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Balthazar Armas Balthazar Armas (Caracas, Venezuela, 1941) is considered one of the pioneers in the contemporary and abstract movement in Latin America, where the industrial and urban influence of his paintings makes them approachable and distinguishable. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, he started as a self-taught artist during the 1950s and participated in the movement of experimental theatre in Caracas at the Academy of Dramatic Art Carmen Antillano.
Balthazar Korab Balthazar Korab (1926 - ) is a photographer based in Detroit, Michigan who specializes in architectural, art and landscape photography. He was born in Budapest, Hungary, and migrated to France after fleeing from Hungary's communist government in 1949.
Balthild Saint Balthild, also known as Bathilde d'Ascagnie, Batilde, Bathylle, Bathild, or Bathilda (626 or 627 – January 30, 680), was the wife and queen of Clovis II, king of Burgundy and Neustria (639 – 658). Her name comes from Old English and means "bold battle".
Balti people The Balti are a people of Ladakhi/Tibetan descent with some Dardic admixture whose population of 400,000 is found in Pakistani-controlled Baltistan (a former district of Ladakh); and in Kargil and Leh districts of Ladakh, a region in Indian-controlled Jammu & Kashmir. The Balti language belongs to the Tibeto-Burman family and is a sub-dialect of Ladakhi.
Baltic Assembly The Baltic Assembly (“BA”) is an international organisation which aims to promote co-operation between the parliaments of the Republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. It attempts to find a common position in relation to many international issues, including economic, political and cultural issues.
Baltic Astronomy Baltic Astronomy is quarterly international journal published by the Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy (Vilnius, Lithuania) for astronomical institutions of the Baltic states. The journal was first published in 1992.
Baltic Defence College The Baltic Defence College (official acronym BALTDEFCOL, commonly also BDCOL) is a multi-lateral co-operative military college which educates officers from not only the three Baltic States, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, but also from NATO and EU States and other European States as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Romania.
Baltic Entente The Baltic Entente was a mutual defense pact signed between Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia on September 12, 1934 in an attempt to establish a defense union between the three nations. The endeavour was ultimately unsuccessful - the combined strength of the three nations and statements of neutrality were insubstantial in the face of the massive armies of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.
Baltic Fleet The Baltic Fleet (Russian: Балтийский флот, in the Soviet period - The Double Red Banner Baltic Fleet - Дважды Краснознамённый Балтийский флот) is located at the Baltic Sea and headquartered in Kaliningrad, the other major base is at Kronstadt, located in the Gulf of Finland. The Fleet was part of the former Soviet Navy and is now part of Russian Navy.
Baltic Germans The Baltic Germans (, Deutschbalten; literally "German Balts") were ethnically German inhabitants of the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, which today forms the countries of Estonia and Latvia. The form Baltendeutsche is avoided as it was used in Nazi Germany.
Baltic Germans Territorial Association Deutsch-Baltische Landsmannschaft is an organization formed on 1950 by German refugees to Western Germany expelled from their homes in Ex-German Eastern Territories (today Latvia and Estonia) after the World War II.
Baltic ice lake The Baltic ice lake is a name given by geologists to a freshwater lake that gradually formed in the Baltic Sea basin as the glacier retreated over that region at the end of the Pleistocene. The lake, dated to 12,600-10,300 BP, is roughly contemporaneous with the three Pleistocene Blytt-Sernander periods.
Baltic languages The Baltic languages are a group of related languages belonging to the Indo-European language family and spoken mainly in areas extending east and southeast of the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. The language group is sometimes divided into two sub-groups: Western Baltic, containing only extinct languages, and Eastern Baltic, containing both extinct and the two living languages in the group: Lithuanian and Latvian (including both literary Latvian and Latgalian).
Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission The Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (also known as HELCOM or Helsinki Commission) is the governing body of the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (Helsinki Convention). HELCOM works on protection of the marine environment of the Baltic Sea.
Baltic Military District The Baltic Military District was a military district of the Soviet armed forces, formed briefly before the German invasion, and then reformed after World War II and disbanded after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Baltic Pipeline System The Baltic Pipeline System is a Russian oil transport system operated by oil pipeline company Transneft. The Baltic Pipeline System transports oil from the Timan-Pechora region, West Siberia and the Urals-Volga region to Primorsk oil terminal at the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland.
Baltic Plate The Baltic Plate was an ancient tectonic plate that existed from the Cambrian period to the Carboniferous period. The Baltic Plate collided against Eurasia, to form the Ural Mountains about 500 million years ago.
Baltic Republics The term Baltic Republics referred to the three Soviet Republics of Estonian SSR, Latvian SSR, and Lithuanian SSR. They were so-called in Soviet contexts because they made up most of that country's coast on the Baltic Sea.
Baltic sprat The Baltic sprat, Sprattus sprattus balticus is a herring-like, marine fish in the family Clupeidae found near the surface in the temperate northeast Atlantic Ocean in southern Skagerrak and Mecklenburg and Kiel Bays to Kvarken in the Gulf of Bothnia and to Kronstadt in the Gulf of Finland. Its length is up to 16 cm.
Baltic states The Baltic states refer to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania were controlled by the Soviet Union during 1940-1941 and 1944(1945)-1991, and have been members of the European Union and the NATO alliance since 2004.
Baltic Sea The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Northern Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Europe, and the Danish islands.
Baltic Shield The Baltic Shield (sometimes referred to as the Fennoscandian Shield) is located in Fennoscandia (Norway Sweden and Finland), northwest Russia and under the Baltic Sea. The Baltic Shield is defined as the "exposed" Precambrian northwest segment of the East European Craton.
Baltic Star Hotel The Baltic Star Hotel, (russian: Гостиница Балтийская Звезда), is a five-star hotel located in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was opened in 2003, in time for the 300th anniversary of Saint Petersburg, when it was home to several important people.
Baltic Storm Baltic Storm is a 2003 film written and directed by Reuben Leder about the M/S Estonia disaster. Based on the book Die Estonia: Tragödie eines Schiffsuntergangs by German journalist Jutta Rabe, the film focuses on the confirmed transport of defense materials by the Swedish Armed Forces, and alleged cover-up of the true cause of the disaster.
Baltic Summer Academy Baltic Summer Academy on International Humanitarian Law is organised by Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian Red Cross National Societies and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Regional Delegation for Central Europe. The Academy is meant for students of Law, International Relations and Political Science and Military Academies from the Baltic States.
Baltic Tiger Baltic Tiger is a term used to refer to any of the three Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – during their periods of economic boom, which started after the year 2000 and continues up to the present moment. The term is modelled on East Asian Tigers and Celtic Tiger, which were used to describe the economic boom periods in parts of East Asia and the Republic of Ireland, respectively.
Baltic Way "Baltic Way" (also Baltic chain, Estonian: Balti kett, Latvian: Baltijas ceļš, Lithuanian: Baltijos kelias) is the event which occurred on August 23, 1989 when approximately two million people joined their hands to form an over 600 kilometer long human chain across the three Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania). This original demonstration was organized to draw the world's attention to the common historical fate which these three countries suffered.
Baltic Way (mathematical contest) The Baltic Way mathematical contest has been organized annually since 1990, usually in early November, to commemorate the Baltic Way demonstration of 1989. Unlike most international mathematical competitions, Baltic Way is a true team contest.
Balticconnector Balticconnector is a planned natural gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia, which would allow to connect the Baltics and Finnish gas grids. The aim of pipeline is to increase Finnish import capacities by using Latvia's natural gas storage facilities in InÄŤukalns.
Baltijos LaivĹł Statykla AB Baltijos LaivĹł Statykla (or "Baltija" Shipbuilding Yard JSC) is a shipyard in Lithuania. The company, located in KlaipÄ—da, is the only shipbuilding yard in the Baltic States (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia) that supplies fleets and marine companies worldwide.
Baltimoore Baltimoore is a Swedish rock band, lead by Swedish singer Björn Lodin. Lodin was originally approached by Electra Records in 1987 to record a solo album, but Lodin opted to use the moniker Baltimoore rather than his own name.
Baltimora Jimmy McShane, aka Baltimora (May 23, 1957 - March 29, 1995) was a Northern Irish dancer and singer, known for his 1985 hit "Tarzan Boy". Despite being the focus of the band, his songs were written by Maurizio Bassi and Naimy Hackett, with some exceptions (Jimmy himself wrote the lyrics to the track 'Survivor In Love'.
Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad The Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad, now defunct, was an American railroad of central Maryland built in the 19th century. The railroad, the second to serve Annapolis, ran between Annapolis and Clifford along the north shore of the Severn River.
Baltimore and Delaware Bay Railroad The Baltimore and Delaware Bay Railroad, originally part of the Central Railroad of New Jersey's route from New York City to Baltimore, Maryland via central Delaware, was later part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system.
Baltimore and Ohio Class S Baltimore and Ohio Class S comprised two classes of 2-10-2 locomotives. They were nicknamed "big sixes" because of their size and because, until renumbering in 1954, their road numbers all began with "6".
Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad was a railroad in the Chicago area, giving various other companies access to Grand Central Station. It also served to connect those railroads for freight transfers, and it is now owned by CSX Transportation, the successor to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) is one of the oldest railroads in the United States, with an original line from the port of Baltimore, Maryland, west to the Ohio River at Wheeling and Parkersburg, West Virginia. It is now part of the CSX network, and includes the oldest operational railroad bridge in the world.
Baltimore and Philadelphia Railroad The Baltimore and Philadelphia Railroad was the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's line from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania southwest to Baltimore, Maryland, and is now used by CSX for freight. It was built in the 1880s after the Pennsylvania Railroad kicked the B&O off their old route, the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad.
Baltimore and Potomac Rail Road The Baltimore and Potomac Rail Road was part of the Pennsylvania Railroad's main line from Baltimore, Maryland southwest to Washington, DC. It is now part of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor; freight is handled by Norfolk Southern.
Baltimore Area Convention & Visitors Association The Baltimore Area Convention & Visitors Association (BACVA) is a quasi-public organization started in 1980 by then-Baltimore Mayor William Donald Schaefer. BACVA is charged with bringing in tourists and conventions into the city of Baltimore.
Baltimore Bayrunners The Baltimore Bayrunners were part of the International Basketball League (IBL). The Bayrunners were the first professional basketball team Baltimore had seen since the now-Washington Wizards moved from Baltimore in 1973.
Baltimore Belt Line The Baltimore Belt Line was constructed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the 1890s to connect the railroad's newly constructed line to New York City with the rest of the railroad. It included the first mainline electrification project in the United States.
Baltimore Bullets (CBA) The Baltimore Bullets were an American basketball team based in Baltimore, Maryland that was a member of the Eastern Professional Basketball League. The Bullets played in the Eastern League for three seasons, and its roster of players included former University of Kentucky center Bill Spivey, who helped the Bullets win the league championship in the 1960-61 season.
Baltimore Bullets (original) The Baltimore Bullets were an American Basketball League (1944-47) team, and later, a Basketball Association of America (1947-49), and (beginning in 1949, following the BAA's merger with the National Basketball League) a National Basketball Association team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The team folded November 27, 1954 with a 3-11 record.
Baltimore class cruiser The Baltimore class cruisers were a class of heavy cruisers built for the United States Navy and the last heavy cruisers to be built during World War II. The ships looked very much like those of the Cleveland class.
Baltimore classification The Baltimore classification is a classification system which groups viruses into families depending on their type of genome (DNA, RNA, single-stranded (ss), double-stranded (ds) etc.) and their method of replication.
Baltimore Canaries The Baltimore Canaries were a professional baseball club in the National Association from 1872 to 1874. The team was usually listed as Lord Baltimore in the box scores of the day, and were also referred to as the Yellow Stockings.
Baltimore Catechism A Catechism of Christian Doctrine, Prepared and Enjoined by Order of the Third Council of Baltimore (or, simply, the Baltimore Catechism) was the de facto standard Catholic school text in the United States from 1885 to the 1960s.
Baltimore Catholic League The Baltimore Catholic League (BCL), locally known as the Catholic League is a competitive basketball association comprised of private Catholic high schools in the Baltimore, Maryland geographic area. The league includes schools from towns as distant as Hagerstown and Severn.
Baltimore City Community College Baltimore City Community College dates its origins to the Baltimore Junior College, founded as part of the Baltimore City Public Schools System in 1947 to provide post-high school education for returning World War II veterans and was the inspiration of Dr. Harry Bard.
Baltimore City Public School System The Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS) is a public school district in the state of Maryland, United States, that serves the youth of city of Baltimore (in distinction to the county of Baltimore). The BCPSS was part of the Baltimore City Government but became separate from the government in 1997 when the state took control of the school system.
Baltimore Claws The Baltimore Claws was an American basketball team, which was supposed to appear in the 1975-76 season in the American Basketball Association. The franchise collapsed before the season started, and the whole league followed after the season.
Baltimore Clipper Baltimore Clipper is the colloquial name for fast sailing ships built on the south-eastern seaboard of the United States of America, especially at the port of Baltimore, Maryland. It is most commonly applied to two-masted schooners and brigantines.
Baltimore Club Baltimore club, also called Baltimore breaks, Baltimore house, knucklehead, thump and Dew Doo beat, is a genre of house and dance music. A blend of hip-hop and electronica, it was created in Baltimore, Maryland in the early 1990s by Scottie B.
Baltimore County Executive The Baltimore County Executive is the highest elected official representing the government of Baltimore County, Maryland. The post was established with the implementation of the Home Rule Charter for Baltimore County on December 6, 1956.
Baltimore County Public Library Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL), established in 1948, is a public library system located in central Maryland. BCPL serves Baltimore County, Maryland which surrounds but does not include the city of Baltimore, Maryland.
Baltimore Crisis The Baltimore Crisis was a diplomatic incident that took place in 1891 between Chile and the United States of America. United States Secretary of State James Blaine attempted to aid the government of Chile in its unsuccessful attempt to quell a rebellion when the USS Charleston seized a rebel ship.
Baltimore Development Corporation The Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC) is a nonprofit corporation on contract to the City of Baltimore, Maryland, to act as its economic development representative by providing development assistance to new and expanding companies inside Baltimore.
Baltimore Freedom Academy Baltimore Freedom Academy (known to locals simply as Freedom) is a Baltimore City "innovation" charter high school located in the city's Upper Fells Point neighborhood. The school is open to students citywide through the Baltimore City Public School System lottery system.
Baltimore Hebrew University Baltimore Hebrew University was founded as Baltimore Hebrew College and Teachers Training School in 1919 to promote Jewish scholarship and academic excellence, it continues to be the only institution of higher learning in Maryland devoted solely to all aspects of Judaic and Hebraic studies. Located in the northwest, Park Heights neighborhood, section of Baltimore, BHU confers degrees up to the doctorate level.
Baltimore Chop The Baltimore Chop was a hitting technique used by batters during Major League Baseball's dead ball era. Popularized and named after the original Baltimore Orioles, the batter would intentionally hit the ball downward to the hard ground in front of home plate, resulting in a high bounce which allowed the batter to reach first base safely before a fielder could catch it.
Baltimore Choral Arts Society The Baltimore Choral Arts Society is a music organization in Baltimore, Maryland that manages a full orchestra, chorus and chamber chorus. Performance venues include the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, as well as Goucher College's Kraushaar Auditorium and frequent stops throughout North America and Europe.
Baltimore Chronicle The Baltimore Chronicle was founded as The City Dweller, an independent monthly newspaper, by Larry Krause in April 1973 and incorporated as Schenley Press, Inc. in 1976, when the paper adopted its present name.
Baltimore Lutheran School Baltimore Lutheran School is a private secondary school located in Towson, Maryland. Baltimore Lutheran School is operated by the Baltimore Lutheran High School Association, an association of Lutheran churches in the Baltimore area.
Baltimore mayoral election, 2007 The next Baltimore mayoral election will take place on November 6, 2007. Because Baltimore politics are dominated by the Democratic Party, in all likelihood the Democratic primary, to be held on September 11, 2007, will be the most competitive contest in this race and will determine the city's next mayor.
Baltimore Metro Subway The Metro Subway is a single-line rapid transit system serving the greater Baltimore area. Despite its name, less than half of the line is underground; most of the line outside of the central city is elevated or at grade.
Baltimore Metropolitan Area The Baltimore Metropolitan Area, also known as Baltimore-Towson, is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) encompassing northeastern Maryland and a small section of southern Pennsylvania. The MSA is focused on Baltimore City, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County, Harford County, and portions of Howard County, and York County, Pennsylvania.
Baltimore Museum of Art The Baltimore Museum of Art in Baltimore, Maryland, was founded in 1914. It is located between the Charles Village and Remington neighborhoods, immediately adjacent to the Homewood campus of Johns Hopkins University, though the museum is an independent institution not affiliated with Hopkins.
Baltimore New Era Academy Baltimore New Era Academy is a charter high school serving grades 9 through 12, located in the Cherry Hill neighborhood of South Baltimore, Maryland. It is operated as an "innovation high school" by Replications, Inc for the Baltimore City Public School System.
Baltimore News-American The Baltimore News-American was the Hearst Corporation newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland, and the final competitor to the Baltimore Sun. Hearst bought the evening News and the Sunday American from Frank Munsey, owner of the New York Herald, New York Sun, and New York Telegraph.
Baltimore Orioles (19th century) The Baltimore Orioles were a 19th century American Association and National League team from 1882 to 1899. The club, which featured numerous future Hall of Famers, won three consecutive National League pennants in the mid-1890s, but were contracted out of the league after the 1899 season.
Baltimore Pearls The Baltimore Pearls are former team in the American Basketball Association playing in Baltimore, Maryland. The Pearls played inaugural season home games first at a local boys and girls club, before moving up to a local high school.
Baltimore Police Department The Baltimore Police Department, or BPD, provides police services to the city of Baltimore, Maryland and was officially established by the Maryland Legislature on March 16, 1845. It is organized into ten districts, nine based on geographical areas and the Public Housing Section, and is responsible for policing 79 square miles of land and 13 square miles of waterways.
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (known to locals as Poly or BPI) is a magnet high school in Baltimore, Maryland. It was founded in 1883 when Joshua Plaskitt petitioned the Baltimore City authorities to establish a school for instruction in engineering.
Baltimore riot of 1861 The Baltimore riot of 1861 (also called the Pratt Street Riot and the Pratt Street Massacre) was an incident that took place on April 19, 1861 in Baltimore, Maryland between Confederate sympathizers and infantrymen of the United States Army. It is regarded by historians as the first bloodshed of the American Civil War.
Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. They compete in the Northern Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL).
Baltimore Rowing Club The Baltimore Rowing Club is a rowing club located in Baltimore, Maryland. The current version of the club was founded in 1979 and promotes competitive and non-competitive sculling, sweep rowing, and coxswaining.
Baltimore Saturday Visiter The Baltimore Saturday Visiter (alternately named the Saturday Morning Visiter (1832-33), Baltimore Saturday Visiter (1833-34), Baltimore Visiter (1834-40), and Saturday Morning Visiter (1840-41) -- all with the unusual spelling of "visitor" -- and Saturday Morning Visitor (1841-47)) was a weekly periodical published in Baltimore from 1832 until it was absorbed by the National Era in 1847. It was established by Charles Cloud and Lambert Wilmer, a friend of Edgar Allan Poe.
Baltimore Science Fiction Society The Baltimore Science Fiction Society is a literary society focusing on science fiction, fantasy and related genera. Based in Baltimore, Maryland, the BSFS sponsors Balticon, the Maryland Regional Science Fiction Convention, and a young writers contest for Maryland students named "The Jack L.
Baltimore Shakespeare Baltimore Shakespeare Festival is a nonprofit professional theatre that produces plays by or about Shakespeare in Baltimore City. It also has an educational program that introduces school children to Shakespeare.
Baltimore School for the Arts Baltimore School for the Arts (BSA) is a public high school located in Baltimore, Maryland and is apart of its public school system. BSFA offers concentrations in classical music, theater, dance and visual art.
Baltimore Stallions The Baltimore Stallions were a Canadian football team based in Baltimore, Maryland, which played the 1994 and 1995 seasons. They were the most successful American team in the Canadian Football League having two winning seasons, a division title and became the first and only American team to win the Grey Cup in 1995.
Baltimore Streetcar Museum The Baltimore Streetcar Museum is a non-profit museum located at 1901 Falls Road in Baltimore, Maryland. The museum is dedicated to preserving Baltimore's public transportation history, especially the street railway era.
Baltimore Technologies Baltimore Technologies is an internet security firm founded in 1976 by Michael Purser. Following its acquisition in 1996 by a team financed by Dermot Desmond and led by Fran Rooney, who became CEO, it expanded rapidly, both through organic growth and by a series of high-profile acquisitions.
Baltimore Terrapins The Baltimore Terrapins were one of the least successful teams in the short-lived Federal League of professional baseball from 1914 to 1915, but their brief existence led to litigation that led to an important legal precedent still intact as of 2006. Home games were played at Terrapin Park.
Baltimore Thunder The Baltimore Thunder were a member of the National Lacrosse League from 1987 until 1999. They were based in Baltimore, Maryland, and won the first Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League (later the National Lacrosse League) championship in 1987.
Baltimore Transit Alliance The Baltimore Transit Alliance (BTA) is an initiative of the Greater Baltimore Committee, bringing together businesses and non-profit organizations to advocate for better public transportation in Baltimore, Maryland. The BTA's priorities include construction of the Red Line, a new east-west light rail line through Baltimore and the Green Line, an extension of the existing Baltimore Metro Subway; enhanced transit connections between Baltimore and Washington; improved local bus service in the Baltimore region; and regional cooperation among the local jurisdictions that comprise the region.
Baltimore Tribe The Baltimore Tribe was a member of the American Lacrosse League, a short lived professional lacrosse league in 1988, that was based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Tribe played their home games at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
Baltimore Urban Debate League The Baltimore Urban Debate League, commonly referred to as BUDL (pronounced 'boodle'), is a non profit organization that is educationally based and partially a mentorship for inner city school children in middle schools and high schools. The organization is based in Baltimore, Maryland and is active in schools apart of the Baltimore City Public School System.
Baltimore Visitors Center The new Baltimore Visitors Center opened on May 7, 2004, to replace an old antiquated visitors center that was operated in a modified construction trailer. It is located in downtown Baltimore, Maryland, USA, on the Inner Harbor.
Baltimore Washington Eagles Metro Competition The Baltimore Washington Metro Competition is a division of the United States Australian Football League based in Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area with a focus on Metro Footy, a derived version of Australian rules football.
Baltimore World Trade Center Located on the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, Maryland, the Baltimore World Trade Center is the world's tallest equilateral five-sided building (the five-sided JPMorgan Chase Tower in Houston, Texas is taller, but has unequal sides). Its observation deck, called "Top of the World," is open to the public during daytime hours.
Baltimore Yearly Meeting Baltimore Yearly Meeting (officially the Baltimore Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends) is a body of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) headquartered in Sandy Spring, Maryland that includes Friends from Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia. It was the first Yearly Meeting founded in North America, meeting in May of 1672.
Baltimore's marching ravens Baltimore's Marching Ravens is an all volunteer organization committed to bringing quality musical entertainment and a "traditional football atmosphere" to all Baltimore Ravens home games. Comprised of more than 300 musicians, flagline, color guard and equipment crew, Baltimore's Marching Ravens is the largest musical organization associated with the NFL.
Baltimore, County Cork Baltimore (DĂşn na SĂ©ad in Irish) is a small town in western County Cork, Ireland. Although the name Baltimore is an anglicization of Irish words (baile an tighe mhĂłir) meaning "settlement of the big house", the Irish-language name for Baltimore is that of the O'Driscoll castle, DĂşn na SĂ©ad ("fort of the jewels"), the remains of which still dominate the town.
Baltimore, Indiana Baltimore was a small town built on the western banks of the Wabash River in Mound Township, Warren County, Indiana. It was laid out in 1829 and flourished for several years, but when the Wabash and Erie Canal was completed on the opposite side of the river the community dwindled.
Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore is an independent city located in the state of Maryland in the United States of America. As of 2005, the population of Baltimore City was 641,943 and the Baltimore-Towson metropolitan area had approximately 2.
Baltimorese Baltimorese, sometimes phonetically written Bawlmerese or Ballimerese, is a dialect of American English in the Mid Atlantic United States that originated among the white blue-collar residents of working class South and Southeast Baltimore. Today, it is heard much less throughout the city and in some areas of central Maryland, as many people from other parts of the country have moved to the city.
Baltis Vallis Baltis Vallis is a sinuous channel on Venus ranging from one to three kilometers wide and more than 6,800 kilometers long, slightly longer than the Nile and the longest known channel of any kind in the solar system. It is thought that it once held a river of lava.
Baltistan Baltistan (Urdu: بلتستان) , also known as Baltiyul in the Balti language, is a region to the north of Kashmir, bordering the Chinese region of Xinjiang. It is situated in the Karakoram mountains just to the south of K2, the world's second highest mountain.

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