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111Theater am Schiffbauerdamm — Situated directly across the Shipbuilder s Canal (whence the theater s name derives) from the Friedrich Strasse train station, the Schiffbauerdamm Theater in Berlin has housed as many significant productions and important ensembles as any… …
112EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE — situated on a low reef of rocks submerged at high tide, 14 m. SW. of Plymouth; first built of wood by Winstanley, 1696; destroyed by a storm in 1703; rebuilt of wood on a stone base by Rudyard; burnt in 1755, and reconstructed by Smeaton of… …
113Barbizon School — Situated near the Fontainebleau forest, outside of Paris, Barbizon was a favorite gathering place of landscape painters during the mid 19th century. The style of these painters of the Barbizon School was derived especially from that of camille …
114Adriatic Sea — Situated between Italy (q.v.) and the coast of Dalmatia (q.v.), it was the most important east west trade route prior to the 11th century. Byzantine domination of the Adriatic was tested after 827, when Muslim raiders began their conquest of… …
115Aegean Sea — Situated between Greece and Asia Minor (qq.v.), interspersed with numerous islands and an indented coastline, the Aegean was crucial to the economic prosperity of Byzantium. Constantinople (q.v.) needed free access to the Aegean for its food… …
116Cuttak — Situated north of Puri on the bank of the Mahanadi River, Cuttak was the capital of Eastern Gangas who ruled over Orissa dur ing the 14th century. In Persian histories, it is often referred to as Katak Banaras …
117Dipalpur — Situated on the right side of the Satlaj River, south of La hore, Dipalpur was an important military outpost on the northwest frontier of the Delhi sultanate during the 13th and 14th centuries. It was included in the tract where Ala al Din… …
118Gwalior — Situated south of the Yamuna River about 100 kilome ters southeast of Bayana, Gwalior was controlled by the Pratiha ras at the time of the Ghaurid conquest (1192). It was occupied by the Ghaurids in 1201. Iltutmish was the commandant of… …
119Kara — Situated on the bank of the Ganges River about 56 kilometers west of its confluence with the Yamuna, Kara was already a part of the Delhi sultanate under Iltutmish (1211 1236). In 1290, at the time of Jalal al Din Firuz Khalji s accession,… …
120Lahore — Situated on the bank of the Ravi River, Lahore became the provincial capital of the Ghaznavids in the Punjab after Hindu Shahi rule was swept aside by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1008. It was captured by Muhammad Ghauri in 1186. Lahore remained a part …
