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The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), also known as the panda bear or simply panda, is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its white coat with black patches around the eyes, ears, legs and shoulders. Its body is rotund; adult individuals weigh 100 to 115 kg (220 to 254 lb) and are typically 1.2 to 1.9 m (3 ft 11 in to 6 ...
573692. Website. www.portlandmaine.gov. Portland (/ ˈpɔːrtlənd / PORT-lənd) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 in April 2020. [4] The Greater Portland metropolitan area has a population of approximately 550,000 people.
The Porteous Building, a 1904 beaux arts style building. Maine College of Art & Design (MECA&D) is a private art school in Portland, Maine. Founded in 1882, Maine College of Art & Design is the oldest arts educational institution in Maine. Roughly 32% of MECA&D students are from Maine. [4] The college is accredited by the New England Commission ...
Book cover. Front cover of the St Cuthbert Gospel, c. 700; the original tooled red goatskin binding is the earliest surviving Western binding. A book cover is any protective covering used to bind together the pages of a book. Beyond the familiar distinction between hardcovers and paperbacks, there are further alternatives and additions, such as ...
43°39′13″N 70°15′44″W / 43.65361°N 70.26222°W / 43.65361; -70.26222. Type. Art Museum. Website. portlandmuseum.org. The Portland Museum of Art, or PMA, is the largest and oldest public art institution in Maine. Founded as the Portland Society of Art in 1882. It is located in the downtown area known as The Arts District ...
Designed in the Beaux-Arts style by Boston architect George Henri Desmond, the 135-foot, 10-story building was Maine's first skyscraper. [2] It is also notable for the ornate facade that covers the side and the top of the structure. It opened in 1910 to great fanfare, altering Portland's skyline. [3]
Bangor (/ ˈbæŋɡɔːr / BANG-gor) is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The city proper has a population of 31,753, [ 3 ] making it the state's third-most populous city, behind Portland (68,408) and Lewiston (37,121). Bangor is known as the "Queen City." Modern Bangor was established in the mid-19th ...
Maine (/ m eɪ n / ⓘ MAYN) [10] is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Lower 48.It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest, and shares a maritime border with Nova Scotia.