones temperatures and precipitation can be seen on figure 3. The temperate zones temperatures range from 15.6C to 29.4C. The temperature in the hot zone of the lowlands can reach temperatures as high as 60C. There are two distinct seasons in Ethiopia the rainy season, or kremt, lasting from mid-June to mid-semptember. the other is the Dry season, or bega, lasting from mid-September to mid .....

.... even modern) Greeks were a seafaring people. They derived most of their living from sea trade and fishing. This is not surprising, because most of is surrounded by the sea, or made up of many islands. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south, the Aegean to the east, and the Ionian to the West. Besides relying mainly on the sea for food, the Greeks also grew grapes, grain, and olives. Between 2500 and 1200 B.C. the Minoan civilization thrived on the island of Crete. Crete is the largest of the Greek islands, covering approximately 3,327 square miles. They founded one of the most brilliant and advanced civilizations known to that time. Myth .....

.... people together. The friendly confines of Old Madison Square Garden was a melting pot for not only residents of the community, but for athletes all over the world. Athletes would come to New York not just for competition, but also for the experiences and different cultures (Jackson 72). Nowhere else in the world do you get what's in New York. How all the different lifestyles can live together in harmony, for the most part, and make New York the greatest city in the world. When the wrecking ball took down Old Madison Square Garden in 1925, people from not just the city, but from all over New York came to pay their last respects to a place t .....