About 170 results for ‘Europe’
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Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting the Black and Aegean Seas. Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean and other bodies of water to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and the Black Sea and connected waterways to the southeast. Yet the borders of Europe—a concept dating back to classical antiquity—are somewhat arbitrary, as the primarily physiographic term "continent" can incorporate cultural and political elements. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent by surface area, covering about 10,180,000 square kilometres (3,930,000 sq mi) or 2% of the Earth's surface and about 6.8% of its land area. Of Europe's approximately 50 states, Russia is the largest by both area and population (although the country has territory in both Europe and Asia), while the Vatican City is the smallest. Europe is the third-most populous continent after Asia and Africa, with a population of 733 million or about 11% of the world's population. Europe, in particular Ancient Greece, is the birthplace of Western culture. It played a predominant role in global affairs from the 15th century onwards, especially after the beginning of colonialism. Between the 16th and 20th centuries, European nations controlled at various times the Americas, most of Africa, Oceania, and large portions of Asia. Both World Wars were largely focused upon Europe, greatly contributing to a decline in Western European dominance in world affairs by the mid-20th century as the United States and Soviet Union took prominence. During the Cold War, Europe was divided along the Iron Curtain between NATO in the west and the Warsaw Pact in the east. European integration led to the formation of the Council of Europe and the European Union in Western Europe, both of which have been expanding eastward since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
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- Artist(s):
- Michel Dorigny
L'EUROPE
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- Artist(s):
- Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
LES QUATRE PARTIES DU MONDE SOUTENANT LA SPHERE CELESTE
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- Field(s):
- Sculpture
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- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
LES QUATRE PARTIES DU MONDE SOUTENANT LA SPHERE
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- Field(s):
- Sculpture
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Les quatre parties du monde soutenant la sphère
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- Field(s):
- Sculpture
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- Date:
- 19th century
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HABITATIONS LACUSTRES (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Ancient history
- Europe
- Hut (dwelling)
- Lake
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- Date:
- 19th century
- 20th century
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PASTEUR DECOUVRE LE VIRUS DE LA RAGE (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Arab people
- Biology
- Rabies
- Sitting
- Vaccination
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- Date:
- 19th century
- 20th century
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LES PAUWNIES (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Axe
- Boy
- Child
- Indigenous peoples of the Americas
- Spear
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- Date:
- 19th century
- 20th century
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Egypt
- Archaeology
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- Designation:
- statuette
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Field(s):
- Studio glass
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- Designation:
- bouteille
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Field(s):
- Studio glass
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- Designation:
- flacon
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Field(s):
- Militaria
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- Designation:
- pistolet
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Field(s):
- Militaria
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- Designation:
- fusil à piston
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- Date:
- 19th century
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