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The Merchandise Mart (or the Merch Mart, or the Mart) is a commercial building in downtown Chicago, Illinois. When it opened in 1930, it was the world's largest building, with 4 million square feet (372,000 m 2) of floor space. [1][2] The Art Deco structure is at the junction of the Chicago River 's branches. The building is a leading retailing ...
Isfahani. The Agha Nour mosque ( Persian: مسجد آقانور) is a mosque located in Isfahan, Iran. It was founded during the Shah Abbas I era and completed during the Shah Safi era, and as such the names of both kings were mentioned in the inscription above the portal of the mosque. The mosque was built under the supervision of Noureddin ...
Risale-i Nur. The Risale-i Nur Collection (Turkish: Risale-i Nur Külliyatı, Ottoman Turkish: رساله نور كلیاتی) is a collection of religious writings by Said Nursî, a Kurdish Islamic Scholar from Bitlis region of Turkey between the 1910s and 1950s. Unlike what is often claimed, it is not tafsir (commentary on the Qur'an).
Express, Inc.[5] is an American fashion retailer whose portfolio includes Express, Bonobos and UpWest. The Company operates an omnichannel platform as well as physical and online stores. The company consists of the brands Express, Bonobos, and UpWest, and is traded on the OTC Pink under the symbol EXPR. The company is headquartered in Columbus ...
Chicago has hosted 25 nominating conventions since 1860 − the most of any city − but it is the 1968 Democratic convention that sticks in the memory of many activists.
Agha (Turkish: ağa; [2] Ottoman Turkish: آغا; Persian: آقا, romanized: āghā; "chief, master, lord" [3]) is an honorific title for a civilian or officer, or often part of such title. In the Ottoman times, some court functionaries and leaders of organizations like bazaar or the janissary units were entitled to the agha title.
The Daria-i-Noor (Persian: دریای نور, lit. 'Sea of Light' or 'Ocean of Light' [2]), also spelled Darya-ye Noor, is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing an estimated 182 carats (36 g). [3] Its colour, pale pink, is one of the rarest to be found in diamonds. The diamond is currently in the Iranian National Jewels ...
President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine on Thursday of trying to strike Russia's Kursk nuclear power station in an overnight attack. He provided no documentary evidence to back up his assertion ...