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Several basic roof designs.

How are reeds used to make thatched roofs?

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An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland

The Largest Islands in the World

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10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time

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How Many Electoral College Votes Does Each U.S. State Have?

World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci

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How are reeds used to make thatched roofs?

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Candela, Felix: L'Oceanogràfic

Felix Candela

Spanish architect