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  2. Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea - Wikipedia

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    Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea, [1] [a] is a water lily in the genus Nymphaea, a botanical variety of Nymphaea nouchali.. It is an aquatic plant of freshwater lakes, pools and rivers, naturally found throughout most of the eastern half of Africa, as well as parts of southern Arabia, but has also been spread to other regions as an ornamental plant.

  3. Lotiform vessels (Metropolitan Museum of Art) - Wikipedia

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    Egyptian faience pottery (as opposed to modern faience) was made from fired earthenware colored with a glaze. The art style was popular in the Third Intermediate Period (c. 1069 BC – c. 664 BC) of Egyptian history. Blue-green, the most popular color used on the earthenware, was achieved through the use of a quartz and calcite lime-based glaze ...

  4. List of architecture schools - Wikipedia

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    National University of Sciences and Technology, School of Art, Design and Architecture, Islamabad [127] University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Department of Architecture [128] University of the Punjab, Department of Architecture, College Of Art and Design, Lahore [129]

  5. Pharos University in Alexandria - Wikipedia

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    The first Egyptian private university, in Alexandria, established by Republican Decrees Nos. 252 of 2006, 302 of 2009, and 659 of 2020, it is an accredited university whose degrees are equivalent to those from the Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities and the Ministry of Higher Education.

  6. Blue lotus - Wikipedia

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    Blue lotus may refer to: Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea , a water lily in the genus Nymphaea that was known to the Ancient Egyptian civilizations Nymphaea nouchali , a water lily of genus Nymphaea that is native to southern and eastern parts of Asia, containing the sedating alkaloids apomorphine and nuciferine

  7. List of national flowers - Wikipedia

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    While Vietnam does not have an official flower, four plants are traditional regarded as the four graceful plants, namely: the lotus, the pine, bamboo, and the chrysanthemum. [10] [120] The lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is generally regarded as the unofficial national flower of Vietnam, [121] as portrayed, for example, on their postage stamps. [122]

  8. Nymphaea nouchali - Wikipedia

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    Nymphaea nouchali, often known by its synonym Nymphaea stellata, or by common names blue lotus, [3] star lotus, red water lily, dwarf aquarium lily, blue water lily, blue star water lily or manel flower, is a water lily of genus Nymphaea. It is native to southern and eastern parts of Asia, and is the national flower of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

  9. Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University - Wikipedia

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    A presidential decree (No. 361) was issued in 1989, to join the Faculty of Fine Arts to the University of Alexandria, in order to form the Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University. [ 1 ] The Egyptian School of Fine Arts [Madrassat al-Funun al-Jamila al-Misriyya] was the first school of fine arts in the country, and was established in 1908 in ...